Six students from Exeter Royal Academy for Deaf Education will be getting involved in the “Get Set to Make a Change” initiative managed by the British Olympic Association and the British Paralympic Association.
Six students attended a roadshow yesterday (28 November) where they met both an Olympian and Paralympian. They will also learn how to plan, organise and deliver community projects and events inspired by the Olympic and Paralympic Games
The roadshow is the first step, the next is to plan and run the community event, guided by a programme mentor. We will be giving...
Set to celebrate Christmas’ past, present and yet to come, Killerton is preparing to charm visitors with displays depicting Dickens’ timeless classic A Christmas Carol throughout the house and estate.
Killerton invites visitors to imagine Ebenezer Scrooge journeying through time to learn the meaning of Christmas.
Displays in the eighteenth century family home range from lavish Victorian shop-fronts lining the corridors, to old-fashioned silhouettes and wreath decorations setting the scene.
Stately rooms are decorated to capture both the traditional and the modern,...
Leading South West law firm, Stephens Scown LLP is celebrating being crowned Private Client Team of the Year in the 2013 British Legal Awards at a glittering awards ceremony in Old Billingsgate Market, London.
The firm beat off tough competition from four leading London law firms and was the only firm shortlisted from the South West. This recognises the joint work of the family law and private client teams across the region.
Robert Camp, managing partner, said: “Stephens Scown was pitched against some of the best law firms both nationally and internationally and this...
Christmas is just around the corner but as the shops start to get busier, Devon Wildlife Trust is offering a day away from the crowds.
The annual Christmas celebration at the historic Cricklepit Mill may only be a few minute’s walk from the High Street, but to the tired Christmas shopper it will feel like a world away.
Christmas at Cricklepit is being held on Saturday 7 December from 10.30am to 3.30pm and is a day of free family activities.
Visitors will have the chance to make their own willow star Christmas decorations ready to hang up on their tree at home. There...
House prices are now rising at 6.5% according to figures from the Nationwide Building Society. The mortgage lender also claims that the average UK house and flat price has risen to £174,566 the highest since the April 2008. The numbers suggest that the housing market is making a strong recovery since the recession. Commenting on the figures, Robert Gardner, Nationwide's Chief Economist, said: “UK house prices rose by 0.6% in November taking the annual rate of increase to 6.5% - the strongest pace since July 2010, though prices are still around 6% below the all-time high recorded in late...
Paignton pier is to be sold off for around £1.8m by current owners. The pier is currently owned by Mitchell Leisure Investments, who have operated the stores and arcade on the pier since 1994. In this time the company has spent more than £1.8m investing in the pier including an extension of the arcade and a restoration of the pier’s open decking. Emergency repairs were carried out in 2008 after a major structural fault was found in one of the supporting columns. The sale of the pier is being handled by GVA Hotels and Leisure, who will negociate an offer on the pier and the concession...
Christmas is just around the corner but as the shops start to get busier, Devon Wildlife Trust is offering a day away from the crowds.
The annual Christmas celebration at the historic Cricklepit Mill may only be a few minute’s walk from the High Street, but to the tired Christmas shopper it will feel like a world away.
Christmas at Cricklepit is being held on Saturday 7 December from 10.30am to 3.30pm and is a day of free family activities.
Visitors will have the chance to make their own willow star Christmas decorations ready to hang up on their tree at home. There...
St Loye’s Foundation, the Exeter and North Devon based charity which provides employment, training and care services for people wishing to become more independent, has appointed a new Chair of its Board of Trustees. Graham Faulkner is a qualified social worker who has had over 40 years experience in the charitable, private and local government sectors including being Chief Executive of the Epilepsy Society, General Secretary and Deputy Chief Executive with the Leonard Cheshire Foundation and Chief Executive of Rehab UK, a charity that, like St Loye’s, specialises in vocational...
Exeter is set to be the regional leader in crime scene forensics serving the whole of the South West saving as much as £6.6 million by 2019.
Exeter will be the home of the main chemical and fingerprint lab in the South West replacing the individual labs run by each of the regions five police forces. A second chemical lab will be set up in Gloucestershire and a second finger print lab will be opened in Portishead to provide a complementry service.
The current system costs the five forces around £10.8m and it is forecasted that the move could save up to £6.6m by 2019....
