Housebuilder Redrow has appointed a brand-new land director, Ben Cook, as well as bolstering its growing team with internal promotions.
Ben has spent many years in the industry working for well-known housebuilders gaining expertise in his chosen field. These have included Taylor Wimpey, Crest Nicholson and Keepmoat Homes. Ben will be working with the developers and landowners in the South West to secure new plots through financial preparations, financial appraisals and legal planning.
Commenting on his new role with Redrow South West, Ben said; “I’m really pleased to be...
Family doctors at 47 practices will be able to order pathology tests electronically for the first time, improving lab efficiency and care for patients
Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust will use CliniSys ICE to enable GPs to order tests from its laboratories electronically for the first time.
The Trust, which serves a population of more than 460,000 people in Exeter, East and Mid-Devon, is planning to pilot the new system with five GP practices, before rolling it out to all 47 in its area.
At the laboratory end, ICE will be integrated with the SWIFT Lab...
When people hear the term “Botox,” they usually assume the process involves getting rid of some facial wrinkles using a few injections from a needle. However, Botox has come a long way since it first became the rage over two decades ago. Botox offers a lot more than just the stereotypical generalization most people think about when they hear the term “Botox.”
Nowadays, there are four different types of Botox-like injectables on the market, which include Botox, Dysport, Xeomin, and Jeuveau. All four of these products use an injectable form of botulinum toxin to smooth wrinkles. They...
The premise of blackjack has lured many people into thinking that the game is solely based on luck and the cards you're dealt. Whilst this is true to some extent, it's no coincidence that some players tend to do better than others when it comes to taking on the dealer. As a matter of fact, there are a number of ways in which to improve your chances of success. With responsible gambling week fast approaching and so heavily backed by City last year , we thought we'd put together a quick guide to getting started and improving all aspects of your blackjack game now that we're all in the casino...
Cycling as a family helps to improve children’s mental health, say parents in south west England.
Over half (54%) of parents in the region say family bike rides improve their child’s self-confidence, increases alertness and relieves stress, according to a survey by The Bikeability Trust, the national charity for Bikeability.
The survey was commissioned as part of The Bikeability Trust’s new campaign, Our Bikes Our Adventure, which hopes to encourage families to put their Bikeability skills into practice over summer and have fun exploring the great outdoors together as a...
Maynard School Sixth Former, Jessica Carr, not only achieved four straight A*s in her Maths, Further Maths, Physics and Chemistry A-levels and a further A* for her Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) but she also scored a flawless 100% in the incredibly testing Edexcel Maths paper 2, putting her as one of the country’s top A-level mathematicians. From a possible 300 points for the two individual papers combined, she dropped just 11 marks to score a remarkable 289.
It is a befitting performance for the talented teenager from Ottery St Mary in Devon who is no stranger to the stars...
Students and staff at South Dartmoor Community College (SDCC) Sixth Form and Atrium Studio School Sixth Form are celebrating achieving an exceptional set of AS, A Level and Level 3 Applied and Vocational results.
The schools, which are part of South Dartmoor Multi-Academy Trust, achieved a 99 per cent pass rate, with students successfully surpassing expectations and securing places at university.
Results from the Vocational courses – including Cambridge Technical Level 3 in Sport and Physical Activity Cohort – were once again exceptional with two students achieving D*D*D*...
Exeter School pupils, parents, staff and governors are pleased to announce an excellent set of A Level results, with a 100% pass rate. Thirty-four pupils scored three or more A* or A grades, with almost a quarter - 20% - of all results at A*. 53% of all grades were A* or A, with four out of every five grades - 81% - coming in at A*, A or B. Head Girl Beth Pittman scored two A* and one A grades and plans on having a gap year before studying Economics at Durham University. 1st XI hockey player and a keen singer, Beth was a soloist in the school's Choral Society concert, held at Exeter...
Students from Colyton Grammar School (CGS) have again achieved excellent A-level results, far outstripping the national average for A and A* grades.
Some 66% of students achieved A and A* grades, compared with the national average of 25.5%. Overall, 87.1% achieved grades from A* to B, with the school outperforming its results from last year and bucking the national trend.
Fourteen CGS students obtained an astonishing four A* grades. Nine students are holding offers from Oxbridge and a further five have places on medical and veterinarian courses. In all, some 105 CGS...
