The Countess of Arran MBE DL, of Castle Hill, Filleigh, near South Molton, has been elected President of the Devon County Agricultural Association (DCAA), organisers of the Devon County Show, for 2016. Lady Arran of Castle Hill took office at the DCAA’s Annual Meeting at Westpoint, Exeter and is the fourth member of her family to serve as President, following her great-grandfather (1923), her grandfather (1950) and her mother, Lady Margaret Fortescue, who became the first lady President of the DCAA in 1989. Lady Arran and her husband Lord Arran live on the 5,500 acre Castle Hill estate in...
TEDxExeter aims to more than double its reach this year thanks to the loyal support of existing sponsors, and new organisations who have come on board. Their sponsorship means that many more people will be able to see some of the world’s best thinkers share their ground-breaking work and ideas.
Now in its fifth year, TEDxExeter will take place on Friday 15 April at the Exeter Northcott Theatre with a simultaneous livestream to the nearby Alumni Auditorium. Tickets for both these events are now sold out, but there are still opportunities for people to get involved.
January is always a bit of a transitional month. You’ve just experienced the joys, and excesses, of the festive December and romance-filled February is just around the corner. Whilst most spend January avoiding treats in the hope of a slimmer waistline and stronger self-esteem, nothing should stop you from enjoying life once February gets under way.
And there’s no better place to treat yourself after a strict January than the county of Devon. Below are some of the best treats in Devon to pick up your mood next month and kick-start the countdown to summer.
West Country accountants and financial planners Old Mill are sponsoring Children’s Hospice South West’s 2016 £50 challenge in a bid to raise £25,000 for the North Devon based charity.
The £50 Challenge is an annual event where local businesses compete against each other to turn a £50 start-up investment into as much money as they can over a three month time frame, with all money raised going directly to Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW). Old Mill will be hosting its own special celebratory version of the challenge from April to June.
New research has revealed how disease-associated changes in two interlinked networks within the brain may play a key role in the development of the symptoms of dementia.
The University of Exeter Medical School led two studies, each of which moves us a step closer to understanding the onset of dementia, and potentially to paving the way for future therapies. Both studies, part-funded by Alzheimer’s Research UK, are published in the Journal of Neuroscience and involved collaboration with the University of Bristol.
Both studies shed light on how two parts of the brain’s ‘GPS’...
Aspire Achieve Advance limited (3aaa), a leading provider of apprenticeship training and delivery in England and Ofsted ‘Grade 1’ Outstanding provider are delighted to announce two important senior appointments to the business.
Sat Bains has joined 3aaa as the new CEO and Stewart Segal will join at the beginning of April in the newly created role of Director of Strategy, Policy and Funding. Both will also join the Board of 3aaa alongside Chairman Derek Mapp, Chair of Quality & Standards Sub Group – Sir Howard Newby and founder owners Peter Marples and Di McEvoy-Robinson....
Owners and managers of Exeter’s hotels and restaurants are being invited to a free training day to help them better understand their responsibilities when it comes to keeping their businesses safe.
The event, organised by Exeter City Council, features presentations from Environmental Health Services, Devon and Cornwall Police, Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service and Public Health England.
The event runs from 10am until 3:15 pm on Thursday 28 January at Jurys Inn, Western Way, Exeter, with lunch included.
People can book onto one or more of three sessions,...
At approximately 8am on Saturday 16th January, a single vehicle road traffic collision occurred on the C19. This is the minor road linking the A380 and A38 near to Exeter Racecourse.
A silver Vauxhall Corsa left the road and collided with a tree. One woman in her 20’s suffered serious head injuries and was taken to Derriford Hospital in Plymouth by air ambulance, where she remains in a serious but stable condition.
Any witnesses to the incident are asked to call the Exeter Serious Collision Investigation Unit on telephone number 101 quoting log number 202 of the 16th...
East Devon writer Clive Essame prepares for a busy 2016 with new plays, a series of workshops, youth projects, the publication of his first novel - Beating the French at Petanque - and the creation of a new website in the pipeline. If you’re tempted to try your hand at writing yourself then Clive’s Writing for Welbeing courses start soon at The Beehive in Honiton and at Kennaway House, Sidmouth, or if watching theatre is more up your street then the comedy Honeymoon for One is being produced in Ottery St Mary in July. Much of Clive’s work benefits the communities he works with and delivers...
Following his Top 20 debut album, ‘Man Like I’, Natty is back with his highly anticipated second album ‘Release The Fear’, a future-roots, concept album that takes us on a journey through love, redemption, self-identity and unity. Described by the Telegraph as a “soul-reggae crossover sensation” Natty is an artist who brings the revolutionary spirit of the 60s and 70s into current times. The Sunday Times praised his lyrics as “sharply focused” and his songs as “free from production trickery”. Seven years in the making, Release The Fear reflects Natty’s spiritual and sonic progression,...
