Exeter Northcott has reached its stretch goal of gifting 750 tickets for family Christmas show Robin Hood to children, young people and carers in Devon through its Pay It Forward audience donation campaign.
The theatre had already achieved its initial end-of-year aim of giving away 500 tickets through the scheme to people who might not otherwise be able to experience the magic of theatre at Christmas in October.
In total, 1234 people donated £12,559 towards the Northcott’s Pay It Forward campaign this year.
The Northcott is gifting the 750 Pay It Forward tickets...
Devon County Council and John Lewis, Exeter, have teamed up in celebration of fostering and children in care.
The connection follows the recent launch of the much-heralded John Lewis 'Christmas' TV advert, viewed by millions and seen by many to mark the start of the Christmas count-down.
Often poignant, the John Lewis advert this year focuses on children in care and follows the preparations by a foster carer ahead of the young person's arrival.
Knowing that the young person is a keen skateboarder, foster carer dad spends previous weeks learning how to skateboard...
Award-winning Devon-based broadband company, Jurassic Fibre , has saved the day by stepping in to help light up Exmouth’s historic community tree, just in time for Christmas.
Exmouth’s community tree is at Exmouth’s Magnolia Centre in the pedestrian walkway, a popular shopping hotspot for tourists and locals alike. The tree is a traditional Norwegian spruce, measuring at over 40 ft tall, and has an 80-year history in the Magnolia Centre.
Grown at a plantation in Hemyock, and gifted to the town by King’s Garden Centre in Exmouth, the spruce has become a beloved landmark and...
Broadclyst Community Primary School (BCPS) has been awarded Outstanding status in all areas.
The school has held the status since 2008, under previous inspection regimes, and has now retained the award, in spite of a more rigorous, new Ofsted framework, in which approximately only 3% of schools nationally achieve the outstanding judgement. Moreover, the news follows the announcement that only 20% of previously outstanding schools have been able to retain the award since the current approach began.
The founding school of the Cornerstone Academy Trust, BCPS has a national and...
As a long-term member of Resolution which seeks to resolve family matters as constructively as possible, The Family Law Company is keen to raise awareness of Good Divorce Week.
The campaign was created to help limit conflict in divorce in the hope that separating couples are more likely to remain on amicable terms. This year Good Divorce Week runs from 28 November to 2 December and is themed Ending the Family Court Crisis.
Solicitor Nahanni Simcox from The Family Law Company explains “While some people might wonder how a divorce can ever be ‘good’, the fact is that by...
Exeter-based mortgage broker, The Mortgage Quarter has launched its annual Christmas charity gift appeal, which this year will support seven local charities.
Now in its fourth year, The Mortgage Quarter is widening its campaign this year and calling on local residents and businesses to donate brand-new women's and children's clothes and gifts as well as toys.
Working in partnership with CoLab Exeter, the donations will be split between seven Exeter-based charities supporting children, domestic abuse survivors, families in temporary accommodation and Ukrainian refugees....
Devon & Cornwall Police is supporting White Ribbon Day on 25 November (International Day Against Violence Against Women) and 16 Days of Activism against Gender Based Violence which starts on the same day and runs until 10 December (Human Rights Day, observed across the world).
In the coming days and weeks, you will see information both online and on posters, leaflets and even beermats about how you can find support if you are a victim of rape or serious sexual assault or of domestic abuse in any of its forms, and about the meaning of consent and the myths surrounding rape and...
Most of the time, medical professionals provide good or even exceptional care, and often in challenging circumstances. But sometimes the care you receive might fall below acceptable standards and leave you worse off than you might’ve been in, had mistakes not been made. If such an event happens to you, you may be able to make a medical negligence claim.
Such claims aren’t as rare as you might think. According to the NHS Resolution annual report , some 15,078 were made in the year ending 31st March 2022. Starting a claim yourself might seem intimidating, but having a better...
Small businesses in Exeter enjoyed a boost in the national spotlight on Saturday 22 November, when the Small Business Saturday roadshow pulled into town to support and celebrate the area’s small businesses as they face mounting challenges over the winter.
Marking ten years of the iconic campaign in the UK, Small Business Saturday’s Tour arrived in Exeter and visited local business owners and community leaders, livestreaming their stories on social media.
This included a visit to local zero waste shop Nourish Zero Waste , gift and jewellery shop Leaf Street and Powderkeg...
Acknowledging its commitment to its people and the planet, Exeter-based environmental consultancy Tyler Grange has achieved certification as a B-Corporation .
B-Corp recognises firms that are reinventing the world of work for good, and only businesses that meet the highest standards of verified social and environmental performance, public transparency, and legal accountability make the grade.
Tyler Grange achieved an impressive B-Corp Impact Assessment (BIA) score of 91.3 – placing it in top spot amongst all those certified firms working within the UK environmental...
