If Devon farmer Jon Williams' late father had been told his dairy herd would be milked by robots in 2015, he would have laughed disbelievingly. However, that is exactly what is happening at Higher Hampton Farm in Kilmington as 21st century technology hits the age-old occupation.
But it is Ben, Jon's eldest son and the third generation of the family to work on the farm, who has been the driving force behind this radical change to their livelihoods.
Since the 1970s, much research has gone into investigating methods to alleviate time management constraints in conventional...
In 24 Hours With…we take a well-known local businessperson and ask where they go for lunch, spend their downtime and visit for inspiration or advice.
Former City lawyer Deborah Clark and husband Tony Orchard own Burgh Island in Bigbury-on-Sea and Southernhay House boutique hotel in Exeter. Here, Deborah tells us what the city has to offer:
FOR BUSINESS LUNCHES
Harry's Bar, situated in Exeter’s Northernhay Gardens, is the best place to get steak tartare. But ask for the DIY version, not the pre-mixed! It's also quiet, discrete and has excellent staff. You can watch...
Exeter's top hotel is launching a Chocolate Feast Afternoon Tea this Easter. Overflowing in chocolatey decadence, this exclusive Afternoon Tea is the ultimate in confectionary indulgence.
Alongside traditional finger sandwiches of Smoked Salmon, Poached Ham & Mustard and Cream Cheese & Chive, the menu will feature:
Chocolate chip scones served with a chocolate praline spread
A motor-mouthed collage of spoken word and storytelling. Tales of paranoia, young love and ultra-violence. From the desk of Christopher Brett Bailey comes a spiraling odyssey of pitch-black humour and nightmarish prose.
With echoes of Lenny Bruce, William Burroughs, beat poetry and B-movies, THIS IS HOW WE DIE is a prime slice of surrealist trash, an Americana death trip and a dizzying exorcism for a world convinced it is dying...
Tue 31 March - Sat 4 April, 7.30pm Tickets: (£5 Tuesday) £10/£8 conc. Age guidance 16+ To book: http://www.bikeshedtheatre.co.uk/whats-on/this-is...
Exeter Junior School's public speaking team of three, Year 6 pupils Minnie Conibear, Isobel Rutter and Millie Lofthouse, has won the District Final of the Rotary Club 'Youth Speaks Competition' held last Saturday.
This is as far as junior participants can go so it is a huge achievement.
In addition to winning the overall trophy, Isobel was singled out for the specific prize of 'Best Speaker'.
It was a great day for the girls, Form Tutor Mr Ashman, English Coordinator Mrs Pettet and Exeter Junior School.
The individual feedback from the judges included these...
Richard Stevens, 47, is the managing director of Plymouth Citybus. He’s worked his way through the ranks since his first job as a bus driver in 1990.
He lives in Crownhill, Plymouth, and is married with two children.
Here, he gives Devon Life Business & Professional a tour of his office at Plymouth Citybus HQ in Milehouse:
1. Investors in People certificate of accreditation – Gold Standard
“We were presented with this last year and it makes me so proud. It’s the national standard of how you manage people as a business and to get the gold standard is a...
Headway Devon’s popular Spring Fayre and Coffee Morning will be returning to the Open Door Centre on Church Street in Exmouth on Thursday 2nd April. Organised by the charity’s Exmouth centre for people with acquired brain injuries, the event will run from 10.30am-2.30pm and is open to all.
Centre manager, Diana Russell, says, “This regular event in Headway Devon’s fundraising calendar will offer something for the whole family. As well as teas, coffees and delicious homemade cakes there will also be a charity raffle, which has a great range of prizes to win”
Andrea Galley is used to the look: that one of surprise, awkwardness and admiration all rolled into one. It tends to happen when she tells people what she does for a living.
Because at the age of just 29, Andrea is an architect in charge of her own firm and responsible for an increasing number of high profile projects in Devon.
She and fiancé Dan Atkins, 33, set up Crayon shortly after graduating from the notoriously gruelling seven to eight-year-long architecture course at Plymouth University.
It was a bold move for a couple fresh out of university, but ‘freshness...
David Fincher takes a stab at the enigmatic femme fatale: Gillian Flynn’s best-seller, Gone Girl.
The story of Gone Girl presents the conflict of a feminist psychopath against a misogynist jerk in what might be the most deranged marriage cinemas have ever seen.
The narrative unfolds in interspersing viewpoints: entries from Amy's diary, from day 1, and Nick's explanation of the weeks following her disappearance. In the opening scene, Gone Girl employs a voice-over flashback narration, the contemporary film-noir device used by the generic anti-hero illusionist, as...
Twelve local groups meet in Exeter tonight for a locally sourced dinner using food from producers using renewable energy.
Regen SW, a centre for sustainable energy expertise based in Exeter, is tonight hosting a community energy feast to celebrate the volunteers and groups working tirelessly to establish community energy projects in the region. These projects are being set up to benefit local communities and generate income to make them more vibrant and sustainable places to live.
The evening’s food will be prepared by the Pickle Shack who are dedicated to using only the...
