Three Year 12 pupils at Blundell’s School, Tiverton, will be representing the West at the Royal Society of Chemistry’s Schools’ Analyst national final, having just won the regional heat.
The team of Yuli Lu, Francis Huntingford and Toby Whitehead finished first in the Western Region, ahead of schools such as Exeter, Cheltenham Ladies College and Bristol Grammar School. It’s the second successive year that a Blundell’s team has won this event, which is organised by the RSC Analytical Division for first year sixth form students studying chemistry.
The Leaders of Exeter City Council and Teignbridge District Council have written to Ministers expressing their dismay at the Government’s unwillingness to fund rail in the South West.
Exeter City Council Leader Pete Edwards and Teignbridge District Council LeaderJeremy Christophers have called on Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin to support the Peninsula Rail Task Force andfund two studies that are vital to an investment bid later in the year.
They have also criticised the apparent decision of Network Rail not to carry out further work to the Dawlish sea wall until...
Exeter Chiefs head coach Rob Baxter has today spoken of his delight at the news that four of his current first-team squad have all agreed deals to extend their stay with the Aviva Premiership club.
Hooker Elvis Taione, together with backs Ian Whitten and James Short, have all penned new two-year deals, while lock Damian Welch has agreed a new one-year contract extension.
The news comes hot on the heels of Baxter recently confirming the arrivals of Australian prop Greg Holmes from the Queensland Reds and the gifted Ollie Devoto from league rivals Bath for next season....
An Exeter electrical contractor has launched an innovative software product that looks set to improve the efficiency of electrical testing for contractors nationwide.
Electrical Testing Surveyors, based in Merlin Business Park near Exeter Airport has been testing the Windows-based software, ETAS, for two years with its own team of inspectors. ETAS carries out electrical installation testing, analysis, reporting and management, and can improve testing efficiency by at least 25 per cent.
Electrical Testing Surveyors Director, Steve Richards explained: “We designed ETAS after...
Following on from our hugely successful sing-a-long Frozen event in 2015, this February local charity Headway Devon are delighted to be hosting a half-term film screening of the Disney hit Inside Out.
Taking place at the XCentre by Exeter Quay on Tuesday 16th February, this fantastic event will be a great way to keep the kids happy without breaking the bank.
With fancy dress welcomed, fun themed activities and plenty of prizes to be won alongside a screening of the film, this event is a must for film fans in your family.
Businesses across Exeter could be losing tens of thousands of pounds by failing to protect their telephone systems from fraudsters.
The warning comes from leading telephone specialists Equations Voice and Data, who are encouraging businesses to protect themselves from the growing threat of Toll Fraud.
Approximately 84% of South West businesses are understood to be at threat from telephone system hackers who make unauthorised calls by gaining access to a business's phone system. The calls are usually made to international or premium rate numbers and can leave businesses with...
Michael Caines, Paul Ainsworth and Jamie Oliver’s Fifteen Cornwall were among the 13 winners in this year’s Food Reader Awards, one of the largest and most highly acclaimed annual events in the South West calendar.
The awards were launched by Salt Media five years ago through its publication Food magazine with the aim of celebrating the very best restaurants, cafes, pubs, chefs, producers, retailers, cookery schools and bloggers in the South West.
The voters were readers of Food magazine and www.food-mag.co.uk and this year saw the biggest response yet with more than 110,...
Inspired Dental Care, located on Exeter High Street has been acquired by Dr Andre Faro Leite and Dr Amish Bhayani thanks to funding support provided by the Royal Bank of Scotland.
Long-time friends Andre and Amish have worked at the practice for the last two and a half years with Andre as Clinical Director, helping build its reputation for quality bespoke care and affordable general, restorative, implant, orthodontic and cosmetic dental and facial aesthetic treatments.
All staff have been retained at the practice, including two nurses, two hygienists, two trainees and a...
South West automotive sector specialist Colliers International, with joint agent Alder King, has sold a key site at the Matford Green motor dealership hub near Exeter.
The sale to Helston Garages, for an undisclosed sum, is intended for a new development to represent Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) and completes the first phase of this ambitious development.
The fast-expanding business park has taken pole position in the region’s automotive sector and along with adjoining Marsh Barton, already boasts one of the largest concentrations of motor showroom facilities in Europe.
A 26-year-old engineer from Newton Abbot has lost eight stone after her doctor warned her she was 'a heart attack waiting to happen'.
Rachel Coppen, whose weight loss journey started in March 2014, has dropped from a dress size 28 to a size 12 from XXXL to a small.
Rachel said: “I had known for a long time that I needed to lose a serious amount of weight, but it never seemed to be a real priority for me. I was always playing the ‘Happy Fat Girl’ and making jokes about myself to try and deflect the looks and whispered comments.
