Recruit Princesshay hosts Christmas Jobs and Skills fair

Princesshay will host its second jobs and skills fair this November, bringing local employers and jobseekers together, along with support and training services, to help local people into work.

From 10am – 4pm on Wednesday 1st November, a range of businesses will showcase vacancies on offer at Princesshay over the festive season. Over 30 stores and restaurants including Superdry, Starbucks, MAC, & Café Rouge in Princesshay are recruiting in advance of Christmas and the Recruit Princesshay team will be on hand to help match job seekers and available posts.

The fair will...

NICE comes to Exeter

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 10/27/2017 - 11:10pm

On Wednesday 15 November 2017 NICE, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, will be holding its Public Board Meeting and Question Time session at Exeter Corn Exchange.

NICE provides national guidance and advice to improve health and social care.

A question time session with Chief Executive Andrew Dillon and Chairman Professor David Haslam is held before the main board meeting. The session will offer a great opportunity for you to raise any questions you may have about the work of NICE and is open to the general public.

Professor David Haslam said: “...

Firefighters call for cuts to agenda to be dropped on anniversary of Cathedral Yard fire

Authored by Sam Richards
Posted: Fri, 10/27/2017 - 10:11pm

On the anniversary of the blaze that ripped through the historic Cathedral Yard area of Exeter last October, firefighters in the region are calling for an end to dangerous fire service cuts. The fire caused massive damage before being extinguished, and placed huge demands on the resources of the Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service who sent 150 firefighters to put the fire out.

Last Friday (20 Oct) Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Authority endorsed a draft Integrated Risk Management Plan (IRMP), the purpose of which the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) believes is to pave the way...

Exeter Community Garden enjoys the Gourd Life

A group of volunteers are carving out a reputation for growing some of the best pumpkins in Devon, just in time for Halloween.

Members of the Exeter Community Garden have recently harvested their sun ripened pumpkins, having sown the seeds for their successful crop in the summer.

The Community Garden attracts students, staff, alumni and local residents to work together and cultivate a variety of crops over the course of the year.

As well as pumpkins, the group has also grown nasturtiums and an orchard of traditional and heritage trees, nine raised vegetable beds, a...

Devon County Show’s handmade poppies go on show at Exeter Cathedral

More than 30,000 handcrafted red poppies made to mark the centenary of the First World War at the Devon County Show will go on display at Exeter Cathedral.

The exhibition opens on Monday (October 30) and runs until Tuesday, November 14.

Thousands of local people supported the ‘people’s tribute’ to the 11,500 Devon men and women who died in the Great War by creating 34,000 poppies.

The commemoration was the idea of Deborah Custance Baker, Chief Steward of the Crafts and Gardens Show feature.

“I’d like to say a huge thank you to everyone, young and old, who...

Appeal for witnesses to attempted assault in Exeter

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 10/27/2017 - 12:13pm

Police are appealing for witnesses following an attempted assault in Exeter.

At around 9:45am on Wednesday 25th of October, a disturbance took place in the vicinity of Polsloe Bridge, Monks Road and Hamlin Lane, Exeter

Police are appealing for witnesses in relation to this incident which is believed to have involved two men and a 17-year-old woman.

Officers are keen to hear from anyone that may have seen a dark coloured vehicle, possibly a VW Polo or a Golf in the area during this time.

The men ae described as both between the age of 18-22, and both white....

Devon residents go batty for science this summer

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Fri, 10/27/2017 - 10:19am

Hundreds of people in Devon have surveyed their gardens for bats this summer as part of the Devon Greater Horseshoe Bat Project.

The 2017 Devon Bat Survey has been the biggest yet with 600 unique locations surveyed, from Seaton to Plymouth and Salcombe to Combe Martin.

Participants in the survey - which this year runs until the end of October - collect their bat detector and ultrasonic microphone from one of 20 monitoring centres across Devon, including shops, garden centres and community hubs.

Each survey takes place over three nights - so there have been a total...

Reflections on the Royal Clarence Hotel fire one year on

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 10/27/2017 - 8:28am

Reflecting on a year since the fire which tragically destroyed The Royal Clarence Hotel, John Badley, Regional General Manager and in charge of the hotel on the night, has been reflecting on his memories of the events of 28 October 2016.

John comments, “It’s hard to believe the fire was a year ago. In some ways, the memories for both myself, and the city, seem so recent, so it’s hard to believe it’s been a year already. Work until now has been mostly to make the site safe and make preparations for the rebuild to commence, so it’s exciting to start seeing the first details of the...

Devon solicitors shine at Law Society awards

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 10/27/2017 - 7:30am

Wollen Michelmore Solicitors know just how special it feels to be selected as a national award winner, for the second time this year!

The Law Society’s prestigious Excellence Awards took place at the Hilton, Park Lane in London and the Wollen Michelmore’s Private Client team were awarded the Excellence in Private Client Practice award recognising the team as England and Wales’s industry best.

For those who were present it was a fabulous surprise and an emotional occasion. Katrina Vollentine, Head of the Private Client team said “Putting into words how our team has performed...

Simon and Garfunkel tribute act help Rotarians support RD&E’s children’s ward

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 10/26/2017 - 11:22pm

The Rotary Club of Exeter has teamed up with an international Simon and Garfunkel tribute act to donate much-needed funds to the RD&E’s children’s ward.

The club have donated £2700 to Bramble ward after Dan Haynes and Pete Richards, known as Bookends, pledged the proceeds of a concert they gave in June at the Manor Pavilion Theatre in Sidmouth.

The donation has helped Bramble to buy extra pieces of essential equipment, including a set of multi-functional scales for babies and children and new otoscopes and opthalmascopes for examining children’s ears, noses and throats...

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