Most people are familiar by now, at least in name, with Botox as an anti-aging treatment. No longer the exclusive beauty secret of the rich and famous, Botox has now been in mainstream use for a long time, and is available in some great local beauty clinics, such as the Cotswold Face aesthetics clinic .
Botox is used by some people to stop their wrinkles from showing as much and stop them getting deeper, and by others as a preventative measure to stop wrinkles developing at all.
Who Has Botox?
Botox is used by people of all different ages, from those in their...
Trustees of the Exeter Foundation and Exeter Chiefs players have helped to officially open new purpose-built accommodation for students at the WESC Foundation.
A ribbon cutting ceremony was held to officially open the two new zero carbon energy ‘Satellite’ Landlord Supporting Living Houses, which have been partly funded by the Exeter Foundation’s £50,000 Legacy Project.
The two new state-of-the-art properties comprise a two-bedroomed wheelchair accessible house and a five-bedroomed house for those more mobile, with the two-bedroomed house being unveiled as ‘Foundation House...
Sports fans will be able to find out about Exeter's sporting history at a series of free talks starting at the weekend.
The illustrated talks have been developed by Exeter's Red Coat Guides as part of the city's Festival of Rugby celebrating this year's Rugby World Cup 2015.
Starting on Sunday at 11am at the Custom House down on the Quay, the 90 minute talk will explore the sports played in Exeter from Roman times until the present day. It will include references to and anecdotes of some of the great sporting events and personalities that have graced the city over the years...
One of Exeter’s leading law firms has become a dementia friendly firm and joined the Exeter Dementia Action Alliance. Stephens Scown LLP, which has offices in Exeter, Truro and St Austell, is one of the first law firms to join the alliance in Exeter, which now has 22 corporate members including Barclays Bank, The Met Office, Age UK Exeter and Alzheimer’s Society – Devon. This shows the firm’s support for the government’s plan to promote dementia friendly communities. Stephens Scown will be raising awareness of dementia amongst staff to ensure they are sensitive to the relevant issues when...
A reminder is being issued to users of Devon County Council’s recycling centres to think about the waste which they are taking to the sites, so as not to waste Council and Police time.
It follows the discovery of a human skull in the general waste skip at Sutton Barton Recycling Centre near Honiton on Thursday (17 September). The centre was closed for a few hours as Police had to be called to the site to examine the skull. On closer inspection it was found that the skull had been used for educational purposes.
This is the latest in a series of incidents this year in which...
Are you aged 13-18? Do you love to sing? Then here’s your chance! Roots A Capella is run by Devon-based music charity, Wren Music, and meets in St. Sidwell’s Community Centre in central Exeter, just minutes away from the bus station. The choir meets once a month on Sundays and is a great opportunity to improve your vocal skills, learn a huge range of songs from all over the world as well as take part in high calibre performances around the region. In the last term, Roots A Capella have had an exiting run of performances, including at Exeter Cathedral and Torquay Princess Theatre as well as...
Officers were called at 1pm on Saturday, 19 September, 2015 by coastguards after reports of man’s body was discovered floating in the water near Prawle Point, Salcombe.
An empty dinghy was seen by a member of the public and after a search of the area by the Lifeboat a body was found.
The local man in his 80s was given CPR at the scene but was pronounced dead.
His family have been informed and his death is not being treated as suspicious.
An Exeter-based charity held a ribbon cutting ceremony to officially open their two new zero carbon energy ‘Satellite’ Landlord Supported Living Houses.
The event was followed by a drinks and canapés reception for VIP guests and supporters.
WESC Foundation, a school and college for children, young people and adults with sight loss is a specialist centre for Visual Impairment. The charity’s aim is to develop its learners’ independence so that they can develop academically and socially, whatever their ability and expand their services to offer supported housing to a wider...
Exeter School welcomed England and GB Hockey player and Olympian, Simon Mantell on Tuesday 8 September.
Having lived in the South West for much of his school life, Simon has gone on to become one of England's greatest hockey star forwards, receiving over 50 Great Britain caps while playing in all of the major international tournaments.
Simon spent time coaching pupils during Junior School games as well as U13 girls' hockey players. He also spoke at length to our A Level Sports Studies group who were able to question him about his elite pathway into professional sport and...
Michelmores LLP has seen its highest-ever number of rankings in this year's Legal 500 – which independently reviews the practices of more than 1,000 UK law firms, teams and individuals, and the work that they have undertaken over the last 12 months.
Ten of Michelmores' practice areas have moved up a tier in this year's rankings, including fraud, debt recovery, health & safety, PFI, contentious trust & probate, property litigation, planning, IT & Telecoms, family and charities.
11 new practice areas have also been recognised for the first-time,...
