The Atass Group were crowned 2013 champions of the Exeter Business Games at the final event of the competition at Exeter Quayside on Friday 21 June.
Having won five events out of seven and with a 20 point lead over defending champions South West Water; Atass were in a very strong position going into the final.
Although Tozers Solicitors were the winners of the River Activities on Friday, Atass’s significant lead ensured their overall victory.
Speaking about his team’s win, Dr Stephen Buckley of Atass Sports said: “The Business Games has been huge fun to take part in...
Not long to go before you can register for Recharge and Achieve More Day on Friday 19 July and we have already been receiving emails, tweets and likes about it!
We are happy to hear from you that it is something you want and value.
Lucy's own story of her struggle to success has been an incredible journey.
She had a successful career in a job she absolutely loved with promotion after promotion. She was at the peak of her career when she received some terrible news. She couldn’t have children.
She was devastated; she had always assumed that it wouldn’t be a...
Grassroots cricket team, Stoke Hill Junior School, are asking for their local community to vote for them to win the prize of a lifetime, the chance to attend a training session with England cricket legends.
Forty grassroots cricket teams all over the UK are competing to win the dream prize, which is part of the grassroots cricket campaign launched by premium home appliance brand AEG.
Stoke Hill Junior School has already won AEG’s Ultimate Kit and Laundry Package, which includes 11 bespoke Canterbury Cricket Kits and a top-of-the-range AEG washing machine in time for the...
Tiverton and Honiton MP Neil Parish has secured a Westminster Hall debate in Parliament to discuss the scientific models used to measure the Carbon Footprint of the beef cattle and livestock sector as well as the environmental benefits of livestock farming.
The hour and a half debate is taking place on Wednesday 26 June in Westminster Hall and follows on from a four month inquiry coordinated by Neil Parish as chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Beef & Lamb.
Specifically, the inquiry examined issues around the carbon footprint of our farming systems and the...
The V&A presents David Bowie is happening now , a nationwide cinema event screened live from David Bowie is as the finale to the enormously successful exhibition.
This unique event will be your last opportunity to experience the V&A’s exhibition in the UK before it goes on international tour and is being screened at the Exeter Picuturehouse on Tuesday 13 August at 7pm.
David Bowie is happening now will be introduced by exhibition curators Victoria Broackes and Geoffrey Marsh. It will feature special guests offering an insight into the stories behind some of the 300...
Why not take advantage of a long summer evening by attending an imaginative writing workshop at A la Ronde?
The workshop, held from 5.30pm to 8.30pm on Thursday 4 July, is led by short story writer, Meredith Miller.
Fiction and fiction and non-fiction prose is the focus and Meredith hopes to use the unique history of the property as a starting point to inspire writers of all levels to develop their voice and use their imagination. To get those literary and creative thought processes flowing there will be a pre-workshop guided tour of the house at 4pm.
A new treatment is being offered at the Nuffield Health Exeter Hospital to help people who suffer from an overactive bladder.
Needing to go to the toilet too often is a problem for up to 20% of the population, and many people find it hard to talk to their GP about it. A radical new treatment – the percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation – now gives patient a new, easier option.
Consultant Urologist Mark Stott said: “This can be real problem for people. There are tablets and life style changes that people can make if they are suffering with an overactive bladder or feel real...
A cowboy builder from Newton Abbot has pleaded guilty to unfair trading and fraud offences following an investigation by Devon and Somerset Trading Standards Service.
Exeter Crown Court heard today how Jonathon Mills of Heathfield Newton Abbot (6 May 1967) cheated an elderly Devon resident out of nearly £120k by overcharging her for various building works at her property, including some work which was also unnecessary.
Devon County Council launched the investigation, supported by Devon and Cornwall Police and the Regional Trading Standards Scambuster Team, following...
Wild bird populations are generally thought to benefit from being given additional food in winter, but our understanding of the effects of such food provision is incomplete. The results of a new study, carried out by researchers at the University of Exeter and the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO), has found that feeding wild blue tits in winter resulted in less successful breeding during the following spring.
The research, just published in Scientific Reports, revealed that woodland blue tits that were provided with fat balls as a supplementary food during the winter months went...
Paignton Zoo’s Great Gorillas Project is well under way. And for two local artists, the rivalry is personal.
Husband and wife artists Deborah Treliving and Malcolm Law are going head-to-head. Malcolm is creating Cool Ice Cream Bananas Gorilla for the Princesshay Shopping Centre in Exeter, while Deborah is painting Hippocampus Guttulatus Gorilla on behalf of Cavanna Homes.
The Great Gorillas Project is celebrating the 90th birthday of the region’s largest and best-known zoo, Paignton Zoo Environmental Park, which is a registered charity.
