Brewin Dolphin’s Devon and Cornwall based wealth management team is celebrating 10 years of continuous growth in the region with the announcement that it now manages more than one billion pounds of clients’ investments.
During that time, staff numbers have grown from just 8 people in Exeter with less than £180 million under their care to a current complement of 37 spread out over three locations in Plymouth, Truro and Exeter.
“With twenty investment professionals, we have built an unrivalled network across the region in terms of both scale and regional coverage that gives...
Exeter-based rugby player Don Armand has cautiously welcomed military action in Zimbabwe which could see an end to 93-year-old president Robert Mugabe's reign.
Don spent his childhood on a 1,000-acre holding near Harare where is father grew flowers but the family was eventually forced to flee after land owned by white farmers came under siege.
Don has now settled in Exeter and is married with two children but he woke up on Wednesday morning to the news that the military had temporarily taken control of his homeland to “target criminals” around Mr Mugabe.
Two talented young researchers at the University of Exeter Medical School have been awarded prestigious Industrial Innovation Fellowships by the National Environment Research Council (NERC) for their work on antibiotic resistance and our natural environment.
In World Antibiotic Awareness Week this week, rising research stars Dr Anne Leonard and Dr Aimee Murray have received awards to carry out innovative studies into antibiotic resistance – widely recognised as one of the greatest health challenges of our time.
Many bacteria are becoming resistant to commonly prescribed...
The speaker at this year’s Wooden Spoon and Exeter Foundation Christmas Lunch has been confirmed as Rugby World Cup 2003 winner Martin Corry.
The two charities have joined forces to deliver the festive event for a second year, which takes place at the home of the Exeter Chiefs, Sandy Park on Friday 8th December from 12pm.
Corry is a highly sought after speaker, having enjoyed a decorated rugby career. As well as winning the Rugby World Cup with England in 2003, he captained England, the British & Irish Lions and Leicester Tigers, who he won five Premiership titles and...
The University of Exeter injects more than £1.17bn into the economy and generates almost 11,000 jobs in the South West, a major new study has revealed. An analysis of the economic impact of Exeter University found that in 2015-16 it injected £540 million (output) into the economy of the city of Exeter alone, helping to create more than 5,300 jobs in the city. In total, 10,757 jobs were generated across the South West by the University. The report the Economic Impact of the University of Exeter was commissioned by the University and carried out by Viewforth Consulting, which provides...
Exeter entrepreneur and former sportsman, Henry Western, has launched Protein Water Co (www.proteinwater.co), an innovative British brand that produces the UK’s first and only completely natural protein infused waters.
The Protein Water Co range has two unique product lines: Muscle Maintenance and Skin Maintenance, both delivering a mighty protein hit to support the whole body, from the skin, hair and nails to the maintenance of bones, muscles, cartilage and blood.
The brand has launched nationwide through a deal to supply Boots with all three editions of its Muscle...
Artistic and Executive Director of Exeter Northcott Theatre Paul Jepson has announced a major new revival of Schiller’s Don Carlos with Tom Burke leading the company as Rodrigo, Marquis of Posa. Gadi Roll’s production is presented in a co-production with Nuffield Southampton Theatres and Rose Theatre Kingston.
The production is the centrepiece of the Exeter Northcott’s 50th anniversary celebrations. The production opens in Exeter on 16 October, with previews from 11 October and runs until 20 October 2018 ahead of performances in Southampton and Kingston. The production reunites...
Lidl UK has officially started operations from its new Regional Distribution Centre in Exeter. This £55 million investment has created approximately 500 jobs and will service 40 stores across the region during the busy Christmas period, rising to 51 from February 2018. The new, 50,000 m² hub in the Exeter Gateway business park comes as part of Lidl’s wider investment and modernisation programme across the South West. The Regional Distribution Centre will serve stores from Penzance to as far as Burnham-on-Sea and across to Weymouth, with 1,700 pallets of products projected to go through its...
Using coaching to help change people’s lives for the better is at the heart of NLP Master Practitioner Sam Dyer’s mission statement.
Utilising modern coaching techniques, he can assist people with medical conditions or further enhance the performance of Devon’s top executives.
Sam’s company, Raven Dragon, is based at the prestigious Plymouth Science Park. As a coach and trainer, Sam has worked with a broad range of clients to bring out the best in themselves - through using talking as a therapy and various techniques which employ language as a tool for improvement.
