Many people decide to go freelance for a number of reasons. Perhaps you can’t get the job you’re looking for in your desired field and, therefore, wish to go self-employed, or maybe you’re hoping for more flexible working patterns and hours. Living in the West Country may not have the job opportunities in your desired field, which is where freelancing may become the best option for you, dependent on your chosen sector. Freelancing is a great way of obtaining more freedom over your own career. If you’re looking to go freelance, you may have a number of questions that need answering in order...
Popular South Devon café and restaurant company, The Owl and the Pussycat, will be moving into the café at Exeter Library at the end of the month.
Sandra and Mokhless Bouzayen, the couple behind the The Owl and the Pussycat, jumped at the chance to take on the popular library café following a successful year of running the café in Newton Abbot Library at the Passmore Edwards Centre.
The Owl and Pussycat Coffee House will open its doors at Exeter Library on Monday 30thSeptember, offering 10% discount to all customers to celebrate their first week of operation.
Literature Works and the University of Exeter Places of Poetry project proudly announce the launch of Quay Words Winter at Exeter Custom House with a special event celebrating place, poetry, Devon, heritage and haiku.
On Thursday 3rd October at 6pm, we mark National Poetry Day with poet Sara-Jane Arbury, who will introduce and perform a sequence, or renga, of haiku. The haiku were all contributed by members of the public who visited historic locations around the city as part of the recent Exeter Heritage Open Days. As writer-in-residence for Exeter Heritage Open Days, Sara-Jane...
Unique desks, spectacular spaces and innovative workplace initiatives were amongst the winners of the 2019 Space Awards at the Royal Albert Memorial Museum in Exeter.
The awards, which are in their second year, celebrate the best workspaces and work initiatives in and around Exeter, including Best Sustainable Space, Best Corporate Workspace, Co-Working, Well-Being and Coolest Workspace awards.
Held on Thursday September 19, the awards are part of the Future of the Workplace initiative supported by Space, Exeter Chamber and Exeter Live Better, celebrating and encouraging...
Stagecoach South West is inviting the local community to its Exeter bus depot, on Sunday 6 October from 10am to 4pm, to find out more about how the busiest depot in the region operates.
The special event will give members of the public the chance to learn more about the bus operations and the opportunity to take part in a guided tour, and enjoy vintage games and giveaways. There will also be an array of old and new vehicles on display, including a number of vintage vehicles exhibited by the Devon General Society. The Centenary Exhibition bus will be on display, featuring memories...
A survey for parents, carers, and health professionals has launched to assess how the NHS manages continence for children with disabilities or special educational needs.
The Improving Continence for Children and Young People with Neurodisability (ICoN) study aims to find out how NHS staff assess and treat children with disabilities or special educational needs to help them become continent.
The team are now inviting carers, young people (up to 25 years old), educational staff, and health professionals to complete an online survey.
With a career spanning almost sixty years, and record sales in excess of 100 million records world- wide, Stevie Wonder is without doubt one of the most successful musicians of the 20th century.
The Stevie Wonderful show celebrates this illustrious career performing timeless hits from classic albums such as Innervisions, Talking Book, Hotter than July, Music of my mind, Fulfillingness first finale and the seminal album Songs in the key of life.
“To perform these songs is one thing,” says producer Trevor Newnham, “but to...
The first intake of nurses today (Monday September 23) embark on a ground-breaking new pre-registration Masters programme at the University of Exeter.
Thirty pioneering student nurses are starting out on the four-year journey, which aims to develop outstanding future nursing leaders.
The structure and ambition of the programme reflects the University of Exeter’s commitment to developing the future of nursing. The course has been developed in collaboration with patients, members of the public, and with nurses from Devon Partnership NHS Trust, and Northern Devon, the Royal...
Exeter Racecourse returns to action on Thursday, October 10, and visitors to the track will also be part of its special anniversary celebrations marking 250 years of racing under Jockey Club rules.
Since 1769, Haldon Hill has been the home of racing, although the first record of racing there was during the reign of King Charles II. It has been witness to many famous horses, some household names like Viking Flagship, Desert Orchid, Kauto Star and Best Mate, who have been cheered on by thousands who flock to the course.
General manager Jack Parkinson said: “Celebrating 250...
Young professionals often times wonder how they could advance their career quickly through a combination of hard work, leveraging relationships, and correct career moves. Being willing to do whatever it takes to get a promotion or a pay bump is the mindset that a person needs to have. With this being said people that constantly undermine others to look better might get a promotion or two but these types of games always are brought to light in the end. Taking a proactive approach to advance a career needs to be done as great jobs simply do not fall in the laps of individuals. The following...
