A rowing club project that will increase search and rescue efforts is one of 214 South West projects to share £1,748,596 from the Big Lottery fund in the latest round of Awards for All grants.
East Devon based Exmouth Rowing Club will use £9,935 National Lottery funding to purchase a new rescue boat. The club members are currently refurbishing their new premises at Exmouth’s old Lifeboat station. The money will help the community by increasing the groups search and rescue efforts and the effectiveness of beach safety.
Graham Hurley, Chair, Exmouth Rowing Club said: “Getting...
Ashfords LLP and CHSW are giving local companies £50 and challenging them to use the investment to raise more money for charity.
Ashfords LLP is proud to be sponsoring the £50 Challenge for Children's Hospice South West (CHSW). The £50 Challenge is an exciting on-going initiative set up by Ashfords which encourages businesses in the South West to compete against one another with the aim of generating as much money as possible from a start-up investment of £50 within a 10 week period.
Ashfords has sponsored the event so that rather than you giving money to charity, Children'...
Check out a great line up of classic films screening for Vintage Sundays this autumn at the Exeter Picturehouse.
Sun 21 Sep
TO CATCH A THIEF (PG) Director: Alfred Hitchcock. Starring: Cary Grant, Grace Kelly. USA 1955. 106 mins. A retired cat burglar, now living in style on the Riviera, discovers that a new thief has adopted his old MO. The result is a glorious mix of taut suspense and high glamour.
Sun 28 Sep DIRTY HARRY (15) Director: Don Siegel. Starring: Clint Eastwood. USA 1971. 98 mins. The toughest, coolest, baddest, dirtiest, most iconic cop in San Francisco...
A breakfast seminar outlining the latest employment law updates is taking place in Exeter on 30 September, covering everything from zero hours contracts to calculating holiday pay.
Ideal for managers, HR advisors and business owners, the seminar, organised by leading legal firm Stephens Scown LLP will cover:
• Calculating holiday pay – should you include overtime and commission? • Zero hours contracts – what is allowed? • Can obesity be a disability? • What action can you take if an employee leaves without giving due...
Thirty-six pupils from schools across Exeter visited the RD&E for their Work Observation Week to make a first step towards their future career.
The annual programme gives young people in Year 10 and above the chance to find out how the RD&E works and to consider the many different jobs the NHS has to offer.
A highlight of the programme was the ‘mock ward’ exercise in the RILD Clinical Skills rooms, which gave pupils the opportunity to experience how a real-life ward is run. By acting out the roles of doctors, physios, OT, nurses and housekeepers alongside RD&E...
Chris Watson, one of the world's leading wildlife recorders, is preparing to bring sounds from rural Devon into the heart of RAMM.
When using the stairway linking the garden entrance to the Down to Earth gallery, visitors in 2015 will be treated to soundscapes from nearby coast and countryside.
Chris is currently capturing sounds from rockpools and estuaries, farmland and meadow, pebblebed heathlands and oak woodlands. Four seasonal recordings from each location will be used to create a changing soundscape evocative of Devon’s diverse ecosystems.
Neil Parish, Member of Parliament for Tiverton and Honiton and Chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Beef & Lamb has published a report into Meat Slaughtered in Accordance with Religious Rites.
The report follows an extensive inquiry in which evidence from a wide range of stakeholders from industry experts, Shechita UK, the Halal Food Authority, veterinary professionals as well as the Farming Minister George Eustice and the European Commission.
The report identifies several areas where greater research is needed; such as on the measurement of pain in animals...
Exeter Barnfield Theatre announce the programme for September
10-13 September- Exeter Little Theatre Company presents Michael Frayn’s Noises Off. From a disastrous dress rehearsal, a sleep-deprived touring company of actors perform their fictional farce, Nothing On. Where the cast fumble their entrances and exits, to bothersome props, too many sardines and a final performance of missed cues and forgotten lines, Noises Off explores the explosive personal relationships that lead to off-stage shenanigans and on-stage bedlam.
Devon and Cornwall's Police and Crime Commissioner, Tony Hogg reflects on the first half of his first term of office for Police and Crime Commmissioners.
As I reach the halfway point in the first term of office for Police and Crime Commissioners, it seems appropriate to reflect on how the role is developing and why it will prove crucial in sustaining and building effective policing for the longer term. I am responsible for the efficiency and effectiveness of policing and the justice system. Having one clearly visible, democratically elected and locally focused individual who the...
