Jonathan has been part of The Vale Team since qualifying from The Royal Veterinary College a good few years ago becoming a partner in 1990. During this time he has built up a wealth of experience in both the farm and companion animal side of the practice. He now spends his time in the companion [...]
Alan joined the practice in 1987 after graduating from Edinburgh University and quickly developed a passion for companion animal medicine and surgery. He became the first full time companion animal partner in 1991. He has a dog, two cats, several guinea pigs and fish, as well as a family.
Fran graduated from the Royal Vet College in 2007. She worked in various mixed and small animal practices before joining The Vale small animal team in September 2015. She is interested in all aspects of small animal medicine and surgery, but has a special interest in dog training and behaviour. She also recently completed her [...]
Hailing from Cork in Ireland, Eva studied at the University of Nottingham. She worked in mixed practice for several years, including time spent working in New Zealand. She loves to travel and has spent time travelling and volunteering in the South Pacific. Eva originally came to us as a locum and we convinced her to [...]
Kate graduated from the Royal Veterinary School in 2010 and moved to Devon to pursue a career in mixed practice for six months. Twelve years later she is still here having married a farmer and settled in beautiful north Devon. She is now a full-time small animal vet and has completed post graduate certificate in [...]
Val joined the Vale team as a companion animal locum in 2014 and never left! She comes from South Wales originally but has lost the accent over the years having worked in Derbyshire, Cumbria and now Devon. Having spent 7 years as a mixed vet whilst 'up north' she now enjoys a much warmer life [...]
Qualified in 1995 from The Royal Veterinary College Kathy Spent 8 years in mixed practice mostly in Somerset and Devon before concentrating on companion animals where her main interests are medicine and small furries. Kathy now works part time to make room for her chaotic life of small children, dogs, cats and a horse.
Louise completes our international team being from Northern Ireland. She combines a busy family life alongside working part time, having a great depth of experience on the farm side. Lou is also a keen hockey player and can often be found wielding a hockey stick on a Saturday afternoon!
Molly came to the Vale having previously worked in Kent, and has been truly converted to Devon life. A keen cyclist, she spent a month touring across Europe before joining us, and is looking forward to exploring more of the local area on two wheels. Molly has a Springador called Ludo, and a very naughty [...]
Jenny graduated in 2001 and worked in mixed practice and then was a locum before going backpacking around Australia for 6 months. She joined the Vale in 2006 and worked here until she had her first Son in 2014. She returned to the Vale in 2016 and after having her daughter, she came back to [...]
