Employee-owned law firm Stephens Scown LLP has promoted four members of staff. Ellie Hibberd from the firm’s employment team has been promoted to partner, as has family law expert Sarah Walls. Two further promotions have been made in Stephens Scown’s intellectual property team, with Thomas Chartres-Moore becoming an associate and Charlotte Trussler promoted to team co-ordinator. Stephens Scown’s managing partner Robert Camp said: “Our clients often need our help at stressful times in their lives – they may be a business owner launching a new product, a manager handling a dispute with an...
The cost of funding one year’s specialist therapy for an 11-year-old with cerebral palsy has been met by a local housebuilder.
Persimmon Homes South West has made the donation to fund conductive therapy for Harriet Dunn from Exeter.
The £1,000 grant was made through its hugely successful Community Champions campaign.
Anna Dunn, Harriet’s mum, said: “Harriet has cerebral palsy and is partially sighted and has weekly conductive therapy sessions with her therapist Viktoria Pavlics.
“The therapy helps her with sitting unaided, standing and walking with sticks...
Devon’s international folk star Steve Knightley, of the award-winning roots-acoustic duo Show of Hands, experienced a strange coincidence at the media launch of the band’s upcoming performances at Exeter’s Wyvern Barracks.
Steve had recently discovered a family connection with the 6 Rifles battalion who are based at the Barracks – his grandfather Thomas Knightley had been in the Devonshire regiment, one of the Rifles’ forerunners, during the First World War.
But he was astonished when, during the media launch in the Officers’ Mess at Wyvern Barracks, the battalion’s...
Global thought leaders Like Minds return to Exeter this September for their annual flagship event, the Like Minds “Innovation & Ideas Festival”.
Run in collaboration with a number of regional and national businesses including the Environment Agency and the Cleaner Seas Project, the festival will run over two days from the 27th-28th September and will play host to over 16 high-profile guest speakers from across the globe.
The festival is an unmissable gathering for startups, entrepreneurs, business leaders and innovators. The theme of the event is the sharing of ideas,...
Exeter City is delighted to announce that St James Park will be hosting a World Cup Fanzone which features a giant screen in the stadium for a minimum of England’s three group matches and the World Cup final.
St James Park will be a hive of activity, with drinks promotions, music and then of course the big matches live from the IP Office Main Stand at St James Park.
Guarantee yourself a seat to watch the games with the best possible view of all the action whilst being part of the stadium atmosphere to cheer England on from the home of football in Exeter.
From the devastation of the Leningrad Blockade , 1941, came one of the most life-affirming pieces of music ever to be composed. Dmitri Shostakovich's 7th Symphony lifted an entire city in its darkest hour, instilling renewed faith in our capabilities as individuals, as well as the unifying spirit of a people as one. The Conductor is a concert-play: a story told, and woven within the music of the symphony itself. They watched the skies, waiting for anything to lift their hearts, and their prayers were answered in a moment that revealed the true dignity and power that art may serve....
Devon businessman Mark Sealey and Army veteran Alan Bustin-Mulkern have launched the boat that will carry them right the way through the world’s toughest rowing race – the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge.
With the aim of raising huge amounts for blood-delivery charity Devon Freewheelers Emergency Voluntary Service (EVS) – also known as the Blood Bikes – Alan and Mark launched their boat for the colossal challenge at the Royal Western Yacht Club in Plymouth.
The outing gave the pair a small taste of what’s to come when they set off on their 3000-mile mission.
There’s finally some good news for motorists in the South West, after new data has revealed car insurance premiums are tumbling in 2018.
Quarterly data released by the UK’s leading price comparison website, MoneySuperMarket, highlights a significant drop in the price of car insurance, with the average fully comprehensive policy falling £70 in the first three months of 2018, from £574.11 to £504.
The data is based on analysis of 1.7 million car insurance quotes on MoneySuperMarket between January and March 2018. It suggests insurers are reducing premiums following...
A retired crown court usher recently diagnosed with dementia is taking part in research to ensure a cure is found before any of her loved ones suffer the same fate.
Eighty-year-old Ann Matthews, from Exeter, was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s disease at the end of last year. She is currently taking part in a clinical trial at Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust.
Ann, who lives with her husband Tony, has shared her story as part of Dementia Action Week, which takes place from 21-27 May, and hopes others will be encouraged to take part in research...
