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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....

Poll reveals parents’ concern over children’s lack of wildlife experiences

Evidence has been growing for a number of years pointing to the health and social benefits to be derived from contact with the natural world for all ages. However, results from a new YouGov poll, commissioned by The Wildlife Trusts, highlight the discrepancy between what parents think is best for children and what they actually experience.

The new poll shows that:

  • 91% of parents of children aged 18 and under think that having access to nature and wildlife is important for children, yet
  • 78% of parents are concerned that children don’t spend enough time
  • ...

Digital marketing agency marks 2nd anniversary

Authored by MiHi Digital
Posted: Wed, 11/04/2015 - 12:18pm

A local digital marketing agency is celebrating its birthday this week after two years of rapid growth.

MiHi Digital was set up by Mark Worden to help businesses across Devon, improve their online presence through all aspects of digital marketing, including website design, social media, search engine optimisation and strategy.

Since founding MiHi Digital, Mark has worked with more than 100 companies from across England and three other continents, which have a combined turnover in excess of £400 million.

Clients include a Bafta and Emmy Nominated cameraman, aerial...

Finance chiefs target overheating budget

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 11/04/2015 - 12:15pm

A top-level working party of senior county councillors has been set up to stop Devon’s budget for People services overheating further.

The latest estimates show the budget is overspending by £9.1 million.

The increase in the last two months is mainly due to extra spending of £1.8 million on children in care.

The new working party is headed by deputy leader John Clatworthy, who is also the Cabinet member responsible for finance.

He will be joined by the Cabinet members for children’s services, James McInnes, and adult services, Stuart Barker.

Among...

Exeter Airport voted the best by travel trade

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Wed, 11/04/2015 - 10:22am

Exeter Airport has been voted the best in class at this year’s Travel Agents Choice Awards which were entirely nominated by and voted for by UK travel agents and designed to identify and acknowledge the industry’s favourites.

The UK travel retailers, who cast 1,000 votes for 42 categories, gave Exeter Airport top marks in the UK domestic airport category.

Exeter Airport managing director Matt Roach said: “I’d like to thank all those in the industry who voted for us and our staff for the major role they have played in Exeter Airport receiving this accolade. The award follows...

Rural roads in Devon the deadliest in Britain

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 11/04/2015 - 9:37am

Figures from the Department for Transport reveal that out of all the highways in the county, rural roads carry the highest number of fatalities - with 83 per cent of the 23 deaths in 2014 occurring on Devon's rural network.

Last year there were 1,668 casualties on Devon’s rural roads - 19 of who lost their lives.

A rural road could be any class of road away from main areas of population that may join towns and villages – but often not the road that runs through them.

Although rural roads include the county's extensive network of narrow country lanes, most rural road...

AnTech celebrate Wear it Pink Day

Suppliers and customers noticed something different about the AnTech team last Friday as they wore pink to support ‘Wear It Pink’ Day, a national campaign to raise funds for Breast Cancer Now.

As well as wearing a whole spectrum of pink shades, the AnTech team also held a pink raffle with local companies’ kindly donating prizes, children’s toys and a homemade Mary Berry’s White Chocolate Cheesecake to take home – who could resist?

AnTech’s team of keen bakers also took to their kitchens and created fabulous pink sweet treats including cheesecakes and cupcakes to sell on the...

Stephens Scown shine in new legal guide

A leading Exeter law firm has performed strongly in a national independent guide to the legal profession, Chambers 2016, with a number of teams and individual lawyers achieving band 1 status. Stephens Scown LLP achieved band 1 rankings in the Exeter region for family law and corporate M&A. It also saw its private client ranking rise from band 3 to band 2. The firm’s “fantastic” family law team, widely regarded as the best in Devon and Cornwall, has retained its number one status, and once again partner Liz Allen, based in Exeter, has been placed in the individual band 1 rankings. The...

Leading researcher appointed Director of Living Systems Institute

One of the world’s most pioneering and influential developmental geneticists has been appointed as the inaugural Director of the University of Exeter’s Living Systems Institute.

Professor Philip Ingham FRS will join the University to take up the pivotal post at the LSI, a £52 million world-class, next generation collaborative research community.

Prof Ingham is currently Toh Kian Chui Distinguished Professor and Vice-Dean for Research at the Lee Kong Chain School of Medicine, a partnership between Imperial College, London and Nanyang Technological University in Singapore A...

Man injured in Exeter pub assault

Police are seeking witnesses to an assault at an Exeter pub which left a man with serious facial injuries.

The victim, a 25-year-old Exeter man, became involved in an altercation with another man within The Sorry Head pub in Blackboy Road.

He was then struck in the face with a pint glass by the man and suffered serious facial injuries. A female customer was also injured in the face by flying glass.

The male offender was ejected from the pub and ran from the scene.

A woman also fled the pub and the pair made off in the direction of St Anne’s roundabout....

2016 Devon Farm Business Awards launch

The 2016 Devon Farm Business Awards were launched on Monday 2 November, on the farm of Devon’s 2015 “Farmer of the Year”, John and Clare Clapp, at Hartnoll, near Tiverton.

The awards are organised by a partnership of the Addington Fund, the Devon County Agricultural Association (DCAA), and Stephens Scown Solicitors.

Speaking at the launch, DCAA Chairman, Mary Quicke MBE, said that it was when prices were low and times were tough that the farming community most needed the new ideas and business excellence that the awards scheme is designed to highlight.

Mary Quicke...

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