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IMP Software unveils IMP Finance for multi-academy trusts, independent schools, and further education colleges

IMP Software has officially launched IMP Finance, a new financial management platform built from the ground up around the distinctive requirements of education finance teams in multi-academy trusts (MATs), independent schools, and further education (FE) colleges.

Available now, IMP Finance is designed to tackle one of the most persistent frustrations for education finance teams: the disconnect between budgets and actuals that can turn month-end into a lengthy exercise in correcting and reclassifying transactions.

Unlike traditional finance systems, IMP Finance uses a budget...

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Help add some sparkle to Killerton’s cider

Killerton’s annual apple harvest is fast approaching and the National Trust property is calling out for volunteers large and small to help with their ‘Big Pick Up’ weekends. This year looks to be a bumper crop and the trees are heavy with fruit which shows the summer rain was good for something after all!

Killerton needs your help to collect the fallen apples that make its award winning cider and apple juice. If you can help then join the ‘Big Pick Up’ weekends in Sparrow Park Orchard, Killerton on Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 October or on Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 October. Armed with...

RD&E Trust Chairman supports need for big changes in NHS in Devon

Speaking at the Royal Devon & Exeter’s NHS Foundation Trust’s (RD&E) Annual Members’ Meeting on Saturday 24 September, Trust Chairman, James Brent, highlighted the need for changes to be made to the way in which care is delivered in Devon but also said that people will need to take greater responsibility for their own health and well-being.

Mr Brent underlined the strong public support for the NHS but added, that “while we do brilliantly at delivering great care to our patients we know that how the system works as a whole is neither clinically nor financially sustainable....

Tributes to 'big hearted' biker who died after crash

Tributes have been paid to Jerry Daniell, a “Big hearted man” who died following a serious collision in Newton Abbot on Thursday the 22nd September.

Emergency services were called to Shaldon Road at 2.10pm after the collision between a red Mercedes B180 and the black Yamaha V-Max motorcycle outside Milber Service Station.

The motorcycle rider, 53-year-old Jerry Daniell from Torquay, sustained life-threatening injuries and was taken to Torbay Hospital where he sadly died the following day.

Jerry’s family paid the following tribute: “On the 23rd September we lost our...

Police seek witness to incident in Exeter

Police in Exeter have released the image of a man they wish to identify as they believe he may have witnessed a crime in the City Centre.

Detective Constable Mark Nagle, said: “Just after midnight on Friday the 16th of September, we responded to reports of two men on bicycles in Bampfylde Street in Princesshay, Exeter acting in a threatening manner.

“One of these men was seen to point what was believed to be a handgun and threatened a passer-by.

“We managed to detain both suspects later that night and located an imitation firearm; these two men are now on police...

Exeter charity given green light to make energy efficiency improvements

Staff, volunteers and patients at the city’s hospice were celebrating after being awarded £2,000 from the E.ON Energy Action Fund towards the cost of replacement lighting throughout the building.

In a bid to improve its energy efficiency, charity Hospiscare has now begun fitting LED lighting in its day care and in-patient units, education facilities and staff offices. Hospiscare expects the new, high efficiency lighting to reduce its electricity use by more than 60%, with resulting savings to the charity of around £5,000 a year. The donation from E.ON covered the cost of improved...

Devon gym head over heels after donation

A Willand sports club is set to introduce more youngsters to gymnastics, weightlifting and athletics thanks to a donation from a leading UK housebuilder. Excelsior Athletic Development Club received £1,000 from Persimmon Homes South West as part of the firm’s Community Champion initiative, which sees a pot of £24,000 donated to local groups and charities each year. The club has 32 gymnasts aged from five to 10 and will use the donation to invest in new gymnastics mats. James Marshall, head coach at Excelsior Athletic Development Club, said: “We are thrilled to be receiving this generous...

Devondale Electrical shortlisted in national awards

South West independent electrical wholesaler Devondale Electrical has been shortlisted in the prestigious Electrical Industry Awards.

The company, which has its headquarters in Exeter, is a finalist in the hotly contested ‘Wholesaler of the Year’ category.

Managing Director, Paul Wood said: “The whole team was delighted to receive the news that we had been shortlisted.

“Devondale was a finalist in this category in 2012, and this time we have all our fingers and toes crossed that the company will walk away with the award.”

Set up in Exeter in 1981, Devondale...

Teignbridge wins national self build housing award

Teignbridge has been crowned the winner for its pioneering work in self build at the annual Build It awards.

Teignbridge scooped the ‘Best Council for Self/Custom Builders’ accolade, pipping two other authorities to the post for the national title awarded by Build It awards in association with BuildStore.

The Build It Awards 2016, in association with BuildStore, celebrated all aspects of self build and renovation, including completed projects, services and suppliers. The awards brought together architects, manufacturers and key industry figures in recognition of innovation...

Sandy Park set for record breaking Christmas

Sandy Park is already gearing up for a cracker of a Christmas period in which they are set to create new records for people celebrating the festive period at the popular Exeter venue.

Having welcomed over 4,000 guests last December, that figure has already been exceeded for 2016 with even more people booking up for one of the many Party Nights being staged at the home of the Exeter Chiefs Rugby Club.

Building on the success of 12 months ago, Sandy Park wasted little time in coming up with a wide range of different options for this year, all of which are aimed at offering...

An Evening with Simon Weston

It was the conflict of a generation and one that many will never forget. On 2nd April 1982, Argentina invaded the Falklands Islands with the aim of recapturing them from Spain. Join us for An Evening with Simon Weston to hear about how the Falklands War changed his life forever, along with the lives of many of his comrades.

The Islands, which had been controlled by Great Britain for nearly 150 years, became a battle ground and the UK government were quick to defend both the Islands and its inhabitants.

What was to follow saw the deaths of 655 Argentinian Soldiers and 255...

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IMP Software unveils IMP Finance for multi-academy trusts, independent schools, and further education colleges

Help add some sparkle to Killerton’s cider

RD&E Trust Chairman supports need for big changes in NHS in Devon

Tributes to 'big hearted' biker who died after crash

Police seek witness to incident in Exeter

Exeter charity given green light to make energy efficiency improvements

Devon gym head over heels after donation

Devondale Electrical shortlisted in national awards

Teignbridge wins national self build housing award

Sandy Park set for record breaking Christmas

An Evening with Simon Weston

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