A revamped Exeter hair salon has become the city’s first to win the Standards Agency Flagship’s 5-star rating for its standards of hygiene. Futura Hair , in Exeter’s South Street, is emerging from the national lockdown with a new vision for the future.
Founded and run by Nadia Barlaba , Futura Hair, which was formerly The LXS and rebranded during the pandemic, has emerged from a tough period in which a new focus was born out of the need to survive.
Nadia said: “We knew the impact the pandemic would have on the business and the community immediately and so we had to do...
An Exeter School Sixth Former has been awarded the Jack Sadler Award for his outstanding contribution to the Combined Cadet Force contingent (CCF).
WO2 Stan Hart was presented with the brass trophy of an artillery shell case and an engraved medal by Contingent Commander Sqn Ldr Simon Smale on 7 May during a CCF awards ceremony.
The Jack Sadler award is made annually in memory of former pupil and trooper Jack Sadler who was tragically killed in Afghanistan.
Jack was a popular and respected senior member of the Army Section who was very much viewed as a soldier’s...
An Exeter woman has been announced as a finalist at the 2021 Amazon everywoman in Transport and Logistics Awards .
After the Covid-19 crisis threw the critical role of transport and logistics into the spotlight as never before, Mel Peirson is one of 66 finalists, and therefore one of the most outstanding individuals working in the industry today.
Mel, who is Service Delivery Leader at Royal Mail in Exeter, has been announced as a finalist for The Supply Chain Award - Leader, which is awarded to a woman who is innovating and excelling in their role within the supply chain...
Leading South West independent waste management company DCW has launched a range of outdoor furniture made entirely from waste plastic collected from businesses across the region.
DCW has invested over £25,000 in a new plastic reprocessing line to become the only company in the South West to process waste plastics it collects into recycled furniture. The new equipment, based at the specialist plastic reprocessing plant in Exeter, DCW Polymers, melts the shredded waste plastic and moulds it into posts and planks which are then used to make weatherproof furniture and garden products...
Scientists involved in a ground-breaking COVID-19 genetic study are urgently calling for people across the West Country who caught the virus but did not require hospital treatment to volunteer to help with their research.
For the past 12 months, a group of NHS doctors and scientists involved in the GenOMICC COVID-19 Study have been trying to find out why some people who had the virus became extremely ill and needed hospitalisation while others experienced fewer or no symptoms.
To do this, they’ve been analysing blood donated by volunteers from both groups of people to...
A group of schoolchildren have been praised for their efforts after organising a litter pick in Exeter.
The youngsters from Alphington Primary School gave up their Saturday to tidy up their neighbourhood.
Cllr David Harvey, Lead Councillor for City Management, described the youngsters as “environmental champions” and encouraged others to follow their lead.
The youngsters picked up enough litter to fill three big bags plus a box full of sharp edges.
“This is a fantastic effort from a group of community spirited youngsters,” said Cllr Harvey.
The community of The New School, an independent pre-prep for boys and girls from nursery to Year 2, is delighted to welcome Daniel Ayling, as its new head from September 2021.
Situated in a converted chapel and nestled in the village of Exminster, Devon, The New School has been part of the Exeter School family since March 2021. New head Mr Ayling is an innovative, dynamic teacher and leader, who is passionate about early years education. He was educated at Sutton Grammar School and then gained a place at Cambridge University, graduating with an MA in Education and English. He...
Work on the new Marsh Barton rail station, which began last month, is progressing at pace.
Preparatory works to the site, near to the Energy from Waste plant on the eastern edge of Marsh Barton, Exeter, are well underway.
Vegetation has been cleared, existing utilities protected, and a site compound and access road have been created ready for the next phase to begin in June.
With work traffic to site about to become busy, Clapperbrook Lane East will be closed to vehicles, for the safety of the public and the workforce, from 1 June 2021 to 15 July 2022.
Leading food manufacturer, Greencore is set to open their latest distribution depot on the Exeter Airport Industrial Estate at the beginning of June, and they are looking for 40 delivery drivers to join their team.
Greencore’s Direct to Store distribution network has increased in recent years and this growth has accelerated as lockdown eases and people are becoming more mobile.
Commenting on the new distribution hub Depot Manager Scott Campbell says: “We’re excited to be opening our new distribution hub Exeter, the depot will serve food retailers and foodservice outlets...
An Exeter care home resident has celebrated her 102nd birthday after surviving Covid.
Muriel Dunford, who lives at The Old Rectory, contracted the virus in January of this year, but remained asymptomatic and after recovering, was able to enjoy her special day with staff and residents at the home.
Rachel Fullard-Bell, Home Administrator at the Old Rectory, said: “Muriel has lived with us for three years and everyone here is extremely fond of her. She is always so positive and has developed some lovely relationships with everyone here in the home. When she contracted Covid...
