Exeter Junior School pupils, parents and staff are celebrating a successful week of selling products as part of the Virgin Make £5 Grow scheme.
The budding entrepreneurs from Year 6 made an impressive £1400, of which 75% goes to Comic Relief, Cancer Research UK and SANDS (Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Charity).
The Year 6 pupils were set the challenge of setting up their own mini business from an initial loan of £5. The aim was to make as much profit as possible by marketing and selling their own products.
Gilbert Stephens LLP invited the GS Young Professionals Network (YPN) to take a break from their busy schedule on 29th March 2017, to enjoy a hearty breakfast at Tea on the Green in the historic heart of Exeter.
Following the devastating Fire at the Royal Clarence Hotel last winter, the YPN were keen to show their support for nearby local businesses who have been effected by the fire and temporary closure at the time and continuing ongoing rebuilding works.
Jamilah Pringle, Associate Solicitor at Gilbert Stephens says, “Due to the location, the view of the aftermath of the...
Started in Edinburgh in the 80's. Her “secretary Song” was the most requested song on “folk on 2” and “breast Feeding in the Park” has been taken up by the pro-breast feeding lobby.
Been involved in projects with Jim Woodland, Taffy Thomas, Christine Kidd, Sandra Kerr, Rosie Davis, Peta Webb, Coopes,Boyes and Simpson.
Member of the Natural Voices Practitioners Network, Director of Yorkshire Dales Workshops, she leads three...
Thousands of apprenticeship opportunities will be showcased by more than 60 of the region’s leading employers at the first National Apprenticeship Show – South West to be held on the 3-4 May at Westpoint, Exeter.
This truly unique event will bring thousands of young people face-to-face with the massive range of opportunities offered by these foremost employers who will be available to discuss, in person, innumerable career paths with parents, teachers and carers.
Oxygen House and law firm Michelmores, based in Exeter, have forged a new innovative partnership aimed at bringing sustainability to the fore in business.
Oxygen House invests in projects which foster social, environmental and economic prosperity. It places sustainability at the heart of its ethos and actively encourages its business partners to adopt this approach. Michelmores has signed-up to this initiative and been appointed to advise Oxygen House's property division, Grenadier Estates, on all of its real estate and construction projects.
Devon law firm Kitsons announces two new partner promotions in its Tax Planning and Corporate teams.
Jonathan Dickson and Corri Pedrick, both solicitors in the firm’s Torquay office, have been promoted to Partners.
Corri Pedrick is a solicitor within the firm’s Corporate Department. She has particular interest in commercial drafting and is particularly skilled at assessing risk within commercial agreements. The firm’s Corporate Department’s work is well recognised in both Chambers UK and The Legal 500.
Jonathan Dickson is dual qualified as a Private Client Solicitor...
Your essential guide to what’s on in and around Exeter this weekend (31 March – 2 April).
THEATRE
Susan Calman: The Calman Before the Storm Friday, Exeter Corn Exchange It's Susan Calman's tenth year in comedy and she's back with a brand new show. Susan is taller than a borrower but shorter than the average thirteen year old child. The show? Well she's ready to create a storm, to set the record straight, to give it to the man (whoever he is). Incidentally she would also like to be Batman. https://exetercornexchange.co.uk
Thanks to its generous donors, the Sir Francis Chichester Trust has 30 fully funded places, worth up to £1,699 each, available to young people from Devon, including Plymouth and Torbay, to attend a life changing 19-day Outward Bound Skills for Life Award this summer.
But applicants will have to hurry as the closing date to apply for summer 2017 is 10th April 2017.
What’s It All About? The Skills for Life Award is a fantastic opportunity for young people to take control of their summer and achieve something truly inspirational through high adventure and challenge in the...
Life Education Wessex is calling on golfers to join its Charity Golf Day on Thursday 8th June 2017 at Woodbury Park Golf Club, Exeter, to raise vital funds to support health, wellbeing and drug education for local children.
The golf day is taking place thanks to the sponsorship of CAP Ceilings & Partitioning Ltd of Exeter and they are inviting other local business and community supporters to join in with opportunities to sponsor holes and golf buggies.
They are looking for teams of 4 to take part in a stableford competition, there will be a ‘hole in one’ competition to...
It's perhaps a sign of expectation levels at Sandy Park that even five-point victories are now being heavily scrutinised by Exeter Chiefs head coach Rob Baxter and his players.
Baxter admitted post-match following his side's 30-25 Aviva Premiership win over Sale Sharks that there were elements of Exeter's game that needed to be addressed - and that a repeat performance would not be looked upon favourably moving forward.
“I can’t be happy at us playing at that level and we need to shake ourselves up for the remainder the season,” said Baxter post-match at Sandy Park. “We...
