Top score for Bloor Homes at Pinhoe as team achieves 100% customer satisfaction

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 05/07/2024 - 9:06am

Staff at the Bloor Homes at Pinhoe development close to Exeter are celebrating a 100% satisfaction score from customers who purchased a new home there, when asked in an independent survey by the National House Building Council (NHBC).

The score is based on individual customer responses after they move into their new home and supports NHBC’s purpose of ‘raising standards in house building by championing high-quality homes and protecting homeowners, through training and quality services and by assessing, inspecting and directly insuring new homes registered with them’.

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Dunsford Singers summer concert including Hiawatha's Wedding Feast

Event Date: 
08/06/2024 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Teign Valley Community Hall, Christow, EX6 7WA

We are singing about the exciting events surrounding Hiawatha's wedding as told by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and set to music by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor. Also, The Sprig of Thyme, set by John Rutter - a collection of arranged folk songs. Wine and nibbles will be served in the interval. Tickets can be reserved on our website 'Contact' form on the home page or buy at The Dunsford Stores.

www.dunsfordsingers.co.uk

Transforming Teaching: Online Training Solutions for Educators

Authored by Val Watson
Posted: Mon, 05/06/2024 - 8:20am

Teaching today comes with big challenges. Classrooms grow more diverse. New technologies arise. The curriculum must adapt to our digital world. On top of lessons and grading, teachers juggle data analysis, parent contacts, and administrative tasks. The demands are high while support and training often fall short. But Accutrain opens up new solutions to empower teachers with the skills and community to transform their practice.

Demands Facing Educators

Teachers now fill many roles – collaborators, motivators, data analysts, technology integrators and more. But their...

Help your ambulance service this May bank holiday

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Sun, 05/05/2024 - 12:18pm

The South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) is encouraging people to use the right healthcare for them this May bank holiday weekend as the region prepares for a further influx of visitors.

Residents and tourists to the South West are reminded to only dial 999 in a life-threatening emergency.

Bank holiday weekends can be a busy time for 999 services, especially if the weather turns out to be warm and sunny – whether in the garden, doing DIY at home, visiting family and friends, or exploring the region’s beauty spots.

Ahead of the bank...

InExeter Presents The First Fore Street Flea of 2024

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Sat, 05/04/2024 - 12:36pm

InExeter is thrilled to announce the return of the highly anticipated Fore Street Flea, scheduled for Sunday 12th May 2024. Taking place in the heart of Exeter's West Quarter, this beloved community event promises a day of excitement, discovery, and celebration.

Originating in 2016 as a grassroots initiative by local businesses along Fore Street, the Fore Street Flea has since become a cherished tradition in Exeter. Now organised by InExeter as the Business Improvement District for Exeter, this event continues to thrive, supporting local businesses and nurturing a vibrant...

Exeter announces new £3.4 million global funding for solutions to antifungal drug resistance

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Sat, 05/04/2024 - 12:55am

Researchers working on solutions for antifungal resistance are being encouraged to apply to a new £3.4 million fund led by the University of Exeter with UK government funding.

The new fund, called FAILSAFE ( Fungal AMR Innovations for LMICS: Solutions and Access For Everyone ), is being launched by the University of Exeter’s MRC Centre for Medical Mycology, in partnership with the UK Department of Health and Social Care’s Global AMR Innovation Fund (GAMRIF).

Life-threatening fungal diseases take as many lives annually as TB or malaria, but the organisms that cause them...

Devon County Show to introduce signing for the first time

As part of its commitment to accessibility and inclusivity, Devon County Show is to introduce British Sign Language (BSL) to cater to the Deaf Community on Thursday 16th May - the first day of the 2024 show.

Two BSL interpreters will sign in tandem with commentaries for events across both the Main Arena and the Countryside (Phil Greed) Arena.

The signing in the main arena will take place from the dedicated disability platform. The signing in the Countryside Arena will take place to the side of the commentary box and an area will be cordoned off in front of the...

Alison Hernandez returned as Devon and Cornwall Police and Crime Commissioner for third term

Alison Hernandez has been returned as Police and Crime Commissioner for Devon and Cornwall for a third term.

The Conservative politician said there was still work to do to maintain the Devon and Cornwall Police area as one of the safest in the country.

She pledged to continue with her work to maintain record police officer numbers, reopen more police stations to the public, expand the award-winning Prisoners Building Homes scheme, and continue to work in partnership with other commissioners to crack down on drugs.

There will be a renewed focus on rural crime and...

Big night for Labour as Exeter sees red

Labour have kept control of Exeter City Council with an increased majority, but it was an Independent win in Heavitree that shared the limelight as the city went to the polls.

Labour gained Topsham from the Conservatives and St Thomas and Pinhoe from Independents, but lost the Newtown and St Leonards seat to the Greens and Heavitree to independent Lucy Haigh.

She had campaigned against the city’s controversial Low Traffic Neighbourhood scheme, which has put Heavitree in the headlines in recent months.

She said she was delighted to have been elected and hoped to...

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