A local GP practice has won an award for demonstrating excellence and innovation in delivering clinical research to its patients.
Claremont Medical Practice, in Exmouth, has been announced the winner of the ‘Research Practice Award’ in the national research awards run jointly by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) and the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP).
The awards recognise research active NHS GPs and general practices that are demonstrating excellence and innovation in delivering NIHR research.
Hitchcocks Business Park in Willand, Devon, has been shortlisted for a prestigious national award in recognition of its high quality, modern business accommodation and facilities.
Hitchcocks has been nominated in the commercial category and will be up against national landmark buildings, such as ScottishPower House in Glasgow, at the ceremony due to take place on 2 November in London.
The RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors Awards) recognises the most inspirational initiatives and developments in land, real estate, construction and infrastructure. Hitchcocks...
Lee Holmes strikes late to gives City a deserved point and stretched their unbeaten run to 11 games in all competitions as they put in a high-energy, battling display at Crawley Town to take a point.
The hosts, who had won six out of their eight Sky Bet League Two homes games this season, took the lead just after the hour mark when Filipe Morais curled home a shot from just inside the box but Matt Taylor’s men battled back superbly to level through Lee Holmes and came closest to winning the match late on when Lee Martin had an effort cleared off the line.
The riches and prestige of the Premier League may seem a world apart from Exeter City and their latest bid to get out of EFL League Two, but not as much as you think.
There are more than a couple of top-flight connections to the players aiming to get the Grecians promoted from the fourth tier. While Matt Taylor's team are among those fancied to go up a division, let's take a look in more detail about the Premier League links to Exeter...
Palace provides plenty
The Academy of London club Crystal Palace has produced some superb wide talents like Wayne Routledge,...
Devon is embracing the Repair Café revolution with more residents than ever before choosing to breathe new life into old possessions and having them fixed instead of throwing them away.
But now, as more people are choosing repair and reuse over discard and buy more, Devon’s six Repair Cafes are urging the county’s hidden handymen and women to sign up and join their army of volunteer fixers.
And its not just fixers and repair people they need - each café needs volunteers to help in a variety of roles from greeting to admin. Thursday 18 October marks nine years since the...
Martin Shelton, Managing Director of Unleashed Web Design and Digital Marketing unveiled the new www.devonhotels.com website at an event attended by hoteliers at Rendezvous Wine Bar in Exeter. The website showcases hotels and restaurants who are members of the Devon Hotels and Restaurant Association, promotes offers, highlights some of the great things to do in Devon and has valuable information for visitors.
For the hotel business, the rise of the digital age has meant a drastic change in the business landscape. Price comparison sites dominate online search results. When customers...
This December, Santa Claus and his elves will be based in the heart of Exeter city centre.
New to Princesshay this year, Santa and some of his elves will have their very own Arctic Adventure on the 1st-2nd December and 8th-9th December 10am-4pm.
Princesshay has transformed the former Hobbs store with snow covered trees and decorations to create a truly authentic Artic Adventure. All the way from the North Pole, Santa’s sleigh will land for family pictures to capture the Christmas magic.
There will also be an opportunity for families to make a snow globe Christmas...
Exeter Chief’s HITZ participant Aidan Seal has been presented with the Academic Achiever Award at the star-studded 2018 HITZ Awards, as he works towards his goal of joining the Navy. HITZ, which is celebrating its tenth anniversary, is Premiership Rugby’s award-winning education and employability programme which, with the help of its funders Land Rover, Wooden Spoon and Comic Relief, works with more than 2,000 14-18 year olds across England every year, and is delivered nationally by England’s 13 professional member rugby clubs. And to celebrate the hard work of those involved in the...
Visit South Devon, the official tourism organisation for South Devon, has announced the winners of its 2018 South Devon Photograph Competition.
With a record breaking 570 entries (an increase of 1000% from 2017) from holiday makers, locals, professional and amateur photographers, this year has been tougher than ever.
The photographs had to capture the essence of South Devon that we all know and love and what the region has to offer. From the 570 entries, Visit South Devon faced the tough task of whittling those down to 25 images, which were then put out to public vote which...
Broadclyst Community Primary School (BCPS) has been reaccredited with the British Council’s prestigious International School Award in recognition of its work to bring the world into the classroom.
The International School Award celebrates the achievements of schools that do exceptional work in international education. Fostering an international dimension in the curriculum is at the heart of the British Council’s work with schools, so that young people gain the cultural understanding and skills they need for life work in today’s world.
