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...
Two members of an Exeter drug gang jailed in April for conspiracy to supply drugs have now been served with Serious Crime Prevention Orders (SCPO’s).
Bret Seldon (also known as Bret Burgess), aged 33, of Briar Crescent, Exeter, and Richard Armitage,also aged 33, of Week St Mary, Holsworthy, were both jailed for five years and three months on 28th April at Exeter Crown Court having been convicted of conspiracy to supply amphetamine.
The convictions followed a successful covert policing operation undertaken by Zephyr anti-crime unit and Devon and Cornwall Police.
Exeter School Year 11 pupil Verity Stroud who has been offered a place in the South West Youth Orchestra for both bassoon and contra bassoon.
The residential course runs in August at Dean Close School, in Cheltenham, and the finale concert will be held at Cheltenham Town Hall.
The repertoire they are performing is Benjamin Britten's famous "Four Sea Interludes" and three classics by Maurice Ravel (Rapsodie Espagnole, Alborada del Gracioso and Bolero).
The actual orchestra is supported by Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and conducted by BSO Leverhulme Young Conductor...
More than 25,000 small and medium businesses (SMEs) across the UK have now benefitted from the Government’s Broadband Connection voucher scheme, latest figures published today show.
If you have been searching for positive news, this is a stunning bit of info for people who run their own businesses. Being able to save rather than waste money with your broadband service is something everyone will flock to use. Clients want the cheapest and fastest deals, and being able to provide that lists you in the leaderboard.
The scheme, which helps SMEs get connected to superfast...
An improved recycling collection service is to be trialled in two East Devon areas this autumn following approval from the district council’s Cabinet.
Around 1,800 households in the Feniton and Exmouth (The Colony) areas will be able to recycle more during the trial as the council is adding cardboard and mixed plastics to the extensive number of items it already collects from the kerbside each week.
Every household in the trial areas will receive an additional 70 litre reusable sack which they can use for their recyclables along with their usual green recycling box. The...
Staff from leading Devon law firm Kitsons are getting ready to take on the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge this July to raise money for charity in honour of their friend and colleague, Mark Batten.
Mark, who was Chief Cashier at Kitsons, passed away suddenly in March 2014. He worked at Kitsons for over 35 years and was a prominent and well liked member of the firm. In 2013 when the firm took on the National Three Peaks Challenge, Mark acted as a volunteer driver from our head office in Torquay to Scotland and back. On Saturday 11th July 2015, 30 members of staff from Kitsons’ three...
