This year's Big Garden Birdwatch' took place last weekend, with over half a million estimated amateur surveyors taking part across the UK. Findings can still be submitted to the RSPB until the 16th February. However, the trend of the annual survey - which began in 1979, may well be disrupted this year due to the freak storms and repeated flooding which took place over winter. Dr Sasha Dall, a senior lecturer at Exeter University, explains that "During these bouts we'll expect to see more and more of them using bird feeders - particularly ground feeders like starlings,...
Generous Ashfords' people have beaten their charity fund raising target for their chosen charity, Jo's Cervical Cancer Trust.
Staff and partners of the firm pulled out all the stops with fundraising and awareness raising event for Jo's Trust, the only UK charity dedicated to women and their families affected by cervical cancer and cervical abnormalities.
The South West based firm set itself a £10,000 target and topped this by more than 50% raising more than £16,000 in the last year, following a firm wide ballot to select a charity of the year.
A FORMER University of Exeter student who set up her own hat-making business after her daughter struggled to find one for a wedding has been nominated for an award.
Tricia Hamilton, 60, has fought off competition to reach the semi-finals of the Venus Awards, which celebrates women in business.
The married-mum-of-two, who runs Tricia Designs, has been nominated for the Customer Service Award – which recognises individuals or businesses that go the extra mile.
She had retired from work as a teacher when she set up her business from her dining room table four years ago...
Rugby players were told some home truths about life after the game at a special event in Exeter last night. Retired professionals and business leaders mingled with stars of the future to hammer home the message that playing is not a career for life. The event was staged at luxury kitchen and bathroom showroom Sapphire Living Space, opposite Darts Farm, and organised by the Rugby Players' Association. Guests were served drinks and canapés and heard experienced players talk about the challenges of preparing for life in civvy street. Among them was former Exeter Chief's lock Chris Bentley,...
Parents have left the art world horrified after letting their two daughters play on a £10m sculpture at the Tate Modern. New York gallery owner, Stephanie Theodore, posted a picture of the children playing on the multi-million pound piece by American artist Donald Judd with the caption: “Holy crap. Horrible kids, horrible parents.” The picture quickly caused outrage among twitter user, one user wrote: “Shame, breaking the barrier of trust that allows the Tate to put great art on show for everyone” Speaking to the London Evening Standard, Theodore said: “I was shocked. I said to the parents...
New reforms, banning Bailiffs and Councils from ‘heavy-handed behaviour’ when collecting debts, will come into force next April.
The reforms will prevent bailiffs from entering people’s homes at night or when only children are present as well as how and when they can take property.
Last month national charity Citizens Advice accused some councils of allowing bailiffs to get away with aggressive and threatening behaviour when recovering council tax debt. Commenting on the report, Steve Bariball, CEO of Exeter CAB said: “In Exeter, we are not seeing the same issues that are...
In the latest in a nutshell video, local business expert Jay Milling from The Daily (UK) explains what you need to do to grow your business from local to regional.
Jay gives great on advice on what you need to do before starting the process “Sympathetic - Appreciate that you will be perceived as not understanding what makes the new area special. Emphasise your own USP but don't fall into the trap of assuming that customers will love your product just because they did in your original area.
Trust - You need to have people in the area that you trust and who will look after...
Spring is kicking off with a bang this year, with the arrival of the 15th edition of Animated Exeter, running from the 10th to the 22nd February 2014. These twelve days will see Exeter buzzing with exciting and innovative screenings, workshops and exhibitions taking place all over the city. The hugely varied programme of events will appeal to people of all ages, and there is plenty for families to do together too.
This year, Animated Exeter is celebrating its new status as an international animation festival, screening competitive films from around the globe, including entries from...
Well, what a January it's been so far at the Pinhoe Slimming World groups at America Hall.
So far this month the groups combined have lost a staggering 54 stone, and the amazing results don't just stop there.
Every year Slimming World groups have the opportunity to achieve fantastic awards for welcoming new members into group.
The sought after RUBY award has been achieved in the Thursday night group and Friday morning group and the word just keeps on spreading that Slimming World really is the place to be if you want a healthy eating plan which means no weighing and...
If you watched any TV at all during the Nineties, then there is a better than average chance you will recognise Irish comic Sean Hughes. The youngest ever winner of the Perrier Comedy Award, Sean appeared in his own Channel 4 show (appropriately enough entitled “Sean’s Show”), cropped up in Alan Parker’s acclaimed film The Commitments and became a regular panellist on BBC2 comedy music quiz Never Mind The Buzzcocks. He has even been voted No. 40 in a “World’s 100 Greatest Comedians” poll commissioned by Channel 4 and is an accomplished playwright as well as an actor and (obviously) a...
