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Exeter divorce lawyer joins stellar line up at London event

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 02/05/2015 - 10:25am

One of the UK’s top divorce lawyers, who is based in Exeter, is part of a line up of top speakers at a London event for senior women in surgery.

Liz Allen, head of the family law team at Stephens Scown LLP will join speakers including the psychologist, child therapist and media personality Professor Tanya Bryon and fashion designer Amanda Wakeley at the Senior Women in Surgery Day on Friday, 6 February. The event will take place at Amanda Wakeley’s showroom in Mayfair and is hosted by The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

The sold out event will be attended by female...

Simpkins Edwards raise thousands for charity

Authored by Gill Vosper
Posted: Thu, 02/05/2015 - 10:12am

A leading Devon accountancy firm has raised almost £10,000 for local and national charities.

Simpkins Edwards LLP, which has offices across the county in Exeter, Barnstaple, Okehampton, Heathfield, Holsworthy and Honiton, specialising in family owned businesses, raised a total of £9,616.11 for charitable causes during 2014.

A number of local charities benefited from the firm’s fundraising efforts, including FORCE Cancer Charity, Exeter Leukaemia Fund, Barnstaple Macmillan Cancer Support and North Devon Against Domestic Abuse. Amongst the national charities that received...

Stan Hacking Concert Band

Event Date: 
22/03/2015 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
St Peter's School, Quarry Lane, Exeter

The annual Stan Hacking Concert for FORCE Cancer Charity will be on Sunday 22nd March at St Peter's School.

The concert starts at 7.30pm and tickets are on sale NOW for £8.00 per person.

You can purchase your tickets from the FORCE Cancer Support Centre: 01392 402875

Exminster to vote on Neighbourhood Plan

Residents of Exminster have the opportunity to decide if a Neighbourhood Plan can be used to influence planning decisions in the area over the next 20 years by voting in a parish referendum.

A Neighbourhood Plan is a community-led process for guiding the future development, regeneration and conservation of an area.

It contains aims, planning policies and proposals for improving the area or providing new community, sport and leisure facilities. It can be used to help decide where things should take place and to identify and protect important local green spaces.

The...

FGW announces SAD Therapy train carriage

Passengers enjoyed the first ever SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder) therapy train carriage on the First Great Western 7.06am train from London Paddington Station to Penzance, Cornwall on Monday 2 January.

First Great Western collaborated with charity SADA, the Seasonal Affective Disorder Association, to see how they could brighten passenger’s journeys as the winter blues take their toll.

The carriage was decked out with special, bright SAD Lumie lights, which are used to help treat SAD – a type of winter depression that affects an estimated half a million people every...

Grecians take a stand against homophobia

Exeter City Football Club will be making clear its opposition to homophobia in football at its home game with Cambridge United next week. (Tuesday 10 February). The match has been designated as the Club’s annual ‘Football v Homophobia’ fixture – a move welcomed by the Exeter City Supporters’ Trust and its One Game One Community (OGOC) Group and the Club’s Football in the Community scheme. The OGOC Group is organising a series of initiatives at the match and is delighted to be welcoming guests from Exeter Pride,University of Exeter LGBTQ+ Society and the Devon Lions, the local gay friendly...

Pioneering Exeter primary goes global

An Exeter primary school is fostering pioneering international links with schools across Europe. Redhills primary school already has established links with Tanzania. Now it is fostering new links with Spain and Latvia.

Redhills has been linked with the Andres Garcia Soler School in Andalucía in Spain and Rigas Klasiska gimnazija in Latvia’s largest city, Riga.

The two-year project between the schools was set up through the European Commission’s Erasmus Plus programme, which aims to improve schools, training and youth work in Europe.

Each school has been awarded a...

Oliver Meech : When Magic & Science Collide

Event Date: 
07/02/2015 - 8:00pm
Venue: 
Yeoford Community Hall, Yeoford, Crediton

Magic Boffin Oliver Meech meddles with forces we barely understand in a comedy magic show for the QI generation. With a fun-filled fusion of magic, mirth and mindreading, expect amazing tricks inspired by astounding science.

Oliver Meech studied Psychology at Oxford University, Creativity at top London ad agencies and Trickery at The Magic Circle. He fuses all three to produce magic that is fascinating and different from other magicians. He has performed at the London 2012 Olympics and The Science Museum.

When not Fringeing, he is a regular on London’s Comedy, Cabaret and...

Exmouth Choral Society

Event Date: 
07/02/2015 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Holy Trinity Church, Rolle Road, Exmouth

This concert will be conducted by Laurence Blyth with Devon Baroque will feature:

Dixit Dominus by G F Handel Haydn: Little Organ Mass, Pergolesi: Magnificat, Purcell: O Lord, rebuke me not

Exmouth Choral Society is a mixed voice choir of approximately 60 members who rehearse during the autumn and spring terms, for two concerts a year.

The repertoire is based around masses and oratorios. We rehearse on Mondays in Glenorchy Church and Hall on Exeter Road.

Our main concerts are held in Holy Trinity Church which has good acoustics for choral music. Our concerts...

Dolly Parton & Kenny Rogers Experience

Event Date: 
07/02/2015 - 8:00pm
Venue: 
Bow Village Hall

Internationaly celebrated Dolly Parton tribute artist Sarah Jane will be playing at the Heart of Devon (Bow) on Saturday 7th February.

Sarah will be joined by her partner to perform The Dolly Parton & Kenny Rogers Show. They will be singing all their hits from the golden age of country Music.

The only tribute Act used on Dolly Parton’s Better Day World Tour. Described as “Europe’s Leading Dolly Parton Tribute Act “ By Kenny Rogers
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The only Dolly Parton Tribute Act Sponsored by the Tennessee Tourist Board USA
 and used on the USA TV Series for the “Love of...

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