Local construction company Ease Build has marked its commitment to the region's hospitality sector by sponsoring the Exeter and Heart of Devon Hotel and Restaurants Association The Hotels Association received £1000 as part of EaseBuild's sponsorship package, and Mike Coombes, Chairman of Association was handed the cheque at the Deer Park Hotel by EaseBuild director Andy Cook. EaseBuild offers members of the Association a free building feasibility consultation, and supports the Association and its members by sponsoring marketing activities. The cheque handover took place at Deer Park...
LEADING Exeter law firm, WBW Solicitors is delighted to announce two senior promotions of solicitors to Associate status. Laura Clarke joined WBW in 2004 after attending the Universities of Plymouth and Exeter and undertook her training contract with the firm. She qualified as a solicitor in 2007. She is a member of the firm's Corporate and Commercial team and has particular expertise in commercial contracts, franchises, shareholder agreements and intellectual property, as well as advising businesses upon their terms of trading. Donna Rowland joined the Private Client team upon...
Devon’s Crealy Great Adventure Park is holding its annual Emergency Services Weekend on Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th June. The Park is inviting employees of the Emergency Services and NHS to visit and experience all the fun and adventures it has offer. Employees of the Fire Service, Police and NHS, can enjoy free admission and immediate family, including parents, partners and children, can visit at a discounted rate of £9.95.
Devon’s Crealy Great Adventure Park organises the annual event as a sincere thank you for the tireless and selfless work carried out by the Emergency...
It’s been quite a few weeks for Devon’s Air Ambulance charity. Not only was it was named as the official local charity partner for this year’s Exeter’s Great West Run, which takes place on Sunday 19 October 2014 but it has also been chosen by main sponsor Tozers Solicitors as their charity of the year!
Rachel Elliott, Business Development Manager at Tozers Solicitors LLP said: “The partners at Tozers Solicitors LLP decided to nominate Devon Air Ambulance Trust (DAAT) as their charity of the year for 2014, not least because one of them had been previously airlifted as a result of an...
Men are more decisive than women, according to a new study.
A study of 2,000 people into the nature of decision making and the thought processes behind them found men are twice as likely to make a decision ‘straight away’ than women.
The research asked men and women to evaluate their decisions in life and found women are much more likely to consider the opinions of friends and take time on their choices while men adopt a more immediate process.
A quarter of women said their approach was often to spend a long time mulling over the details of a decision before making...
Come and enjoy a wonderful evening of music in the beautiful grounds of Bicton's Italian Gardens. Bring a picnic and listen to the South West British Telecom Band, India's finest tenor Anando Mukerjee, and soprano Laure Meloy. Music will include popular operatic arias and songs from musical theatre The concert will conclude with all your 'proms' favourites and a spectacular firework display by the lake.
Tickets are £15 for adults and £7.50 for 16 years and under. Available online at www.hospiscare.co.uk and from Hospiscare fundraising team, telephone 01392 688020.
A non-native species has turned up in the greenhouses of Exeter City Council's Belle Isle nursery.
A 12-ft model giraffe has taken up residence in the local authority's plant store, awaiting a golden makeover!
The African visitor will form the centre piece of the 'Growing for Gold' show garden being created by Jon Wheatly, the Chair of SW in Bloom and winner of 21 Chelsea gold medals, for the Royal Horticultural Society's Hampton Court Flower Show in London on the 8th, 9th and 10th of July.
'Gerald the Golden Giraffe', as they are calling him, will represent the...
Police Dog Sharpe has been praised for his work in finding a missing vulnerable man in Tiverton, this morning (Wednesday, June 18, 2014).
Sharpe was called with his handler PC Lee Crampton to the search to find a man with dementia who had been reported missing in Tiverton at around 8pm on Tuesday, June 17. After an initial search of the man’s property proved negative, a search around Long Mead, Tiverton, was widened at around 3am when Sharpe was called to the scene. After around 40 minutes Sharpe searched the front and rear garden of a house, before jumping a perimeter fence and...
A major project to reduce the number of people in Devon affected by skin cancer has been launched.
Our county has some of the highest rates of skin cancer in the UK, with almost 3,000 new cases per year.
Malignant melanoma, the most serious form of skin cancer, is the second most common cancer in the 15 – 34 year old age range. Rates in all ages have more than quadrupled in the last 40 years.
However, up to 80% of skin cancers could be prevented through practising sun safety and avoiding sunburn.
The project, funded by Devon County Council’s Public Health...
We've just filmed the second in our series of videos about emotional intelligence with Exeter based Bitpod. This one focuses on leadership; on how leaders can develop and enhance their EQi and as a result, improve performance and well-being.
