Organisers of the Exeter Art Show, which takes place on 4 and 5 July, are pleased to announce that Hawksmoor Investment Management has agreed sponsorship of the West Country’s largest exhibition.
Hosted at the Maynard School in the centre of Exeter, the Show now boasts in excess of 100 artists and two sponsors, with more being welcomed.
Robin O’Grady, Director of Business Development for Hawksmoor, says the company is “absolutely delighted" to be supporting the 2015 Exeter Art Show.
Robin said: "At Hawksmoor we recognise a good investment and when asked if we’d like...
Landlords in Devon could be forced to secure a licence under Government plans to tackle illegal immigration.
The Residential Landlords’ Association understands that the new Conservative Government plans to extend the scope of the mandatory licensing regime to tackle illegal immigration.
In a speech last week, Prime Minister David Cameron called for a new licensing scheme to tackle landlords who “cram” their houses full of illegal immigrants and powers to make it easier for landlords to evict tenants in private rented housing.
Hospiscare hairdresser Lesley Weeks received lots of hugs and kisses as she retired after 23 years of amazing service for the local end of life charity.
A party was held at the Hospiscare day centre in Dryden Road, Exeter, to celebrate her “fantastic contribution” to Hospiscare – staff and volunteers came along to thank Lesley for her support, friendship and to say goodbye.
Lesley joined as a volunteer, was recruited as a member of staff and ironically says she will return as a volunteer – she just loves collecting Hospiscare name badges! Dr Jim Gilbert, Hospiscare medical...
The South West’s network of Rotary Clubs has been announced as the headline sponsors of the Olympic-style ‘Devon Youth Games’.
Teignbridge District Council and Torbay Council are delighted to reveal the Rotary in the South West Peninsula are the key sponsors for the Games which will see more than 1,000 young people from all over Devon compete in a variety of sports.
Devon Youth Games, previously Devon Games to Inspire, brings young people together in a fun-packed day of sporting action. It’s for those aged 8 -16yrs and a number of young sports leaders, clubs, national...
One in five people in the South West (19 per cent) are suffering from debilitating lower back pain and do not have a diagnosis for their symptoms.
This is leading to widespread anxiety, depression and avoidable time off work, new research suggests.
The figures out this week from Nuffield Health reveal that the combination of a lack of access to treatment and diagnostics, poor guidance for doctors as well as sedentary lifestyles are causing a large number of people in the South West to live with painful symptoms which could be avoided with early treatment and good advice....
Over 2 million tickets have now been sold for Rugby World Cup 2015 as enthusiasm for the Tournament continues to grow ahead of, what could be, the biggest ever Rugby World Cup to date. The 2 million sales milestone was reached as a further 100,000 tickets went on general sale yesterday (May 28) via tickets.rugbyworldcup.com. With a total of 2.3 million tickets available for the 48 matches in 13 venues during the Tournament, sales so far include tickets sold through the Rugby Community Sale, general sale, the official Rugby Travel and Hospitality programmes and the Rugby World Cup Limited...
There's still time to enter the Michelmores Charity Run, taking place on Thursday 11 June 2015 at 7pm and fundraising in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support.
Starting the race is ultra-marathon runner Kevin Carr, from Woolacombe, who circumnavigated the globe running 16,300 miles in a record breaking 621 days.
Setting off from Devon in July 2013, Kevin is also the first person to run around the world solo and unsupported, traversing deserts, high-altitude mountain passes and arctic climes – taking in five continents.
The Exeter Chiefs will lead the pre-race warm up....
Exeter's England Blind Football Captain, Keryn Seal, tells of the teams woes at the IBSA World Games and his hopes for the summer's IBSA Blind Football European Championships.
Once again this summer, Exeter will see Ping! table tennis tables springing up in public places around Exeter as part of the National Table Tennis Association’s Ping! initiative.
Active Devon, the local organisers ensured that last year’s event was a runaway success with over 30,000 people from across Exeter enjoying table tennis for free over the summer.
The countdown to this year’s big launch in June is now underway and Active Devon would like some fun loving helPing! hands over the summer.
Those who are interested in a spot of volunteering are invited to enjoy...
