Exeter’s Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery (RAMM) has reached the finals of the Alzheimer’s Society’s Dementia-Friendly Awards 2016.
The museum is one of three finalists in the Dementia Partnership of the Year in recognition of its work with Devon Partnership NHS Trust’s Franklyn Hospital.
The partnership has raised staff awareness and skill levels and generated new museum activities for people living with dementia.
The museum now offers dementia-friendly tours, behind-the-scenes visits to handle museum objects, and art activities for people with...
Exeter accountants and financial planners Old Mill has been shortlisted for one of the accountancy industry’s most prestigious awards thanks to its innovative attitude to rewarding staff.
Old Mill has been shortlisted for ‘Most Innovative Practice’ at the British Accountancy Awards for adopting a process which allows staff who perform well to acquire equity, no matter their grade or status, as Managing Director Ian Carlson, explains.
“We have abandoned the traditional partnership model in favour of a true meritocracy that allows everyone to share in the success they help to...
Seventeen-year-old Yasmin Nelmes has been named Devon’s Satellite Club Participant of the Year in recognition of her outstanding commitment to taking part in community sport.
The award ceremony will take place on 8th Sept at Exmouth Community College sports hall, where Yasmin will be presented with her award by a representative from the national Sport England team.
Satellite clubs – a National Lottery funded Sport England initiative – are extensions of community sports clubs, which use different venues such as a secondary schools or colleges to offer a range of sports to...
The South West Heritage Trust has received a new Excellence Award for its pioneering work in transforming archive services in Devon.
The Archives and Records Association, the lead professional body for archivists, conservators and records managers in the United Kingdom and Ireland, is making the Excellence Awards for the first time. The South West Heritage Trust has received the award for Record-Keeping Service of the Year.
The Trust was nominated by the Friends of Devon’s Archives for work done at the Devon Archives and Local Studies Service since the creation of the Trust...
An expert on the psychology of political crisis is to receive this year’s Presidents’ Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychological Knowledge from the British Psychological Society.
The winner is Professor Alex Haslam, Professor of Psychology at the University of Exeter and Professor of Psychology and Australian Laureate Fellow in the School of Psychology at the University of Queensland .
Working with Professor Michelle Ryan at Exeter, Professor Haslam developed the concept of the ‘glass cliff’ – the tendency for women to be promoted to high-level jobs at times of...
A ground-breaking project to eliminate a deadly virus in Devon has received a national award.
Addaction’s hepatitis C work has received national recognition by The Communique Awards, which look for initiatives that lead to real improvements in healthcare locally and internationally.
Addaction is the lead partner in the local drug and alcohol partnership RISE Recovery. With The Hepatitis C Trust, Addaction formed the project to bust the myths, misconceptions and stigma surrounding hepatitis C and encourage people at risk through injecting drugs to be tested and consider...
A University of Exeter lecturer has been honoured with a medal and prize for his outstanding contribution to experimental Physics.
Dr Jacopo Bertolotti, of the University’s department of Physics and Astronomy, has been awarded the Moseley Medal and Prize for 2016 by the Institute of Physics (IOP), after judges decided that his work has made a substantial contribution to the development of physics in the UK and Ireland.
A fellow academic nominated Dr Bertolotti for the prestigious award, presented to early career physicists. The honour, which comprises a medal, a certificate...
South West Estate Agents Helmores, based in Crediton, have secured four new awards from Property Sharing Experts, the South West and London’s largest Estate Agency and homes directory.
Over 300 people attended the PSE Gala Awards Dinner at Woodbury Park, Exeter, compered by Alan Dedicoat – best known as the “voice of the balls” on the BBC’s national lottery programme.
Helmores were delighted to have won Silver in Expert Branch Sales, Silver in Expert Branch Lettings, Gold in Charity by an Office and Gold in Agent of the Year, Devon.
Darren Westlake and Luke Lang, co-founders of Exeter-based CrowdCube received an award at the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year London & South awards held last night (28 June).
Darren and Luke were recognised for their contribution to the entrepreneurial community.
CrowdCube is the world’s first investment crowdfunding platform, pioneering new ways for entrepreneurs to access alternative routes to finance and source investors for their business propositions.
According to the judges, they are “enabling the next generation of entrepreneurs” and contribute to the UK...
Site managers working for local housebuilder Barratt Developments, which includes Barratt Homes and David Wilson Homes, have scooped two prestigious awards in a national competition to find the best-run building sites in Britain.
Bob Maund who works for Barratt Homes in Fremington and Jason Dugdale who works on site for David Wilson Homes in Exeter gained official recognition for the excellence of which they run their developments with a Pride in the Job Quality Award.
In Fremington, Bob is overseeing work at Riverside Park, a development of two, three and four bedroom...
