A trader who travelled the country offering to clean householder’s carpets, including that of a vulnerable dementia sufferer, for rock-bottom prices before hiking his charges by up to 5,400 per cent has plead guilty to seven offences.
On 18th November, 2015 at Exeter Magistrates Court, just before a three day trial was scheduled to start, Mark Dudley of Humber Road, Ferndown, changed his pleas to guilty on four offences under the Fraud Act and three offences under the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations.
All the offences related to either dishonestly failing...
Researchers at University of Exeter have developed a new test to help diagnoses diabetes, which they say will lead to more effective diagnosis and patient care.
Research published in the journal Diabetes Care, shows how a genetic test can help doctors to differentiate between type 1 and type 2 diabetes in young adults.
With rising obesity levels it is sometimes difficult for doctors to distinguish between type 1 diabetes, which requires treatment with insulin injections and type 2 diabetes, which can be controlled through diet and weight loss. The Exeter team has devised a...
Where did Christmas come from and how have people celebrated it through the ages? Come along to our fun-packed Christmas workshop in the Pearson Education Centre to find out! From Christmas trees to carol-singing, discover where these Christmas traditions came from. Experience a Medieval and Victorian Christmas and make your own Christmas crafts to take home with you. Suitable for ages 6-12. £6 per child.
A budding student researcher is among the first from Exeter to secure a prestigious undergraduate placement at the pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly and Company.
Adam Harris, a BSc Medical Sciences student from the University of Exeter Medical School, has obtained a one year industrial placement at Eli Lilly’s UK base in Surrey.
Medical Sciences is a full-time undergraduate programme that incorporates an optional research placement year for students to get practical experience within a professional working environment. The programme is developed in consultation with industry...
Residents in Exminster are getting ready for Exminster Pre-school’s famous Santa Tour and Christmas Bazaar!
On Friday 4th December, Santa will tour the village in style, starting at the Stowey Arms at 4.30pm, stopping at Coffee on the Corner for mulled wine and mince pies at 5pm, then on to the Royal Oak for the grand finale.
This will be followed by the Christmas Bazaar on Saturday 5th December, from 2-4pm at Victory Hall in Exminster. Children will have the chance to visit Santa in his Grotto, make Christmas crafts and take part in festive games. There will also be a...
A public exhibition at Exeter’s Guildhall will show progress on plans to deliver a new sustainable Leisure Centre to replace Pyramids in the heart of the city.
Exeter Active, the City Council’s leisure centre project, is taking shape, and initial designs for the complex will go on display at the Guildhall at the end of this month (November).
The project will see the current bus and coach park at Paris Street redeveloped to deliver two swimming pools, fitness suite, health spa, exercise studios, café and crèche contained within the UK’s first ultra-sustainable “Passivhaus”...
The Exeter PA Network enjoyed a cheeky Monday night wine tasting in Circa 1924’s ‘Bootleg Bar’, hosted by James Leach from Charles Steevenson Wines. Members of the networking group were taken through a selection from the restaurants’ wine list, carefully chosen to complement the steak and seafood menu. Taste buds were tested with sweet, acidic and tannin flavours, teamed up with some tasty canapés.
Kim Glover, Assistant to Managing Partner at Michelmores and head of the Exeter PA Network, says: “It was great to hear more about the different types of grapes and to gain an...
DCET Training, formally known as Devon & Cornwall Electrical Training and based in Exeter, celebrates its 20th birthday this week and heads into its 21st year with a record Apprentice intake for the 2015/2016 academic year, as well as expansion into Bristol.
DCET Training has become the leading specialist in electrical training and prides itself on delivering high quality training and Apprenticeships for the electrical industry, as well as offering bespoke courses tailored to a company’s individual needs.
A result of merging with Focus Training in 2013 there has been an...
Some of the South West’s most exciting physicists are coming to the University of Exeter on Saturday 21 November to talk planets, astronomy, wind, rain and light for the Festival of Physics.
Ran by the South West regional branch of the Institute of Physics (IOP), the day will include a whole host of talks and activities ran by world-class physicists on topics including space and astronomy, climate change and meteorology. The Festival of Physics is free of charge to attend and is open to all individuals. To celebrate the International Year of Light, the festival will provide a...
This Saturday, 21st November, there will be a rare chance to spend an informal afternoon with Mike Westbrook, musician and Britain’s foremost avant garde jazz composer.
Mike has been composing, performing and directing internationally for many years. He has produced more than 40 albums, and written for television, theatre and a huge range of other projects, many with his wife, singer, songwriter and artist, Kate Westbrook.
At this event, presented by the Devonshire Association Music Section, Mike, with Kate, will be talking about his work, using recordings with films and...
