Nationwide chartered surveyor and commercial property consultancy Sanderson Weatherall has grown its holiday and caravan park team with the appointment of Lee Southan, who joins the firm as senior surveyor. The caravan park market continues to capitalise on buoyant trading conditions with Sanderson Weatherall’s specialist caravan and holiday park teams agreeing in excess of £40M worth of sales over the past nine months. Commenting on current market conditions, Chris Tucker, partner at Sanderson Weatherall said, “We are predicting that these strong trading conditions will continue, which...
A LAW firm in Teignmouth, Devon has raised more than £6,000 for charity after taking part in a will-writing campaign which asks lawyers to write wills for local people in exchange for a donation. Scott Richards Solicitors have taken part in the annual Will Aid scheme for the first time and raised an impressive £6,409 in the month-long fundraiser. This makes them the highest fundraising firm in Devon. This is the 11th year they have taken part, raising a fantastic £22,663 to date. Sue Carter, from the firm, said: “Our team has thoroughly enjoyed participating in Will Aid and have worked...
At the third Little London Awards last month, Topsham based Naturalmat scored Runner Up position in the Brand of the Year category.
The Little London Awards are voted for by thousands of Little London and Baby London readers but Brand of the Year winners are chosen by an esteemed panel of judges. This year they included Editor-in-Chief Kate Freud, broadcaster and journalist Kate Silverton, founder of Peanut app Michelle Kennedy and TV sports presenter Natalie Pinkham.
Naturalmat have made a name for themselves in the children's market with their range of handcrafted baby...
Progress is being made on Phase 3 of East Devon District Council’s Flood Alleviation Scheme for Feniton.
The council and its rail consultants, WSP, met in September with Network Rail to review the outline design, construction and maintenance methodology for the next phase of the project, which will involve placing a 1m diameter pipe (approximately 3 feet) beneath the railway to the east of the village.
This is part of the rigorous safety process that the council must submit to Network Rail in order to gain their permission for construction of Phase 3. The requirements,...
Gareth Steenson rescued a losing bonus point for Exeter Chiefs as the defending Aviva Premiership champions suffered a second bout of travel sickness at the hands of Leicester Tigers at Welford Road.
With the clock up and the visitors staring at a pointless afternoon in the East Midlands, the ever-reliable Irishman was able to dispatch a crucial penalty to at least salvage something from a tough day at the office for Rob Baxter’s side.
For the Tigers, though, it was a third successive top flight victory and saw them move up to fifth in the standings, four points adrift of...
Exeter man Jamie Lynde is joining forces with Brett Grist from Teignmouth to host the ‘Exeter Walk’, a beautiful 10-mile walk along the Exe Estuary Trail next month (Sunday 15 October) for blood cancer research charity Bloodwise. After meeting at last year’s walk, the duo - who were both diagnosed with leukaemia in 2014 - have gone on to spearhead the 2017 event, which will raise money for research into blood cancers such as leukaemia, lymphoma and myeloma.
Jamie Lynde, 36, was diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukaemia in March 2014 after experiencing lower back pain but few other...
Amy Jones, having battled with her weight over the years, has found a solution for herself, and a way to help others.
At one time being a fit and healthy mum seemed out of reach for Amy. She was nearly 17 stone and struggling with health issues and anxiety.
Following a history of joint problems, surgeries, three children, and trying every diet plan going, Amy decided to join a Slimming World group in Countess Wear, Exeter in February 2016. She turned to the Extra Easy Food Optimising plan and discovered that weight loss needn’t be a struggle.
Exeter City returned to winning ways after a comfortable 4-1 win over Morecambe at St James Park in Sky Bet League Two.
Two goals from Jayden Stockley, as well as goals from Troy Brown and Dean Moxey sealed an excellent victory for the Grecians as they impressed in front of a home crowd.
The Grecians made two changes from Tuesday’s defeat to Notts County as Lee Holmes and Troy Archibald–Henville were replaced by Moxey, who made his first start of the season, and Luke Croll.
The game was just one minute old when Reuben Reid attempted...
Jeff Stokes from Exeter has found a sense of purpose and renewed self-confidence from volunteering with local charity Hospiscare. Five years ago Jeff, who is now 67, retired early from a busy job with South West Water. Having been unwell for a while with a persistent cough, Jeff made the decision to leave work and investigate his ill health further. After seeing various specialists a tumour was discovered on one of Jeff’s tonsils and subsequently he was given the devastating diagnosis of having head and neck cancer.
Jeff had to undergo what he describes as “barbaric treatment” in...
