Three Partners at employee-owned law firm, Stephens Scown LLP, have received the highest ranking and national recognition in the latest edition of Chambers and Partners’ High Net Worth Guide, which has just been published.
Following an extensive annual research programme, the Chambers High Net Worth Guide ranks the leading and most dedicated lawyers and law firms for international private wealth based on feedback from clients and other specialist industry professionals.
Private Client partners Phil Reed and Graham Murdoch retained their Band 1 status in the 2021 Guide,...
The team behind the Exmouth Pavilion Christmas Pantomime haven confirmed TV Legend and all round good fox, Basil Brush will join pantomime favourite Stuart Earp in this year’s production of Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs.
Basil Brush will feature as The Magic Mirror alongside Stuart Earp as Muddles, Harry Moore as Nurse Nellie, Kassie Malam as Snow White, Jessica Fay Long as The Wicked Queen and Exeter's own Sam Emmerson as The Prince.
Producer Kevin Brown says “It’s going to be a great pantomime this year after sadly having to cancel last year’s production, we cannot...
The pool and health suite at Exeter’s Riverside Leisure Centre has re-opened after a four-year closure.
Millions of pounds have been spent on refurbishing the building, following a fire in February 2017 which closed the entire facility for months.
The gym and sports halls were back in operation later that year, but whilst fire damage was being repaired, unrelated structural weaknesses were revealed.
Exeter City Council leader Phil Bialyk officially re-opened the pool and health suite at a short ceremony on Saturday and said it was “absolutely” worth the wait....
The Donkey Sanctuary Sidmouth will host East Devon’s new travelling creative space – the Creative Cabin on Monday 9 and Tuesday 10 August, offering visitors free hands-on activities and the chance to learn all about one of the UK's rarest bats - the grey long-eared-bat.
Activities at the 'Completely Batty' event include making flying bat models and bat masks, as well as putting together wildflower ‘seed bombs’, to create wildflower gardens at home.
Visitors will also be able to join a Bat Discovery trail around the sanctuary with the charity’s Ecology and Conservation...
Exeter councillors have recommended that Pinhoe be moved into a proposed new parliamentary constituency with Exmouth.
It follows proposals for a shake-up of England’s electoral map for general elections from 2023. The South West has been allocated an extra three seats, including one in Devon that also strays into parts of Somerset.
Under the Boundary Commission’s plan, which aims to make parliament fairer by giving each MP roughly a similar number of voters, a new Exmouth constituency would be created. Councillors at Wednesday night’s full council meeting proposed the...
The UK’s Leading Social Selling Company Opens London Office
A Plymouth based social selling training and consulting company has set its sights on new horizons after acquiring a London based office.
As the top social selling training company in the UK, Maverrik , has already helped over 150,000 businesses through their training programmes from their base in the quiet city of Plymouth. However, after a period of growth the team have decided that now is the time to expand and open a London office.
Founded by Dean Seddon in 2017, Maverrik has a big vision - to help...
In celebration of Exeter’s cultural community, city-centre arts charity Exeter Phoenix is set to host to a range of free activities and events this August.
With a focus on spotlighting Exeter artists and creatives, ‘Reason to Create’ is a pop-up festival in which Exeter Phoenix celebrate and showcase the incredible versatility, resilience and creativity of members of Exeter’s cultural community.
They have thrown their doors open for a week of free, low cost and pay-what-you-like events created by artists from Exeter Phoenix’s Creative Hub, that span a range of art-forms...
Jenny Berryman and Milly Evans are already exceptional because they give up time to volunteer with Samaritans - but what makes them really special is that they are mother and daughter.
The pair are the first mother-and-daughter volunteers in the Exeter, Mid and East Devon branch of the charity, having joined the organisation during 2019.
Jenny, 46, says her biggest challenge was overcoming a worry of becoming too involved when listening to others’ problems. “However, the training we receive is exceptional - it gives us the confidence to listen without becoming an...
New apprentices are training to take to the promenade as they get ready to resurrect traditional seaside entertainment in Britain this summer.
Beachside shows with slapstick, songs and Punch and Judy have become rare as holiday habits change. Now a group of young people are being trained in the art of family seaside entertainments so this entertainment can be seen again, and skills passed down to future generations.
The performances will bring joy to locals and holidaymakers in Devon this summer, as well as providing employment and training for new performers,...
The new Exeter Bus Station will open to passengers on Sunday 25 July, it has been revealed.
The new station – a striking glass-fronted building in the heart of the city centre - replaces the current bus station which was constructed in the 1960s.
This new, fit-for-purpose modern facility will promote green public transport in the city and rural communities for decades to come.
The new Bus Station will offer a massive improvement for passengers, with features such as glass-fronted covered waiting and boarding areas and high quality facilities.
