University of Exeter law students have been awarded the prize for Best New Student Pro Bono Activity by the Attorney General Dominic Grieve QC MP for its legal helpdesk that provides assistance to court users.
The Community Legal Helpdesk is run by Law students who are supervised by a qualified lawyer, providing free information and guidance to members of the public involved in legal disputes. Family, small claims housing and employment problems are the most common queries.
The announcement was made at the annual Law Works and Attorney General Student Awards 2013, on 25...
Exeter City Football Club Fans only have until Saturday 6 April to take advantage of the fantastic Super Saver prices on Season Tickets for the 2013/14 campaign.
Paul Tisdale says "I would urge supporters to make the most of these Super Saver prices while they can – they represent excellent value."
City are hosting Dagenham & Redbridge on Saturday – if you're able to beat the rush by buying before, then please do so. A separate queue will be in operation in Reception before kick-off for Season Tickets, as well as a drop-off service. Reception will also be open after the...
Exeter Racecourse’s most glamorous night of the year on 7 May looks set to be buzzing, with hundreds of people expected to take advantage of its 25% off all tickets offer.
That means that everyone who pre-books their tickets by midnight 3 May will enjoy six races, live music after the racing with Joey and The Lips and the chance to enter the fashions awards, with great prizes up for grabs courtesy of Bovey Castle, for just £11.25.
Racegoers can make it really a special evening by dining in style in the Desert Orchid Restaurant. For group bookings of ten or more, Grandstand...
Today at Exeter Crown Court, Junior Bradshaw aged 32 years and Kevin Liverpool, aged 35 years, both from Manchester, were found guilty of conspiracy to rob and murder Joss Stone.
Kevin Liverpool has been sentenced to life imprisonment and will serve a minimum of 10 years and 8 months.
The sentencing of Junior Bradshaw has been adjourned until a later date.
Following the conviction and sentencing, Superintendent Steve Parker the Senior Investigating Officer said:
"This has been a long and difficult investigation. While on the face of it the circumstances...
Following the official opening, which took place last weekend, award-winning house builder Redrow is delighted to declare its new Exeter development, The Harrington’s, now open.
Attendees to the event decorated Easter cupcakes in the kitchen of one of the showhomes with Bridget of The Cupcake Lady and were served refreshments by local business owner Matthew Whittaker with his BikeCaffe Quad.
The Harrington’s is located in a beautiful part of the country on Harrington Lane, Exeter. The homes have been designed for the dynamics of family life and in phase one are priced...
The first phase of a £7m development of Exeter's landmark former city hospital was officially launched during a series of exclusive preview events of Dean Clarke Lofts, Exeter’s newest and most exclusive accommodation for students and professionals-in-training.
Held over two days, guests were invited to a sneak-preview of the two recently completed show apartments with attendees then enjoying hospitality at Southernhay House or at the Magdalen Chapter Hotel.
Mark Edworthy, managing director of Dean Clarke Estate Ltd, comments: “We are really pleased to have officially...
Exeter Forum has been selected as a finalist in the Project of the Year (between £10m - £50m) category for the 2013 Construction News Awards, to be held at the Grosvenor House Hotel, Park Lane, London on 11 July 2013.
A record number of entries were submitted for this year’s Construction News Awards. Finalists will now face Dragons' Den-style live interviews to members of the 53-strong jury of esteemed key clients, contractors, consultants, institutes and government departments including:
Yes Sir Boss's diverse up-tempo sound takes the rhythmic foundations of ska and funk, and injects them with bluesy guitar riffs, spaghetti-western tinged jazz horns and pop-infused vocal melodies to create an irresistibly catchy mix with more than enough bite to cater to fans of all genres.
On 15 April Yes Sir Boss release Mrs #1 featuring label owner Joss Stone, the band’s second single taken from debut album Desperation State.
Showcasing a more accessible pop sound, Mrs #1 combines spacious instrumentation with catchy horn melodies and a driving funk bass line, all of...
When Exeter CND arranged this public meeting, at which Bruce Kent will speak, we invited Devon's MPs to come and debate with him. Unfortunately none could make it so we asked the main local political parties to send representatives to the debate. After all, the three main parties all officially support Britain's nuclear weapons programme, i.e Trident or some variant.
Unlike the MPs none of the parties has responded, not even to refuse to debate with us. As suuport for Trident is now a minority viewpoint in the UK one might expect that those who consider the system to be...
Marsh Barton Security Services celebrates 30 years of trading next month and new owner Marcus Di-Vincenzo takes stock of how far security has actually come from when it was first required back in the middle ages.
Until the 1980s, the term Watchmen was more commonly applied to the function known as security, a usage dating back to at least 1233 when the Ordinance applied the need for such a service. This term was carried over to North America where it was interchangeable with night-watchman until both terms were replaced with the modern security-based titles. Security guards are...
