Rowan Dartington has today announced that Andrew Cresswell has joined the company as investment executive.
Andrew, a fellow of the Chartered Securities Institute and previously associate director at HSBC Private Bank, will be based in the wealth management firm’s Exeter offices.
"Andrew has extensive experience in advising private clients and in providing a profitable edge to their investments.” said Graham Coxell, executive chairman at Rowan Dartington. “We are very glad to have him on board and are certain that his experience will make a great contribution to the success...
A driver sustained life-threatening injuries following a single-vehicle collision on the A377 at Crediton on Saturday night (10 July).
Emergency services were called around 10.50pm after the silver Peugeot 206 Estate left the road near Hookway Cross and struck a granite post and trees.
The 41-year-old male driver from Crediton sustained serious head and chest injuries which were described as life-threatening.
He was taken to Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital and later transferred to Derriford Hospital in Plymouth where he remains in a serious condition.
Devon schools are celebrating success after being put forward to the finals of a national science competition.
KEVICC (King Edward VI Community College) in Totnes and Tavistock College were selected to go through to the National Science and Engineering Competition in March 2016 in Birmingham following this years Big Bang South West Fair at the University of Exeter.
Devon County Council supported the Enterprising Young Devon award category again this year which will see winning schools able to access funding for further enterprise activity delivered by the Education Business...
Private sector activity in the South West rose at the fastest pace for a year in June, according to the latest PMI® survey data.
That followed a slowdown in growth over the previous two months, and the latest expansion placed the South West among the fastest growing UK regions. That said, growth in total activity was partly accounted for by falling backlogs, as new business growth picked up only slightly during the month. Cost pressures remained historically weak, while jobs were created at a strong pace.
The seasonally adjusted Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking South West...
A celebration of over 300 years of service to children in Devon by 12 headteachers has been held by the county’s schools chiefs.
The leader of Devon County Council, John Hart, and the Cabinet Member for Schools, James McInnes, Chief Executive Phil Norrey and Head of Education and Learning, Sue Clarke, hosted the celebration for heads who left their schools during the current academic year after a lifetime of service.
Most were retiring but others were going on to work in other areas.
In all they have spent 324 years educating children across the county.
The recently launched Dartmoor Conservation Garden in Princetown is hosting a free talk and workshop Butterfly Conservation on Dartmoor on Friday 17 July between 12 – 3pm.
Jenny Plackett, from the ‘Two Moors Threatened Butterfly Project’ will talk about the work being done on a landscape scale across Dartmoor (and Exmoor), which aims to reverse the declines in three important UK threatened butterfly species: the Marsh Fritillary, High Brown Fritillary and Heath Fritillary.
Simon Phelps of ‘All the Moor Butterflies’ will then run a practical butterfly identification workshop...
Musical Programme - The Perks Ensemble (Oscar Perks, Elliott Perks and Reinoud Ford:
Mozart Divertimento for String Trio in E flat major K 563; Francaix String Trio (1933); Beethoven String Trio in C minor Op 9 No 3
Bridport: Francaix and Beethoven
Thursday 3 September 2015 7.30pm, St Stephen's, High Street (opposite Marks & Spencer), Exeter. Box Office: 01392 667080. Exeter Phoenix, Gandy Street, Exeter, Devon, EX4 3LS. Tickets: £15. Concessions for students and children. Town car parks - Interval drinks. Disabled access
A Devon car dealership has enjoyed a stunning re-design after its new owners adopted Nissan’s innovative and exciting 21st-century showroom concept.
Barnstaple Nissan, in Pottington Business Park, now boasts one of the region’s most cutting-edge car sales environments, with technology and creature comforts combined to enhance the overall customer experience.
The concept, which was developed in the UK for roll-out globally, replaces the traditional sales-focused showroom. It centres around a comfortable and stylish area where customers can enjoy a freshly brewed coffee while...
An Exeter School pupil got curious about Copper and won a national competition.
Middle Fifth pupil Mollie Tettenborn entered the Copper Education Competition, entitled Curious About Copper, and took first prize.
Fifteen-year-old Mollie designed a poster for the Electronics and Communication category which the judges felt was extremely well designed and presented.
They stated that the detailed scientific information on this poster showed a good understanding of the chemistry of copper. The poster also looked at interesting and contained relevant current and future...
The recently launched Dartmoor Conservation Garden in Princetown is hosting a free talk and workshop Butterfly Conservation on Dartmoor on Friday 17 July between 12 – 3pm.
Jenny Plackett, from the ‘Two Moors Threatened Butterfly Project’ will talk about the work being done on a landscape scale across Dartmoor (and Exmoor), which aims to reverse the declines in three important UK threatened butterfly species: the Marsh Fritillary, High Brown Fritillary and Heath Fritillary.
Simon Phelps of ‘All the Moor Butterflies’ will then run a practical butterfly identification workshop...
