The Exeter Dental Centre has been announced as finalists in two national award events; The Dentistry Awards and Private Dentistry Awards.
Following a year of huge expansion, growing from four to seven surgeries, the pracrice is very proud to have been recognised within the industry.
The award catergories are; Best Practice (South) at The Dentistry Awards, and Best Practice (South) and Most Improved Practice at the Private Dentistry Awards.
Co-owners Mike and Lara Hesketh bought the practice in 2012 and since then have worked hard to develop a leading dental centre...
Despite increasing pupil numbers, Devon is still meeting 95 per cent of parents' first choices for primary and secondary school places.
The admissions round for moving to secondary schools is already open for the 2017-18 academic year. The deadline for applications is Monday 31 October.
The primary school admissions round, including moving from Infants to Junior School, opens on Tuesday 1 November 2016 and closes on Sunday 15 January 2017.
Councillor James McInnes, Devon County Council's Cabinet Member with responsibility for education, said: "We want every child to...
A local digital marketing agency is celebrating its third anniversary following another record breaking and successful year of growth. MiHi Digital, originally set up by Mark Worden from his living room on the Exeter Quayside, has worked with 46 new clients, taken on its second full time member of staff and seen turnover grow by a further 30% in the past 12 months.
Work has extended to another five countries and clients now include an international design studio, global logistics provider, a Visit England award-winning accommodation provider and an acclaimed Bafta and Emmy...
Tomorrow (Tuesday 11 October) is World Obesity Day, and today the British Dietetic Association pushes for junk free checkouts as new figures from the World Obesity Federation indicate that 3.28 million school aged children in the UK will be overweight or obese by 2025. On current trends, obesity-related diseases will increasingly affect school-children, including 43,000 with type 2 Diabetes and 296,000 with hypertension by 2025.
The British Dietetic Association (BDA), founded in 1936, is the professional association and trade union for dietitians (the only legally regulated...
International law firm Trowers & Hamlins has expanded its litigation team with the hire of Senior Associate Kathryn Insall in the firm's Exeter office.
Kathryn joins from Clyde & Co and brings 9 years of experience in trial, arbitration and mediation, particularly across the aviation and aerospace sectors.
Kathryn has represented aviation insurers, airlines and manufacturers worldwide and has been heavily involved in high profile aviation disaster work. She also has vast experience in defending passenger and cargo claims on behalf of airlines and their insurers...
South West businesses continued to recover from the shock of the EU Referendum, recording higher order books and creating new jobs in September, according to the latest Lloyds Bank Regional PMI.
The South West PMI registered 54.5, down slightly from August’s recording of 55.5 but still showing a quicker pace of growth than the UK average. A PMI reading above 50 signifies growth in business activity.
Data for September revealed that private sector firms continued to create jobs for the third month in a row as new business increased, albeit at a slower pace than the previous...
Beacon Life 2 - a snapshot of life in Beacon Heath's community centre
Boxes of baby clothes are piled high on the right hand side of my desk at The Beacon Community Centre and on my left there are two boxes of bread.
My desk, with its squeaky chair, sits in the middle of this chaos and I love it; this is a community centre in action!
Richard, our centre manager, apologised for the cramped working space but I told him that these boxes are the reason I’m here – to give a helping hand to local people. Who needs trendy, clutter free offices with sterile designer chairs...
The repair revolution, known as REPAIR IT, is coming to Exeter on November 5th and it needs your help!
REPAIR IT involves local volunteers with technical repair skills helping others fix and maintain their small electrical appliances and gadgets, including computers – for free.
The event is currently looking for local menders so if you have mending skills that you think you could contribute to the event then please get in touch.
Brought to you by Recycle Devon and Transition Exeter, REPAIR IT will take place at Exeter Community Centre, 17 St David’s Hill, EX4 3RG on...
Team Oxjam Exeter raised a magnificent £4,372.87 for Oxfam on Saturday 1st October, when 34 bands and artists played live across 3 stages at Timepiece Bar, Courtyard and Old Timers Bar in Exeter.
Exeter is just one of many town and cities all over the UK taking part in Oxjam music festivals this October.
Exents began at 2pm on the Saturday and continued rocking until 11pm; showcasing amazing talents from outstanding, local musicians including: Lionstar,
Chay Snowdon, Beaconfire, Boundless Brothers and Sadie Horler.
A free online basic skills session is being held in Exeter on 21 October 2016 to help blind and partially sighted people get online and take their first steps in using technology.
Sight loss charity RNIB (Royal National Institute of Blind People) has been holding workshops across the UK to support people living with sensory loss in getting online as part of its ambitious Online Today project.
Partner organisation Action for Blind People will be holding the workshop at Devon in Sight, Station House, Holman Way, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 OEN. The session will take place on Friday...
