The Exeter Golf and Country Club 14 and under girls' team have secured the Devon Aegon Team Tennis Division Two title after victories against Ipplepen and David Lloyd, Exeter.
On Saturday 14th June, the girls travelled to Ipplepen tennis club with most of the players taking part in their first competitive matches. The first tennis win for Exeter Golf and Country Club was in the singles rubbers. Amy Chambers got Exeter Golf and Country Club tennis team off to a perfect start with a 6-1 6-3 victory over Sophie Pankiewicz. Jemima Dart continued the strong start for Exeter tennis...
One of Exeter’s most important advice charities is appealing for volunteers.
Exeter Citizens Advice Bureau, which is based in King William Street, is recruiting new gateway assessors.
The main role of the assessors is to meet clients on their first visit to the bureau and decide how best to help them.
John Pill, Exeter CAB training officer, said: ‘We are looking for volunteers who enjoy working with people and can spare up to six to eight hours a week.
He added: "These volunteers conduct the first interview with the client. They identify the client's issues...
Ward manager at Devon Partnership NHS Trust, Debbie Harris is urging others to apply for a fully funded leadership programme, which she believes was a significant help in gaining a recent promotion from charge nurse in an acute inpatient ward at the mental health trust.
The Mary Seacole programme is part of the largest investment in leadership the NHS has ever known. It is aimed at those who either work in the NHS or provide NHS-funded care, and is equally relevant to clinical and support roles. It is particularly suited to those who are preparing to take on their first formal...
The first phase of Exeter’s £30 million flood defence scheme will commence next month when contractors move on site to start improving the city’s main flood relief channel.
When finished the new scheme will reduce flood risk to approximately 3,000 homes and businesses throughout the city.
The Environment Agency and its partners, Devon County Council and Exeter City Council will also be holding a series of public exhibitions to seek people’s views about the designs for phase two of the scheme between 11 and 19 July at various locations around Exeter.
New research published by the Food Standards Agency gives the most detailed picture yet of how many people suffer from food poisoning in the UK every year and how much food poisoning can be attributed to different foods.
The findings are important as official data for food poisoning cases significantly under-estimates how big the problem is, as only the most serious cases get reported. Most people do not seek treatment from their GP, and not all GPs carry out tests for specific pathogens, so these unreported cases are not captured in routine surveillance data.
In its first year as a Devon Wildlife Trust nature reserve, Meeth Quarry has been giving up its wildlife secrets.
With rare butterflies and bats making a home there, the former industrial site has truly been reclaimed by nature.
Now, at a Discovery Day event at the reserve on Sunday 6 July, members of the public are being invited to help create a large animal sculpture from natural materials.
Sculptor Tom Hyde, based in north Cornwall, will be on site all day creating a wooden animal more than six feet high. Visitors can add on and weave in other tree and plant...
For the second year running law firm Michelmores is celebrating a 'One Star' accreditation in the prestigious Best Companies Awards, which are recognised as the 'Michelin stars' of the business world. The ambitious firm is one of only 20 Law Firms to be listed in the Best Company Guide 2014 scoring well in the competition on its levels of engagement with staff, its commitment to personal growth and how the firm’s employees think Michelmores puts something back into society. The news coincides with Michelmores announcing that all of its trainees have opted to stay with the firm, having...
Tags-On is the brainchild of celebrity organiser and de-clutterer Vicky Silverthorn.
Selling reams of well cared for pre-worn beautiful designer clothes, bags, shoes and accessories, Tags-On pop up shop sells stunning designer outfits without the designer bill. Some of the designer brands stocked by Tags-On include Louis Vuitton, Prada, Gucci, Christian Louboutin, Miu Miu, YSL, Mulberry, DVF, Fendi, Chanel, Chloe, Stella McCartney.
Following a fabulous fashion photo shoot last month at Exeter Golf and Country Club, Tags-On loved the club so much they thought it would be the...
Want to buy a house in the country? The average worker will need a 150% pay rise People living and working in the countryside are being pushed out, as house prices in rural areas soar, second homes lie empty and populations become older and more vulnerable. Figures released by the National Housing Federation to mark Rural Housing Week show rural areas have become some of the least affordable places to live in the country. On average house prices in rural areas are 11 times the average salary, meaning potential homebuyers working in these areas would need to see wages rise by a staggering...
Devon County Councillor Roger Croad has thanked local prize winning author Kevin Brooks for donating £500 of books to his childhood library at Pinhoe, Exeter.
Kevin, winner of a prestigious children’s literary prize, the 2014 Carnegie Medal, took the coveted title for his book, The Bunker Diary, published by Puffin.
The book tells the dark story of a kidnapped boy held hostage in an underground bunker, where he is joined by other victims, none of which have any connection or knowledge of why they have been taken.
The Exeter-born author thanked the judges and those...
