Nominees for the Annual Apprenticeship Conference (AAC) Awards recently gathered to celebrate excellence in apprenticeship delivery. With a record-breaking number of entries, the bar was set high.
Exeter College is delighted to have scooped the award for Legal, Finance and Accounting Apprenticeship Provider of the Year.
Sarah Mandeno, Head of Faculty for Professional Adult Learning at Exeter College said: “We are delighted to have won the Legal, Finance and Accounting Apprenticeship Provider of the Year Award at the AAC Apprenticeship Awards. We have a passionate and...
RGB Building Supplies is supporting the Builders Merchants Federation’s (BMF) national appeal to help the people of Ukraine by collecting essential items.
The Exeter branch of RGB has created a donation area where its staff, customers and those in the local area can drop-off items such as thermal clothing, bedding, sleeping bags, torches, first aid kits, toiletries, baby items, household cleaning items and non-perishable food.
All the donated items will be passed to the charity Feed the Hungry who will distribute them to those in need.
The RSPB are appealing for volunteers across Devon and Cornwall to help them carry out their annual Cirl Bunting Survey, between April-August of this year. People can register to take part in the survey on the Cirl Bunting Action Hub, visit: bit.ly/RSPBCirlHub
Here volunteers can select a 2km by 2km survey square local to their home on the RSPB’s map and plan a survey route through their chosen patch along Public Rights of Way and covering the areas that cirl buntings are likely to make their homes. No specialist skills are needed to take part other than an interest in birds and...
A leading property consultancy has made a senior promotion at its Exeter office as part of the firm’s ongoing growth.
Fisher German has promoted Stephanie Christensen, who is part of the firm’s valuation team, to senior surveyor.
Stephanie specialises in the valuation of rural and residential properties for purposes including taxation, secured lending and estate planning matters.
She originally joined Fisher German’s Stafford office as a graduate in 2017 before relocating to the firm’s Exeter office, and is a Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered...
Food, glorious food. There’s nothing quite like the Devon County Show for satisfying a food craving.
And plans for the food sections are already in full swing with so many bookings for 2022, they’re full to bursting point.
Devon County Show has always been a champion of small, local producers, who are just starting out, and helping to give them a foot on the ladder.
And this year is no exception.
Can’t resist the taste of a freshly baked Churro, cinnamon-sugar coated on the outside and soft, warm and spongy on the inside? Then you will surely welcome...
South Devon cattle are an inherent feature of the South Devon landscape, and doubtless we’ve all seen their rich red colour adding contrast to Devon’s abundant and lush green pastures.
A native breed, originally founded 400 years ago in South Hams, the South Devon is now a national phenomenon with some 25,000 at the most recent count dotting the British countryside from the tip of Cornwall to the far north of Scotland in the Orkneys.
The South Devon Herd Book Society which represents the breed is however firmly rooted in Devon, at the home of the Devon County Show. And...
All children aged five and over are eligible to have the COVID-19 vaccination from 5 April.
Bookings can be made online or by calling 119 from 2 April. The vaccination is not being given to this age group in school. Walk-in and pop-up clinics are advertised on NHS England’s site finder here , but please check that the clinic is offering vaccinations to this age group.
Having the COVID-19 vaccine reduces the likelihood of further disruption to their education, developing Long Covid and passing the infection onto vulnerable family members and friends.
There’s still time to get tickets for a charity lecture to raise money for those fleeing the war in Ukraine.
Local historian Dr Todd Gray is giving the lecture at Exeter’s historic Guildhall on Wednesday 13 April at 2pm. Money raised from the event will go towards supporting Ukrainian refugees settling in Exeter.
Entitled 'Exeter & its own struggle for freedom' the lecture will explore similarities between the Exeter Blitz and the current invasion of Ukraine by the Russian army.
So far half the tickets have been sold, raising a total of £600, but Todd wants...
"Simon Belshaw's Music Machine compositions (conceptually fascinating AND sonically beautiful)."
Simon Belshaw has released a four track cd and digital downloads of some Music Machine recordings. The four pieces are Music Machine 26, Music Machine 28, Music Machine 29 and Music Machine 34. They are performed by local musicians Julie Hill (violin and viola) and Hilary Boxer (‘cello) and were recorded in the autumn of last year. The pieces use a combination of traditional music scores, web based scores and technology. Similarly the recording process used both traditional studio...
Such is the worldwide demand for Eric’s phenomenal guitar driven blues (29 countries and counting) this will be his first UK tour in 8 years!
Renowned for his signature brand of Bluesmetal, his incendiary performances have won him an ever increasing army of fans and critical acclaim. Recognised as the fastest growing blues/rock star on the planet, he brings a frenetic energy to the stage and has appeared alongside such luminaries as BB King, Gregg Allman, John Mayall, Johnny Winter, Ray Charles, Steve Vai & Walter Trout.
