Fi Hailstone is celebrating being named one of three finalists in the ‘Best contribution to a heritage project by a young person’ category of this year’s prestigious Historic England Angel Awards. Fi, 24, has lead on the ‘Bringing Killerton Park to life’ project for the National Trust in Devon. Under Fi’s leadership the project has seen the historic parkland at Killerton transform, with historic monuments no longer at risk and inspiring views opened up. The parkland is much more accessible and volunteers, staff and visitors at Killerton have been enthused by the stories that have...
Oakdown Touring and Holiday Caravan Park on the East Devon coast is celebrating reaching the top three in the ‘Holiday Park of the Year’ category of the Devon Tourism Awards.
The awards, which are now in their eighth year, celebrate the best of Devon Tourism.
And the announcement comes at the end of a very busy period for Oakdown, which this year has seen the introduction of shepherd’s huts and a brand new reception area and a redesigned café.
Alastair Franks, whose family have developed Oakdown since the 1970s, said: ‘To be recognised in these awards is such a...
Exeter businesses are celebrating double success in the National Santander Entrepreneurship Awards, after local businesses Bird Sunglasses and sustainable clothing company Sancho's Dress beat over 2000 entries to each come 2nd in the pre and post revenue categories respectively. The awards, which are one of the UK’s largest student and graduate business competitions, support and encourage university students and recent graduates to pursue their business ideas by rewarding the best with cash prizes, mentoring and start-up support. Since the awards were launched, Santander Universities has...
Five members of Brewin Dolphin’s South West team are celebrating after achieving significant exam success.
All Assistant Portfolio Managers, Chris Farmer and Joseph Noble both passed the second stage of their Chartered Wealth Management qualification and Alice Proctor and Joe Robson both passed the first module. Neil Johnson also achieved a pass in the Private Client Advice exam.
Chris Farmer’s success was particularly noteworthy as he was one of only five people in the country to achieve a merit and he was awarded the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment (CISI...
he long-awaited shortlist of finalists for the 2017 Food & Drink Devon Awards has been announced, following months of blind tasting, deliberation and judging. Entries from across the county included 250 products, 63 producers, 65 hospitality and 25 retail establishments, all judged by experts from the industry. The winners will be revealed at a prestigious ceremony at the stunning Deer Park Country House Hotel on Monday 9th October.
Commenting on the high standard of this year’s awards entries, Barbara King, Chair of Food & Drink Devon, says: “As an organisation we champion...
The team at Devon based Spiller & Tait are celebrating after their Organic Japanese Matcha Green Tea received top praise from the Guild of Fine Food with a 3 Star Gold Award in the 2017 Great Taste Awards, the equivalent of the UK’s Food Oscars for 2017 and a 1 Star Gold Award in the 2017 Great Taste Awards for their Signature Blend coffee.
Known mainly as an on-line coffee brand, Spiller & Tait expanded into tea in 2016 after co-founder Simon Spiller tried Matcha Tea for the first time in London. “I’d never heard of Matcha before and saw it on the menu at a swanky café. I...
Exeter School is delighted to announce an exciting development in its participation in the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme.
As of September, pupils will be able to carry out their Gold Award expedition by sea kayak.
Duke of Edinburgh Manager Mark Schramm said sea kayaking would provide an alternative to the usual walking expeditions.
"This will involve canoe and kayak training at Haven Banks, a practice expedition on the Devon or Cornwall coast and a qualifying expedition in the Isle of Skye area," he said.
"As part of the training, the participants will be...
Exeter-based media agency, Aquamarine Media has been awarded ‘Best Marketing’ at the 373 Business Awards.
The awards, which were held on the 13th July 2017 at the Deer Park Hotel, Honiton, had over 65 attendees, with 35 companies up for awards. Aquamarine Media were one of 10 winners after being shortlisted for three categories; Best Marketing, Best Professional Service, and Best Start-up.
The Bing accredited media agency has grown rapidly since establishing in 2015, becoming a member of the Google Elite business program, having a client growth of 78%, and expanding from a...
A conservation charity is offering local green fingered folk the chance to have their patches honoured as a ‘wildlife-friendly garden’.
Devon wildlife Trust is launching its Wildlife Gardening Awards to encourage Exeter people to help the city’s varied and precious wildlife. The scheme is free to enter and open to individuals, private gardeners, schools, housing associations, community groups and businesses based in Exeter. The charity plans to present Wildlife Gardening Award plaques to gardens which are able to achieve six nature friendly criteria from a list of 25 that it has...
At the 2017 Business Awards run by 373 Group, The Cricket Company were nominated in two categories - Best Retail and Best Customer Service.
Attending the Awards ceremony on Thursday, the team discovered they were named in the top three companies for Best Customer Service.
Owner Trevor Griffin said “I’m hugely proud of the team – customer service is at the heart of all we do and something we work really hard on, so to be named in top three companies is a great accolade.”
Later in the evening, TCC added to their achievement by being named as winners in the Best Retail...
