There’s good news for people sleeping rough on the streets in Exeter this winter, with a night shelter set to open.
The shelter in Market Street, Exeter, is expected to open at the weekend and will be run by Julian House as part of the Safe Sleep initiative.
The green light was given by Exeter City Council’s planning committee, where an application for a change of use for the premises was last night granted (Monday 5 December). The building will now be used for rough sleepers to shelter overnight from harsh winter weather, up until the end of February.
To spread a wave of Christmas joy in celebration of the real trees arriving in-centre, Sidmouth, a Wyevale Garden Centre, have chosen a number of local organisations and community groups to donate a Christmas tree to, with recipients including local schools and medical practices.
The tree donations are a great way for the centre to instil a sense of festive cheer in the community and to highlight the continued support the centre has given to local community groups over the past few years. Paul Marder, Centre Manager at Sidmouth, a Wyevale Garden Centre says, “We are delighted to...
The Christmas dinner is one of the most anticipated meals of the year. Traditionally featuring a turkey and all the trimmings, along with a dessert, snacks and maybe a few drinks, it’s one of the country’s most satisfying eating experiences.
Of course, this is 2016 which has definitely not been a traditional year, and a new survey has discovered that the publics taste when it comes to Christmas dinners are more diverse than first thought!
In support of their guide to cooking the ultimate Christmas dinner, AO.com has carried out a survey to learn more about the regions...
Businesses that get turned down by their banks for finance will still have many other options available to them to secure the funds they need, advises Top 40 accountants, Bishop Fleming.
The firm was highlighting a new legal obligation on high street banks to refer businesses who have been refused finance to an alternative provider, at the same time emphasising the advantage of seeking professional advice before approaching any lender to significantly increase the chances of success.
Bishop Fleming partner, Andrew Sandiford, commented: "Historically, a business would have...
Exeter MP Ben Bradshaw met the Recruit Princesshay team last Friday (2 December), to hear about the successes of the employment initiative launched back in March 2016.
Since it started in the spring Recruit Princesshay has:
Seen 193 local people hae register on the scheme
Held 6 employability workshops, attended by over 40 people in total
Successfully placed 18 local people into long term employment
Worked with 50 businesses, including, Reiss, Hotel Chocolat and Debenhams, to help them source appropriate candidates to their workforces
Exeter Rugby Club chairman and chief executive, Tony Rowe OBE, heralded a “fantastic” past year – on and off the field – for the Aviva Premiership club when addressing the club’s members at their Annual General Meeting held at Sandy Park.
Building on the success of previous years, Mr Rowe remarked on a hugely positive 12 months for the region’s premier sporting club, highlighted by the fact that they were the most profitable club in the Premiership, returning a profit of £1.2m.
Rugby income, which was bolstered thanks to the staging of three Rugby World Cup fixtures and...
East Devon District Council Countryside Rangers are putting together a number of monitoring schemes that will be used at sites across the district. The surveys will be used to record important information about the quality of the habitats the Countryside team manage and help to record biodiversity in East Devon.
The surveys will measure a range of indicators of habitat quality including botanical surveys and counts of butterflies, reptiles, wetland birds, dragonflies and more! The surveys will be conducted at a range of sites managed by the East Devon District council Countryside...
Following last year's sell out production of ‘Exceptional Mysteries’, Iron Moon Arts return to the stage with ‘The Spirit Whistle', a chilling ghost show for Christmas at Tiverton’s Oak Room from Wednesday 7th to Saturday 17th December 2016 at 8pm.
Ghost puppetry, comedy, film and exceptional physical theatre skills will make The Spirit Whistle a thrilling experience for theatre-goers ages 10 and upwards. Full of surprise, fear and enchantment all played out in Tiverton's most exciting and haunted 17th century venue, The Oak Room.
Devon & Somerset Law Society (DASLS) hosted an Admissions Ceremony to welcome this year’s newly qualified solicitors.
The ceremony, the fifth of its kind, was held in the historic Guildhall in Exeter.
19 newly qualified solicitors from Devon and Somerset received Certificates of Congratulations from His Honour, Judge Geoffrey Mercer QC, who also gave a short talk recounting his early years in the legal profession.
DASLS President, Mark Roome said: “We were delighted to welcome so many new solicitors to the profession this year.
Devon County Council and the Diocese of Exeter are pleased to announce that they have given the go ahead for construction to start on Trinity Church of England VA Primary and Nursery School in Newcourt, Exeter.
Originally scheduled to open in 2016, the school has been subject to delays due to significant planning issues.
Through careful negotiations, Devon County Council has now successfully resolved the issues to enable construction to start.
The school will welcome its first reception pupils in September 2017 in temporary accommodation within Newcourt. It is...
