Tops Day Nurseries, a leading provider of high-quality childcare and early education, with a new nursery located in the University of Exeter, Tops Exeter, is thrilled to announce its remarkable achievement of being listed 9th in the prestigious Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers in the UK, developed by the Department of Education. As well as it being a huge standalone achievement for this year. This is also an improvement over their position last year when they ranked 12th!
This recognition underscores Tops Day Nurseries' dedication to nurturing talent, fostering professional...
Darts Farm is delighted to announce that its flagship restaurant, The Farm Table has just been named by The Good Food Guide as one of the UK’s 100 Best Local Restaurants. This fantastic accolade follows hot on the heels of an AA Rosette, which was awarded at the end of last year.
Michael Dart, who runs Darts Farm alongside his two brothers, James and Paul, comments: “We are blown away to have our new restaurant voted as one of the best local restaurants in the country and to be featured in such an iconic publication as The Good Food Guide, less than two years after opening. Our...
We've all heard stories of properties being divided among families, only for the executor of the will to disregard their loved one's wishes.
While this is a difficult scenario, there are steps that can ensure the will is followed and executed properly. This may involve making claims against family members, if necessary, to ensure the estate is handled legally and responsibly.
So, who deals with the will?
The executor, named in the will, is responsible for handling the deceased's estate.
As the person applying for probate, the executor has the legal...
Devonia’s still and sparkling water is available in Bovey Castle’s rooms, suites, lodges, restaurants and bar, as well as their event and conference facilities
Devon-based spring water company Devonia is celebrating one year of supplying its bottled still and sparkling water to Bovey Castle, in Dartmoor National Park, which has assisted the luxury five-star hotel in obtaining a Silver award for Green Tourism. 2024 has also seen Devonia introduce a new brand identity informing consumers of their collect, wash and reuse process.
Devon & Cornwall Police has introduced a new policing team which will work closely with communities to tackle priority problems affecting local people and businesses.
The team, led by Sergeant Andrew Walton, will deal with issues including antisocial behaviour (ASB), drugs, shoplifting and spikes in crime.
The Neighbourhood Support Team (NST) are based in Exeter and deployed across the city, as well as wider North, East and West Devon, according to need and impact. They will work alongside other existing neighbourhood police teams, partners and communities to target...
The Lord Mayor of Exeter, Cllr. Kevin Mitchell is calling for greater awareness to turn the tide against rare and aggressive sarcoma cancers
This month is Sarcoma Awareness Month, and as part of national activities to raise awareness, the Sarcoma Specialist Team at Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital held a sarcoma awareness-raising day on Friday. The Lord Mayor, who also works at the hospital as a sarcoma specialist nurse, hosted an informational stand at the hospital entrance. The stand drew significant interest with hospital patients and medical professionals stopping by to find...
Exeter police officers went along to a Nigerian community fun day last weekend to meet families, chat to children and help with some of the activities.
This event is organised by Inclusive Exeter and aims to promote community cohesion and celebrate the vibrant Nigerian culture.
Sergeant James Wellard and PC George House, from one of the Exeter police neighbourhood teams, were at the event which took place at Wonford Playing Fields.
The family fun day on 21 July involved egg and spoon races, ball games, stickers for the children, hook a duck, face painting,...
One of the UK’s fastest growing principal contractors is expanding into Devon after making a high-profile appointment.
Inco Contracts, which has offices in the North West, South East and West Midlands, has appointed experienced construction specialist Adam Bidhendy as Regional Director for the South West.
The Chartered Construction Manager will be responsible for expanding the firm’s footprint in Devon by building a dedicated team and supply chain to serve local education, commercial, healthcare and industrial clients.
Staff and residents at Lucerne House care home in Exeter are celebrating because their wonderful Managing Director, Natasha Lazovic, from Barchester’s South Division, has stepped completely out of her comfort zone to compete in the Barchester Charitable Foundation Cook Off 2024.
Natasha went head to head with the Managing Directors from Barchester’s four other divisions and cooked up a storm to raise a phenomenal £24,595 for Barchester’s Charitable Foundation which helps connect vulnerable people and those living with a disability to community groups in their local area by...
Neighbourhood police officers in Exeter have taken part in a successful Shoplifting Safer Business Action event (SaBA) to tackle the problem of theft from retailers in the busy city centre.
The recent operation aimed to raise awareness and focus on the issue which causes local shop workers and owners a financial headache. The plain clothes action day was a success with officers ditching their usual police uniform to blend into the mix of shoppers.
Andrew Sharman, from Exeter Business Against Crime, said: “The shoplifting action day saw policing at its finest with crime...
