One of Britain's key marine clothing and footwear brands, Chatham Marine has announced the appointment of two key new members of staff and a considerable promotion. Joining Chatham is new sales director, Ian O’Connor, product and marketing assistant, Kathryn Lythgoe and Alex Peirce, former product and marketing assistant, has been promoted to regional sales manager.
The appointments follow a number of significant launches at Chatham this summer, including an exciting collaboration with leisure brand Raging Bull and the highly successful launch of Chatham’s innovative sail cloth...
Will the ways we produce and distribute our food in Devon continue into the future? This is a major question to be addressed at mid-Devon conference next month.
Food is a critical issue for Devon’s economy and environment. Farming, fishing and food production are essential components of our culture. In addition, there is traditional Devon fare, food festivals, meat, fruit and vegetable competitions and hundreds of restaurants or eating places.
Yet at the same time, food poverty is a growing reality for some local people. The growth in Food Banks in the...
Exeter Racecourse is looking forward to welcoming West Country Olympians, Paralympians and Games Makers who will be at its first meeting of the new season on Thursday 11 October - the specially titled South West Athletes Celebration Day. Attending will be three-day eventing legend Mary King who represented her country for the sixth consecutive time at London 2012. With her horse Imperial Cavalier she helped Team GB secure team Silver. King said: “It’s a great honour to have a race named after me and it’s definitely a first. The racecourse is such an iconic part of the Devonshire...
Parents at an Exeter school have been sent a letter which says an investigation into the former headteacher's pay has found that professional standards were compromised and the college's reputation was brought into disrepute. It follows the revelation that executive headteacher of West Exe Steve Maddern was earning £152,211 – almost £10,000 more than the Prime Minister. The full letter is below.
19th September 2012
Dear Parent/Carer
As you are aware, West Exe Technology College has been the subject of a Devon County Council audit investigation for some months. We...
If you have a full driving licence, are over 21 with two years’ driving experience and access to a vehicle, becoming a Devon Community Driver could be the perfect opportunity.
Devon Community Drivers , a joint project between Devon Communities Together and Devon Access to Services (DAS), is encouraging residents across Devon to become volunteer drivers and inviting Community Transport Schemes to join a new pilot programme designed to attract more volunteers.
Every year, volunteer drivers across Devon help thousands of people get where they need to be – from hospital...
South West-based logistics, vehicle and retail services provider, The Dash Group, has appointed Brian Fisher as Group Commercial Manager.
Brian brings over 25 years of experience as a senior commercial sales leader across multiple industries, working with organisations such as BT, Yell, Wildanet, LocaliQ, Airband and Numatic International to name a few.
In his new role, Brian will take the lead in managing The Dash Group’s Sales and Customer Service teams. This hire is particularly key to the family-run company’s new pallet business under its logistics arm, Dash Logistix...
Wynstream Primary School in Exeter, part of Education South West , is celebrating the successful launch of its new ‘Bucket Drumming Club’, a lively programme that is already proving hugely popular with pupils.
Bucket drumming is a popular and accessible form of "junk percussion" where players use everyday objects, typically plastic utility buckets, as a drum set.
Led by teaching assistant and drummer Murdo McKean, the club introduces children to rhythm and percussion using an unexpected instrument, the humble bucket. Sessions have been filled with energy and creativity...
This Volunteers’ Week, Blue Cross in Devon is thanking its team of dedicated volunteer pet foster carers who go the extra mile to care for homeless animals until permanent owners are found by caring for them in their own home.
From small pets like degus and chinchillas to dogs, cats and even horses. The charity is also calling on local animal lovers to find out more about becoming a volunteer foster carer and sign up.
Last year the rehoming centre on Matford Park Road in Marsh Barton, Exeter, helped nearly 1100 pets, and so far this year has helped nearly 500.
An Exeter-based housebuilder has transferred the initial tranche of Affordable properties to a local housing association at one of its sites in the city.
Persimmon Homes South West built the properties for local people under its Westbury Partnerships brand. Half of the 40 properties have already been constructed and handed over to LiveWest, with the second half to follow later this summer.
Both parties marked the handover of the properties in Newcourt, Exeter on-site alongside local City Councillor James Cookson. The homes, 22 social rent and 18 shared owner units, are...
Laura Bates, the Sunday Times bestselling author and activist who founded the Everyday Sexism project, is coming to Exeter Library on 2nd July to do a talk on AI and how it is reshaping sexism.
The talk will focus on her latest book The New Age of Sexism: How the AI revolution is reinventing misogyny . She will discuss the seismic shift that AI is creating in our society, how it enables the spread of disinformation and what this means for women and marginalised groups.
The evening is part of a wider project from Libraries Unlimited. Commissioned by Ofcom and working in...
