A Devon firm of solicitors is backing the prestigious South West Chef of the Year competition 2013.
South Devon law Firm WBW Solicitors, with offices in Torquay, will be sponsoring the award for Best Use of Local Produce in the significant annual event, which celebrates its 10th anniversary this year.
Staged by Michael Caines MBE and Taste of the West, it is a key event in the culinary calendar recognising the best cooking talent in the Westcountry and is judged by some of the finest chefs in the restaurant world.
Steve Bullman, managing partner at WBW Solicitors...
Mama Stone's are delighted to announce the Second "Joss Stone presents" live from Mama Stone's featuring the fabulous Beverley Knight MBE.
Beverly is one of the UK 's most celebrated soul divas having collected a mountain of awards and nominations during her glittering career.
Most recently celebrated for singing at the opening ceremony for the Paraolympics. Beverly will be singing with our very own queen of soul Joss Stone - two vical powerhouses in an intimate setting.
The very nature of today’s economic climate, partially fuelled by a downturn in the property market, means primarily that fewer mortgages are being arranged and therefore fewer transactions being completed. Confidence in the system is the main issue and this very negative and ‘computer says no’ outlook also contributes to fewer and fewer people looking for property – you may say in ever decreasing circles.
Northcott Beaton Insurance Brokers (along with DAS – Europe’s largest Legal Expenses Insurer) have developed an extremely simple and cost-effective remedy to the continuation of...
Over 50 villagers have come together to save their only local pub, the Red Lion, in Sidbury, East Devon. With the owners, Punch Taverns, having put the pub up for sale, the villagers have formed The Pub In The Village - Save The Red Lion Campaign Group to seek to retain the pub in the heart of the village.
Join the Campaign at ThePubInTheVillage@gmail.com .
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The population of rare pearl-bordered butterfly in Ashclyst Forest, on the Killerton estate near Exeter, has bucked a national trend by increasing in numbers. This encouraging news follows the recent State of Nature Report commissioned by the RSPB and other wildlife organisations revealing a worrying statistic that countryside butterflies within UK woodlands have declined by 43% since 1990.
Despite a particularly challenging year for the Devon countryside, recent wildlife surveys carried out by National Trust at Killerton are demonstrating that things are looking up for the rare...
The Law Society of England and Wales has produced a practice note to help solicitors protect clients from flood risk, increasingly a concern for those owning or occupying property and those looking to buy property in flood prone areas.
The Environment Agency estimates that one in six homes in England are at risk from flooding with land increasingly at risk from different types of flooding.
The Law Society practice note provides solicitors with information to help clients understand their flood risk and identify searches, reports and investigations that may be needed to...
Devon Active Communities is set to help more local people get into sport thanks to £250,000 of National Lottery funding from Sport England’s Community Sport Activation Fund.
Leading Devon law firm Kitsons has announced the promotion of four employees to Associate status.
The new Associates are Charlie Siegle, a Solicitor, and Stephen Craig, a Probate Manager, both in the firm’s Private Client Team, Jayme Nicholson, a Solicitor in the Employment Team and Jo Davies, a Licensed Conveyancer. The promotions take the firm’s total number of Associates to seven.
Charlie Siegle has specific responsibility for advising on disputes or problems involving wills, probate and estates. He deals with a broad range of cases ranging from will validity claims,...
David Turner, former Partner and Head of Dispute Resolution at Foot Anstey joins Legal 500 firm Kitsons as Partner in Kitsons’ Exeter Litigation Team.
Also a former Partner at Bond Pearce, David has vast experience and is an extremely well-regarded individual in the city.
David will specialise in dispute resolution and commercial litigation with a core focus on dealing with issues and disputes in relation to financial services, insurance coverage and mis-selling claims.
David’s knowledge of regulation in financial services will be of particular help to IFA’s....
Charity-run cookery classes which have helped novices in Devon to fend for themselves in the kitchen, will be running again this June.
The Hospiscare Catering Team at Dryden Road Exeter began the series of courses in September last year and have taught people, many who have never had to cook for themselves, basic culinary skills.
The courses are for anyone who has found themselves alone following a bereavement or are looking after a poorly partner and doesn’t have the first idea how to prepare and cook a basic meal.
80-year-old Eric Smith from Honiton completed the...
