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Exeter announces its bid to become the UK’s City of Culture in 2029

Exeter City Council has today announced it will be submitting an expression of interest (EOI) for the prestigious UK City of Culture title. 

The City of Culture bid follows the culmination of five months extensive engagement and consultation with artists, creatives, cultural organisations and residents to shape the council’s commissioned new five-year Cultural Strategy for Exeter.

This will set out a clear ambition to become a leading city of culture. The new Exeter Culture Strategy is ambitious and will be delivered in partnership with the city’s cultural organisations...

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PSP psychologist provides massive boost for future mums

Expecting a child? New to parenting? Both can be wonderful experiences. But, for some, they can also be very stressful. Mind, Body and Baby, based at Plymouth Science Park, sets out to help Mums enjoy pregnancy, birth and parenthood, writes Duncan Little.

Established by Clinical Psychologist, Dr Rosie Gilderthorp, Mind, Body and Baby guides mothers through their journeys – with the effective help of hypnobirthing, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness and other proven therapeutic interventions.

As a Mum herself, Rosie understands the immense stresses which women...

: Emily Branton, a full-time therapist at the award-winning Rhona Gillmore clinic in Taunton who has won ‘Student of the Year’ at Exeter College recently with her award

Emily receives ‘Student of the Year’ award from college

A JUNIOR Therapist at the award-winning Rhona Gillmore clinic in Taunton has recently won the title of ‘Student of the Year’ at Exeter College (July 2019).

Emily Branton, who comes from near Cullompton, has just completed her Beauty Therapy (City & Guilds) course with top marks including gaining 100% in her Advanced Nutrition Programme (ANP) training.

Rhona Gillmore said: “This is wonderful news and we’re absolutely delighted for Emily. It was great to see her name in lights and to see us mentioned in the programme for the awards evening too, where we were given the...

Devon businesses donated £16717 to Hospiscare

Devon businesses enjoy a sunny day of golf to raise money for Hospiscare

The sun shone brightly the 15th Marnie Burgoyne Memorial Golf Day earlier this month when 50 teams, many from local businesses, took to the fairways at Exeter Golf & Country Club and helped to raise a fantastic £16,717 for local charity Hospiscare .

The day is organised by a committee of volunteers and is held each year in memory of Marnie Burgoyne, who was part of the founding team that helped raise the money to build the hospice building, Searle House, which opened in 1992.

This year’s winning team were STR Logistics , who picked up the trophy for the first time in...

Team Michelmores conquers the National Three Peaks Challenge

A team of 30 Michelmores staff together with two representatives from The Amber Foundation have completed the National Three Peaks Challenge, beating their fundraising target of £8,500.

Starting on 11 July, the team conquered Ben Nevis in Scotland, Scafell Pike in England, and Snowdon in Wales, in less than 24 hours. The group covered a distance of 23 miles, a total ascent of 10,052 ft - and drove a distance of 462 miles between climbs. The challenge was in aid of the Michelmores' three charities of the year, The Amber Foundation in Exeter, Bloodwise in London and Above and Beyond...

BTEC Award Winners collecting their awards

Exeter College BTEC students win big in National Awards

Students from Exeter College have been celebrating success following the National BTEC Awards 2019.

A total of nine Exeter College students were recognised at an awards ceremony that took place in Westminster in July. The event celebrates exceptional BTEC students and apprentices while also shining a light on the inspirational teachers who have influenced their learning.

Exeter College’s Luke Bearpark was crowned Hospitality, Travel and Tourism Student of the Year with Abbie Densham being awarded Science Student of the Year.

In addition, Bronze Awards were given to...

373 Group Awards celebrate business success

Winners of the annual 373 Group Awards were announced at an evening event held at Escot House.

The finalists in the 10 categories were chosen from over 200 individual nominations.

The winners were: The Bear Trail, Best Rural; Tina Chauhan Challis of Samosa Lady, Best Microbusiness; Casual Media, Best Online Presence; Froginwell Vineyard, Best Venue; Midleydown Glamping, Best Start Up; One Life Education, Greatest Social Impact; Sue Cade, Best Professional Service; Womb to Grow, Best Retail.

Top 373 Group Person was Rachel Buckley from The Family Law Company and Best...

Independent estate agency celebrates 135 years in business

Established in Exeter in 1884, local property experts and chartered surveyors, Whitton & Laing celebrated their 135thanniversary with an official event held at The Stand Off, located in Longbrook Street. Partners and staff welcomed over 100 guests, made up of clients, fellow professionals, consultants and friends of the business who enjoyed an evening of networking, drinks and great pub-grub to mark the significant business milestone.

Wanting to give back to the local community, and in honour of The Stand Off’s co-owners, former international rugby stars Carl Rimmer and Steeno...

Charisse Crawford, partner in the inheritance and trust disputes team at Stephens Scown

Devon law firm’s private wealth expertise recognised

A talented young Exeter-based partner has joined her colleagues in a prestigious guide to the best private wealth lawyers in the UK.

Charisse Crawford, a partner in the inheritance and trust disputes team at Stephens Scown LLP has been ranked for the first time in the private wealth disputes section of Chambers and Partners High Net Worth Guide.

The guide, which has just been published, is based on feedback from clients. One says of Charisse, who is an expert in inheritance and trust disputes, that she is: “clearly very experienced in this area of law”. Charisse trained...

'Top Person' award for Rachel

The Family Law Company is thrilled that Director Rachel Buckley was named Top 373 Person in this year’s 373 Group Awards.

Rachel was in a tough category with a host of popular names including James Court of Nat West Bank, Llewellyn Nicholls of Grow and Mark Godfrey from Deer Park Country House.

She was taken by surprise when her name was called. Rachel said:

“I was delighted to have been shortlisted for this award along with some of the most distinguished businesspeople in the South West. I am extremely honoured to have won.

“Many congratulations to Alison...

4 steps to take to implement a new idea

When you run a business, new ideas are going to be of vital importance. You won’t be able to grow and thrive if you can’t come up with new ways of selling and new products to sell. However, simply coming up with this idea is not enough; you need to be able to implement it too, and this is where it can become difficult. Read on to discover the steps you need to take to implement your new ideas and ensure that they work out for everyone.

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Perhaps most importantly, before you are able to launch any new idea, you need to know whether or not it is going to be...

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Exeter announces its bid to become the UK’s City of Culture in 2029

PSP psychologist provides massive boost for future mums

Emily receives ‘Student of the Year’ award from college

Devon businesses enjoy a sunny day of golf to raise money for Hospiscare

Team Michelmores conquers the National Three Peaks Challenge

Exeter College BTEC students win big in National Awards

373 Group Awards celebrate business success

Independent estate agency celebrates 135 years in business

Devon law firm’s private wealth expertise recognised

'Top Person' award for Rachel

4 steps to take to implement a new idea

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