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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....

Exeter Family Friendly support Business Games

Exeter Family Friendly have donated £1100 to the Exeter Foundation in support of the Exeter Business Games run by Bigwave Media.

The award-winning insurance provider partially pound-matched £50 for each of the 22 teams that are competing in the games, which hosts a variety of team-based sports events through May and June.

Currently eighth place in the results table, this is the fifth year running that Exeter Family Friendly have competed in the games against other local businesses.

The business games, which is aiming to beat the £10,000 raised last year, host a...

How annoying are your colleagues?

Authored by karl_young
Posted: Wed, 05/27/2015 - 8:03am

There are millions of offices all around the world, with tens of millions of workers in them, but they all have one thing in common: the annoying colleague.

Exeter’s office workers find a colleague whining to be the most annoying workplace habit, a new study reveals, although only 29% are prepared to do anything to try and stop the problem.

Although just under 30% of workers stated that their colleague’s behaviour had made them consider leaving, only 2% of South West had actually followed through with the decision – a lower figure than the national trend of a 5% leaving...

Solar firm praises national report on best time to buy panels

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 05/26/2015 - 10:16pm

Renewable energy firm Solarlec has praised a national newspaper report enlightening consumers to the savings to be made through solar.

Telegraph Money has compiled data that shows how solar panel government subsidies have fallen over the past five years after peaking between 2010 and 2012.

However, the report reveals the drop in product and installation costs means strong savings are still available - the average system is £5,000 cheaper than it was five years ago.

Telegraph Money claims more than 300 solar panel systems are installed on UK homes every week - which...

Exeter ranked one of the top 10 UK universities

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Tue, 05/26/2015 - 12:26pm

The University of Exeter has been ranked as one of the top 10 UK universities in the influential Guardian University Guide 2016.

Exeter is now in the top 10 of all the main UK higher education league tables – the first time such an accolade has been achieved - as well as being ranked in the top one per cent of institutions globally.

The latest league table ranks Exeter ninth out of 119 UK higher education institutions.

The guide is accompanied by rankings showing how universities perform across the main subject areas. Universities are ranked according to a number of...

Tourism meeting to address Gove Effect

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Tue, 05/26/2015 - 11:08am

Tourism Society Westcountry’s next meeting is on June 11th at Castle Drogo to discuss the ‘Gove effect’ and what can be done to address the huge loss of business now being seen in the region. The so-called 'Gove Effect' has had a huge impact on tourism in the Westcountry over the last 18 months, with changes to Education Regulations introduced by Michael Gove applying tighter restrictions on holidays in term time.

This has resulted in an £87 million loss of business to the visitor economies of Devon and Cornwall, stemming from families no longer booking term time trips and the...

Chiefs trio to face Barbarians

Three Exeter Chiefs players have been named by England Head Coach Stuart Lancaster in a 24-man squad to play the Barbarians at Twickenham next Sunday (May 31).

Hooker Luke Cowan-Dickie, scrum-half Will Chudley and fly-half Henry Slade will all feature against the world renowned representative side. In total Lancaster has named 10 players from his 50-man World Cup training squad for the game with Northampton’s Lee Dickson skippering the side.

The other Rugby World Cup training squad members named are Kieran Brookes (Newcastle Falcons); Danny Cipriani (Sale Sharks); Luke...

A new gem to discover in Devon’s South Hams

Nestled amongst the green fields of the South Hams, overlooking the River Dart in South Devon, lies the beautiful Sharpham Estate. Already renowned for its award-winning wines and cheeses, there’s now another reason to visit. The new Anchorstone at Sharpham Vineyard café has just opened its doors, ready for the summer season ahead.

This new café will be run by the owners of the already well established and much loved Anchorstone in Dittisham. Clare Harvey and her daughter Jasmine, along with Will Froude, bring a bounty of knowledge and experience with them, built up from the last...

John is SW Vocational Learner of the Year

Exeter resident Josh Ellis has been awarded the title of the South West’s 2015 VQ Learner of the Year, in recognition of his outstanding achievement following a vocational qualification in Plumbing at Exeter College. Josh, 21, won the gold medal at the World Skills competition, with his work deemed ‘near perfect’ by the judges. Josh has since progressed to a Level 3 Plumbing qualification and become the main installer for his company due to the exceptionally high standard of his work. He is successfully juggling a very high demand for his work with his further studies at college. He has...

Virtual Jet training programme takes off

The world’s first team training programme using aviation techniques and including unique psychological management and performance skills has been launched in Devon.

The course is aimed at businesses who want to develop their teams and is run by fully-qualified, experienced, pilots working with ex Team-GB rower and lifestyle coach Ben Tipney.

“We are the only people in the country who own our own simulator and own cabin, our own flight staff and crew and we have the skills to put that together,” said Captain Andy Wilkins, a commercial pilot who set up The Virtual Jet Centre...

South West Construction Summit

The South West has a thriving construction industry with the region predicted to exceed the projected average UK growth rate for 2015 to 2019. The regional estimated average output over this period is 3.6%, considerably higher than the UK predicted rate of 2.9%.

It is this prosperous growth and promising future that has prompted the first South West Construction Summit. The Summit aims to bring together key contributors of the regional construction industry and its supply chain to support and underpin the progress already being made. The event will explore opportunities, major...

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