A new care home development in Exeter celebrates a major milestone, reaching the topping out stage, marking the completion of the latest phase of the construction programme for the 65 bed project.
The new home, officially named Cumberland Grange Care Home, has been built by Halsall Construction and will be operated by Barchester Healthcare. The home will provide personalised residential and dementia care for older people in Exeter and the surrounding areas. The first residents will be able to move into the home this summer.
The luxury new home has a café for residents to...
This week, work has started on road improvements for enhanced access at Exeter Airport via Long Lane.
The new access will help to boost economic recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic, support new employment and provide opportunities for clean and inclusive growth.
The enhancements to Long Lane will unlock development of the new 19 acre AirPark site in the Exeter and East Devon Enterprise Zone which is expected to create around 1,000 jobs.
Valued at £3.7 million, the scheme will also facilitate a bus loop and cycleway, substantially improving access to the new...
Latest figures show that more new businesses were established in Devon during 2020 than in any previous year – hitting a new record high for the third year in a row.
Despite the considerable economic challenges posed by the Coronavirus pandemic, 7,174 new companies were registered in the county compared to 6,196 during 2019, representing an increase of 15.8%.
This brings the total number of registered companies in Devon to 57,278, up from 53,264 at the end of 2019, which equates to 7.5% growth.
The statistics are taken from the Inform Direct Review of Company...
Home Instead Exeter and East Devon have recognised the outstanding work of two of their Caregivers during 2020, by awarding them both Caregiver of the year.
Francesca White from Exeter and Gill Vosper from Sidmouth were nominated by their colleagues for the top-quality care and support they have provided to their clients during an extremely difficult year.
Francesca joined the company in June 2019 and quickly became a highly valued member of the team. Some of the reasons her colleagues gave for nominating Francesca were her warm, friendly and upbeat manner, the person-...
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The number of employee positions considered to be permanently remote, also known as teleworking positions, has been slowly increasing over the past decade. This is a figure that has understandably grown alongside the improvement of technology, enabling businesses to more efficiently and safely operate at a distance.
While there have been many predictions relating to remote working becoming a more widely accepted and standardised practice, the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting lockdowns accelerated its adoption among businesses around the world. As of April 2020, nearly half of all...
Small to medium-sized (SME) manufacturers in Devon are being encouraged to have their say on trading beyond Brexit as part of the latest Manufacturing Barometer.
Organised by SWMAS (The South West Manufacturing Advisory Service) and the Manufacturing Growth Programme (MGP), the country’s largest survey of its kind is looking to find out how companies are coping with the early months of life after leaving the EU and the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The findings will be used to inform future Government policy and support, so input from as many SME manufacturers...
Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust (NDHT) and the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust (RD&E) have received the go-ahead from NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHSEI) to continue working on plans to formally join together.
In November 2020, both Boards approved a ‘Strategic Case’ which sets out how the Trusts propose to become a single integrated organisation and submitted it to NHSEI for review. This formal document signalled the organisations’ intent to join together and set out the benefits this would provide for patients, staff and local communities.
Twelve people in Exeter are celebrating after winning £1,000 each thanks to their lucky postcode.
The Powlesland Road neighbours netted the windfall when EX2 8RS was announced as a Daily Prize winner with People’s Postcode Lottery on Wednesday 20th January 2021.
People’s Postcode Lottery ambassador Danyl Johnson sent his well-wishes to the winners. He said: “Brilliant news for all of our winners today, congratulations! I hope you treat yourself with something nice.”
A minimum of 32% of ticket sales goes directly to charities and players of People’s Postcode...
