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The Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust is holding an open day to recruit more nurses.

The Trust is looking for experienced and newly-qualified nurses to bolster its teams at North Devon District Hospital, in community hospitals and supporting people in their homes.

The Trust is also recruiting physiotherapists and occupational therapists (OTs).

The open day is taking place at Honiton Hospital on Monday 25 April, from 10am to 3pm.

Darryn Allcorn, director of workforce and development, said: “We are keen to enhance our nursing and therapy teams, who do a...

The highly acclaimed, Michael Caines’ 7 Chefs Dinner is being held at Exeter Golf and Country Club this year, strengthening links between the club and the Exeter Festival of South West Food and Drink.

As a third year sponsor of the VIP Lounge at the festival, Exeter Golf and Country Club was the first choice venue for the prestigious 7 Chefs Dinner which is growing year on year. The club is also the venue for the South West Chef of the Year Awards in October, also organised by Michael Caines, MBE.

The 7 Chefs Dinner is an annual event bringing together the top chefs of the...

The Exeter School Junior Choir, Middle School Choir and Senior Choir joined together with friends of Exeter School for a wonderful Choral Society concert in Exeter Cathedral on Thursday 17 March. The concert began with Paul Patterson’s Magnificat, conducted by Director of Music Mr Tamblyn. This was a challenging and exciting piece for the choir to learn; everybody enjoyed perfecting the rhythmic and harmonic complexities, and thrilled by the eight-piece brass band and two percussionists, who added real drive and verve to the music. We were honoured to have Mr Patterson, an internationally...

Exeter’s Best Bar None scheme is celebrating great success on its first anniversary.

Since the scheme launched In March 2015, sixty premises have signed up to the programme which promotes responsible management and operation of alcohol licensed premises and aims to make Exeter a safer and more vibrant place for those living, working and visiting the city.

The group held an event to mark the one year anniversary at city centre venue, Hole in the Wall, which saw around fifty venue managers attend, to hear from speakers Dominic Borg, Best Bar None Chairman; Mick McDonnell,...