Law firm boosts its real estate credentials in SW with new senior associate appointment

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 12/29/2022 - 11:00pm

Law firm Browne Jacobson has strengthened its real estate offering in the South-West with the appointment of senior associate Anna Clifford into its Exeter office.

Anna who came from law firm TLT, previously worked at Browne Jacobson for seven years, having joined the firm as a trainee. Anna specialises in acting for many regional and national housebuilders in relation to the acquisition and disposal of greenfield and brownfield land for development including site assembly, collaboration agreements, ancillary easements and covenants, statutory agreements and transfer of land to...

Devon's NHS under extreme pressure

Local people urged to choose the right service for their needs Devon’s acute hospitals and ambulance service are extremely busy, with people waiting a very long time in emergency departments to be seen and treated.

The local NHS, including South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust, is appealing for people to choose the most appropriate service for their needs – to ensure people who need life-threatening and critical care can be treated as quickly as possible.

Speaking on behalf of Devon’s acute hospitals, Prof Mark Hamilton, Medical Director at University Hospitals...

Top National Parks in the US for Your Next Family Holiday Trip

Authored by Val Watson
Posted: Thu, 12/29/2022 - 9:24pm

Feeling the burnout from the chaos of the city? Nothing sounds more grounding than turning off the devices and heading on a family trip to a US national park. The US boasts holiday requires some preparation, with 58 gorgeous gardens to consider. Here are the top national parks to include in your upcoming or future holidays in America . Choose one or try them all!

Grand Canyon

Most of the six million tourists visiting the Grand Canyon each year go to the main viewpoint. But there are still 4926 km2 of breathtakingly beautiful land to discover in the national park....

Former football manager with motor neurone disease appeals for others to take part in research

A dentist and former football manager whose life has changed dramatically since his ALS diagnosis has appealed with others who have the disease to join him in a new brain imaging study to help the race to find new treatments.

The University of Exeter’s world-leading Neurodegeneration Imaging Group, led by Professor Marios Politis, is appealing for people who have ALS (also known as motor neurone disease) to get in touch, and take part in a year-long study.

ALS, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the...

Architecture: specificity of species and peculiarities of artistic language

Authored by Simon Wells
Posted: Thu, 12/29/2022 - 5:07am

By the way of the formation of images architecture belongs to the non-imaginative (tectonic) types of art that use signs that do not allow recognition of any real objects, phenomena or actions in the images and appeal directly to the associative mechanisms of perception. The aesthetic evaluation of a work of architecture is determined by the notion of its ability to serve its functional purpose.

Architecture refers to the spatial (plastic) types of art, works of which:

  • exist in space without changing and evolving in time
  • are of an object nature;
  • ...

Help for home-buyers podcast series launched by UK’s largest housebuilder

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 12/28/2022 - 10:04pm

Home buyers wanting to navigate the property market can access free expert suggestions and guidance in a new podcast series hosted by Barratt Homes and David Wilson Homes.

The series is being launched in the run-up to one of the busiest times of year for new build home enquiries – between Christmas to New Year. The ‘New Home Buyers’ podcast tackles a different subject in each edition, including mortgage matters , overcoming the challenges of first-time buying , and the costs of moving house and running a new home . Experts interviewed include professionals in the house-buying...

FIve New Year’s career resolutions you should be setting in 2023

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 12/28/2022 - 9:48pm

ive New Year’s career resolutions you should be setting in 2023

With the new year fast approaching, many people are already starting to plan their new year’s resolutions and thinking of ways to better themselves – from adopting a healthier lifestyle, to quitting bad habits. However, as well as setting personal resolutions for the year ahead, it’s also worth considering professional resolutions that could help you in your career path.

Whether you’re considering a complete career change in 2023, or simply wanting to progress within your current role, setting professional...

Post-Christmas appeal from the South Western Ambulance Service

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 12/28/2022 - 9:41pm

The South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) is urgently appealing to the public to think carefully before dialling 999 due to the extreme demand it is currently facing following the four-day Christmas break.

At 11:30 on Wednesday 28 December there were 482 patients waiting for ambulances across the South West, with 106 patients awaiting handover at hospitals across the South West.

And SWASFT has today (Wednesday) declared a Critical Incident because the extreme pressures it is experiencing are affecting its ability to respond to patients.

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Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells Live In Concert - The 50th Anniversary Celebration

Event Date: 
11/02/2023 - 7:00pm
Venue: 
Exeter Great Hall

To celebrate next year’s 50th anniversary of Mike Oldfield’s Tubular Bells, the multi-million-selling and multi-award-winning album will be performed live in concert for a celebratory UK tour.

Part of the fabric of popular culture, Tubular Bells is world-renowned as one of the most celebrated examples of music in film for its soundtracking of horror classic The Exorcist. Its legacy was cemented with Oldfield’s performance of the album’s main theme at the iconic London 2012 Olympics Opening Ceremony, one of the rare performances of the project he has given.

Tubular Bells...

Pete Tong Ibiza Classics

Event Date: 
28/08/2023 - 6:00pm
Venue: 
Powderham Castle, Kenton

Pioneering dance music DJ, broadcaster and presenter, Pete Tong, brings his globally acclaimed Ibiza Classics show to Exeter's Powderham Castle on Bank Holiday Monday 28 August 2023.

Featuring the 65-piece The Essential Orchestra, which is produced, arranged & conducted by Jules Buckley, (alongside a host of guest DJs and singers), the evening will bring the worlds of classical and club together, with stunningly reimagined versions of classic house tracks including ‘Rhythm Is A Dancer', ‘Café Del Mar', ‘Insomnia', ‘You Got The Love', ‘Free' and many more.

For one...

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