An Anglo-French partnership of academic, government, industry and environmental organisations are working together to influence future policy decisions affecting the world’s busiest waterway. The English Channel is used daily by more than 500 shipping vessels, while millions of people live on its shores in Southern England and Northern France, and it is used widely for industry, environmental and leisure purposes. Now 12 organisations, led by Plymouth University, have agreed to work in partnership to produce an English Channel Governance Guide, which will feed into live marine policy...
After the unprecedented success of this year’s awards, Taste of the West is delighted to announce that entries for the prestigious Product Awards and Hospitality and Retail Awards are now open for 2014.
The 2014 awards are taking place earlier than ever before, with the Product Awards judging set for early April, allowing winners a longer period of time to maximise the benefits of receiving these widely recognised accolades.
These highly sought after awards demonstrate the South West’s commitment to producing food and drink products of an outstanding quality.
UK teenagers are falling behind much of the rest of the world in reading, maths and science.
The latest report from the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) found there has been ‘no change’ in the quality of the ‘core’ subjects despite above average investment in these subjects.
Singapore, Estonia and Poland are among countries which have made rapid improvements to their performances in the same period.
The UK was in 26th place for maths, 23rd for reading and 21st for science, sustaining broadly average scores in each.
On Wednesday 11 December 2013 Exeter Choral Society will be performing at St James' Church, Mount Pleasant, Exeter. We look forward to welcoming our audience, in this our 70th anniversary year, the choir having been founded in 1943 as the Whipton Choral Society.
The program includes J S Bach's Cantata 140 "Sleepers Wake", F Schubert's Mass in G, and Christmas Carols by John Rutter.
Our Musical Director is Laurence Blyth and the choir will be joined by an orchestra led by Julie Hill with soloists: Elizabeth Drury, Julian Rippon and Edward Woodhouse...
Each year South Molton’s Big Christmas Festival (which runs the first weekend in December), is based on all the elements of a great, traditional, country Christmas. However, the organisers, South Molton Business Association (SMBA) also like to introduce new items and for 2013, one of these will be the Schools’ Art Expo. This will be a free event, where pictures and other creative offerings from local schools will be on view in the town’s elegant Georgian Assembly Rooms.
The Art Expo was the idea of David Walker, the SMBA member who also co-ordinates the children’s Friday Night...
We are ringing in the festive season with our very own special Christmas party.
We would love for you to join us for some pampering, where you will have the opportunity to try that massage or facial you've needed for way too long!
3 VERY special guys: Mr Carl Rimmer, Mr Chris Whitehead, & Mr Oliver Rose, will be serving mulled wine along with some amazing voucher upgrades for a limited time only (for purchase between 5th and 19th December). Please join us and celebrate with Mariam and her team. Prepare to pamper yourself or your loved ones with a future appointment! As...
A renewable energy lawyer with South West legal firm Stephens Scown LLP has been elected to the board of directors of Regen SW, a leading not-for-profit centre of sustainable energy expertise based in Exeter. Sonya Bedford, Partner and head of renewable energy law at Stephens Scown, was elected as a non-executive director at the Regen SW AGM this week. Sonya said: “I am delighted with my appointment to the team and look forward to working with Regen SW and promoting further the renewable energy industry in the South West and nationally. I have long supported the work Regen SW undertakes...
Police have arrested a 32 year-old man in a firearm incident after a nearly four hour long standoff in Barnstaple last night (2 December). The man was threatening to harm himself and anyone who might approach him on Castle Street from around 4.00pm Police cordoned off the area closing down the Strand and the surrounding area in Barnstaple to ensure the safety of all parties. The man surrendered after a successful police negotiation and was arrested at 7:45pm. The police would like to thank the local community for their cooperation and patience during the period the cordon was in place....
Each year South Molton’s Big Christmas Festival (which runs the first weekend in December), is based on all the elements of a great, traditional, country Christmas. However, the organisers, South Molton Business Association (SMBA) also like to introduce new items and for 2013, one of these will be the Schools’ Art Expo. This will be a free event, where pictures and other creative offerings from local schools will be on view in the town’s elegant Georgian Assembly Rooms.
The Art Expo was the idea of David Walker, the SMBA member who also co-ordinates the children’s Friday Night...
