One of the South West’s leading tax experts is adding to the day job with a senior role in the armed forces. As of 01 January 2020 Jean-Paul Quertier, a Lt Col in the Army Reserves and partner at Exeter-based Chartered Accountancy firm Simpkins Edwards, will be taking command of Army Training Unit (West).
Overseeing more than 500 Army Reserve recruits passing through both Wyvern Barracks in Exeter, and Maindy Barracks in Cardiff, Lt Col Quertier will spend the next two and a half years working four days a week at Simpkins Edwards and one day per week within the Unit. Responsible...
The Recycled Candle Company is urging people not to throw away used candles from the festive season but to recycle them instead.
With many people in the process of taking down decorations and returning their homes to a pre-Christmas state, it’s a good time to remember that used candles can be recycled rather than added to landfill.
Candles are very popular during the festivities, gracing tables, sideboards, fireplaces and shelves around the home. But once they reach the end of their useful life, they are usually put into the bin.
Great Taste Award winning drinks producer Gusto Organic will be showcasing its range of adult focused premium soft drinks at The Source Trade Show on 5thFebruary 2020, the South West’s biggest trade show for the food & drink sector.
Founded by Craig Sams, (the entrepreneur behind Green & Blacks) and Will Fugard, CEO and alchemist in chief, Gusto Organic has harnessed both European and global markets with their organic, Fairtrade and refined sugar free soft drinks. Not only possessing a raft of Great Taste Awards, the Real Cola has been voted the No.1 Ethical Cola in the UK...
Jonny Gray says he's "excited" at the challenge that lies ahead after he today sealed a move to Gallagher Premiership outfit Exeter Chiefs.
The 25-year-old will head to Sandy Park at the start of next season on a two-year deal, bringing to a close a hugely successful spell with Glasgow Warriors.
The Scotland lock is Rob Baxter's first confirmed new arrival ahead of the 2020/21 season – and comes just 12 months after international team-mate Stuart Hogg agreed a similar switch from Scotstoun.
Like Hogg before him, Gray says the opportunity to test himself in a new...
DEVON residents whose New Year’s resolution is to find a new community-based vocation are being invited to consider a career in care by a leading care provider in the county (January 2020).
Guardian Homecare wants to hear from kind, honest and reliable people who are considering making a career for themselves in the care industry and would like to find out more.
Catherine Porter, Manager for the care provider, which operates in the Exeter area, explains: “The New Year is the opportune time for anyone wanting to make a career change to finally bite the bullet and do it. To...
People in the South West are being challenged to kick start the New Year by taking steps to support Cancer Research UK.
The charity is encouraging everybody who feels they’ve had too many mince pies or helpings of Christmas pudding to sign up now to Walk All Over Cancer and get sponsored to walk 10,000 steps every day for a month.
In the South West, almost a quarter (22 per cent) of people are getting less than 30 minutes of physical activity a week.
Alison Birkett, Cancer Research UK’s spokesperson for the South West, said: “For many of us, the start of a new year...
Thousands of meals have been donated to food banks and groups feeding people, thanks to the generosity of Tesco’s Exeter shoppers, figures released today reveal.
Exeter shoppers donated 5,322 meals as part of the overall total of 2.5 million meals donated to charities the Trussell Trust and FareShare by shoppers during last month’s Tesco Food Collection, with Tesco topping up the value of all the donations by an additional 20%.
These donations to food banks in the Trussell Trust’s network are being used to provide food parcels for people in crisis, while donations to...
Five people in Exeter are celebrating the new year a little early this week as they each scooped a £1,000 cash prize thanks to their lucky postcode.
The Broadway neighbours netted the windfall when EX2 9NT was announced as a Daily Prize winner with People’s Postcode Lottery on Monday 30th December 2019.
People’s Postcode Lottery ambassador Danyl Johnson sent his well-wished to the winners. He said: “Congratulations to our winners in Exeter. I’m sure this win will make their New Year celebrations even more special.”
A minimum of 32% of ticket sales goes directly to...
Cricket brownies and “chocolate chirp cookies” were served at a meeting about the future of edible insects.
Insects are eaten in many parts of the world, and if people in countries such as the UK and US could get over the “yuk factor” it would open a “new frontier in food”, experts said.
Insects are a rich source of protein and can be produced using far less land and water – and with a far smaller carbon footprint – than meat such as beef.
Scientists, insect producers and other experts discussed the key issues at the University of Exeter’s Penryn Campus in Cornwall...
Doctors in Devon are providing essential advice to people across the county on how to choose the right service for them if they feel unwell over the New Year period.
Devon’s NHS leaders are asking people to do what they can to prevent themselves becoming unwell and make sensible to decisions when it comes to choosing the right NHS service if they need help.
All parts of the NHS system are very busy in Devon at this time of year.
If it’s not an emergency or life-threatening condition, help the NHS to help you by choosing the right service for your needs:
