WBW Solicitors has been recognised by Cancer Research UK after facilitating over £2 million worth of gifts in the last ten years from people choosing to support the charity through their Wills.
Catherine Causey of WBW solicitors was presented with a special certificate to acknowledge the support by Ros Fry, South West Legacy Manager for Cancer Research UK. Following the presentation she welcomed supporters at the Cancer Research UK shop in Queen Street, Newton Abbot alongside WBW solicitor Donna Rowland. Supporters were invited to come and say hello and discover how gifts in wills...
With the cold weather predicted to last for the rest of this week South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust is urging motorists to slow down and ensure their vehicle is ready for winter.
A spokesman for the Trust said: "We have already received numerous call outs this week to motorists who have been involved in a collision due, in part, to the road conditions caused by the freezing weather.
"If you are travelling by road it is essential you take in to account the conditions of the road. During the cold snap please slow down, ensure your vehicle is properly de-...
Award-winning chartered accountants Francis Clark has announced that TV personality and former Secretary of State Michael Portillo will be the keynote speaker at the firm’s second Finance in the South West seminar to be held in February 2014.
The eagerly anticipated seminar brings together the people representing funding and support streams potentially available to SMEs and includes presentations and participation from major providers of business funding and support, case studies, networking opportunities for owner/managers to ask “one-to-one” questions and coverage of grants, debt...
More than 60 unique British foods have now achieved protected status to help safeguard these iconic products and deliver a major boost to the economy.
West Country Beef and West Country Lamb have all today had their Protected Food Name (PFN) status confirmed by the European Union – joining the ranks of some of the UK’s best love foods such as Welsh Lamb, Melton Mowbray Pork Pies and Stilton cheese.
It’s estimated that these food items helped contribute more than £900 million to the European economy.
Sixty-two of these items have now gained the prestigious award...
Find your soul mate this Valentine’s Day at Exeter Axhayes!!! We have lots of adorable cats and kittens looking for love! Come along to meet them at our Valentine’s Coffee morning.
It will be held from 11am on Saturday 15th February at the Centre.
Please come along and enjoy a cup of coffee and a Valentine's themed cakes.
We'd love volunteers to come and help. Bakers to bake their yummy cakes, and everyone else to come and support us! Please call 01395 232377 for more details or to put your name on our list of helpers. Or join us on facebook https://www.facebook.com...
A three Hour class that allow you to get the best out of your camera.
The class will cover the basic principles and controls of a camera. You’ll learn how to operate your camera in fully manual mode; how changing aperture, shutter speed and ISO affect image exposure and appearance. We’ll cover the uses and advantages of semi-automatic modes: aperture priority and shutter priority; how and why to bracket images, exposure compensation. We’ll cover image file formats JPEG and RAW, what they are, how they affect the image and why you might chose one or the other. We'll also look at...
Over 10 percent of Exeter households are considered to be in fuel poverty according to a report discussed by Devon County Council today.
5,494 households in Exeter are currently spending more than 10% of their household income on heating or are unable to keep their home adequately heated.
Countywide, fuel poverty exists in every one of the areas looked at in the report. Currently Exeter has 7 of the worst 10 fuel poor areas in the county with the others being Ilfracombe Central, Bideford North and an unspecified area in Tiverton.
Exeter School is proud to announce its Under 16 Boys’ Indoor Hockey team has defended its National Indoor Hockey title.
The squad of nine, Luke Crocker (captain), Matt Marsh, Chris Richardson, Paddy Poustie, Tom Edgington, George Hoult, Ed Starling, Jamie Telford and Josh Hanna, won the prestigious title for the second year running.
The Finals took place last weekend at Whitgift School, Croydon. The boys were in a group of five schools with the top two teams to progress through to the Semi Finals. Exeter School got off to the best of starts beating the hosts, Whitgift, two...
Residents are encouraged to say whether they think Teignbridge has got its priorities right as the council moves forward with its draft budget plans.
People have the opportunity to tell the Council what they think after the Executive approved its initial financial plans for 2014/15 to 2016/17.
The draft budget proposes to freeze Council Tax for the fourth year in a row, carrying on with its popular free Sunday parking scheme in its own car parks and putting money into a pot specifically to help create more jobs and build new homes.
People in the South West are struggling to pay their rent or mortgage, but hiding their problem by taking out risky loans or saying they would keep it secret from family and friends, says Shelter.
New research commissioned by the charity found that nearly one in four rent or mortgage payers in the South West has borrowed money to cover their housing costs. Alarmingly, across the country two per cent of rent or mortgage payers – the equivalent of nearly a million people in Britain – said they had taken out a ‘payday’ loan to help pay the rent or mortgage.
