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West Country Hawks Wheelchair Rugby Club set to soar with Enable Law sponsorship

The West Country Hawks Wheelchair Rugby Club is ready to soar after entering an exciting new chapter of growth and athletic excellence.

This momentum is fuelled by a significant new sponsorship agreement with Enable Law, a leading personal injury and medical negligence firm headquartered in the South West.

By securing this vital support, the club is now better positioned than ever to enhance their presence in the sport, providing players with vital resources to excel on the court and also further solidifying the club's impact within the regional sporting community....

Golfing day raises £2,742 for Hospiscare

Authored by Hospiscare
Posted: Fri, 11/20/2015 - 6:04am

A golf day, organised by the Mears Ltd - Exeter Branch part of Mears Group PLC, has raised £2,742 for us. Eighteen teams took part in the Mears Ltd South West Regional Golf Day which was held at Woodbury Park.

The day was organised by Philip Taverner, Mears Ltd general manager for Devon and Cornwall. The £5,000 cash prize for a hole in one on the 18th offered by Mears Ltd wasn’t won, although two golfers did get very close! The winning team was the team entered by Philip Bruford of PJ Bruford Decorating Ltd and the day ended with a separate dinner and dance.

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Exeter student secures placement at world renowned pharmaceutical company

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Thu, 11/19/2015 - 10:56pm

A budding student researcher is among the first from Exeter to secure a prestigious undergraduate placement at the pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly and Company.

Adam Harris, a BSc Medical Sciences student from the University of Exeter Medical School, has obtained a one year industrial placement at Eli Lilly’s UK base in Surrey.

Medical Sciences is a full-time undergraduate programme that incorporates an optional research placement year for students to get practical experience within a professional working environment. The programme is developed in consultation with industry...

City's new leisure plans go on show

A public exhibition at Exeter’s Guildhall will show progress on plans to deliver a new sustainable Leisure Centre to replace Pyramids in the heart of the city.

Exeter Active, the City Council’s leisure centre project, is taking shape, and initial designs for the complex will go on display at the Guildhall at the end of this month (November).

The project will see the current bus and coach park at Paris Street redeveloped to deliver two swimming pools, fitness suite, health spa, exercise studios, café and crèche contained within the UK’s first ultra-sustainable “Passivhaus”...

Exeter music project awarded community grant

Bluebird Care, an Exeter and East Devon based home care agency have awarded a grant of £500 to the Soundwaves Music Project to enable them to purchase new musical instruments so they can continue providing music activities and help unlock the creative potential for adults with and without learning difficulties.

Bluebird Care opened in Exeter in 2011 and has, ever since, been working hard to support other organisations across Exeter as well as providing a daily care service to local people.

The home care agency awarded the Community Grant to the Music Project after receiving...

DCET celebrates its 20th birthday with record apprentice intake and continued expansion

DCET Training, formally known as Devon & Cornwall Electrical Training and based in Exeter, celebrates its 20th birthday this week and heads into its 21st year with a record Apprentice intake for the 2015/2016 academic year, as well as expansion into Bristol.

DCET Training has become the leading specialist in electrical training and prides itself on delivering high quality training and Apprenticeships for the electrical industry, as well as offering bespoke courses tailored to a company’s individual needs.

A result of merging with Focus Training in 2013 there has been an...

European pallet giant scoops top award

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Thu, 11/19/2015 - 10:36am

The achievement of industry leading levels of operational efficiency and customer service excellence by Devon-based Kay Transport Ltd has been recognised with a national industry award.

Kay Transport is a member of Palletways, Europe’s largest and fastest growing express palletised freight network whose Vision 20:20 strategy won the award for Operational Excellence at this year’s Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport awards.

The award was presented to Palletways’ Group Member Development Director Craig Hibbert by The Princess Royal, the CILT patron and the...

Exeter Christmas lights switch on

Hundreds of people are expected to watch Exeter's Christmas lights being switched on this evening (Thursday 19 November 2015).

Heart Radio’s breakfast presenters Matt and Caroline will kick start the evening's activities at 4pm on stage in Princesshay with a festive programme of entertainment from local artists and performers.

The line-up includes the Exeter University Jazz Orchestra, pantomime performances from Wonder Productions and Pinhoe Pantomime cast and the gorgeous sounds of the Exeter Universities A-Capella groups. The Heart Angels will be on the ground greeting...

SW Regional Director helps start "open, candid discussion" on diversity failings in new film

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 11/19/2015 - 8:12am

A powerful “talking heads” film launched last week to mark the annual Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) conference, is instigating an “open, candid discussion” across the engineering industry about why it fails to attract a wider pool of creative talent, particularly women. The “Engineering Change” film, produced by the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE), see’s leading industry figures such as – Michele Dix from Crossrail 2 and Anne-Marie Tuck Principal Engineer for Black and Veatch in the South West – share their experiences, set out what they think is blocking change and what...

Plans to deter boy racers in E Devon

An ongoing problem of vehicle related anti-social behavior, including revving engines, loud music, litter and dangerous driving (often at high speeds) in Seaton’s Jurassic car park and Sidmouth’s Manor Road car park during the evenings, is to be discouraged.

Councilors agreed to the installation of lockable entry barriers and dragon’s teeth at exit points at a recent cabinet meeting.

East Devon District Council officers will now proceed with getting detailed quotes for the lockable barriers and dragon’s teeth devices, which councillors preferred to traffic calming humps -...

Grillstock set to turn up the heat in Exeter

Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of Aviva plc (‘Aviva’) announced today (18 November 2015) that American BBQ smokehouse, Grillstock will be the fifth restaurant to join Exeter's exciting new Queen St dining quarter.

Grillstock signed contracts with Aviva Investors last week for their smokehouse restaurant which will face the newly remodeled Market Square, which with its amphitheatre-style seating areas, is set to become one of the main focus points of the whole £12m redevelopment.

Described as 'meat, music and mayhem', Grillstock began as an open air...

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