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Melissa Phillips, a nurse on the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, has won the award for Returnee to Practice of the Year in Devon and Cornwall at the Health Education South West Awards (HESW).

The inaugural awards, hosted by HESW at a ceremony in Taunton, celebrated the huge contribution made by nurses, midwives and health visitors who have completed their journey back to practice after time away from the NHS.

Melissa recently returned to nursing after spending seven years away from the profession.

Melissa said: “I had been working...

The UK's favourite parcel delivery company DPD has announced a major recruitment drive in Exeter, as part of the firm's nationwide expansion.

DPD has confirmed that it is on the look-out for 27 new drivers to join its rapidly expanding owner-driver franchise programme at its Exeter depot, which gives recruits the opportunity to be their own boss and become part of the fastest growing major parcel delivery company in the UK.

The recruitment drive is part of the company's ongoing expansion that has created over 4,000 new jobs across the UK in the last five years, as a result...

Nearly 2,300 disabled motorists and their friends and families made the most of the recent ‘One Big Day’ event in Exeter, discovering all they need to know about the Motability Scheme. The free family day out showcased a variety of vehicles available to lease through the Motability Scheme and offered visitors the chance to test drive a number of cars. Visitors to the One Big Day event enjoyed exploring the Motability Scheme’s diverse vehicle display which included more than 50 cars from 13 different manufacturers, over 30 models of scooters and powered wheelchairs, a wide range of vehicle...

Two world-leading scientists from the University of Exeter have been honoured with a prestigious national science award.

Professor David Stephenson, from the College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences, and Professor Michael Cant, from the College of Life and Environmental Sciences, have been bestowed with a Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award.

They are two of just 19 scientists nationwide to be awarded the honour, in recognition of their outstanding research in the areas of Stochastic modelling for improving understanding of storm risk and Social...