Luxury South West jewellery and watch retailer, Michael Spiers welcomed 230 guests to a champagne reception and stunning fireworks display at Exeter Castle. The private event launched the independent Jeweller’s new partnership with Rolex as the sole retailer in the city stocking one of the most prestigious brand of watches in the world. Guests enjoyed an exclusive preview of new Rolex models launched at Baselworld 2013 before they become available for sale. Baselworld is the world’s biggest watch and jewellery event, held annually in Switzerland where leading brands showcase their finest...
The Paignton Zoo Great Gorillas Project auction has raised £100,000.
A total of £99,800 was bid on the night - a secret donation of £200 made the sum up to six figures.
The project, celebrating Paignton Zoo’s 90th birthday, is supporting gorilla conservation and Children’s Hospice South West.
Life-size model gorillas, sponsored by businesses and community groups, painted in original designs by specially-commissioned artists and displayed in public, created a unique art trail around Exeter and the English Riviera during the summer.
New research on pond snails has revealed that high levels of stress can block memory processes.
Researchers from the University of Exeter and the University of Calgary trained snails and found that when they were exposed to multiple stressful events they were unable remember what they had learned. Previous research has shown that stress also affects human ability to remember. This study, published in the journal PLOS ONE, found that experiencing multiple stressful events simultaneously has a cumulative detrimental effect on memory. Dr Sarah Dalesman, a Leverhulme Trust Early Career...
New entrants to international business face heightened risk of bribery and corruption, says forensic specialist • Exeter: 11 November, 8.30am - Thistle Exeter Rougemont Hotel, Queen Street, Exeter, EX4 3SP Businesses which operate overseas, and particularly new entrants to international markets, are frequently more exposed to bribery and corruption, compared to those operating within national borders, according to David Alexander, partner in the forensic accounting team at Smith & Williamson. Since bribery and corruption are at the high end of corporate offences, they can attract...
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of their first number one album, the authoritative Beatles live concert show is coming to town!!
In 1963, the single Please Please Me launched John, Paul, George and Ringo’s chart-topping career, followed later the same year with the release of their debut, No1 album Please Please Me. It announced the arrival of a band that was to become the biggest-selling recording artists in the world.
Talented singer/guitarist Nick Bold was born to perform. . . When the Stars in Their Eyes winner isn’t appearing in the UK’s premier theatres and concert...
A £40 million plan to move Torquay pavilions onto an Island in the middle of the town inner harbour has received some criticism from locals.
The ambitious plan has been floated as an alternative to a luxury hotel development expected to submit for planning permission shortly before Christmas.
The plans have been drawn up by residents supported by Mark Hoyle, Brian Lewis and Julie Brandon from Torquay Town Centre Community Partnership.
The residents suggest constructing an island and then using a crane to move the pavilion onto it.
The Exeter Daily reports with great sadness tonight that former Exeter Chiefs skipper and hero, Tom Hayes, has been forced to retire from the game with immediate effect.
The 33 year-old forward from Limerick, Ireland has had his hand forced by an ongoing struggle with back trouble.
Hayes can walk away from Sandy Park with his head held high and with fond memories of his time with the Chiefs, and what a time he's had. Tom has been at the heart of the club's successes since he arrived in Exeter in 2008 and will undoubtedly be sorely missed by fellow players, the coaches and...
Devon County Council will be announcing that it will make available £150,000 in funding to help restore war memorials as part of a project marking the WW1 centenary.
The project called ‘Devon remembers’ will see the armed forces, councils, trade unions as well as local historians team up to help community projects to around local war memorials. The project will initially focus on restoring the 2,000 estimated war memorials erected at the end of the First World War many of which have fallen to disrepair. The project will also see schools across the county encourage children to...
Proposals to save more than £1.2 million next year from the way the County Council manages waste and recycling have been put forward for consultation this week.
The potential savings are part of a wider plan to reduce the council’s budget by over £100m over the next three years to meet the latest Government spending targets. In addition to renegotiating and re-tendering existing waste management contracts , a series of measures are being proposed for 2014/15. These include:
A reduction in the opening hours at Household Waste Recycling Centres by one hour in the morning and...
The Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital has taken a tip from a top High Street food shop to make it easier for patients to give their views on the Accident and Emergency Department.
The A and E department is taking part in a national initiative called the Friends and Family Test, which asks patients the simple question of how likely they would be to recommend the service to theirfriends and family.
Patients coming to A and E are being handed a coloured token when they check in with reception. Theyare then asked to post the token one of five slot boxes to indicate how likely...
