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From homelessness to hospitality: Café EX4, Exeter’s new lifeline

Five years ago, Dan was homeless, living in supported accommodation, and struggling with addiction and mental health challenges.

This month — the same week The Salvation Army in Exeter Temple celebrates its 145th anniversary — Dan stood alongside Majors Carl and Elizabeth Di-Palma who lead the church and charity in Exeter, to watch celebrity chef Michael Caines (MBE DL), cut the ribbon on Café EX4, a community café run by people with lived experience of homelessness, addiction, and neurodiversity.

Café EX4 operates under a licence agreement, making the café a tenant of...

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Two in five SW GPs to “quit within five years”

Around two in every five GPs in the South West have said they intend to quit within the next five years, exposing the magnitude of the region’s impending healthcare crisis suggesting that the picture for the UK may be particularly challenging.

The University of Exeter’s recent largescale survey of GPs across the region also found that seven out of ten GPs intend to change their working patterns in a way that would mean less contact with patients. This included leaving patient care, taking a career break, or reducing their hours.

More than 2,000 GPs responded to the survey,...

New VED Road Tax Explained

Despite being released earlier this year and discussed on various forums, a lot of people in the UK still don’t understand the new Vehicle Excise Duty or VED road tax that became effective on the 1st of April. New cars purchased must now comply with the new tax regulations, which introduce a significant set of changes to the vehicle tax bands.

What are the changes to understand in the new VED road tax? We talked to experts in this field to find out more about the new tax bands and how they affect you.

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The new tax bands put more emphasis on CO2...

Novomatic confirms record revenue in 2016

Novomatic has released their financial records for the year ending 2016, and those records confirm that the company’s income increased by a 10% which equates to around €2.3bn. On the other hand, the gaming company also increased their headcount, and is now standing at 23,500.

These records also confirm that it was the first time the company was realizing the highest growth on a per year basis in the last 36 years. The exact revenue that the gaming company netted in 2016 was €2,294.1m and this figure corresponds to a year-on-increment of around 10%.

The company says that a...

Two Devon children treated following fire

Three appliances from Newton Abbot and Torquay stations were mobilised to reports of a fire involving a gas canister at a domestic property in Kingsteignton.

Crews found a fire in the integral garage that had spread to the ground floor of the property, so set to work using four breathing apparatus and two hose reel jets.

The incident took place in Calvados Park, Kingsteigntonat 20.50pm yesterday (April 11).

An ambulance was requested to attend to one 11 year old child and one 14 year old child who were suffering the effects of smoke inhalation. Fire crews...

Tesco Bags of Help funding available in Exeter

Community projects in Exeter could receive a cash injection thanks to Tesco’s Bags of Help initiative. Tesco teamed up with Groundwork to launch the monthly roll-out of its funding scheme, which sees grants of up to £4,000 – all raised from the 5p bag levy – being awarded to local community projects. Tesco’s Bags of Help project has already delivered over £28.5 million to more than 4000 projects up and down the UK and the supermarket is now calling on community groups in Exeter to put themselves forward for a grant. Three groups in each local area will be awarded grants every other month....

Green light to revitalise Exmouth seafront

East Devon District Council’s Development Management Committee has given the green light to move forward with proposals to revitalise Exmouth seafront.

The district council, who are the landowners at Queen’s Drive, already has outline planning permission to develop the area for leisure facilities. It’s latest application - called ‘Reserved Matters’ – concerned the scale, access, appearance and landscaping of the site which was approved by councillors by ten votes to four.

The decision opens the way for more detailed plans to come forward and the people of Exmouth will be...

Let's Rock Exeter! returns

Following another capacity sell‐out last summer, Let’s Rock Exeter! will return to the magnificent Powderham Castle on Saturday 1st July 2017.

With a fabulous line‐up of artists to bring you the very best of the 80s, and an action packed day of general 80s madness, there is plenty to do for everyone at this family friendly festival. The confirmed line‐up is: Level 42, Tony Hadley, Howard Jones, Belinda Carlisle, Jason Donovan, Chesney Hawkes, Imagination, Big Country, From the Jam, Hazel O’Connor, Katrina and Jaki Graham.

The organizers of Let’s Rock Exeter! pride...

Mind the gap: mandatory gender pay gap reporting

For the first time, the biggest employers in the South West will have to measure and then report on how they pay men and women. A local HR expert is advising all local businesses – large and small - to review the way they set their pay rates.

By Spring 2018, organisations that employ 250 or more people will be obliged to publish annual data on the gender pay gap within their workforce. Although the information does not need to be published until next year, the data reported will be based on a snapshot date from last week - 5 April 2017.

Mark Roby, an HR advisor from...

Countdown to exciting season of horse racing at Newton Abbot

Easter Saturday 15 April marks the start of a thrilling new season as racing returns to Newton Abbot Racecourse following a major winter improvement programme.

The family-favourite Easter Saturday fixture will signal the start of an exciting programme of racing and special events at the newly-improved course in South Devon. Over the five-month winter break, tens of thousands of pounds have been invested in ongoing upgrades to the course.

The third and final phase of improvements to the Parade Ring has been completed which includes improved viewing platforms around the Ring...

Seaton adventure golf declared officially open

Seaton’s wonderful new Jurassic themed adventure golf course in Seafield Gardens has been officially opened (on Friday 7 April) by East Devon District Council, Seaton Town Council and LED, who have worked hard in partnership to make this exciting visitor attraction ready for residents and visitors to enjoy this spring.

Councillor Paul Diviani, the Leader of East Devon District and Councillor Marcus Hartnell, the Chairman of Seaton Town Council, who is also East Devon’s lead councillor for Seaton, cut the ribbon assisted by Mike Vine, East Devon’s Parks Improvement Officer (who is...

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From homelessness to hospitality: Café EX4, Exeter’s new lifeline

Two in five SW GPs to “quit within five years”

New VED Road Tax Explained

Novomatic confirms record revenue in 2016

Two Devon children treated following fire

Tesco Bags of Help funding available in Exeter

Green light to revitalise Exmouth seafront

Let's Rock Exeter! returns

Mind the gap: mandatory gender pay gap reporting

Countdown to exciting season of horse racing at Newton Abbot

Seaton adventure golf declared officially open

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