L-R: Charlotte McGregor, Partner at Wollens; Chris Hart, Chief Executive at Wollens; Joanne Caine, Exeter Chamber Board Director; and Amanda Bonnick, Partner at Wollens

Exeter Chamber announces partnership with Wollens

Exeter Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce a two-year partnership agreement with newly branded legal firm Wollens, formerly Wollen Michelmore.

The growing law firm employs nearly 200 people across offices in Torquay, Dartmouth, Newton Abbot and Barnstaple, as well as in Cathedral Yard, Exeter.

The partnership will include increased profile for Wollens at Chamber events, and in the Chamber weekly news publication – a hub for timely business news in Greater Exeter.

Jo Caine, managing director of Cathedral Appointments and board director of Exeter Chamber, said: “...

A guide to pile foundations for homes

Authored by David Banks
Posted: Tue, 05/14/2019 - 10:40am

Piles are simply long cylinders made using strong and robust materials such as concrete that are pushed into the ground to provide steady support for a structure built on top of the foundation.

We use pile foundations in situations such as:

#1. Instances where the top layer of soil at the construction site is weak. Such a layer does not provide ample support for the weight of the building. As such, the piles are used to transfer loads of the structure to a stronger and sturdier layer of soil or rock.

#2. Instances of a heavy building or a structure with concentrated...

Exeter College celebrates National ‘Love Our Colleges’ Week

Exeter College is celebrating national ‘Love Our Colleges’ Week– a national celebration of Further Education colleges across the nation.

The nationwide ‘Love Our Colleges’week, 13-17 May 2019, coordinated by the Association of Colleges (AoC) seeks to highlight the brilliant work that goes on in FE colleges.

The campaign also highlights how better investment in Further Education across the country could have a significant return on investment for UK Plc – particularly enabling outstanding colleges like Exeter College to do even more as powerhouses for growth, productivity,...

Five surprisingly effective ways to cure social anxiety

Authored by David Banks
Posted: Tue, 05/14/2019 - 10:14am

Curing social anxiety is one of the easiest things that you can do, and it is much simpler to do when you are using the right products. You could turn to many different remedies and products that will change how you approach your life. You could use these products and ideas that will change how you handle yourself. Your body and your mind changes if you are trying to relieve your anxiety on a daily basis, and you might want to do something that is good for your overall outlook on life.

1. CBD Oil

What is CBD oil used for? CBD oil is used to treat chronic pain, drug...

Manager for Guardian Homecare, Catherine Porter.

Guardian Homecare supports ‘Every Day is Different’ campaign

Authored by Reporters
Posted: Tue, 05/14/2019 - 9:35am

A SOUTH Devon care provider says it will be supporting the Department of Health and Social Care’s recently launched recruitment campaign aiming to attract much-needed staff to the care sector (May 2019).

Guardian Homecare, which has offices and teams in Exeter, says any campaign that brings more people into the industry and promotes care as a rewarding career is heartily welcomed.

Manager for Guardian Homecare, Catherine Porter said: “As part of our recruitment process, we’re always keen to make sure people understand that while it isn’t easy work, caring can be very...

The latest Premier league standings

In the season that has ended, the Premier league standings have been changing almost after every round. There hasn’t been such density in each of the parts of the standings for a long time. The fight was unfolding:

  1. For the champion title: between Liverpool and Manchester City.
  2. For the Champions League zone. Arsenal and Manchester United claimed it for a long time, but in the end, Tottenham and Chelsea won the cherished tickets.
  3. For 7th position, which gives the right to play in the Europa League. Here the struggle unfolded between: Wolverhampton, Leicester
  4. ...

Seen in a Union Street window

Someone has put a really helpful summary of EU candidates up in their window today. It shows which parties are Remain and which Leave and gives a few words from their manifestos.

Except the Conservatives have not issued an EU Election manifesto to date and only one of the Independents, Neville Seed, has done so.

In an election with eight Parties, two of which are just-formed, and three Independents, any clarification is good and this one looks to have no bias.

Taking the broadest category - LEAVE or REMAIN - the poster shows:

REMAIN: Change UK (TIG); Green...

The Farries with the family of their sponsored child in Tanzania. November 2018

Unforgettable memories: The overwhelming joy of meeting the Tanzanian girl I have sponsored for a decade

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 05/13/2019 - 2:47pm

Angela Farries travelled with children’s charity World Vision to Tanzania in November 2018

By Angela Farries

As the plane touched down on the tarmac, my heart started beating faster. I was finally in Tanzania, where my husband and I were about to meet Gloria, the girl we have been sponsoring for more than nine years through children’s charity World Vision. As we waited to leave the busy Kilimanjaro International airport,I took a few moments to take it all in.

I was still unsure that we would actually meet Gloria. A month earlier, I had received a letter from her...

Pilgrimage Opus 111

Event Date: 
31/05/2019 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Southernhay United Reformed Church, Dix's Field, Exeter

Internationally acclaimed pianist Stephen Beville performs Beethoven's last and most sublime piano sonata alongside works by Franz Liszt and Arvo Part.

Liszt - Annees de Pelerinage

Arvo Part - Fur Alina

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Beethoven - Sonata in C minor, Op 111

Friday 31st May, 7:30 pm, Southernhay United Reformed Church, Exeter EX1 1QA

Tickets £12 available from Exeter Tourist Information Centre (01392 665885),

www.ticketsource.co.uk or on the door.

'One of the most talented young musicians to emerge from the UK' (Frankfurt Neue Press...

New awards launched celebrating South West’s ‘best of tech’

Authored by Program
Posted: Mon, 05/13/2019 - 2:14pm

Tech South West has launched new awards to celebrate and showcase the best of the region’s technology sector.

The Tech South West Awards2019 cover the whole Tech South West region of Bath, Bristol, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Somerset and Wiltshire, recognising and celebrating talent, creativity, business success, education, leadership, diversity and more across the whole technology sector.

The groundbreaking event will comprise 23 award categories covering South West’s fastest growing sector, honouring the profusion of innovative...

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