On Saturday 29 March, generous local people shimmied, skipped and shook their way to raising £193 at a Zumbathon for Headway Devon, the local brain injury charity.
The event took place at the Riverside Leisure Centre in Exeter and was instructed by Johanna Morgan, founder of Sidmouth’s JM DanceFit. Attendees of all ages and abilities kicked their weekend into shape together and enjoyed sixty minutes of fun-loving Zumba, making every move count to raise valuable funds for this deserving local cause.
Holly Keatings, Fundraising Manager at Headway Devon said: “We would like to...
As of 1 April 2014, Catherine Dymond is the newest Partner at Exeter accountancy firm Bush & Co, joining the experienced team of Roger Carne, Ian Powell, Norman Bamber and Sunny Truran. Founded in 1955, Bush & Co prides itself on not only employing the most talented staff, but in turn nurturing them, developing their skills and ensuring they enjoy a healthy work-life balance.
Having stepped onto the career ladder at the age of 18, Catherine is a prime example of how success can be achieved through the traditional path of on-the-job training and experience rather than via...
The managing partner of one of the South West’s leading law firms has been appointed to the advisory board of a ground breaking partnership, which will advise law firms on costs and pricing.
Robert Camp, Stephen Scown LLP’s managing partner joins a group of other leading figures on the advisory board of Burcher Jennings, a new venture based in London.
Burcher Jennings has been established to help law firms improve their pricing skills in response to client demands for better value and the pressures brought about by the Jackson reforms, which changed the use of ‘no-win, no-...
Exeter School was pleased to welcome Professor A C Grayling, Master of New College of Humanities, last week when he delivered a lecture on the value of studying the humanities.
Professor Grayling spoke to over 200 pupils aged 16-18 from Exeter School, The Maynard, Wellington School and Exeter College along with their teachers on Friday 28 March.
Professor A C Grayling spoke for 90 minutes on the value of studying the humanities in which he invited pupils to consider 'What is Knowledge'. He then took questions from pupils in Exeter School's newly extended Music School Hall...
The Bishop of Crediton gave his first address at Exeter School's annual Founders' Day Service which was held at Exeter Cathedral yesterday (2 April).
The whole school, comprising boys and girls aged 7-18, staff and governors, gathered to give thanks to its founders in a beautiful service.
Bishop Nick referred to the tale of the good Samaritan using ripped clothing and tomato sauce to make his point. He encouraged us all to behave in the same way as the good Samaritan.
The service was conducted by the Headmistress of the Junior School, Mrs Alison Turner, and the...
Pioneering new research from the University of Exeter could have a major impact on climate and environmental science by drastically transforming the perceived reliability of key observations of precipitation, which includes rain, sleet and snow.
The ground breaking study examines the effect that increased aerosol concentrations in the atmosphere, emitted as a result of burning fossil fuels, had on regional temperature and precipitation levels.
Scientists from Exeter’s Mathematics department compared observed regional temperature and precipitation changes throughout the 20th...
ADVICE EXETER is a newly formed group of local charities offering free advice and information to local people.
Exeter CAB, Age UK Exeter, Young Devon, Shelter, Community Housing Aid and Homemaker Southwest have teamed up to improve the services they offer to people in Exeter. The partnership, which is funded jointly by Big Lottery Fund and the Cabinet Office, held a successful launch event at Exeter Community Centre in March.
The work of Advice Exeter will include a new online access channel and self-help resource for users, an expanded presence across the city in libraries...
Exeter Chiefs head coach Rob Baxter says he is looking to unleash the “huge potential” on offer in new signing Tomas Francis.
The 21-year-old prop, who has joined from Championship side London Scottish, has today put pen to paper on a two-year deal with the Aviva Premiership club and will bolster Baxter’s options in the front-row following the departures this summer of Hoani Tui (Lyon) and Craig Mitchell (Cardiff Blues).
Francis is one of two tight-heads, the other being Scottish international Moray Low, that Baxter has recruited ahead of the 2014/15 season and the Chiefs...
A new report on bees in South West England by nature conservation charity Buglife reveals that up to 75% of some of our most threatened bee species have been lost in some counties. The study researched 23 species considered to be at risk in the UK, twenty are declining whilst three have become extinct. Andrew Whitehouse, South West Manager at Buglife said: "The South West remains a stronghold for some of the UK's most threatened bee species. But, over the past 50 years we have seen the local extinction of many of the region's special bees. Some are precariously holding on, such as the Six-...
