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Experienced portfolio manager Bill Keen has recently joined Everys Solicitors’ investment management team.

Bill Keen has joined Everys’ Honiton office after eight years with Charles Stanley in Exeter where he was involved in constructing and managing portfolios together with the selection of investments. He will work alongside chartered wealth manager Vince Hawkes to offer a comprehensive service to Everys’ investment clients.

Previously, Bill was head of investment & product research with a local investment management firm, following roles as a fund manager, investment...

Jehovah’s Witnesses will soon hold their annual convention at the Westpoint Centre. They extend an open invitation for all to attend. The theme of this year’s program is “Imitate Jesus!”

Alex Gardiner, a convention spokesman, states: “Jesus, the founder of Christianity, is widely considered as one of the most influential and significant men who ever lived. As Christians, a core belief of Jehovah’s Witnesses is that Jesus lived his life as a model for us to follow.

The “Imitate Jesus!” conventions will examine Jesus’ life, as outlined in the Bible, and will emphasise how all...

The idea of being friends with your neighbour is high on the agenda for people in Exeter with more than a third wanting to know them better.

Research from Barratt Homes reveals that the desire for community spirit is alive and well and those living in new homes are leading the way. They are already the most likely to socialise with their neighbours with 15 per cent of those living in new homes socialising with their neighbours compared with just five per cent of those living in older properties.

Almost 20 per cent of people living in new builds have their neighbours on...

Exeter families whose children have Inflammatory Bowel Diseases such as Crohn’s or Colitis can now receive extra help with the costs of travelling for treatment thanks to a £2,000 donation from the Exeter Crohn's and Colitis Committee.

Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis are the two main forms of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). They affect parts of the digestive system, which includes the intestines or bowels, which can become sore and inflamed.

Dr Jim Hart, Consultant Paediatrician at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital accepted the cheque from the Exeter Crohn's and...

A unique insight into the year that Sylvia Plath lived and worked in Devon

• Previously unpublished memories by one of Sylvia Plath’s close friends
• Information from newly discovered letters and documents from the archives offering a unique portrayal of Sylvia Plath during her most productive year
• Previously unpublished photographs
• Offers a fuller and more in depth depiction of Plath during the final year of her life

Sylvia Plath in Devon: A Year’s Turning is part memoir, part biography, focusing on the fifteen months that Sylvia...