BoxWay Packaging Group, the innovative, customer-focused, design-led corrugated cardboard packaging business, is pleased to confirm it has appointed two highly skilled new employees at its Exeter site.
Innovative BoxWay Packaging Group Limited is welcoming Vince McDermott to the position of Operations Director and Gabriel Ciubotariu to the position of Production Manager, both to be based at its Sowton Industrial Estate manufacturing site.
As Operations Director, Vince’s initial focus for an interim six-month basis will be on production, QHSE, logistics and engineering,...
A sun-loving diabetic cat at a Devon rehoming centre has just passed the unfortunate milestone of receiving no interest from potential adopters for over 100 days.
Unlike her other homeless counterparts at the Cats Protection Devon Cat Centre in Clyst Honiton, who are usually homed within 34 days, 13-year-old Myrtle has been waiting for three times as long, having arrived in care in February.
The clever diabetic puss, who is all-black with a splash of white on her chest, was cared for by a kind neighbour when her owners left her behind and could not be traced. She is on a...
Isca Academy is proud to announce it has been awarded the Bronze Mental Health Charter Mark, recognising the school’s outstanding commitment to supporting the mental health and wellbeing of its students and staff.
The Mental Health Charter Mark recognises schools that prioritise the emotional wellbeing of children, acknowledging that good mental health is essential for building resilience and coping with life’s challenges.
To mark this achievement, the school held a celebration event on the 25th of April, with invited guests including members of the Ted Wragg Trust,...
DIY SOS is back! Nick and his trusted team of Purple Shirts, along with an army of Volunteers, are looking for deserving families, individuals, or community projects across the UK, who need their help.
It could be someone who has always given back to the local community, who now needs help themselves or a family whose home is no longer suitable for their needs.
To apply: https://www.bbc.co.uk/showsandtours/take-part/diy-sos
Nick Knowles said, “We are so excited to be back building again for people who really need our help, and the help of their community. We...
Specialist drainage, geospatial surveys, and civil engineering company Glanville Environmental, head-quartered in Devon, has been acquired by national environmental risk reduction services business, Adler & Allan.
Adler & Allan enable utilities, energy, and industrial infrastructure owners to overcome the biggest environmental challenges of the 21st century, reducing risk to the environment and their operation by managing assets compliantly while achieving commercial, ESG and Net-Zero goals.
This is Adler & Allan’s seventh acquisition in the utilities sector...
Staff, residents, relatives and the local community came together at Lucerne House to enjoy a community BBQ that was held in the home’s grounds on Saturday 3rd May.
The hospitality team at Lucerne House served a selection of BBQ favourites including burgers, hot dogs, vegetable kebabs and a selection of homemade salads and slaw which were enjoyed by everyone who came to the event.
Guests included friends and family to the residents and staff at the home. The life enrichment team kicked off their music festival season too, performing a range of classic hits including...
Freemasons from across the South West will come together in a historic and visually striking event at Exeter Cathedral on Thursday, 8th May, to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day, the end of the Second World War in Europe.
This significant gathering will bring together Freemasons from Devon, Cornwall, and Somerset, joined by national heads of Freemasonry, for a special Evensong hosted by the Dean of Exeter Cathedral, Very Reverend Jonathan Greener.
A moment of particular note will be the first public parade in almost a decade of Freemasons wearing their traditional...
Children across Devon are going to be able to take a Deep Sea Adventure at their local library this summer as Libraries Unlimited launch their very own reading challenge.
Based on the charity's popular reading challenge for five to twelve-year-olds ‘The Secret Book Quest’, The Summer Book Quest sees beloved characters Pip, Zena and Libro head off on a new adventure. The theme for the first year is The Deep Sea Adventure, based on the Underwater Zone in The Secret Book Quest.
The aim with creating this unique quest, is to engage as many children as possible in reading...
Cumberland Grange care home in Exeter recently raised over £300 following on from a successful coffee morning held at the home raising money for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution, also known as the RNLI.
Volunteers from the RNLI were also present at the coffee morning with their pop-up shop, selling an array of different goodies from cards to diaries and ornaments, with all funds going straight to the charity. Speak George Hislop also attended and held an informative talk on the history of the RNLI which residents and community members found incredibly insightful.
DreamArts Rep Company, an innovative young theatre company, is bringing their electrifying new production Head’s Up: Frank’s Story to the Barnfield Theatre in Exeter on Saturday 31st May . This exciting performance fuses beatbox, rap, theatre, and film to tell a gripping coming-of-age tale about courage, identity, and the importance of community.
Head’s Up: Frank’s Story follows 17-year-old Frank and his big brother Gabriel, a writer, life on their Island home is quiet—until the day Gabriel vanishes, leaving only a note and a hard drive. His message is clear: Frank must deliver...
