An Exeter-based agency of British Sign Language interpreters has been awarded the contract by Devon County Council to be its preferred supplier of interpreters.
According to recent research the Deaf community is suffering as a result of lack of access to BSL interpreters, with many suffering health issues due to reasons such as a lack of information, poor communication, and unnecessary difficulties in getting to the doctor in the first place. So, it will come a big relief to Devon’s Deaf community that help is at hand.
Deafinite Interpreters is the leading interpreting...
A short film by a University of Exeter film student has been selected to be showcased as part of Directors’ Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival. Aygul Bakanova’s film the‘Void’, includes famous actors and is the product of collaboration with the Danish director Milad Alami. The film takes place on a ferry from Køge to Bornholm, a Danish island in the Baltic Sea. It features a star-studded cast including Lars Mikkelsen of The Killing, Borgen and Sherlock fame, and Game of Thrones actor Dar Salim. The Void will premiere on Thursday 15 May at the Théâtre Croisette as part of the Cannes Film...
More than 350 women from Exeter, mid and east Devon enjoyed a walk along the seaside town of Exmouth Seafront on May 10 in support of Hospiscare, their local hospice charity.
The 12k walk started and finished at Exmouth rugby club with spectacular views along the seaside and through the nearby countryside to raise money for the charity.
Those taking part in the walk included groups of friends, mothers, daughters and colleagues dressed in sparkly outfits and wearing bunny ears in aid of a really good cause. The walk started with a lively Zumba warm up lead by local...
Visit us at Newton Abbot Racecourse on Wednesday 21st May for a great afternoon of summer jumps racing.
Join us for our mid-week fixture and start the countdown to the bank holiday weekend.
Children aged 16 and under go free, as do students with a valid photographic student ID / NUS card.
Celebrating a special occasion? We have a range of group booking discounts available when booked in advance.
Tickets can be bought online at www.newtonabbotracing.com until 5pm the day before the fixture or by calling the racecourse office on 01626 353235. Tickets will be...
Stephen Sutton a 19-year-old who raised more than £3.2m for charity has died peacefully in his sleep, his mother said on his Facebook page.
The teenager from Burntwood in Staffordshire, was diagnosed with terminal cancer aged 15 but resolved to overcome his illnesss to raise money for the Teenage Cancer Trust .
In the months leading to his death Stephen's fundraising efforts acheived world wide recognition through social media.
In a post announcing Stephen's death his mother, Jane Sutton, said he was a "courageous, selfless, inspirational son".
James Phillips insists Saturday's win at Newcastle Falcons was the perfect way for him to bring down the curtain on his Exeter Chiefs career.
After four seasons at Sandy Park, the imposing forward is set for pastures new next season having sealed a move to Championship side London Scottish. However, he departs the Devon club not only with plenty of good memories, but safe in the knowledge that he has helped forge the Chiefs as one of the leading clubs in English rugby.
Recruited by Rob Baxter in the summer of 2010 after the Chiefs defeated former club Bristol in the...
Devon County Council will have to write off more than £1m outstanding from the Exeter Airport sale, Council leader John Hart has said today. Having only received £185 from the £1,049,000 outstanding from sale of Exeter Airport cocunillors at the cocunil’s cabinet earlier today councillors said that they were unlikely to ever recover the The money was lost when Regional and City Airports (RCAL), the company that bought the stake, went into liquidation after defaulting on interest payments. Devon sold its stake in Exeter airport to RCAL in January 2007, under a Share Purchase Agreement...
A new, intimate play about Millennials and trying to get on in that 'real life' thing that everyone harps on about...
4th (6pm), 5th (8pm) and 6th (6pm) June 2014 Tickets available now from ignitexeter.org.uk £7 (or cheaper the more shows you book - 5 shows for £25)
Relationships are complicated. So is University. And so is ‘real life’ afterwards. Over a third of graduates have to move back home after University, and not by choice. Almost half remain unemployed or on minimum wage. ‘Twentysomething: a reading list’ is a new play about ‘Generation Y’ and life before...
An Exeter man has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving after a a coach hit a wall in Cornwall killing two female passengers. Emergency crews were called to the scene at around 1pm on Tuesday (13 May). The coach had been travelling on the A387 from the Plymouth direction towards Looe between Sandplace and Widegates when the incident occurred. It was operated by Carmel and police believe it was being used for a trip organised by Age Concern from Exmouth.
The 57-year-old driver has been taken into police custody at Launceston. He was later released police...
Leading South West recruitment and training specialist Acorn has made a new appointment at its Exeter office to strengthen the agency’s established Devon network.
Deborah Durrant joins Acorn as an Account Co-ordinator for South West Water, with 6 years’ experience in the industry and particular expertise in high volume, contract recruitment.
36-year-old Deborah, who lives in Exeter, has previously worked with big names such as Land Securities, Grant Thornton, Accenture and Price Waterhouse Cooper.
In her role with Acorn, Deborah will be responsible for the...
