Katy Toms, a senior engineer at WSP Exeter and Chair of the board of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) South West, has been announced as one of the top 100 Most Influential Women in the engineering sector.
The list, produced by board appointments firm, Inclusive Boards, in partnership with the Financial Times, will be officially released at the Inclusive Boards: Women in Engineering Leadership Conference on October 22nd.
On the same day, Inclusive Boards will also be publishing extensive research into engineering in the UK, as well as the results of their diversity...
Exeter Festival Chorus presents Saints and Angels with guest conductor and composer David Ogden
Kieran White tenor Peter King organ Cygnet Theatre Company spoken word
Saturday 23 November 2019 at 7.30pmvin St. David's Church, Exeter Queen's Terrace, Exeter EX4 4HR
The lives and stories of saints and angels have frequently been the catalyst for artistic creativity.
Exeter Festival Chorus autumn concert gathers together music and words inspired by these mystical beings. We celebrate the life of St Cecilia, the patron saint of music, with compositions by...
More than 100 team members at regional chartered accountancy and business advisers, PKF Francis Clark have run 5K this year, as part of their centenary celebrations. In doing so, they have also raised money for a number of local charities across the South West.
During the summer months, over 100 energetic team members from the firm ‘took to the tracks’ in a joint effort that totalled a combined distance of over 700 kilometres, equivalent to over 430 miles.
The firm that promote a ‘healthy workplace’ and have a ‘health & well-being programme’ rolled out across all of...
Exeter based Solicitors Title have today announced a collaboration with Harris Law South West which will bring a significant expansion of services offered to local businesses.
Solicitors Title LLP already has offices in Exeter and Yeovil, covering areas such as online data management, franchising, licensing, retail and manufacturing, commercial property and leases, litigation, wills, probate and intellectual property.
Wendy Harris, founder of Harris Law South West has been a practicing lawyer in Devon for over 13 years. Solicitors Title’s collaboration with Harris Law will...
Colleagues at a national housebuilder have smashed their charity target after running the Cardiff Half Marathon this month, in memory of 32-year-old Dean Fletcher, who tragically died last year at the event.
The husband and father - a management accountant at Bovis Homes’ South West region - suffered a cardiac arrest after completing the course last October.
In his honour, six Bovis Homes’ colleagues ran the 2019 event to raise funds for CRY (Cardiac Risk in the Young), a charity that aims to reduce the risk of cardiac arrest in those aged under 35. The team aimed to raise...
Calling all dog lovers! A film festival featuring a cinematic celebration of dogs and their people is touring the UK for the first time ever this autumn.
A film festival celebrating the unbreakable bond between dogs and humans is coming to the UK for the first time ever, calling at Exeter Corn Exchange on 6 November.
The Top Dog Film Festival is a collection of canine-inspired short film. From the scruffiest street dogs to the most pampered pooches, and all of our four-legged friends in between, these stories are moving, uplifting and inspiring.
Organisers of TEDxExeter, the South West’s leading ideas festival, have announced that tickets for TEDxExeter 2020 are soon to be released for sale. The 9th annual TEDxExeter event will take place on Friday 17 April 2020 at Exeter’s Northcott Theatre and will be simultaneously livestreamed to venues across the city and beyond.
Tickets, which usually sell out in minutes, will be released at 10am on Friday 29th November 2019 via Eventbrite. For those wishing to beat the queues, a limited number of VIP tickets will be available from 10am on Wednesday 27th November.
Work is now under way to construct a cutting-edge new imaging centre expected to rapidly accelerate dementia research and improve healthcare.
The new Mireille Gillings Neuroimaging Centre will form part of the University of Exeter Medical School clinical research infrastructure. It will transform research and diagnosis of dementia and other neurological diseases, funded by part of a £10 million donation from the Dennis and Mireille Gillings Foundation.
The new building, located at the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust (RD&E) site, will help accelerate clinical...
The FORCE Cancer Charity shop in Heavitree is holding a special vintage sale day next month.
All sorts of retro goodies from 80s knitwear to tin toys and vintage books will be on offer at the FORE Street store on Saturday November 2.
There will be bargains galore including collectable books at half their marked price.
“We’ll have some great deals for lovers of all things vintage plus our usual amazing selection of goods and there’ll be a bake sale. What more could you want,” said FORCE Shop Manager Anna Heard.
And early warning of a couple of dates for your...
