Whipton Barton Federation has been awarded the Primary Science Quality Mark (PSQM), a national accolade awarded for exceptional science teaching and strong subject leadership.
The award recognises the school’s strong focus on high quality science teaching and its success in sparking pupils’ curiosity through hands-on investigation and exploration. The assessment team highlighted that the school has shaped an effective development plan that ensures science teaching is engaging, challenging and accessible for all pupils, including those with special educational needs. They also...
Westcotts, one of the South West’s leading firms of Chartered Accountants and Business Advisers, has celebrated its 40th anniversary - marking four decades of providing trusted advice and specialist expertise to individuals, SMEs and organisations across the region.
Founded in Honiton in 1985 by Richard Thomas, Westcotts has grown from a single office into the major regional firm it is today - with a team of more than 300 working across a network of offices across Devon, Somerset and now Wiltshire.
Throughout this period, the firm has maintained a strong commitment to...
A new on-site management team has been appointed at Radford House, the latest retirement community from Adlington Retirement Living on Weirfield Road in Exeter.
The exclusive community offers 65 one, two and three-bedroom age-exclusive apartments, alongside a wide range of communal facilities including a homeowners’ lounge, coffee lounge, on-site restaurant, hair salon, therapy room and activities studio.
Leading the new team is General Manager Kay Suckley, who brings 12 years of experience in retirement living following a career in the legal sector. Kay previously...
Design work is underway for a new leisure centre, a key addition to Cranbrook’s expanding town centre, with proposals including a 25-metre and learner pool, gym, fitness studios, soft play, and a café.
Residents’ feedback will help shape the proposals for the new leisure centre, so that these facilities meet the needs of a growing population, expected to reach more than 20,000 people. Two engagement events are planned, with the first set to take place in early 2026. Following engagement with residents, the planning application for the leisure centre is expected to be submitted in...
Police in South Devon are urging residents to keep their doors locked overnight and make sure burglars are not given an easy ride.
Several incidents have been reported of car keys being taken by opportunistic offenders but victims have also reported other personal items being stolen such as phones, jewellery and cash.
Various towns and villages across South Devon such as Torquay, Paignton, Newton Abbot and Teignmouth have been affected and those victims reporting incidents so far have been from a range of ages. Residents can heed some simple advice to make their homes...
One year on from the introduction of the Worker Protection Act, new research from online training provider High Speed Training has revealed that about one in five (18%) UK adults in The South West say they are concerned about sexual harassment in the workplace [1], with more than one in ten (11%) reporting they had witnessed behaviour they considered to be sexual harassment in a workplace.
The Worker Protection Act (2023) which came into force in October 2024, introduced a legal duty for employers to take "reasonable steps" to prevent the sexual harassment of their employees. The...
Staff and residents at Barchester’s Cumberland Grange Care Home in Exeter are over the moon because one of their much-loved residents, Joan Mundy, has been awarded an Honorary Bachelor of Education certificate by the university of Gloucestershire aged 106. Joan was so thrilled to receive her certificate finally after 86 years since leaving St Mary’s College Cheltenham.
Joan, who turns 107 in January, has had an incredible life full of different experiences, adventures and achievements. To receive this award just before Christmas has been extremely special.
Students at St Luke’s Church of England School have been learning vital life-saving skills this term.
During the hands-on workshops led by the charity Jay’s Aim, the year 8 students practised recognising a cardiac emergency, calling for help, performing CPR, and using a defibrillator safely and effectively.
The interactive sessions were designed to build confidence and ensure students are ready to act if someone’s life is at risk.
Jay’s Aim was founded in memory of James (Jay) Osborne, who passed away at 28, with the mission of reducing sudden cardiac deaths...
Reform UK have today [10 December] welcomed Exeter City Council councillor Alison Sheridan to the party from the Conservatives. Cllr Sheridan, who represents the St Loyes ward on the council, joins Mincinglake & Whipton councillor Tony Payne as Reform UK’s second representative on the authority, giving the party an official group on Exeter City Council for the first time.
Alison is a former video editor and now full-time mother and has lived in the area for around 12 years.
Comm enting following her defection, Cllr Alison Sheridan said:
NHS Devon is funding vital oral health lessons for children in primary schools across Devon for the next three years to support them in learning good habits and help protect their teeth for the future.
Open Wide and Step Inside (OWSI) is an oral health programme delivered by the Dental Outreach Team at Peninsula Dental Social Enterprise (PDSE).
Up until now the programme has only been available to primary schools in Plymouth and Torbay, but funding from NHS Devon is enabling the successful programme to now reach out to primary schools across the county.
