The Governors of Exeter College are pleased to announce that they have appointed John Laramy as the new Principal at the College.
John is currently the Vice Principal at Exeter College and will take up the post on 1st April 2016.
The Board of Governors appointed John to the role after a rigorous, national recruitment and selection process.
Philip Bostock, Chair of Governors said: "We had a strong field of candidates and a robust selection process and I am delighted that John Laramy emerged from that as the unanimous choice of governors. Working alongside our hugely...
The legacy and impact of more than a hundred years of Exeter City FC will be showcased at home ground St James Park thanks to the work of University of Exeter academics. Researchers are working with Exeter City staff, supporters, fans, current and former players to develop a rich archive, which includes film, photographs, sound, and artefacts, to showcase the fascinating history of ECFC and illustrate the role the club and Supporters Trust have played in communities. The creation of the archive is possible thanks to a partnership between University researchers and the football club’s staff...
Arsenal Football Club recently held an event for Arsenal’s young fan base, and eleven-year-old Junior Gunner Luke Piggott received a very special surprise.
Two hundred Junior Gunners were invited to enter a competition to prove just how much they loved Arsenal, with the promise of a very special prize. The stand-out entry came from Luke who impressed with his self-written Arsenal themed rap.
Unknown to Luke, his entry had earned him a special insight of the Arsenal training ground with one of his Arsenal heroes, Oliver Giroud. In the boot room Luke was given an exclusive...
Councils across the country are to receive a £5m cash boost to tackle rogue landlords in their area, Housing Minister Brandon Lewis announced today.
Forty eight councils will share the funding so they can take on the irresponsible landlords that force tenants to live in squalid and dangerous properties, making their lives a misery.
The cash will also allow councils to root out more ‘beds in sheds’. Since 2011 nearly 40,000 inspections have taken place in properties with over 3,000 landlords facing further enforcement action or prosecution.
Vector7 Ltd of Honiton were invited to meet the Prime Minister, David Cameron on 18 January 2016 at a Downing Street reception celebrating outstanding businesses and their apprenticeship schemes.
Emma Moore, 27, director of search engine optimisation at Vector7, joined other representatives from across the country at the prestigious Downing Street reception to celebrate apprenticeship trailblazers; a group of employers that are setting new standards for apprenticeship schemes across the UK.
“It was such an honour to be asked and for the company to be recognized for its hard...
The Donkey Sanctuary is holding two recruitment events on Friday 5 and Saturday 6 February for people interested in joining a team of volunteers to help provide a warm welcome to visitors.
The animal welfare charity is seeking volunteers to play a vital part in a project to build a new specialist veterinary facility which includes relocating the hospital to Brookfield Farm, near Honiton.
The move will have a big impact on the Sanctuary‘s Sidmouth headquarters and the charity plans to use the opportunity to improve the visitor experience. It is here that volunteers are...
In February Exeter Northcott Theatre will produce a new adaptation of Harold Pinter’s Betrayal which will be directed by its artistic and executive director, Paul Jepson.
Sarah-Jane Potts (Sugar Rush, GracePoint, Kinky Boots) is the first of the cast to be announced and will play the role of Emma.
Betrayal begins at the end of the affair, and pursues an enthralling journey to its very beginnings. As memory reels backwards towards the moment the affair started, the lies tangle into a web of deception. Is Emma betraying her husband? Is Jerry betraying his best friend? Or are...
An 85-year-old Tiverton man has been jailed for historic abuses against children.
Kenneth Tucker from Rackenford, near Tiverton, was jailed for 21 years and six months at Exeter Crown Court today (21st January) after being found guilty for a string of historic sexual abuses against children in the 1990s.
Following an eight day trial, Tucker was found guilty of four counts of rape and 17 counts of indecent assault on four separate victims who were children in the early 1990’s at place at his home address in Rackenford.
