An innovative start up company that has developed an app to help schools find supply teachers has secured £100,000 of investor funding, with South West law firm Stephens Scown advising on the deal.
Supply Clouds Development, which has already been valued at £1 million, was looking for investment to help it grow further and market its cloud-based solution which links schools, job agencies and supply teachers with an effective communication tool.
Private equity firm Annection Limited agreed to invest £100,000 in the company for a 10% stake – and London-based Supply Clouds...
Help Dartmoor National Park Archaeologists and Rangers look after prehistoric stone rows on a two day conservation work project on 19 and 20 August 2015.
Dartmoor’s landscape is among the richest in western Europe in terms of its prehistoric archaeological remains. Dartmoor contains the longest stone row in the world and has the greatest number of archaeological sites out of all the UK National Parks. In fact 60% of all stone rows to be found in England are on Dartmoor and 1/3 of all stone rows in the UK and Brittany are on Dartmoor.
Diners in Princesshay could be celebrating a summer to remember with the centre’s Grand Dine Out competition which will reward four winners with a £1000 gift card to spend in Princesshay.
Visitors to Princesshay spending £35 or more on food in any of its restaurants will have a chance to win a £1000 Princesshay Gift Card, plus the bill back from the 1st August to 28th August 2015. There is no limit on the amount of times diners can enter the competition, so the more times visitors dine, the more chances they have to win.
Professional practicing arborists and lecturers Nobby Clarke and Luke Blaber have joined forces with Focus Training (SW) Limited to create The Arb Academy, a high quality tree and forestry training academy based in the heart of Devon.
Nobby Clarke, a well-known arborist in the South West who boasts over 30 years’ experience, had a vision of creating a high standard, enjoyable training academy led by industry professionals that focuses on delivering high quality traineeships, apprenticeships and vocational courses under realistic forestry and arboricultural working conditions....
Visitors to Devon’s official tourist information site, Visit Devon, are on the up and predictions expect record breaking visits to the county this summer from both UK tourists and those from overseas.
Visits to www.visitdevon.co.uk for the past month of July are up 45% on last year’s website hits, and for the first week of the summer holidays (week commencing 20th July) website views were up 60%.
Chair of Visit Devon, Victoria Hatfield, says of the increased web views: “We are delighted that traffic to the Visit Devon website is on the increase - it really shows that...
Enjoy a starry night (or two) with the Countryside team at Seaton Wetlands in August
Seaton Wetlands are at their spectacular best at dusk and during the early hours of the morning, so don’t miss the chance to sleep under the stars and rise and shine with East Devon District Council’s Countryside team on Friday 7 August, starting at 5pm, for a unique camping experience.
Bring your camping kit, go on a night walk, cook over a campfire, discover the moths that live at the Wetlands, listen to stories and wake up to the dawn chorus and a sunrise breakfast.
One of the hottest events to hit the UK is coming to the streets of Exeter this summer.
For one day only, on Sunday 6th September, Exeter Deaf Academy will transform Fore Street hill into a giant water slide for Exeter Street Slide - so you can see the summer out with a splash!
Exeter Street Slide, sponsored by Firewatch, is the first event of its kind to take place in Exeter and it’s sure to make a big splash at the end of the summer!
The event is being run by and in aid of one of Exeter's oldest charities, Exeter Deaf Academy.
Rail Minister Claire Perry has officially opened Newcourt Station today (Thursday 30 July).
The first train services stopped at the new £2.2 million station last month and it is now being served by a half-hourly local service on the Exmouth branch line.
The Minister visited the station today after announcing major rail improvements between Devon and London, with a £360 million investment in a new fleet of trains increasing capacity and cutting journey times.
Devon County Council has worked closely with the Department for Transport, Network Rail and First Great...
A new study published in the European Heart Journal has found that spending more time standing and walking in place of sitting could have numerous health benefits, including lowering your cholesterol and body mass index.
Julie Ward, Senior Cardiac Nurse at the British Heart Foundation, said: “We know that people who spend long periods of time sitting down have been found to have higher rates of diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
“According to national guidelines state we should reduce the time we spend sitting and this study adds to the increasing amount of evidence to...
As it enters its fifth year, the ground-breaking One Planet MBA has had a facelift and now aims to be even more distinctive than ever. Complete with a new visual identity and reflective strapline “Change. For good.” the programme has several enhancements for the new academic year.
To ensure the One Planet MBA retains its uniqueness and relevance in a fast changing landscape, our 2015/16 Full Time and Executive programmes will benefit from curriculum enhancements through new modules, masterclasses and an innovative approach to personal development.
