An Exeter-based stove manufacturer and supplier has acquired new premises with the support of a tailored six-figure loan from Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking.
Formed in 1996, after acquiring the design rights and existing stock of the Hunter Stoves brand, Hunter Stoves offers trade customers 200 different designs of wood burning and multi-fuel stoves. The 14,000 stoves the company produces each year are exported across Europe, South Africa, New Zealand and Japan.
Over the past two decades, the company has launched six new brands as well as acquiring the Parkray brand. At the...
A young transgender man is hoping to dispel often widespread misunderstanding about transgender culture with an event he is hosting in Devon.
Kay Browning from Tiverton wants others like himself and those questioning their gender identity to be accepted for who they are.
The 25-year-old who as a young girl was a majorette, but now as a man is head coach and choreographer for Tiverton Town Majorettes is working with Fixers to put on an event to promote his message.
Kay who began his transition two years ago, recently underwent chest reduction surgery to remove his...
Research by the University of Exeter has helped underline new national guidelines to help GPs diagnose cancer earlier, and save lives.
Professor Willie Hamilton, at the University of Exeter Medical School, was a major contributor to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s (NICE) process to consider the latest evidence in formulating guidelines for use in general practice and healthcare settings. He was the clinical lead on the NICE Guideline Group, feeding in his expertise into key decisions that affect the way healthcare is delivered.
Lovers of traditional music are in for a rare treat when a special concert at Exeter Northcott Theatre on 12 July brings together harmonica wizard Will Pound and his band, members of South West-based Wren Band and 25 young musicians from Devon.
Will, recognised as one of the finest harmonica players in the world and often to be heard on BBC Radio 2, will join Wren Band musicians and the children during the first half of the show before he and his band have the stage to themselves for the second half.
The Will Pound Band with Music 4 Life concert is a celebration of Devon...
An MSc student at the University of Exeter is running a study evaluating a new intervention for depression and is looking participants.
What is the purpose of the study? The purpose of this study is to examine the effect positive activities have on mood. It aims to investigate if different thinking styles enhance mood during and after the experience. Specifically this study looks at ways to increase pleasure experience in people who experience low mood. This has clinical implications for the treatment of anhedonia (how much people...
Two art projects celebrating the Rugby World Cup 2015 coming to Exeter have won grants from the National Lottery.
The projects showcase the cultures of the visiting nations – Namibia, Tonga, Romania, Italy and Georgia – through film and performance.
Both successfully secured Grants for the Arts from the National Lottery through Arts Council England for Rugby World Cup 2015 projects. They are also being funded by Exeter City Council
"Culture, Data, Projector" is a film project developed by Exeter based production company Fabian’s Film. The project will explore the...
Devon County Council has offered to help a team of people with disabilities to remain in employment.
Earlier this year, Pluss, an organisation that supports people with disabilities in employment, announced plans to close its unit in Exeter.
The factory employed 37 people in the Exeter factory as skilled upholsterers of items such as headboards for beds, seat covers, as well as upholstery in campervans and boats.
The Council, which owns the factory unit at Marsh Barton, has agreed to allow the workers, who have now formed the 'Devon Disability Collective', to have...
Learn Devon and Devon Libraries have launched a new Opportunity Hub at The Hayridge, Cullompton, providing a programme of employability courses to help people develop their skills and get into work.
The Opportunity Hub will take place every Wednesday from 10.30am-12.30pm at The Hayridge, Exeter Hill, Cullompton EX15 1DJ. People can join at any time. There is no need to book, they can just turn up.
The courses are free and aimed at people who are out of work. Participants will work independently on skills and qualifications according to their needs and aspirations. Courses...
Mascots from across Devon are set to compete to become the county’s first Adventure Golf champion.
The tournament has been organised by Ladram Bay Holiday Park at its new Jurassic Adventure Golf course as part of the park’s Toddler Week running at the start of July.
Grecian the Lion, from Exeter City, Ambrose the Paramedic Bear, the Devon Air Ambulance mascot, Angus from World of Country Life, Buddy Bear and Blossom Bear from Crealy Adventure Park, Cavog from Kent’s Cavern, Ozzie the Otter and Pickles the Parrot from Ladram Bay, Woodlands Hero from Woodlands Leisure Park,...
