Vector7 Ltd of Honiton was invited to meet the Prime Minister, David Cameron, and Business Secretary Sajid Javid at a Downing Street reception on 18 January 2016, celebrating outstanding businesses and their apprenticeship schemes.
Business Secretary Sajid Javid said: “We are putting employers at the heart of quality apprenticeships so that young people get the skills they need to succeed. Today we are celebrating everything that apprenticeships have to offer businesses and young people.”
Emma Moore, director of search engine optimisation at Vector7, joined other...
The huge smile on two year old Seraphina Hancock’s face says it all, as she and her dad, Andrew Hancock, sit opposite each other on an Expression Swing – an innovatively designed face-to-face swing - which East Devon District Council has had imported specially from the US and recently installed at Willow Walk play area in Honiton.
“She absolutely loves this swing,” said Andrew, who as Service Lead for East Devon District Council’s Streetscene Service, is responsible for providing and maintaining East Devon’s 70 play areas and equipment.
A team of cyclists from Moshulu in Honiton have raised 12,400 for two Devon based charities by cycling 1,200 miles across the length of the country from John O'Groats to Lands End.
Father and son Neal and Matt Fulls and their friend Chris Pope took nine days in June to cycle from the tip of Scotland to the most westerly point in Cornwall in aid of their chosen charities – the Neonatal Unit (NNU) at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital and FORCE Cancer Charity.
Meanwhile, back at the headquarters of the Moshulu footwear company in Honiton, 19 staff simultaneously covered the...
Improvements to Turks Head Junction in Honiton will get underway on Monday (9 November).
The current T-junction meets Exeter Road to connect the western end of Honiton to the A30 dual carriageway.
The scheme will change the existing layout to a mini roundabout, along with a zebra crossing on Exeter Road. The overall improvements will reduce traffic queues which can, at times, reach the A30 and create a safety problem.
The work will take 20 weeks, continuing until the end of March, but it is scheduled to be complete before the Easter holidays.
An exhibition of work by members of the South West Academy of Fine and Applied Arts
Artists of the South West Academy, including many established names such as Alan Cotton and Peter Randall-Page, bring together a new body of work focusing on paintings, photographs and prints.
The South West Academy is a registered charity dedicated to advancing the creation and appreciation of art in the South West region. Its core membership, the academicians are outstanding practitioners of fine and applied arts with varied practices, backgrounds and styles. Their mission is to celebrate...
This vibrant selling exhibition explores the skill and innovation of craft makers across the South West region. Selected from an open call, Present Makers 2015 gives both iconic and emerging designer makers the opportunity to showcase their broad ranging skills and artistic vision in the wonderful setting of Elmfield House, the former home and studio of the artist Thelma Hulbert.
Unique examples of textiles, jewellery, ceramics, glass and lighting will be on display with a range of prices to suit anyone looking for the ideal...
Solicitors at Beviss & Beckingsale raised two grand in two weeks by writing and amending wills for clients in exchange for a donation to local charity Hospiscare.
The Honiton-based law firm raised a total of £2,004 to help care for patients living with a terminal illness in Exeter, Mid and East Devon.
Lawyers at Beviss & Beckingsale’s office in Honiton raised £1,044, a further £500 came from the Chard office, £385 from staff in Axminster and £75 from Seaton.
We are thrilled to announce that Exeter athlete Jo Pavey will officially open our new £1.2m Kings House Day Hospice in Honiton next month.
Jo, who grew up near Honiton, says she is delighted to open the new centre which provides much needed support to terminally ill patients and their families living in East Devon and which is already oversubscribed.
Glynis Atherton, Hospiscare chief executive, said: “Jo lives locally so we are thrilled she has agreed to open Kings House which is proving so popular with local people.”
Exeter Mid & East Devon Samaritans wants anyone worried about a friend, work colleague or family member who may be struggling to cope to ask them ‘Are you OK?’ this Thursday, September 10 - World Suicide Prevention Day.
“It takes a bit of bravery but if you suspect someone’s having a tough time, reach out. Let them talk and just listen - try not to judge” says Helen Crossfield, director of the local Samaritans.
More than 6,000 people take their own lives in the UK and Ireland every year.
“If people make it clear that they don’t want to talk to you, let them know...
