More than 100,000 children in Devon have now received Bikeability cycle training.
The impressive milestone has been reached after 17 years of the scheme being run in the county by Devon County Council.
West Exe School pupil Beatrice Stothert is the 100,000th Bikeability trainee in Devon. To celebrate the occasion, she was presented with a certificate by Councillor Stuart Hughes, Devon County Council Cabinet Member with responsibility for cycling.
Beatrice, aged 11, gained her Bikeability Level 3 award. She said: “I was really surprised to hear that I was the 100...
This June, the Exeter Barnfield Theatre will play host to the world stage premiere of new UK musical, “Little Ships”, written and composed by Danny McAvoy.
Little Ships celebrates history and adventure, and is about growing up, facing challenges, and taking risks, family love and fidelity.
Set in 1940, Little Ships is about a West Country family at the start of World War II. The father who was brought up in England, is of mixed Irish and French parentage and joins the French army, where he is part of the 1st Army that for a short time holds Lille enabling the British...
Law firm Michelmores has appointed Iwan Williams as a Partner in its Cheltenham-based Tax, Trusts and Succession team with the Private Wealth group.
Iwan’s appointment further strengthens the Private Wealth group's expertise, bringing extensive experience of dealing with all aspects of succession and tax planning for high and ultra net worth individuals and business owning families.
Iwan works closely with landed estate owners, their trustees and professional advisers in relation to a range of taxation, trust and succession planning advice. In recent years, Iwan’s...
Pulmonary fibrosis patients teamed up with clinicians and researchers for a Great West Run challenge in Exeter on Sunday.
When patients heard that clinical and academic staff were training for the half marathon event to raise money for pulmonary fibrosis research, they were so touched that they decided to join the Community Mile event – including one patient who completed the mile carrying his own oxygen.
Dr Anna Duckworth and Professor Chris Scotton from the University of Exeter teamed up with staff from the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust to...
The University of Exeter has today announced they are once again proudly one of this year’s sponsors of Exeter Respect Festival, being held at Belmont Park on Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th June.
This year marks the 26th anniversary of the first Respect Festival in Exeter in 1997, that brought communities together to celebrate their differences and commonalities.
Exeter Respect is the city’s annual celebration of diversity using the performing and creative arts to engage the wider community in saying no to racism and all forms of prejudice and attracts around 20,000...
Oreo a biscuit lover? Will only a Jammie Dodger do it? To feed the nations love of the sweet treats this National Biscuit Day, Bird & Blend Tea Co. unveils its limited edition and brand new range of biscuit flavour teas, including its classic, Chocolate Digestives, and there’s a flavour for everyone.
To celebrate the new flavours on the big day, Bird & Blend also launches its first ever Dunkathon Challenge and competitors are invited to dunk their favourite biscuit in the new flavours - Gingernut Biscuit, Jammy Dodgers, Biscoff, Custard Cream, Cookies & Cream and its...
Walking and cycling schemes in the county have received a £2.1 million cash injection after Devon County Council secured Active Travel Funding from central government .
A number of priority active travel projects in Exeter, Newton Abbot, North Devon and Torridge will be supported with the funding to enable and encourage more people to walk and cycle.
The schemes to benefit from the grant award are:
Over £900,000 will help complete a section of the Tarka Trail between Ilfracombe and Braunton, delivering a key missing link of the trail near Willingcott Valley...
Old Mill has acquired commercial property pension specialist Quro Financial Solutions as it continues its drive to become the fastest-growing practice in the South West.
The deal is the second in a series of carefully chosen acquisitions – the first was Brook Financial back in June 2022 - that will support Old Mill’s ambitious five-year growth plan to double the size of the business by 2026.
Quro Financial Solutions was launched by husband-and-wife team Matt and Bren Johnson in 2011 when they saw a gap in the market for specialist advice for owner managers looking to...
