Financial experts Old Mill has enhanced its later life offering with a new professionally accredited advice service for vulnerable clients.
Andy Page, one of Old Mill’s expert later life team has become one of just a handful of financial planners in the UK to achieve the STEP Advanced Certificate in Advising Vulnerable Clients.
Awarded by STEP - the global body for professionals that help families plan for their futures - it is one of the most in depth programmes for professionals advising those with issues of mental and physical capacity, covering the legislative,...
A new project is supporting businesses in Devon to employ people with disabilities.
“Ability not disability” has been co-designed by Learn Devon and Devon County Council’s Adult Social Care, and Employment, Economy and Skills teams working together with people with disabilities to improve employment opportunities within the county.
The innovative programme is one of 13 projects in the county to receive a share of UK Community Renewal Funding .
Devon County Council is managing the UK Community Renewal Fund in the county, having made a successful bid on behalf of...
A major new study will show how widening inequalities in education and employment caused by the COVID-19 pandemic will impact children’s life prospects.
Experts hope their work – which includes a comparison of the life chances for today’s young people with those who started jobs during the 2008 recession - will help UK governments and policymakers to develop long term recovery plans to improve outcomes for all children.
The study, funded by the Nuffield Foundation, is led by Professor Lee Elliot Major, from the University of Exeter and Professor Stephen Machin and Andrew...
A series of upgrades are being made to the superfast broadband network on Dartmoor and Exmoor.
Internet service provider Airband completed its network in the two National Parks, on behalf of Connecting Devon and Somerset (CDS), over three years ago.
This network provides access to superfast broadband (speeds of up to 30Mbps) to around 7,000 homes and businesses, making it possible for customers to download a film in under three minutes.
Airband has now commissioned a number of new upgrades to ensure that customers on the moors continue to get the best possible...
Are you on the search for a new horticultural wholesaler? The internet makes it easy to find the wholesalers you need to run your business. Whether you run a garden centre or you own a farm, you are going to need professional horticulture supplies to achieve the best results with your plants or crops.
But, with so many horticultural wholesalers out there, it can be difficult to know the best one to choose. Here are five things you should look for in a company to make sure you select the right one.
Being lost and stuck in life is an awful place to be. When you feel like nothing goes well, it feels like you’re literally just running around a circle. No matter what you do or say, nothing seems to change for your good. If you’re not paying attention to your mental health, the feelings of fear, guilt, and shame could amplify, making you more stuck than you already are.
So, instead of doing nothing and letting the last piece of motivation disappear, let’s explore the following ways to reinvent yourself. When life gives you lemons, learn to juggle.
Software development company Rocketmakers have been crowned champions of the South West’s first region-wide corporate esports festival.
The Bath-based firm pipped 15 other organisations from across the South West to the top spot in a Rocket League tournament, with the Exeter Chiefs rugby team and the Met Office among those taking part.
The festival was supported by ultrafast broadband provider Jurassic Fibre, technology strategy and IT experts Timewade, software engineering firm Rowe, tech marketing agency Astley Media and fan engagement platform Filmily.
Receiving fantastic 5 star reviews in the West End, Gary Barlow and Tim Firth’s award-winning musical comedy Calendar Girls is coming to the Northcott Theatre, Exeter, 11-16 April 2022, brought to you by Exeter Little Theatre Company (ELTC).
An Exeter based amateur company, ELTC have been entertaining audiences with Musicals, plays, comedies and annual Pantomimes since 1954, however, the Covid 19 pandemic has meant as with so many theatrical companies, they have been unable to put on a production for the last two years. Calendar Girls will mark a high profile return to the...
Receiving fantastic 5 star reviews in the West End, Gary Barlow and Tim Firth’s award-winning musical comedy Calendar Girls is coming to the Northcott Theatre, Exeter, 11-16 April 2022, brought to you by Exeter Little Theatre Company (ELTC).
An Exeter based amateur company, ELTC have been entertaining audiences with Musicals, plays, comedies and annual Pantomimes since 1954, however, the Covid 19 pandemic has meant as with so many theatrical companies, they have been unable to put on a production for the last two years. Calendar Girls will mark a high profile return to the...
Three events aimed at advising farming families on handing down an agricultural business to the next generation are being planned in the South West.
National law firm Clarke Willmott in partnership with Lloyds Bank, chartered accountants Albert Goodman and chartered surveyors Greenslade Taylor Hunt, will hold the events in Bridgwater, Exeter and Wincanton in February and March.
The in-person events, called Farming into the Future, will cover everything family farmers need to know about succession planning with a panel of expert advisers.
