“Simply superb”, “professional and customer focussed” and “an excellent law firm to work with” are just some of the client comments about leading Exeter law firm Stephens Scown LLP included in Chambers UK’s 2017 guide. Chambers is a prestigious independent guide to lawyers and law firms, which is largely based on client feedback. Stephens Scown has gained top rankings in a number of areas. Sixteen lawyers from the firm’s Exeter office have been ranked in the guide, with three gaining top tier ranking. Jim Gorrod, an Exeter-based partner who joined the firm this year, is listed for the...
Nearly 3,000 visits have been made to a new website for Devon's military service leavers, veterans, reservists and their families in the first four months since its launch.
The most visited web pages have been for information about housing, support for military families, about employment, and health matters.
The Devon Forces Family website, www.devonforcesfamily.org.uk , was launched in July by Devon County Council as an online directory of services, a one-stop-shop, and supports all people connected with the armed forces.
This Christmas Exeter College invite the public to join them in their festive celebrations and support Devon Air Ambulance (DAA). Exeter College’s Festival of Carols will be held on Thursday 8th December at Exeter Cathedral in aid of DAA as the College’s chosen Charity of the Year.
This event is open to the public and free of charge, in turn the College would like to collect donations at the end of the evening for DAA. The festival will run from 7:30pm to 9pm, with doors opening at 6:30pm.
Exeter College would like to encourage the public to join the college’s staff,...
Haldon Forest based Christmas Tree business have sensationally claimed a total of SEVEN prizes in this year’s British Christmas Tree competition – earning themselves a very special trip to Downing Street.
Husband and wife team, Stuart and Jennie Kirkup, who have been running Dartmoor Christmas Trees since 2002, were selected as standout winners in the categories of Champion Christmas Tree and Champion Wreath, in the British Christmas Tree Growers’ Association’s annual contest last week.
The competition saw growers travel from the farthest corners of the UK to Poundffald...
Bridge Road in Exeter will be closed later this month as part of ongoing widening improvements.
The road will be closed to traffic from 10pm on Friday 18 November until 5am on Monday 21 November, which will be the last weekend closure of 2016. The closure will enable the remaining concrete repairs to be carried out to the underside of the Countess Wear Flood Relief bridge. This has to be undertaken while the road is traffic free as vibrations from vehicle movements would affect the work.
The diversion route will be signed via Topsham Road, Alphington Road, Marsh Barton and...
The first cigarettes on sale in new, standardised packaging have been spotted in Devon.
New laws that came in to force across the UK in May gave manufacturers up to a year to switch to drab green packs, with bigger health warnings, designed to make smoking less appealing to children and young people.
But just six months later, the first packs are starting to be seen here in stores across Devon.
Councillor Andrea Davis, Devon County Council’s Cabinet Member for Improving Health and Wellbeing, said: “We welcome the introduction of plan packaging, and Devon is...
This is a collaborative exhibition with The Photographic Angle and PhotoVoice. It offers an extraordinary insight into the lives of people from many 'voiceless' communities around the world. Images on display come from 4 collections ‘See It Our Way’, ‘How We See It’, ‘Lookout London’ and ‘Sights Unseen’. All work submitted by PhotoVoice.
VOICES is a touring photographic exhibition created and supported by The Photographic Angle.
For more information see www.thephotographicangle.co.uk/exhibitions . Please check website...
Defra announces 2016 bathing water quality results – East Devon has 7 Excellent beaches and 1 Good beach
The bathing waters at East Devon’s eight beaches have all passed the stringent testing standards set by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra).
The announcement of the 2016 bathing water quality results, which was made by Defra earlier today, revealed that seven of the district’s beaches received an Excellent classification – which is the highest and cleanest class (an improvement from 2015 when only four beaches were classed as Excellent), while...
Academy youngster Harry Strong hopes to use the Anglo-Welsh Cup as the perfect ‘stepping stone’ to help develop his career at Exeter Chiefs.
Handed his senior debut in last weekend’s Round One clash at Harlequins, the 19-year-old is poised to get another opportunity this Sunday when the Devon club play host to Cardiff Blues at Sandy Park (3pm).
Brought on as a first half replacement for the injured Phil Dollman a week ago, Strong certainly did not look out of place as he fitted in nicely to the Exeter back division.
For the player himself it was a moment to savour...
