A former Exeter College student is helping to break the glass ceiling in the aviation industry, having secured a landmark £25,000 scholarship with pilot training provider L3 Airline Academy.
Miryam Ley, 18, is set to follow her father’s footsteps on to the flight deck having been selected as one of only 10 successful applicants across Europe for the L3 Pilot Pathways Female Scholarship; a new scheme designed to help more women in to training to become a pilot.
The scholarship application process involved Miryam undergoing stringent aptitude examinations as well as group...
Exeter has retained its position amongst the best universities in the UK, according to the latest influential rankings.
The University preserved its 12th place nationally in the influential The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2020.
Exeter was also ranked 2nd in the South West region in the rankings, released today (September 20th 2019).
The league table cites Exeter’s continued investment in campus infrastructure in recent years, favourable contact hours and class sizes, and the Gold rated TEF award as being behind the University’s high ranking....
Get the whole family in the mood for Christmas by joining us for our annual “Santa Cycle” on Sunday 1st December. We start at the University of Exeter Topsham Sports Ground at 8.00am for registration and you will be dressing up in a Santa suit provided by us! At 9.00am, we go in groups to the cycle path along the estuary to Exmouth. Here we board the Stuart Line Cruise Boat “The Pride of Exmouth” for a leisurely trip back to the quay at Topsham, whilst enjoying mulled wine and mince pies. A special someone will also be making a surprise visit before arriving back in Topsham at...
UV paint, neon foam, luminous face paint and electric light shows. No, it’s not a night out clubbing in Ibiza, it’s the “ultimate fun run” – and it’s coming to Exeter.
The Glow in the Park fun run invites people to dance, walk, jog or run though a 5K route with nine different ‘Glow Zones’. It takes place on Saturday 9th November at Westpoint in Exeter and will help raise money for its partner charities, the Down’s Syndrome Association and Down Syndrome International .
Hayley Wilkins (32), from Okehampton, took part in the event last year with 20-year-old Joseph, a man she...
Money spent by guests having a great day out in South Devon is directly helping to protect some of Southern Africa’s most iconic animals.
Wild Planet Trust is the charity that runs Paignton Zoo, Living Coasts in Torquay and Newquay Zoo in Cornwall. It helps fund conservation on the ground in one of the hardest countries in the world to work in - Zimbabwe.
The Matobo Hills area, in South West Zimbabwe, is a unique landscape, recognised as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2003 and incorporating Zimbabwe’s oldest National Park. The Matobo Hills are known for balancing rock...
Town to host around 50 fine food, drink and craft producers, on-street cookery demonstrations and live musical entertainment
Honiton’s High Street will be bustling on Saturday 28 September as around 50 fine food, drink and craft producers will be joined by top chefs, food experts and talented entertainers for this year’s Gate to Plate.
Events are lined up throughout the day with live music on the entertainment stage and a cooking stage featuring chefs and food experts giving live demonstrations.
The free event, organised by East Devon District Council and supported...
Lightfoot, the maker of the world’s first technology to reward better drivers, has seen a dramatic increase in smoother, safer driving among private drivers and fleet users following the launch of The Drivers’ Lottery, a new, free cash-prize initiative that gives smooth van fleet drivers, company car drivers and grey fleet drivers a 1 in 7 chance of winning anything from £2 to £100 every week.
Free to enter, drivers can opt in to The Drivers’ Lottery as soon as they achieve Lightfoot’s ‘elite driver’ standard, the level at which drivers cut fuel use and emissions by up to 20%, and...
When it comes to entrepreneurship, the sky is the limit. If you know how to sell yourself and your ideas, you can build a successful career right from your home with very limited startup costs.
However, you may be wondering what legitimate home-based business options are out there. It can be difficult to think outside of the box and shed the archaic ideals of societal expectations.
Fortunately, this article was created with people like you in mind, searching for a way to break free from the bounds of the 9-to-5 workforce.
September is normally an active month for the property market. The summer is over, kids are back and school and people finally have time to think about making a big move. Estate agents come to expect an influx of people looking to sell their existing home and buy a new one or get on the property ladder for the first time. With students back in university, buy to let landlords also have to think about filling the gaps in demand for new property.
Unfortunately, the same cannot be said this September. You may have noticed homes in Exeter keeping their For Sale signs up for just a...
The interior of your home is the first thing you see when you wake up and the last thing you see when you go to bed every night. You have your meals there, you spend time with your family there and you occupy your evenings in your home before you go to sleep each night. When you’re spending so much time in any space, it is important that you always enjoy being in that environment. So, if you ever find yourself looking around and thinking that you want to make some changes, here are a few simple ways you can improve your home on a budget.
