Concern over increase in people turning to Citizens Advice Exeter

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Posted: Wed, 09/07/2016 - 11:24am

Citizens Advice Exeter, today said it was concerned about an increases in enquiries about welfare benefits, employment and housing.

In the first four-months of the financial year the charity helped 14% more people when compared to the same period in 2015.

The advice trends over the period were as follows:

Housing Overall, the charity dealt with 10.9% more housing enquiries. The main increases being:

• 94.7% about housing association properties • 77.2% about actual homelessness • 7.0% about threatened homelessness

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Free Microchipping for Dogs, Cats, Rabbits etc.

Event Date: 
10/06/2017 - 10:00am to 4:00pm
Venue: 
Vets4Pets Exeter, Marsh Barton.

Vets4Pets open day with Radio Exe - Sat 10th June.

It's now compulsory that your dog should be micro chipped. Statistics (we like statistics) show that there are around 1.8 million dogs not chipped which makes them untraceable if they go missing. You just need to look on this site www.doglost.co.uk to see how common and frequent dogs do go missing.

As well as dogs going missing we also get the occasional dog that's been dumped, again having it legally chipped will help us ID the animal and owner.

As a dog owner myself i wanted to hold a free micro chipping event for...

Fire at Exeter's Cavern Club

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Posted: Wed, 09/07/2016 - 8:12am

Firefighters were called to tackle a fire in the kitchen of Exeter's Cavern Club just after 10pm last night (Tuesday).

One fire appliance from Danes Castle was mobilised to a fire alarm sounding. On arrival smoke was seen coming from the property, and crews requested further assistance. Appliances from Danes Castle and Middlemoor were mobilised.

Crews got to work with two breathing apparatus and one hose reel jet.

The incident report is as follows:

At 2232, crews requested a further 3 appliances for assistance. These were mobilised from Topsham, and two from...

Is your business cyber secure?

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 09/07/2016 - 6:41am

Devon & Somerset Trading Standards Service is hosting a free event in October to help businesses protect themselves against digital threats.

Digital crime can affect any business which uses a computer or communicates digitally with customers or suppliers.

If your business uses email, online banking and internet marketing your business could potentially be at risk from cyber rogues.

Trading standards wants to give local businesses the tools to protect themselves against online scammers by informing them on the ways they could be targeted and what to look out for...

Morris Dancing Have-a-Go Evening

Event Date: 
06/10/2016 - 8:00pm
Venue: 
Exeter Cathedral Chapter House

Exeter Morris Men and Glory of the West Morris invite everyone who has ever enjoyed watching Morris Dancers to come along and try it out for themselves. No previous experience is necessary, though a sense of rhythm is an advantage. You will be made very welcome and you may even decide to take it up regularly. Find us on Facebook or email c.burhouse@btinternet.com or call 07752 907774

Handel's Messiah

Event Date: 
22/10/2016 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Exeter Cathedral

The Exeter Philharmonic Choir, directed by Andrew Millington with The Exeter Chamber Orchestra will be performing Handel’s Messiah on October 22nd in Exeter Cathedral.

Handel's Messiah is deeply rooted in the musical life of Britain and is rightly the first masterwork in our 170th Anniversary Season. German-born George Frideric Handel arrived in London in 1710 hoping to make a name for himself with operas in Italian. Instead he made a name for himself with oratorios in English. When Charles Jennens presented his text for Messiah in 1741, Handel was at a very low point and...

City company plans 100 new jobs

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Posted: Tue, 09/06/2016 - 3:31pm

Sowton-based EMC Advisory Services is set to create 100 new jobs in the next year after an £8 million management buyout.

Management team James Scarth and Richard Hopwood plan to introduce new services to expand the claims management company.

EMC Advisory Services already employs 220 people at Sowton in Exeter, Torquay, Paignton and Taunton. Now, new jobs will be created across the four offices in roles including telephony, sales and service, specialist claims, legal roles and support including IT.

James Scarth, Joint Managing Director, said: “This is a great...

Police search for missing Christopher

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Posted: Tue, 09/06/2016 - 2:51pm

Police are concerned for the welfare of Christopher Lock, 44, who has been missing from the Newton Abbot area since around 7.30pm on Sunday 4th August 2016. They are appealing for the public’s help in finding him.

He may be in the Dartmoor or Bovey Tracey area but any sightings elsewhere will be very helpful to police.

Christopher is described as white, 44 years old, 5’8’’ to 5’9’’tall, weighting about 12 stone and of medium build. He has short dark brown and grey hair and likely to have facial stubble.

He has a small black cuff tattoo at the top of his left arm....

Survey uncovers worrying levels of MS nurse support cover

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Posted: Tue, 09/06/2016 - 2:34pm

Today the MS Trust launches its #No1alone campaign to fund new specialist nurses across the UK and ensure no one has to manage MS alone.

A new report from the MS Trust has found that 64 per cent of people living with MS in the UK – around 68,000 people – live in an area there aren’t enough MS nurses to provide vital care and support.

Without this specialist care, people with MS can feel left to manage an unpredictable and sometimes devastating disease by themselves. This is why the MS Trust is launching a campaign to fund new nurses and to make sure no one has to manage MS...

YouTube stars Stand Up To Cancer

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Posted: Tue, 09/06/2016 - 1:02pm

This Autumn, YouTube’s biggest stars will come together once again to raise money for vital cancer research as part of ‘Stand Up To Cancer with YouTube http://youtube.standuptocancer.org.uk .

Over 1,000 hours, Zoella, Alfie Deyes, Dan and Phil, Caspar Lee, Joe Sugg, Oli White, Louise Sprinkle of Glitter, Marcus Butler, Ali A, Pixiwoo, Spencer FC, Sorted Food, Jim Chapman, Niki and Sammy and many more will get creative in their fundraising efforts to inspire their millions of subscribers and fans to help beat cancer.

“Following on from last year’s hugely successful 12-hour...

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