A lack of awareness about jobs in the recruitment industry means many people are missing out on a promising career path, a leading business has claimed.
Lee Gamble, managing director of Berry Recruitment which has branches in Truro and Exeter, said part of the reason is because there are no compulsory formal qualifications.
He also believes that the benefits of a career in the industry are not promoted enough and the result is something of a shortage of consultants.
Berry Recruitment, which works from nearly 40 locations across England and Wales, believes more...
Top 30 firm, Bishop Fleming have been highlighted for their work to remove single use and avoidable plastics across the business.
The firm, which delivers audit, accounting and tax services have been accredited as a ‘Plastic Free Champion’ by conservation charity, Surfers Against Sewage.
Over 8,000,000 pieces of plastic pollution find their way into the ocean every day, with the UK using a staggering 38.5 million single-use plastics every day, where fewer than 60% is recycled.
Committed to protecting the environment and operating as a sustainable business, Bishop...
A live broadcast of the award-winning Fleabag will be coming to the big screen in Vue Exeter this September courtesy of National Theatre.
The one-woman play, written by and starring Phoebe Waller-Bridge, was the inspiration for the phenomenally successful BBC television show of the same name, and has now returned to the West End after a sold-out New York run.
As well as the successful play and series, Waller-Bridge has written the spy thrillerKilling Eve and is currently working on the next James Bond instalment.
National Theatre Live: Fleabag is a hilarious, rip-...
To further the growth of Exeter and its business community, Air Marketing Group in partnership with Exeter City Council, Exeter Live Better and Exeter Chamber have teamed up to launch a new business initiative to reduce the amount of B2B trade that leaves the city. The initiative, called Tribe, is a first for Exeter and will focus on increasing local collaboration to retain business in the city.
Where businesses do outsource business services beyond the city, Tribe will help local businesses look closer to home to find cost-effective services, driving forward economic growth in...
Then head to Princesshay Green where you can have a go on a mobile rock climbing wall. The wall will be manned by 2 qualified instructors who will talk you through the steps to make it to the top!
Open 11am – 3pm. Last entry 2:30pm.
All children must be accompanied by an adult (over 18).
For those who like to keep their feet firmly on the ground there will be Hula Hoop Spintacular workshops taking place at intervals during the day. Angie will be spinning into action at 11:00, 12:30 and 2:00pm.
Stagecoach South West and The Devon General Society commemorated 100 years of bus travel with two historic buses and a modern Stagecoach South West bus recreating the original Service 2 route from Exeter to Torquay.
The journey, on one of the county’s oldest bus routes, took place on Thursday 18 July as part of a year of events celebrating the centenary of bus travel in Devon.
Two preserved Devon General buses and a modern Stagecoach South West bus, with special livery to mark the centenary, took part in the spectacle. Passengers onboard included representatives from...
The Princesshay Green will become a marvelous mini golf with 9 holes of fun.
Who can be the first to finish or get round with the least amount of putts?
Open 11am to 3pm. Last entry to the mini golf at 2:30pm.
All children must be accompanied by an adult (over 18).
A maximum of 5 goes allowed on each hole per person at busy times.
Accompanying our mini golf, look out for our roaming pirates and join them on their adventures – crew members will be recruited, treasure maps will be deciphered and no doubt booty will be discovered! Keep an eye out and...
RGB Building Supplies has selected Exeter-based Constructing Futures Devon as a finalist in its 30th Well Built Community Fund and it’s now down to a public vote to see if it’s chosen to receive £1,000 worth of building materials.
As part of Devon Communities Together, it has been set up to train young people in the construction industry. Trainees gain first-hand experience by working on properties purchased by Constructing Futures Devon. Once complete, the properties are sold on and a new one purchased, ensuring there are always projects for learning.
The head of a leading builders’ merchants, which has branches across the South West, has been appointed to a key trade association role.
David Young, CEO of Bradfords Building Supplies, is the new Chairman of the Builders Merchants Federation’s South West region.
Founded in 1770, Bradfords Building Supplies is believed to be the oldest builders’ merchant in Britain.
Headquartered in Yeovil, the company has 700 employees and 45 stores located across a wide geographical area, from Hereford and Worcester, stretching across the length and breadth of the South West and...
It’s not often that you write about something nobody worries about. Worry, like many things, goes in waves. Either nobody except a seemingly strange individuals, probably with beards seem concerned or conversely everybody is tearing themselves apart at the potential catastrophe and attempting to spread their view across social media. Normally, the issues and conundrums of the current position fall between these two points and the same is no different for this article on electricity. Electricity, like many things in the UK, is taken for granted. The national grid, the network operators and...
