Exeter Cathedral School has been shortlisted as Prep School of the Year.
The prominent Times Educational Supplement Independent School Awards 2021 recognise and celebrate the most outstanding institutions and those making remarkable contributions in the sector.
The Headmaster, James Featherstone said: “We are very proud to have been shortlisted as Prep School of the Year, alongside our fellow finalists. It recognises the innovative, ambitious and dynamic ECS Community, working together to ensure our pupils thrive.
Leading local advice charity, Citizens Advice Exeter, is delighted to announce that Mike Maguire has received the annual Hazel Ball volunteer of the year award.
The award bears the name of our friend and colleague, Hazel Ball, who we sadly lost in 2015. Hazel first joined our Board of Trustees in 1980, and was a vocal advocate for the work of our charity throughout her career and in retirement.
Mike was recognised for over 35 years of service as a trustee with the Citizens Advice service in Devon, following his retirement in September last year, and received the award on...
Stagecoach South West Managing Director Mike Watson has brushed off his drivers uniform to drive the number 2 bus route connecting Exeter with Dawlish, Teignmouth and Newton Abbot.
Mike Watson initially began at Stagecoach South West, in July 2013 and has been in the bus industry for 25 years. He began his career in 1996 in the service planning department at London Transport Buses. After five years in planning and procurement roles, Mike moved to Go Ahead subsidiary Metrobus as Assistant Operations Manager. He has also worked for Go North East, as well as in consultancy roles....
Exeter City Football Club players Jake Taylor, Matt Jay and Nigel Atangana took a break from training to support a massive community effort to provide food for Exeter’s most vulnerable children and their families.
Exeter CITY Community Trust, in partnership with Exeter City Futures, has undertaken the huge task of assembling substantial parcels of food, personal care products, and energy vouchers for around 550 vulnerable families in Exeter and Cranbrook.
Funding of £50,000 for the initiative has come from Devon County Council as part of its winter grant scheme. Exeter...
The South West’s tourist industry and the emergency services are warning visitors against travelling to the region before lockdown measures are due to be relaxed on 12th April.
There are fears a minority of tourists might be tempted to travel early, before facilities are ready or attractions are open. Apart from the risk of catching or spreading COVID-19, a dangerous 'false start' to the tourist season will put unnecessary extra strain on the emergency services.
Under the government’s roadmap for reopening after the lockdown, 12th April is the earliest date outdoor...
Topsham is one of the best places to live in the UK - and that’s official!
The town has had the honour of making it into the prestigious Sunday Times Best Places list, one of only two locations in Devon to make the grade.
Judges selected this year’s entries for the sought-after league table on the basis of how beautiful the location was, the quality of local services and amenities, and how well the area worked for its community during the pandemic.
The newspaper celebrates Topsham’s traditional qualities of having former merchants’ houses and maritime warehouses...
Exeter Cathedral School is once again celebrating the success of its Year 8 pupils, all of whom have been awarded places to leading senior schools, with 84% of pupils achieving at least one award.
Pupils have been offered a range of awards and places including some with double or triple scholarships. Reflecting the breadth of the curriculum on offer at ECS, awards have been offered for Music, Sport, Art, Academic, Performing Arts, Vocal and even the prestigious Peter Hurford Award for an organ scholar!
Mr Meeke, Head of Scholarships and Enrichment is incredibly proud of...
The McCarthy Stone team in Exeter is celebrating after being awarded a Five Star customer satisfaction rating in an independent survey announced by the Home Builders Federation (HBF) for the 16th year running.
The only developer or housebuilder of any size or type to achieve this accolade each year since the survey launched 16 years ago, McCarthy Stone achieved an overall customer satisfaction score of 93%.
The McCarthy Stone Retirement Living development in Exeter, Pinnoc Mews, has been carefully designed for the over 60’s to provide the very best in independent living...
The first cohort of degree apprentices studying at the University of Exeter Business School and employed by J.P. Morgan, a global leader in financial services, have achieved exceptional results in their end-point assessments.
Three students in J.P. Morgan’s Level 4 Investment Operation Specialist Apprenticeship cohort obtained top marks, with 78% achieving a distinction and 100% of apprentices passing first time.
A Level 4 Investment Operations Specialist Apprenticeship allows school leavers to “earn while they learn” – learning on the job the specific knowledge, skills...
Devon’s Major Geoff Bird (MBE), who has spent more than 50 years campaigning, championing, and raising money on behalf of those with learning disabilities, marks his 104th birthday on Friday (March 26).
He joined the Navy in 1940, transferred to the Army as a private before rising through the ranks in the Royal Hampshire Regiment, serving in both Italy and Greece.
He began raising money in the late 1960s alongside his late wife Molly following the birth of their severely disabled son Christopher.
Recognising the dearth of facilities for disabled children at the...
