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Stagecoach SW, Devon County Council and Exeter City Council team up to improve customer experience with city wide CCTV

Stagecoach South West has this year, strengthened its partnerships with Devon County Council and Exeter City Council in relation to the joint efforts to prevent and tackle antisocial behaviour in and around Exeter’s bus station, improving safety and the overall customer experience by providing greater visibility and linking its CCTV system to the city-wide network.

This further integration means that all bus station footage is now monitored 24/7 by the Exeter City Council CCTV control team, ensuring a rapid response to any incidents. If an issue is detected, the appropriate...

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Free Jurassic Coast talk

As part of its Coastal Festival 2015, the National Trust in East Devon are linking up with the team from Jurassic Coast to give a free talk about the history of the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site on Tuesday 30 June at 7.30pm in Branscombe village hall. Sam Scriven of the Jurassic Coast Team says: ‘Find out why this spectacular 95 miles of coastline is globally unique; and discover why its rocks, fossils and landforms led to its designation as a UNESCO World Heritage Site’. Branscombe beach is one of the beaches on the Jurassic Coast that is looked after by the National Trust. Situated...

Venus Awards 2015 open for nominations

The Devon Venus Business Women Awards 2015 officially opened for nominations at a glamorous launch party in Exeter last night (21st May 2015).

Local business men and women were welcomed at Exeter Castle by event organisers Celia Delaney of SpeakingSuccess and Alexis Bowater of Bowater Communications.

The awards aim to celebrate and recognise the achievements of the county’s working women and entrepreneurs.

Celia introduced the categories and officially opened the online nominations for Devon as part of an evening targeted to impress the high powered women of the...

Two new appointments for Millbrook

Award-winning property company Renaissance Villages has appointed two new sales advisors to join the team at its luxury, age-exclusive retirement development – Millbrook Village on Topsham Road in Exeter.

Carolyn Randall and Emma Chave bring with them a wealth of experience spanning customer service, retail management and residential property sales. They will support Site Sales Manager David Smith, helping prospective buyers select the home that best suits their requirements and assisting them with the sale of their existing property.

David commented: “The appointment of...

Back-care furniture store opens in Exeter

HSL, the UK’s leading comfort furniture specialist, is arriving in Exeter this month, with a brand new store having just opened in Duns Business Centre on Trusham Road in Marsh Barton.

Manufacturing high quality, handmade back-care furniture for more than 40 years, the new Orpington store is the fourteenth HSL outlet to open in the last 12 months, cementing the company’s commitment to offering outstanding customer service and a wide selection of excellent quality products, in a huge choice of styles and fabrics, that provide value for money.

The store will be led by Manager...

Charity golf day raises funds for WESC

WESC Foundation - The Specialist Centre for Visual Impairment based in Topsham Road, Exeter, held their annual charity Golf Day at Sidmouth Golf Club sponsored by Itec UK.

Twelve teams of 4-ball Stableford took part from the local business community. The Golf Day raised £3,500 towards the charity’s ‘New activities & New adventures Project”.

A school and college for children, young people and adults with sight loss, WESC Foundation’s ‘New activities & New adventures Project’ will fund a residential week at Calvert Trust Outdoor Activity Centre on Exmoor, for some of...

Support shown for clinical trials

The public were invited to get involved with medical research and show their love for scientific advances during an event in Exeter to mark International Clinical Trials Day.

Clinical trials enable researchers to explore whether new treatments and procedures are safe and effective for the general public. They are a crucial step in bringing new developments to a wide audience across the spectrum of disease.

This week staff from the University of Exeter Medical School, the Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Foundation Trust, and the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR)...

Sunshine and crowds at Devon County Show

It was sunshine all the way on the first day of this year’s Devon County Show.

One of the biggest first day crowds in recent years turned out at Westpoint, Exeter to enjoy the very best of Devon farming and food.

HRH The Princess Royal was the guest of honour meeting livestock exhibitors, local producers, school children and the Armed Forces.

She spent 10 minutes talking to the Devon Federation of Young Farmers to discuss issues which affect young people who want to work and live in the countryside.

Trade stand holders reported brisk sales and the largest-...

Bank Holiday rail strike suspended

The largest rail union, RMT, has suspended strike action due to take place this Bank Holiday weekend.

In a letter to members this afternoon, general secretary Mick Cash said:

"After four days of talks at conciliation service Acas between your union and Network Rail management, the company has tabled a revised offer.

"Your Executive Committee has considered this offer and decided to suspend all industrial action which had been scheduled to take place on Monday 25th May and Tuesday 26th May 2015.

The suspension of the action will give your Executive Committee...

Half term fun at Exeter Cathedral

Exeter Cathedral is organising three family craft sessions during the May half term holidays, together with the chance for children to borrow one of our free Explorer Backpacks and discover the Cathedral for themselves.

The activities, which are being organised by the Cathedral’s specialist education team, include brass rubbing, badge making, and a whole morning discovering the world of knights and dragons! There’s also a special opportunity to make your own ink and paint to use to create your own medieval manuscript!

Exeter residents can apply for a free admission pass (...

A 100 opportunities to progress your career

People in Devon are being urged to consider apprenticeships as a brilliant way to kick-start a successful career.

Exeter has become a highly regarded centre of excellence for apprenticeships, with Exeter College and companies like Stagecoach South West leading the way.

The college, which currently has around 100 opportunities available with local firms, has now been running apprenticeship programmes for a quarter of a century, with thousands of people benefiting in that time. In the last seven years Stagecoach has seen more than 350 people successfully complete its...

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Stagecoach SW, Devon County Council and Exeter City Council team up to improve customer experience with city wide CCTV

Free Jurassic Coast talk

Venus Awards 2015 open for nominations

Two new appointments for Millbrook

Back-care furniture store opens in Exeter

Charity golf day raises funds for WESC

Support shown for clinical trials

Sunshine and crowds at Devon County Show

Bank Holiday rail strike suspended

Half term fun at Exeter Cathedral

A 100 opportunities to progress your career

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