Four golfers from a South Devon golf club took on an epic sporting challenge with a difference last week to raise money for the Children’s Hospice South West.
The challenge combined a love for cycling and golf as the group from Wrangaton Golf Club covered over 220 miles by bike and played 72 holes in just four days.
The four-man team was headed up by Stuart Newberry, Club Captain, Wrangaton Golf Club, who wanted to mark his year of captaincy by doing something memorable and ‘slightly mad’. He was joined by three members of the club, Charles Grose, Andy Dykes and Matt...
People are being asked to help shape the future for Exeter.
Exeter City Council has launched a major public consultation as it looks to save a further £4 million over the next three years.
The authority wants to find out what services are most important to the people of Exeter at a time of deepening public spending cuts.
The City Council’s grant from central government has already shrunk from £12 million in 2011-12 to £7.7 million in the current financial year. Now it is bracing itself for further reductions, to around £5 million, by 2017-18.
The finalists for this year’s Natwest Venus Awards Devon were announced this week at a sumptuous cream-tea event.
More than 70 guests and sponsors attended the prestigious afternoon held at The Deer Park Country House Hotel, near Honiton. They were invited to network with each other and the press and to interact with their own and other sponsors: and celebrate their success so far.
The awards were launched in April and have been whittled down to the finalists through a combination of public and private voting. Sponsors and nominees have enjoyed a variety of events since...
Be part of an exciting research and development project with Dreadnought South West:
Dreadnought South West – the organisation that brought you 'Oxygen', a play in celebration of the great 1913 suffrage pilgrimage – is researching and developing material through a range of activities, asking – what is a rebellious sound?
Dreadnought will be hosting a free workshop at Exeter Central Library on Tuesday 21st October to talk about Rebellious Sounds and how you can get involved.
Is there a particular woman or event – a speech, a book, a photograph – that...
Hunters Ales have brewed a special fiery beer for Powderham Food Festival.
Fire King, an amber beer, lightly hopped to allow the hot chilli flavours to zing out, complements the chargrilled flavours of barbecue food.
The bottles have been specially brewed by Hunters and will raise money for The C Group Royal Marines charity. A donation from each bottle sold will go to their fund, inspiring business to support marines in need.
Award-winning Hunters Ales have a reputation for superb and innovative brewing and Fire King is another winner.
The world’s first and most successful equity crowdfunding platform, Exeter-based Crowdcube, has won yet another award in recognition of the work it does to help entrepreneurs and businesses access the funds they need to grow and thrive.
The company was selected as the best equity crowdfunding platform for startups and young businesses at the inaugural AltFi Awards last week.
This is the fifth award Crowdcube has won this year and is a testament to how Crowdcube has empowered entrepreneurs to bypass angel networks, venture capital firms and banks.
Now autumn is in full swing, Killerton Estate near Exeter is all set for families to join the free ‘Big Pick Up’ in Sparrow Park Orchard on Saturday 4, Sunday 5, Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 October, from 11am to 4pm.
Helen Trebble from Killerton’s Countryside Team said: "We rely on the help from volunteers and our local community to help harvest the fallen fruit to be pressed into Killerton's award-winning cider.
"Everyone is invited to help collect up the apples. Kids can be let loose in the orchard with mini wheelbarrows while adults can enjoy the free cider tasters on...
Healthcare professionals will lead workshops on diabetes care at the Living with Diabetes Day in Exeter on October 22 from 9.30am – 4.30pm.
The free ‘Living with Diabetes Day’ organised by Diabetes UK is aimed at helping people who have been diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes in the last few years to access the essential information they need to live well with the condition.
Healthcare professionals will provide information on local healthcare and the services available to people with Type 2 diabetes in the area. Experts will give workshops on the practical elements of living...
One of Devon’s leading legal firms has been given the top ranking for two of its teams by independent guide to the legal profession, Legal 500 2014, which was published on 1 October.
Described as a “regional heavyweight” Stephens Scown LLP, which has its head office in Exeter, received tier 1 ranking for its family law team, as well as its contentious trusts and probate work, where it is the only firm in Devon and Cornwall to receive the top ranking.
Stephens Scown’s contested probate team is headed up by Phil Gregory, who is described by Legal 500 as “brilliant”, with “...
