Prof Janice Kay, Provost of the University of Exeter, has accepted an invitation to join Pearson’s Expert Panel for its new WCQ (World Class Qualifications) group. Prof Kay is the only panel member to come from a UK university.
Pearson's World Class Qualifications programme is bringing together international assessment and education experts to develop qualifications that will support young people globally to meet the challenges of today and tomorrow; qualifications which are a recognised and respected passport to progression in today’s fast changing world, as well being engaging,...
Michelmores LLP has become a member of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), the UK's principal business lobbying organisation. The CBI represents organisations across all sectors, giving them a voice at a national and international level − to ensure business interests are kept at the heart of government policy.
The CBI regularly hosts conferences, events and meetings regionally and nationally, offering its members access to senior figures from business and government − as well as the opportunity to network with other CBI members.
Ricky Pellow says his young Exeter Chiefs side can expect “one hell of a night” when they take part in Friday’s Singha Premiership 7s Finals Night at the Twickenham Stoop.
For only the second time in the history of the competition, the Devon club booked their place – alongside defending champions Gloucester – in the capital showpiece when they advanced as one of two qualifiers in Group B last Thursday.
Although defeated by hosts Gloucester in their opening game of the night at Kingsholm, Pellow’s charges bounced back to record victories over Bath and London Irish to set-up...
To mark the start of Rugby World Cup 2015, our next B2B Business Breakfast on Friday 18th September will feature speakers Cath White of Exeter City Council and Hannah Ackford of Rokk Media, who have been instrumental in the planning and marketing of RWC in Exeter.
Their topic will be 'Rugby World Cup 2015 Exeter – The Goal beyond Rugby' and they will be discussing the event and the legacy it will leave with Exeter.
Tickets for the breakfast are £22 and include a Full English Breakfast, with fruit, tea, coffee and fresh orange juice also served.
To mark the start of Rugby World Cup 2015, our next B2B Business Breakfast on Friday 18th September will feature speakers Cath White of Exeter City Council and Hannah Ackford of Rokk Media, who have been instrumental in the planning and marketing of RWC in Exeter.
Their topic will be 'Rugby World Cup 2015 Exeter – The Goal beyond Rugby' and they will be discussing the event and the legacy it will leave with Exeter.
Tickets for the breakfast are £22 and include a Full English Breakfast, with fruit, tea, coffee and fresh orange juice also served.
Father and son, Thomas Johnson, 57, and Tommy Johnson, 29, of Birtley Road, Guildford in Surrey, have pleaded guilty at Exeter Crown Court to a series of offences under the Fraud Act 2006, following an investigation by Devon and Somerset Trading Standards Service.
The court heard that the Johnsons travelled down to the South West prepared to defraud local residents.
They appeared to be a legitimate business but hid their true trading identity by using the name of a dissolved company, Nuway Surfacing Ltd.
Thomas Johnson wore a meaningless identification badge that he...
Goa Spice Premier in Exeter has been shortlisted in the South West's Best Curry category of the English Curry Awards.
After months of fierce competition, over 15,000 nominations were received from the public across England, which guarantees to be an extremely tight contest. Judges will now visit shortlisted restaurants and takeaways from all over England who are battling it out to make the best curry in the country.
The Cowick Street restaurant will find out if it is a winner at a glamorous ceremony taking place in Manchester on Monday 31 August.
Two Devon criminals who ignored confiscation orders given as part of their sentences can now look forward to a longer spell in prison.
Paul Cartmell, 50, of Barrington Street, Tiverton, was given a two year custodial sentence, suspended for two years in March this year at Exeter Crown Court for possession with intent to supply heroin.
A confiscation order for £13,750 was imposed by the judge following work from Devon and Cornwall Police Financial Investigation Unit. Cartmell failed to satisfy the order and has now been sentenced to an additional 244 days in prison.
