After nearly 120 years, iconic portraits of the Acland family members, who lived in the Georgian mansion, have been moved as part of a new exhibition inside Killerton House, near Exeter.
Their relocation from the water damaged stairway means the National Trust can commence a vital project to repair the leaking roof and conserve the building. The paintings, which include Killerton’s largest portrait, are some of the most significant objects in the house’s collection. For the first time since 1898, they have been carefully relocated from the stairway to protect them from the project...
As the date draws nearer for changes to Apprenticeships, the level of interest continues to grow in the new era of Apprenticeship funding and delivery.
Off the back of our successful conference in November, we will hold a further technical briefing to bring you the latest developments and technical information relevant to your organisation.
Consisting of an overview of funding, the Digital Apprenticeship Service (DAS), curriculum and latest key dates relating to the reforms, plus an in depth Question and Answer session with industry experts.
Pupils from Blundell’s Prep School, Tiverton, were thrilled to hand over more than £2000 to Devon Freewheelers, the emergency courier service. The youngsters raised the money during the autumn term through a variety of initiatives including selling Christmas cards that they had designed, collections taken at their carol service and running games and selling second hand books and toys and refreshments at their Christmas market. They were inspired to donate the money to Devon Freewheelers after Steve Nash, a volunteer with the service, came into school to talk to them about the organisation...
South West independent electrical wholesaler Devondale Electrical has been shortlisted in the 2017 Electrical Wholesaler of the Year Awards.
Devondale, which has a head office in Exeter and a total of nine branches in the region, is a finalist in the 6 - 25 branch group, and is the only company representing the region in this category.
Managing Director, Paul Wood said: “We are proud to be flying the flag for the South West in these important industry awards.
“They recognise and highlight the achievements of electrical wholesalers and manufacturers across the UK...
Exeter Chiefs return to Aviva Premiership action on Sunday (1pm) with head coach Rob Baxter keen for his side to pick up from where they left off just a month ago.
In what was seen as a testing block of fixtures against top four rivals Leicester Tigers, Bath and Saracens, the Devon club emerged from that sequence of games with a profitable 11 points out of a possible 15.
That return not only helped inflict some timely damage on those around the Chiefs, but it also propelled Baxter’s side firmly into the top four and in control of their own destiny to reach this season’s...
Despite 2017 having only just begun East Devon District Council's Countryside volunteers already have lots to celebrate. Over 300 hours have been dedicated during January, allowing the team to achieve great things in the countryside.
Volunteers at Seaton Wetlands have opened the Discovery Hut each weekend to welcome visitors and have dedicated an amazing 82 hours of service to the team, as well as talking to over 400 visitors.
The Tuesday Task Force at Seaton Wetlands has been very busy this winter, working over 125 hours planting trees to create a new hedgerow and creating...
Team up and test your sporting, music and general knowledge in The Big Chiefs Quiz at Sandy Park on Wednesday, April 26th.
The quiz will be set and hosted by the Chiefs’ official Away-Day Quiz Master, Haydn Thomas, and some of the Exeter Chiefs squad will be on hand to offer assistance to teams.
Teams should be of six and team entry will cost £75, which will include food.
The winning team will receive six weekend passes to this year's Mitsubishi Motors Exeter 7s.
To enter your team in the Quiz, please go to www.sandypark.co.uk/book
The mere mention of the word ‘pizza’ conjures up images of mouth-watering Mediterranean ingredients such as spicy salami, mounds of melted cheese and … potatoes!
Yes, you read that correctly… potatoes.
For they are one of the key ingredients in Firezza’s Patate Pizza, which is back on the menu by popular demand.
The Daily team were apprehensive about ordering what was effectively spuds and bread for lunch but being an adventurous lot went for it anyway, although I have to admit we bagged a Tutta Bufala as back up.
Artificial intelligence, machine learning, data processing and analysis technologies are rapidly transforming all spheres of human activity. The banking sector is steadily increasing investment in the development and implementation of AI.
Use of artificial intelligence in the banking sector
Respondents to the Cambridge survey (151 representatives of financial institutions and fintech corporations) named artificial intelligence as the main market driver of recent years, and it is expected to expand to a far greater part of the finance sector at an exponentially growing...
It's official, Forever Young Sing for Fun in Exeter is now in its eleventh year.
Most research says that singing is good for you and … your … heart; memory; breathing; social life; wellbeing; mood; soul; asthma; snoring; happiness ... So if I want to sing in a group, but not with a choir, will I still get all the above benefits? As most of the research has been carried out with choirs - the answer is unknown. But why wouldn't you want to sing in a choir? After all they are not all church-based, or just sing spiritual music. Many sing a wide-range of music under the guidance of...
