A brave group from leading South West law firm Stephens Scown pushed themselves over the edge today in a Halloween-themed abseil raising funds for Age UK Exeter.
Six lawyers from the firm’s Young Marketing Group (YMG) took part in the hair-raising 80ft abseil off the edge of Princesshay’s NCP car park, raising over £750 in the process.
In costumes ranging from witches to Harry Potter and Batwoman, the terrifying lawyers were part of more than 50 participants from businesses around the city.
Age UK Exeter works to support elderly people across the city and is the...
The Exeter Daily has teamed up once more with Exeter Round Table to offer you the chance of winning a family ticket to this year’s Charity Fireworks Extravaganza.
How to enter:
All you have to do for the chance of winning is to email your name, email address and a contact telephone number to ted@thedailyuk.com - make sure you enter "Round Table Fireworks Competition" in the subject line!
One winner will be chosen at random at 4.30pm on Monday 2 November 2015 and notified by email.
An East Devon builder has been ordered to pay £20,120 in fines and costs for committing six listed building offences and one offence of failing to comply with an enforcement notice.
At a sentence hearing, which took place on Wednesday 28 October, at Exeter Magistrates Court, Barry Anthony Wright (who was represented legally) pleaded guilty to a total of seven criminal charges brought against him by East Devon District Council.
Six of the charges relate to unauthorised works (contrary to sections 9(1) and 9(2) of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act...
Exeter-based chartered surveyor and property consultancy Sanderson Weatherall has launched a new integrated asset advisory service for businesses following the appointment of a debt and working capital management specialist.
Chris Brooke has been appointed associate partner within the asset based lending (ABL) valuation and advisory department. He joins Christian Humphreys, partner, and Lee Joyce, associate partner, in delivering their specialist ABL service to financial lenders, insolvency practitioners, corporate recovery specialists and private equity houses operating within a...
An Exeter business which provides specialist employment for people with disabilities has been officially opened by Devon County Council leader John Hart who said he was pleased to see the workers all flourishing.
The Devon Disability Collective (DDC) was set up after PLUSS announced the impending closure of its factory at Marsh Barton.
Devon County Council owns the building and agreed to waive the £150,000 rent for the first year and loan the collective £125,000 over five years to help its set-up costs and cash flow.
An Arts Council Grant has enabled Exeter’s Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery (RAMM) to investigate its Pacific collections, including the Melanesian human remains.
These collections form part of RAMM’s World cultures collection, recognised by Arts Council England's Designation Scheme as a pre-eminent collection of national and international importance.
Researcher Kirstin Leith explains: “During the 1930s RAMM acquired three over-modelled Melanesian human skulls. The acquisition was part of a wider collection frenzy in Melanesia during the early part of the...
The University of Exeter has cemented its position among the very best universities in the world for Life Sciences.
The subject now ranks 82nd in the prestigious Times Higher Education (THE) Life Sciences Rankings 2015-16, up from 99th last year – a climb of 17 places. Exeter ranked at number 15 in the UK, up two places from 17, in a year when the country topped the national tables for the first time.
The Life Sciences ranking assesses the top 100 Universities in the world in this field. They are analysed across 13 performance indicators in a wide range of activity,...
Celebrating 70 years in show business this year, the Hollywood legend and James Bond star chats with biographer Gareth Owen about his extraordinary life and career.
Featuring inside stories and exclusive anecdotes from an astonishing career that has included the hit TV series The Saint and The Persuaders, plus Hollywood blockbusters and, of course, seven iconic movies as the world’s most famous spy, 007.
There will also be a unique opportunity to put your own question, live, to Sir Roger at the end of the show.
A successful graduate placement year with Barratt Homes in Exeter provided firm foundations for Alex Hugo’s career with the national housebuilder.
As a student Alex shone in his year with the housebuilder gaining experience in everything from land to sales and marketing.
He impressed the directors so much he was awarded a bursary for his final year of business studies and joined the team in Exeter after graduation as a trainee land manager.
Alex has climbed the career ladder and at just 30 years old he has just been appointed development director for the division...
