Stagecoach South West has announced its commitment to the UK Armed Forces by signing a corporate covenant to support the country’s military community.
The company, which operates bus services across Devon and into Cornwall and Somerset is marking the event and in recognition of National Armed Forces Day on Saturday 27 June, by offering free travel to military personnel on this special day.
Uniformed military personnel and veterans wearing their medals are invited to travel, free of charge on services across the South West Network on Friday 26, Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 June...
Gilbert Stephens LLP, has expanded its conveyancing team following the recruitment of Alison Parker, a qualified conveyancer with 25 years industry experience. Our multi-role practice with five offices in Devon, welcomes Alison to its Exeter office in Southernhay.
Originally from the Midlands, Alison started her career as a trainee at Clarke Wilmot in Bristol, following the completion of her law degree. Since then she has worked at a number of firms in the South West, covering commercial and residential property law.
As part of the conveyancing team at Gilbert Stephens,...
Devon County Council is reminding people to let the authority know if they have made arrangements to look after someone else’s child, or children, for more than 28 days.
This is more commonly known as Private Fostering and is when a child or young person under 16 years old (or 18 if they have a disability) is looked after for 28 days or more by someone who is not a close relative (i.e parents, step-parents, aunts, uncles and grandparents), or guardian or person with parental responsibility).
This can include for example: children on holiday exchanges which last more than 27...
RAMM’s millionth visitor will receive a one-off 3D printed version of an ancient Peruvian pot . The visitor will be treated to a special behind-the-scenes tour to see where the original pot is stored, and they will be photographed with the object as a special souvenir of their visit.
The millionth visitor since RAMM’s reopening in 2011 is expected to walk through the museum’s doors on Friday 26 June when they will be greeted by Cllr Rosie Denham, Exeter City Council’s Portfolio Holder for Economy and Culture.
Tony Eccles, the museum’s Curator of Ethnography will give a...
Highbullen Hotel in North Devon is hosting its first Boutique Wedding Showcase on Thursday 20 August.
This is the perfect opportunity to experience the hospitality of Highbullen and to sample the flavour of the local artisans and suppliers, such as florists, cake makers, dress makers and more.
The Wedding fair is also an opportunity to see the substantial refurbishment of the Hotel and all of their on-site facilities, including tennis courts, golf course, croquet lawn, indoor pool and the family courtyard area with outdoor pool.
Leading Exeter financial planning firm, Old Mill has become one of only a handful of firms in the UK to meet internationally recognised standards in the provision of financial advice. As part of its’ commitment to offering an exceptional client experience in the provision of financial planning services, Old Mill has completed the certification programme for BS 8577 – a framework for financial advice and planning services set out by the British Standards Institute. BS 8577 provides a framework to increase client confidence by specifying established best practice and processes. It is the...
ODEON – Europe’s largest cinema chain – has announced it is offering children in Exeter the chance take control of their local cinema, ODEON Exeter, for the day. Its only criteria is that they must be between 6 and 12 years old and know how to have fun like the banana-loving Minions.
From today until the launch of Minions on Friday June 26th, mini movie fans can visit the ODEON website and write their own ‘Mini-Manifesto’ of rules that they would implement if they were master of their cinema. The lucky winner will have the opportunity to see their demands brought to life at their...
The prospect of finding ocean-bearing exoplanets has been boosted, thanks to a pioneering new study.
An international team of scientists, including from the University of Exeter, has discovered an immense cloud of hydrogen escaping from a Neptune-sized exoplanet.
Such a phenomena not only helps explain the formation of hot and rocky ‘super-earths’, but also may potentially act as a signal for detecting extrasolar oceans. Scientists also believe they can use the discovery to envisage the future of Earth’s atmosphere, four billion years from today.
Lovers of traditional music are in for a rare treat when a special concert at Exeter Northcott Theatre on 12 July brings together harmonica wizard Will Pound and his band, members of South West-based Wren Band and 25 young musicians from Devon.
Will, recognised as one of the finest harmonica players in the world and often to be heard on BBC Radio 2, will join Wren Band musicians and the children during the first half of the show before he and his band have the stage to themselves for the second half.
The Will Pound Band with Music 4 Life concert is a celebration of Devon...
