The population of rare pearl-bordered butterfly in Ashclyst Forest, on the Killerton estate near Exeter, has bucked a national trend by increasing in numbers. This encouraging news follows the recent State of Nature Report commissioned by the RSPB and other wildlife organisations revealing a worrying statistic that countryside butterflies within UK woodlands have declined by 43% since 1990.
Despite a particularly challenging year for the Devon countryside, recent wildlife surveys carried out by National Trust at Killerton are demonstrating that things are looking up for the rare...
The Law Society of England and Wales has produced a practice note to help solicitors protect clients from flood risk, increasingly a concern for those owning or occupying property and those looking to buy property in flood prone areas.
The Environment Agency estimates that one in six homes in England are at risk from flooding with land increasingly at risk from different types of flooding.
The Law Society practice note provides solicitors with information to help clients understand their flood risk and identify searches, reports and investigations that may be needed to...
Devon Active Communities is set to help more local people get into sport thanks to £250,000 of National Lottery funding from Sport England’s Community Sport Activation Fund.
Leading Devon law firm Kitsons has announced the promotion of four employees to Associate status.
The new Associates are Charlie Siegle, a Solicitor, and Stephen Craig, a Probate Manager, both in the firm’s Private Client Team, Jayme Nicholson, a Solicitor in the Employment Team and Jo Davies, a Licensed Conveyancer. The promotions take the firm’s total number of Associates to seven.
Charlie Siegle has specific responsibility for advising on disputes or problems involving wills, probate and estates. He deals with a broad range of cases ranging from will validity claims,...
David Turner, former Partner and Head of Dispute Resolution at Foot Anstey joins Legal 500 firm Kitsons as Partner in Kitsons’ Exeter Litigation Team.
Also a former Partner at Bond Pearce, David has vast experience and is an extremely well-regarded individual in the city.
David will specialise in dispute resolution and commercial litigation with a core focus on dealing with issues and disputes in relation to financial services, insurance coverage and mis-selling claims.
David’s knowledge of regulation in financial services will be of particular help to IFA’s....
Charity-run cookery classes which have helped novices in Devon to fend for themselves in the kitchen, will be running again this June.
The Hospiscare Catering Team at Dryden Road Exeter began the series of courses in September last year and have taught people, many who have never had to cook for themselves, basic culinary skills.
The courses are for anyone who has found themselves alone following a bereavement or are looking after a poorly partner and doesn’t have the first idea how to prepare and cook a basic meal.
80-year-old Eric Smith from Honiton completed the...
Devon law firm Kitsons has appointed Nick James, a well-known figure in Exeter’s commercial community through his work with HSBC Bank plc, as its new Finance & Administration Manager.
Nick’s role across the firm’s Exeter, Torquay and Plymouth offices will see him work closely with Managing Partner James Cross on the day to day management of the firm’s financial affairs and strategic leadership.
Prior to joining Kitsons, Nick was the Commercial Relationship Manager for Torbay & Exeter Commercial Centre at HSBC Bank plc where he was responsible for monitoring a...
Devon’s finest were honoured by the Queen last week when they were presented with a British Empire Medal.
Chosen for their tireless community work and dedication, the eight men and women from across the County were named in the New Year’s Honours List 2013. They were presented with their awards by Devon’s Lord Lieutenant, Eric Dancer CBE JP, the Queen’s representative in the county, at a Investiture at County Hall on Friday 24 May. He said: “These people are true community champions, and have been carrying out so much exceptional work to help others by fundraising, volunteering,...
£2.9m project to restore damaged ancient woodland across the UK secures HLF funding.
The Woodland Trust has received the green light from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for a UK-wide project which could see the restoration of 52,000 hectares of damaged ancient woodland, one of the country’s rarest and most precious habitats and home to 2561 rare or threatened species of wildlife.
The five year project, active on the ground in 2014, could see the restoration of an area of woodland one third the size of London across 10 priority areas (including Exmoor and West Devon)...
As the Exmouth Festival well and truly got under way all over Exmouth, visitors to Exmouth and residents alike were enjoying some spring sunshine in traditional fashion.
Monday's festivities will include James Bartholomew, Budleigh Ukulele Strumming Club, Falling Trees, and Exeter-based retro indie/shoegaze band whose debut CD ‘The Memories That Hold Us together’, received widespread critical acclaim.
For a full line up visit http://www.exmouthfestival.org.uk
