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...
Some of the team at Exeter Brewery were on hand to take delivery of an exciting new piece of kit.
The 20 brewery barrel fermenter with a 4,000 litre capacity is made in stainless steel, and has been manufactured in the UK to a bespoke design.
Now taking the total of fermenters at their site on Cowley Bridge Road, Exeter to five, it will be used to brew their full range of seven beers including award-winning ales.
The brewery distributes to around 400 customers across Devon and more recently into parts of Cornwall and Somerset, with around 75 per cent of its beer...
More local people are getting a foot on the property ladder in Cranbrook through the ‘Help to Buy’ scheme than almost anywhere in the country, according to Government figures.
East Devon’s new community of Cranbrook is one of the country’s top 'Help to Buy' hotspots with 101 loans in the EX5 7 postcode which covers the Cranbrook area, second only to a postcode in Humberside, which has 143.
Local people have been quick to take advantage of the mortgage support scheme, which allows people to buy houses (worth up to £600,000) with a five per cent deposit, with the Government...
The latest competition for the gents at Exeter Golf and Country Club was the Club Championships. Over 140 players competed in the Nett trophy, which was won by Roy James with a fine nett 63. Low scoring was the order of the day with 10 players beating the par of 69.
Divisional winners were as follows:
Division 1 (0-9): 1 Oli Cowl 66, 2 Neil Woolfrey 67, 3 Martyn Luxton 67. Division 2 (10-14): 1 Roy James 63, 2 Kev Cocker 66, 3 Chris Gaite 68. Division 3 (14-19): 1 Douglas Jeffrey 66, 2 Matt Baxter 72, 3 Steve Sheldon 72. Division 4 (20...
Bookings are now being taken for Exeter City FC’s Football in the Community roadshows, which are again running throughout the summer holidays across the region. The events kick off with a Summer Launch Party on Monday 28 July, which is a full day’s festival of fun and games for children aged 5-14 at St Luke’s Science and Sports College and costs just £10.
“We are doing something a little bit different at our party to launch the summer events this year,” said Scott Walker, sports development officer. “As well as football, we are going to be offering taster sessions in tennis, table...
Labour will today commit to maintaining the most competitive corporation tax rate in the G7 while making reforms to support long-term investment and tackle tax avoidance.
Ed Balls MP, Labour’s Shadow Chancellor, will set out Labour’s approach to business tax in a speech to the London Business School and in a policy document he is publishing with Shabana Mahmood MP, Labour’s Shadow Exchequer Secretary.
The speech will also set out the long-term reforms Labour will make to ensure Britain can earn its way out of the cost-of-living crisis and deliver rising prosperity for all,...
New Which? research has revealed what can happen to your car when you hand your keys to airport meet-and-greet companies and whether they’re really worth the money.
They fitted GPS trackers to cars left with three private meet-and-greet providers at Gatwick, Heathrow and Stansted airports. Our trackers followed where they went and how fast they were driven for six days.
Which? found:
Of the three private meet-and-greet companies they looked at, Meteor Meet and Greet in Stansted, drove the 'customer's' car at nearly 100mph straight after leaving the terminal....
