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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....

Sunny prospects for SW law firm

Two lawyers from South West law firm Stephens Scown recently travelled to a major intellectual property (IP) conference in San Diego, California - a trip which has helped to strengthen the firm’s international practice. Ben Travers, partner and head of IP and IT at Stephens Scown, and Tom Moore, IP specialist, went to California for the biggest ever International Trade Mark Association (INTA) annual meeting, which was attended by nearly 10,000 IP professionals from 140 countries. The event brought together trade mark specialists from around the world, with the opportunity to make new...

Samaritans praise John Lewis

The chair of the local branch of Samaritans says she is delighted with the contribution to the charity made by the Exeter John Lewis store.

“We’re enormously grateful to John Lewis for a really generous donation of £1,020” explains Bridget Neligan, chair of Exeter Mid & East Devon Samaritans.

“Samaritans relies entirely on voluntary donations - we receive no grants and no official funding - so we’re extremely grateful for each contribution. I would also like to thank the shoppers who chose our charity when they visited the store” she says.

The cheque was...

Stagecoach gets connected with Catch the Bus Week

Stagecoach South West is joining forces with sustainable transport group Greener Journeys to promote the benefits of bus use through the third annual ‘Catch the Bus Week’.

The campaign, which takes place from 29 June – 5 July, aims to drive awareness of the benefits of taking the bus and encourage local people to make the switch from the car that week.

This year, Stagecoach South West has something very special planned with the launch of 18 new buses – worth a total of £2.1m - for Exeter’s E and F1/F2 routes. The buses also have an important extra feature – free wifi –...

Suspect packages 'not explosives'

Police have released images of the suspicious packages found on York Road and King William Street in Exeter yesterday (June 29th).

Two suspicious packages were discovered in the morning and led to evacuations in the area as the Royal Navy’s bomb disposal experts assessed and made safe the devices. The packages turned out to be suitcases filled with electrical equipment and wires, and not explosive devices.

Superintendent Keith Perkin said: “We have released these images of the suitcases following the work undertaken by the bomb disposal experts to show to the public the...

National award success for Devon travel firm

Nomadic Travel gains recognition from industry specialists for outstanding service A specialist Devon-based travel company has scooped its second top national award.

Nomadic Travel, on Gandy Street in Exeter, has been announced as one of the top three best independent agencies in the UK by the Association of Independent Tour Operators (AITO), at a prestigious event in Cordoba in Spain.

The award was based on voting by over 100 independent tour companies.

The third place award comes after Nomadic Travel, which has been providing an extensive range of holidays around...

Exeter CVS leads the way on innovation

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Posted: Tue, 06/30/2015 - 1:03pm

Exeter CVS has been recognised as a Beacon for Change by BIG Assist, a lottery-funded programme to strengthen social enterprise and voluntary sector infrastructure, and to build social action.

Beacons for Change are organisations which have benefited from BIG Assist support and are now recognised as leading the way on adapting to changing circumstances, developing new approaches to meeting community need, and building cross-sector relationships.

As a Beacon for Change, Exeter CVS will become part of a national network with opportunities to inform policymakers, funders and...

Phew - prepare for a scorcher

Met Office meteorologists are forecasting a very warm, occasionally hot and humid, week across the UK for much of this week with temperatures expected to be at their highest on Wednesday.

Temperatures are forecast to nudge into the 30s Celsius in parts of the southeast and central areas during the middle of the week, this "heatwave" will only last a day or two, with temperatures dropping slightly by Thursday.

The heat will start to build today (Tuesday 30th June) as a tropical continental airmass from mainland Europe begins to dominate our weather. Temperatures across...

RAMM welcomes millionth visitor

Exeter’s Royal Albert Memorial Museum (RAMM) welcomed its millionth visitor since its redevelopment last Friday 26 June.

Polly Hill, a student at Exeter College was treated to a special behind-the-scenes tour with Tony Eccles, the museum’s Curator of Ethnography who gave a special insight into some of the museum’s objects from the four corners of the world.

One of the objects in the museum’s store was an ancient Peruvian pot. Polly was photographed with the object as a special souvenir of her visit. She was also presented with a special one-off 3D printed version of the pot...

Classpeople strengthens team with senior appointments

Classpeople, the leading independent education recruitment specialists in the South-West, today announced two further senior management appointments. The appointments have been made to strengthen the team in line with development plans for later this year.

Andy Taylor, a self-confessed fitness fanatic, who has eight years’ experience in financial management and has ACMA (Associate Chartered Management Accountant) status, joins Classpeople from Markey Construction. He takes on the brand new role of financial controller servicing all of the Classpeople branches.

Lynis Bassett...

Suspect packages made safe

Following assessment by bomb disposal experts, the devices found on York Road and King William Street in Exeter this morning, Monday, June 29, have been made safe.

The scene cordons on both King William Street and York Road are now being reduced to the immediate scenes of the incidents as a result.

Road closures around the city centre will begin to be lifted shortly, although traffic congestion in the run up to rush hour is expected to take some time to be cleared.

Police would like to thank all residents for their patience and co-operation throughout today....

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