Have you ever wondered if there is a secret formula for success? If so, Dafferns Chartered Accountants and Business Advisors may have the answer….
The team, based at Plymouth Science Park, are running a morning workshop on Thursday (14 September) which aims to explore the key areas of making your business a resounding success.
The seminar, entitled The Personal Success Equation, examines the values which can help set you apart from other leaders to ensure your business constantly receives a resounding ‘thumbs up’ from clients, colleagues and industry watchers.
A staggering £180,000 has been raised for a nationwide crowd funding project which aims to help children’s dreams into reality – with more than £100,000 pledged for the ‘Like to be’ initiative in the past month alone.
Polar explorer Antony Jinman set up the project with the aim of establishing links between the adult workforce and school children.
Pupils can see how what they learn in the classroom can be readily put into practice in the real world. The money raised will help to finance the equipment (and expertise) required to bring some of the world’s leading experts into...
Your essential guide to What’s On in and around Exeter this weekend (15-17 September)
THEATRE
Some Enchanted Evening Friday, Barnfield Theatre, Exeter A wonderful evening of entertainment featuring your favourite songs from the best loved Broadway and West-End musicals, including South Pacific, Sound Of Music, Fame, Les Miserables, Chicago, Cabaret, Guys and Dolls, Hairspray and many more! Leave the theatre with a smile on your face and a song in your heart! www.barnfieldtheatre.org.uk
Sidmouth Play Festival Friday & Saturday, 8pm, Manor Pavilion Theatre,...
Showing national and international artist/makers whose practice involves the use of ethically-sourced, human or animal remains. Work includes jewellery, sculpture, textiles, taxidermy and photography, alongside historical artefacts lent by Plymouth Council Arts and Heritage, illustrating how artists are influenced by materials historically used to decorate and adorn.
Free entry. Open daily, 10am-5.30pm.
Exhibitors: Paul Biddle – Photography; Ellie Birkhead - Sculpture, Rebecca Black - Bovine bone jewellery; Fiona Dean - Taxidermy; Bethany Robinson - Jewellery; Stevie Leigh-...
Police have been granted a closure order at a flat in Axminster, the first of its kind in the area, following repeated complaints of anti-social behaviour, drunken behaviour and drug taking at the property.
Exeter Magistrates granted a three month closure order on flat 2 Milton Mews after the Court was satisfied that the tenant, 56-year-old John Cambridge, had caused nuisance to members of the public and anti-social behaviour.
PCSO Hayley Widger, speaking on behalf of the Axminster Neighbourhood Team said: “It is good news that this flat, which has caused local residents...
A Devon author is celebrating after securing a three-book deal with Harper Collins HQ for her young adult fiction series, Book of Fire. Michelle Kenney, who lives in Devon, released her first book on Friday 25 August and has already featured in Amazon’s top 10 list for the young adult (YA) genre. Book of Fire is a dystopian fantasy novel following the lives of twins, Eli and Talia. Heavily influenced by ancient Rome, mythology and the baffling medieval Voynich Manuscript, Book of Fire is set in and around Exeter and its famous Roman landmarks. It explores an apocalyptical world in which...
Foodies rejoice; there’s a brand-new food festival coming to Exmouth on Saturday 16 September from 10am until 11.00pm. With live music from Barefoot Bandit, street food stalls and an evening mussel banquet, it’s shaping up to be a delicious day out.
An array of artisanal producers from across the region will be coming to the stunning Manor Gardens in the heart of Exmouth for the event. Together, they will showcase a range of mouth-watering products from traditional cheeses, meats, preserves and ales to modern twists on gins, charcuterie, ice-cream, coffee and much more.
Clyst Honiton Tunnel will be closed for two weeks from Monday 11 to Sunday 24 September for a lighting upgrade.
Currently the tunnel uses 238, mostly 400watt, lights – they will be replaced with 94 263watt LED lights.
The new lights will enable Devon County Council to make large energy savings.
It is estimated that in just four years the cost of installation will be offset by the saving in energy costs.
The new lights will also improve the quality of light in the tunnel and reduce the need for future closures which can be caused by bulk lamp changes and...
National provider of legal, regulatory and professional services, Ashfords, has welcomed 10 new Trainee Solicitors for its 2017 intake.
The new Trainee Solicitors joining the firm are; Hannah Pettit, Layla Ahmadi, Adam Woodhouse, Iona Jones, Izzy Tilley, Sophie Tucker, Samuel Preater, James Regan, Isobel Massey and Emily Bowden.
Ashfords has also successfully retained around 80% of both its 2014 and 2015 intake of Trainee Solicitors, promoting 10 highly talented Trainees to Solicitors across the firm's offices in 2017:
TSB Exmouth is this week celebrating Mark Auton’s 30 year anniversary of working for TSB. Mark Auton started as a cashier and is now a local banker. Together, local Bank Manager Raj Panesar and his team have more than 136 years of banking experience between them. Mark Auton (pictured) Local Banker, TSB Exmouth on The Strand, says: “I joined TSB Bank on the youth training scheme many moons ago and I am really proud to still be here 30 years later serving customers in the local community.” Raj Panesar, Bank Manager, TSB Exmouth comments: “Mark is a familiar face within the local community...
