The National ‘Tea with an Architect’, (TWAA) scheme founded by Gabrielle Omar, member of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) and a former contestant on BBC1’s The Apprentice, comes to Exeter. TWAA seeks to give architects a ‘brand overhaul’ and the regular ‘tea sessions’ hope to integrate communities and address common misconceptions about the role of architects in a relaxed and friendly environment over a cup of tea and a slice of cake.
The RIBA and its members has backed Gabrielle Omar with the launch of this campaign and the first of a planned series of Exeter-based...
The 2011 finalist of The Apprentice , Susan Ma, will be talking to local residents about her business Tropic Skincare which she has developed in partnership with Lord Sugar. The skincare products her company sell are animal cruelty-free and vegan friendly and are rich in minerals, vitamins and antioxidants. It is designed to appeal to women of all ages.
The main concept of the talk is to let people know about the idea of ‘Social Selling’ and the opportunity to become an Ambassador for the brand. With flexibility in the work place at the...
Don’t miss the chance to get free impartial advice and ideas for your build project over a cup of tea and a slice of cake at the Magdalen Chapter Hotel in Exeter.
Meet RIBA architects who are offering complimentary design consultations as part of the National ‘Tea with an Architect’ scheme founded by Gabrielle Omar, RIBA architect and previous contestant on The Apprentice.
Gabrielle will join the architects and give a talk at 5.15pm on the profile of modern architecture as part of ‘Love Architecture’. Around 10 local architects are giving their time to offer help and advice...
In a recent blog I highlighted the constructive dismissal claim being brought by former Apprentice winner, Stella English. Miss English subsequently lost the case.
In particular, I highlighted the comments of the Employment Tribunal Judge in the judgment that “the case should never have been brought in the first place”. I thought that might spark Lord Sugar’s company into making an application for costs, a rare thing in the Employment Tribunal.
Sure enough, it has today been reported (here) that Miss English is being pursued for up to £35,000 in costs, according to sources...
Outspoken former Apprentice star Katie Hopkins has once again courted controversy by admitting that she won't let her children play with friends who she deems to be beneath them.
In an article in a national newspaper she says: "Call me controlling, call me ruthlessly aggressive. But I'm convinced one of the best things I can do for my children - India, eight, Poppy, seven, and Max, four - is to choose their friends for them."
Katie, who lives in Exeter, has in the past said that smokers should pay for their own medical treatment and that a female boss is a woman's worst...
Bicton College, Devon’s specialist land-based college, and The Dartington Hall Trust are to join forces to establish a new centre of educational excellence on the Dartington Hall estate.
‘Bicton College@Dartington’, a new and exciting partnership, will open up access to land-based education in Devon, strengthen the county’s reputation as a global leader in agricultural innovation and help to lay the foundations for a more sustainable farming future.
Alex Stevens, Senior Food and Farming Adviser, NFU in the South West commented "The NFU whole-...
James Baker from Cockwood, Exeter, has reached the final in a nationwide competition launched by Farmers Weekly to find the UK’s brightest farming talent.
He will be joining nine other hopefuls at a gruelling five-day Farmers Apprentice Bootcamp (22-26 October) in the hope of winning a £10,000 prize to kick-start a career in farming.
Throughout the week James and his competitors, all aged between 18 and 25, will be mentored and tested through a range of 21st century farming challenges – from putting together a watertight business plan and using cutting edge...
