WORKERS in Exeter looking for a career change are being invited to contact a care agency that provides services across the county.
Guardian Homecare has more than 100 positions available in south Devon and is asking anyone interested in switching professions to get in touch to find out about a role in care.
Manager, Catherine Porter says: “We have care worker vacancies for people looking for a career change in south Devon, particularly in Exeter, and the surrounding areas.
“Being a carer is a very rewarding job and gives people the opportunity to carve out a career...
Exeter is a vibrant and historical city that dates back to the Roman era. Families, couples, and friends can visit Exeter as it's a great place for day trips and has an amazing nightlife, ranging from evenings out to some great bars to hitting the fancy casinos. Visiting Exeter for a day trip or weekend will leave you wanting to come back to see more. Here are some great places to visit.
The Night Life
Pubs and Bars
There is a whole range of pubs and bars to check out scattered across the whole of Exeter city. If you’re looking for a quiet beverage of a fun...
Since the mandatory introduction of face masks in shops across England on Friday 24th July, there has been much discussion over the decision to formally implement this practice now rather than earlier.
Alastair Lockwood (MA, BM BCh, FRCOphth, PhD) is a consultant ophthalmologist specialising in glaucoma, currently residing at the Queen Alexandra Hospital in Portsmouth. In 2004, Mr. Lockwood was involved in a randomised control study which proved the reduction of droplet travel using dye to colour saliva for surgeons performing ophthalmic procedures and less contamination of the...
As we’ve seen in recent weeks, thunderstorms and heavy rain can be hazardous as not only do they impact your visibility, they can also damage your brakes and engine during and after driving. This could not only cost you a lot of money in repairs but could also increase your insurance premium if you are involved in an accident.
Car insurance expert, Florence Codjoe, says: “With adverse weather conditions, such as thunderstorms, extreme rain and flooding coming our way, it's worth checking whether your insurance covers you.
Stagecoach South West have partnered with local councils to introduce specific school and college buses from the start of term across their South West network.
With students returning to schools and colleges from early September, many parents will be anxious to ensure their children can continue to travel to school and college safely. As well as upping cleaning measures and introducing social distancing on board buses, the bus operator has added extra dedicated school buses and drivers, to ensure the back to school rush is safe for all.
A consortium of leading night-time industry operators, including Unit 1 in Exeter, has raised an urgent plea to the government to save the late night leisure sector from collapse and allow venues to reopen with Covid-secure measures in place.
With the Chancellor's furlough scheme coming to an end in October, venues are under threat of going under with thousands of jobs lost as the sector remains the only one without a clear reopening date.
Survey results released by the Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) show that 58% of businesses within the night-time economy...
ViraxCare, the PPE distribution platform of Global Care Capital (CSE:HLTH), has provided over 80,000 disposable 3-ply masks and over 10,000 pairs of gloves to Big Issue vendors across the country. The masks and gloves were specifically modified for delivery in boxes of 20 so individual vendors have their own supply of PPE for a six-week period, taking them into the winter months.
This latest order of PPE from The Big Issue was discounted by 20%, a discount that ViraxCare is now offering to all UK registered charities until the end of 2020*. ViraxCare initially donated a smaller...
Adult learners are among those celebrating well-earned GCSE results, having completed their maths and English qualifications with Learn Devon, Devon County Council's adult learning service. Since March, Learn Devon has changed the way it delivers adult learning courses to ensure that learners continue with their learning safely. Their results mark the end of the intensive ten month GCSE courses. Under normal circumstances, adult learners receive their results in person from their tutors, but due to coronavirus, this year they had their results emailed to them. The video (attached) records...
Join the Prosecco DOC’s UK Ambassador Neil Phillips , The Wine Tipster, for ‘What’s All The Fizz About?’, an informative and fun virtual tasting on Friday 11th September from 7 – 8pm to explore and taste the UK’s favourite bubbles.
Tickets for the evening wine and food tasting, which is taking place in association with South West Wine School on Larks.live, are £30.00 per screen booked. For the ticket price each guest will receive a delivery of the three Prosecco DOC wines that will feature in the tasting together with the Prosecco DOC brochure leaflet. The wines can be delivered...
Less than 20% of UK workers are in jobs that use and develop all of their ability to learn, solve problems, innovate and adapt. Here, Dr Peter Totterdill, of Workplace Innovation Europe CLG argues that we’re squandering the most important resource that we have to survive and thrive in the post-COVID world – human potential.
Globalisation, climate change, technological innovation, Brexit and COVID-19 have all prompted forward-looking business begin to re-think how they work and what changes they can make to confront such a raft of serious challenges.
