Dispute resolution expert Simon Bean has joined Everys Solicitors in Exeter to enhance its strong litigation team.
A former head of dispute resolution, Mr Bean joined Everys from Dyne Drewett in Somerset having previously worked at Michelmores, where he undertook and developed specialist experience in all types of employment work, debt recovery and commercial disputes, including disputes between directors, shareholders, partnership disputes, contractual issues and professional negligence claims. Mr Bean also has experience in intellectual property disputes and defamation.
Devon firm AndyLoos has given the ‘all cisterns go’ ahead for amateur athlete Marcus Mumford to attempt to set a Guinness world record for running the London Marathon in the fastest time dressed as a toilet!
But Marcus will need to ensure he’s quick out of the ‘toilet’ blocks as there will be two other runners dressed as WCs also attempting to break the world record.
AndyLoos, whose Exeter Depot is located in the Greendale Business Park at Woodbury Salterton, is one of the UK’s leading manufacturers and providers of portable toilets and shower facilities; supplying...
Traditional music is at the heart of a ground-breaking project which is teaching vital life skills to vulnerable young people and helping to increase their self-confidence and esteem.
Devon-based music charity Wren Music has been working with some of the region’s most troubled youngsters in the Music 4 Life programme.
The two-year project has had a major positive impact, according to teachers at the specialist schools and inclusion services that have taken part in north, east and central Devon. The programme runs in a series of five, weekly sessions with one course per term...
With the possible sale of land at Heathpark Estate in Honiton, East Devon District Council’s Cabinet has agreed to a review of the council’s provision of serviced business accommodation.
The land sale is likely to mean East Devon Business Centre may be replaced by a supermarket, subject to planning approval, so a review of the demand and supply of managed workspace will help inform future decisions on council support to small and medium sized businesses.
Councillor Ian Thomas, Cabinet Member for Economy, said: “The needs of small businesses are changing and there is also an...
As 2014 gets into full swing, Macmillan Cancer Support in Devon is reflecting on donations made in 2013 and how they will make a difference to people living with a cancer diagnosis locally.
People in Devon gave £948,504 to Macmillan last year, allowing the charity to provide vital new services to people affected by cancer in 2014. Macmillan’s flagship fundraising event, the World’s Biggest Coffee Morning accounted for £304,129 thanks to coffee morning hosts and supporters within the county. In addition to providing ongoing funding for all the current Macmillan services in Devon,...
According to the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, over 200,000 people turn up at casualty each year due to DIY mishaps. This includes 21,000 from using a knife or scalpel, 15,000 from using a saw and 6,000 caused by the use of a hammer, meaning that a relaxing bank holiday weekend can turn into a nightmare.
Bank holidays are typically when people try their hand at a spot of DIY and as the long Easter weekend approaches, RGB Building Supplies is offering top tips to ensure that DIYers remain accident free.
Rob Allen, Operations Manager at RGB Building Supplies...
Don't make any plans for the weekend until you've checked out our guide to what's on in and around Exeter:
THEATRE
All Our Yesterdays Friday, Barnfield Theatre, Exeter All Our Yesterdays is one of the biggest shows of its kind in the UK, taking the audience on a breathtaking musical journey through the 40s, 50s, 60s, and finally into the some of the beautiful harmonies of the 1970s. Shows at 2.30pm and 7.30pm. Tickets £14, £13 conc. www.barnfieldtheatre.org.uk
HMS Pinafore Friday & Saturday, Northcott Theatre, Exeter One of the most popular G&S operas,...
There’s a new way to get about Dartington Hall Gardens – an all-terrain mobility scooter known as a Tramper is available to hire from the Visitor Centre, thanks to the Friends of Dartington and Devon based charity Living Options Devon.
The Tramper provides safe, enjoyable and easy access to the Dartington Hall Gardens for anyone who has difficulty walking. The Friends of Dartington are providing the scooter for an initial period of a year in partnership with Devon based charity Living Options Devon. It is the latest addition to Countryside Mobility South West, a scheme to open up...
A leading local motors business is helping keep a South Devon animal charity on the move by sponsoring a brand new car.
Murray Volkswagen, Newton Abbot, has presented a new Volkswagen up! to Animals in Distress, where it is set to cut a dash travelling between the charity’s 13 shops in towns including Bovey Tracey, Dawlish, Brixham and the newly opened Dartmouth shop.
Handing over the keys at the charity’s Ipplepen rescue centre were Kevin Murray, managing director of the Murray Group and David Lay, sales executive at the Newton Abbot Volkswagen dealership.
Now that spring has sprung The Donkey Sanctuary is offering bird-lovers a very special breakfast ‘bird ringing’ demonstration to show how birds are tagged so that they can be identified and tracked and so that we can learn more about their fascinating habits.
Participants can enjoy an introductory talk followed by the chance to watch licensed ringers catch, tag and record some woodland birds. Maybe even a beautiful woodpecker, like the one pictured. There may be the opportunity to release the birds.
James Chubb, The Donkey Sanctuary’s wildlife expert, said:
