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EX2 Group at Building Greater Exeter work experience week

Supporting Building Greater Exeter for Work Experience Week

In July EX2 Group was proud to support Building Greater Exeter’s Work Experience Week, an inspiring initiative aimed at introducing Year 10 students to careers in the built environment.

EX2 group team member James Rayner TMIET, led an engaging hands-on solar masterclass for Year 10 students from the Ted Wragg Trust.

Building Greater Exeter brought together a strong network of industry and educational partners, to educate and inspire, including:

New Roots Workshop CIC Vistry Group Taylor Lewis Western Counties Roofing Ltd Exeter College & Exeter College...

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When a big belly is something to boast about!

How can you have a big belly and yet reduce the pounds? The answer is when the Big Belly is a brand of litter bin like the ones being installed at resorts along East Devon’s coastline.

East Devon District Council has invested in a five-year lease for a total of 21 new Big Belly brand litter bins. These have a number of benefits – one being that they largely pay for themselves.

The costs of the lease agreement will be offset by savings on agency and staff overtime due to a significant reduction in the number of times the bins need to be emptied and by greater operational...

Two arrests in connection with Honiton robbery

Two men have been arrested in connection with a robbery at an antiques shop in Honiton. The incident took place at Banwell Antiques on Saturday 22 March, as a female staff member, who was working alone, opened up the store at around 9am. The woman was grabbed from behind by the suspect before being tied up. Although not physically injured she was left very shaken by the incident. A 52-year-old man from London has been arrested on suspicion of robbery and released on bail until 16 July. He was arrested on Friday 18 April in London. A 45-year-old man from London has been arrested in Belgium...

Hole In The Wall fire damage pics

The smell of acrid smoke still hangs in the air almost a week after Exeter’s Hole In The Wall pub suffered a huge blaze.

Debris is scattered everywhere and evidence of the intensity of the inferno clear to see.

Yet among this chaos are signs of the calm before the storm. Candle holders are still in place on some of the tables and the menu board has surprisingly remained intact.

As co-owner George Sloan (pictured) walks me around the building he tries to make light of the situation but the anguish is etched on his face.

He and his business partner, Rob...

Appeal after bag theft at Exeter station

British Transport Police (BTP) officers are appealing for the public’s help to identify two men they would like to speak to in connection with the theft of a passenger’s bag at Exeter St Davids railway station.

Officers have released CCTV images of two men they believe will have information which can assist the investigation into the incident which took place at around 11.15am on Tuesday 29 April 2014.

PC David Browning, investigating officer, said: “The victim left his bag unattended near the entrance to the booking hall at the station while he went outside the station to...

Exeter to host Our Big Gig events

Exeter will be at the heart of the UK’s biggest free community music festival this July with four events taking place in the city as part of Our Big Gig. With 170 community events scheduled across England and Scotland over 11-13 July, Our Big Gig will bring people from all backgrounds together to see local artists perform, meet their neighbours and even have a go at making music themselves. As an Inspired by 2012 Olympic legacy event, all Our Big Gig events are organised by local organisations, free to attend and will feature over 2,000 volunteers helping to host gigs. With over 7,000...

Awards recognise talent in science, technology, engineering & maths

Devon County Council is sponsoring the Enterprising Young Devon Award at today's Big Bang Fair South West at the University of Exeter.

The prestigious prize is designed to recognise and reward young Devon-based talent in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM).

All the projects eligible for the Enterprising Young Devon Award from 11-18 year olds across the area are on display at the event and will be judged by a panel of industry experts who will be on the lookout for projects that show innovation and marketability.

Four winners will be announced and each...

Seaton Jurassic's lottery bonus

Seaton Jurassic, the new exciting visitor attraction for East Devon, has secured another huge funding boost with today’s announcement of the award of more than £620,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund.

This second stage award - £56,500 was given to the project in 2013 – will be used for interpretation inside the centre taking the visitor on a unique journey back in time to experience the story of evolution, wildlife and geology.

People of all ages will then find themselves ‘shrunk’ to the size of a creature inside a giant rockpool and enjoy marine life under the sea under...

Clarice celebrates her 100th birthday

Clarice Sampson celebrated her 100th birthday on Monday 23 June with a party for her family and friends at the Fisherman’s Cot, Bickleigh.

Clarice was born in Brixham, and was brought up on a farm. In the 1930s she was a trainee nurse at Brixham Hospital and the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital.

She was married to her late husband Laurence for over 60 years. The couple lived at North Tawton for 25 years, then moved to Cheldon, near Chumleigh and then on to Crediton.

Clarice is now a resident at Kenwyn Residential Home in Crediton. She has a son, Michael, a daughter,...

Trust appoints Lesley Crawford as non-executive director

Lesley Crawford has been appointed as a non-executive director of the Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust.

Lesley has a background in social care and housing and served for five years as a consultant with the Audit Commission, inspecting local housing authorities and assessing the rigour of their own best value reviews.

She has a post graduate diploma in management and spent five years as a non-executive director and member of the audit and risk committee of A2Dominion Housing Association.

During three years with the Big Lottery Fund she was appointed a committee...

Youngsters want to prove themselves to employers

A new poll conducted by ICM Research out today finds 72% of young people questioned in the South West want more employers to offer them work experience. Furthermore, nearly half (44%) of those polled say they would like the chance to show a potential employer what they can do by doing work experience with them, rather than just selling their skills on an application form or CV.

Launched last year, Traineeships are providing that chance to young people by creating new opportunities for them to gain vital experience in the workplace. The programme provides them with the work...

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Supporting Building Greater Exeter for Work Experience Week

When a big belly is something to boast about!

Two arrests in connection with Honiton robbery

Hole In The Wall fire damage pics

Appeal after bag theft at Exeter station

Exeter to host Our Big Gig events

Awards recognise talent in science, technology, engineering & maths

Seaton Jurassic's lottery bonus

Clarice celebrates her 100th birthday

Trust appoints Lesley Crawford as non-executive director

Youngsters want to prove themselves to employers

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