The finalists for HJ’s 2014 British Hairdressing Business Awards have been announced and Exeter’s Holly Baumgart of Jeff Goodwin Hair has been shortlisted for Junior of the Year.
After an intense judging process, category sponsors, key business associates and industry names that are respected for their vision and success, confirmed Holly as a leader within her field.
Along with five other finalists within each category, Holly will now face a two-month wait until winners are announced by a celebrity media host at the black tie ceremony on Monday 8 September at the Lancaster...
On 19 and 20 July, Killerton estate will host a brand new event, ‘Killerton Spun’. There will be demonstrations and exhibitions designed to show visitors the way in which materials such as wool, silk, cotton and linen can be transformed into fabrics, garments, braid and much more. Visitors will have the opportunity to watch demonstrations, including crochet, spinning, printing and lace making, all based within Killerton house and gardens.
Denise Melhuish, Killerton’s House and Collections Manager, said: "We are working in collaboration with staff and students from Bicton College...
Set in the mystical centre of Moscow’s cultural & artistic quarter Park Gorkogo (Gorky Park) is the perfect back drop for who are undoubtedly the greatest circus artistes on earth.
Superstar Clowns Splendid Pavlik & Klava invite the audience to this wondrous and mysterious place, a place to romance, a place to stroll & take in Moscow at sunset & a place to see magnificent feats of human achievement, in many case’s that have never before been witnessed in Great Britain.
As our Loveable Buffoons reminisce about past times in one of the most famous cities on...
Lapford Horticultural Society held their Rose and Sweet Pea Show on Tuesday 8 July. Pictured are the top prize winners Wendy Townshend, Eileen Ridd, Jessica Burrows, Noel Parry, Jean Black and Edna Copus. Judges Mr and Mrs Cleave, from Torrington, said they were very impressed by the standard of the entries. Besides the roses and sweet peas, there was also a small number of classes for vegetables, perennial flowers, fruit and photography. Chairman Sue Brient-Evans said she was delighted with the entries, as last year the weather was so bad, there were hardly any sweet peas.
Variations in high-altitude wind patterns expose particular parts of Europe, Asia and the US to different extreme weather conditions, a new study has shown.
Changes to air flow patterns around the Northern Hemisphere are a major influence on prolonged bouts of unseasonal weather – whether it be hot, cold, wet or dry.
The high altitude winds normally blow from west to east around the planet, but do not follow a straight path. The flow meanders to the north and south, in a wave-like path. These wave patterns are responsible for sucking either warm air from the tropics, or...
On Sunday (20 July) Westpoint Exeter will be invaded by a whole host of the South West’s best Roller Derby teams for the final of the SW:UK Roller Derby League.
The full-contact, predominantly female sport played on quad roller skates is among the fastest growing sports in the UK and has taken off particularly in the South West. If you two are fond of skating and planning to buy a new pair of roller skates then WowSkates can be a great consideration to choose from. The Ice skates by WowSkates would be a must to have for all those who are fond of ice skating.
Nationally motorcycles, mopeds and scooters make up around 2% of all traffic on the road and yet riders are proportionately over-represented in the collision casualty statistics, contributing to over 20%.
Richard Pryce, Roads Policing Unit Inspector, said: “It is important to understand that in this police area this small percentage of road users accounts on average for about 30% of collisions resulting in death or serious injury, significantly above the national figure. It’s a stark indication of how vulnerable motorcycle riders are.”
Figures, released in The Sunday Times this weekend, show that the number one reason for primary-school-aged children being admitted to hospital is to have multiple teeth taken out.
Provisional figures for the period 2013-14 show that 25,812 children from that age group have been admitted to hospital to have multiple tooth extractions, up from 22,574 three years previously.
Kathryn Harley, former dean of the faculty of dental surgery at the Royal College of Surgeons, said: "We have children who require all 20 of their baby teeth to be extracted. It beggars belief that...
Passed away peacefully in her sleep. On 11th July 2014 aged 91.
Wife of the late Michael and aunty nan of Anne, Charles & Robert.
A much travelled lady has reached the end of her journey in this life.
Funeral service Monday 28 July at Exeter Crematorium, 3.15pm, St Paul’s Chapel. Please wear bright dress.
Family flowers only, donations for The Devon Air Ambulance by retiring collection or c/o M Sillifant & Sons, Funeral Directors, 19-20 Holloway Street, Exeter. EX2 4JD or online at www.sillifantandsons.co.uk
A brand new comedy club is opening in Exeter 's Lemon Grove on Friday 17 October.
Five top comedians from the national stand-up circuit will be on stage at Exeter's Comedy Grove, the newest comedy club to the city, bringing down the best acts on the national stand-up circuit, with many who have appeared on shows such as Live at the Apollo and Russel Howard's Good News.
Tickets are only £10 for a evening of fun, fun, fun... so why not come along for a great night out with top quality comedy with the bar open throughout.
