Andrew White, the OPCC Chief Executive, has today made a referral to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC), regarding the Police and Crime Commissioner for Devon and Cornwall Alison Hernandez.
This referral has been made in full consultation with the Chair of the Police and Crime Panel, Councillor Roger Croad and is in line with statutory process.
The referral relates to allegations about election expenses and potential breaches of electoral law on expenses in the Torbay constituency during the 2015 general Election campaign, where Alison Hernandez was the...
With sixteen different tours to choose from, and six new Red Coat Guides joining the team, Exeter City Council is celebrating the launch of a busy Summer Tour Programme.
The Council has been providing free Red Coat Guided walking tours of the city for twenty-eight years. To keep up with demand, a training programme for willing volunteers has taken place every couple of years, with this spring seeing the successful recruitment of six new Guides.
After five months of training, the new Guides were presented with a certificate and the coveted Red Coat Blazer at the Lord Mayor’s...
The dangers of riding and driving while using hand-held mobile devices is being highlighted during My Red Thumb Day - today.
The road safety awareness campaign, on Thursday 12 May, was launched in Devon in 2014 as a multi-agency road safety initiative and has since grown to become a national event.
The social media campaign aims to raise awareness of the risks of distractions, specifically those associated with using a mobile phone, while driving.
It’s illegal to ride a motorcycle or drive using hand-held phones or similar devices, and the rules are the same if you’...
Barratt Homes’ latest management trainee is citing valuable experience gained working within the industry’s production administration as the key to her success.
Tanya Overton-Summers began her promising career almost by accident - when taking on the role of receptionist within a housebuilding company at the age of 20, Barratt’s new trainee assistant site manager quickly showed her potential.
“From being a receptionist with another builder, I moved into the role of production administrator - which involved a whole range of construction-related activities, including health...
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Oliver Dax from Monkey's Paw Consultancy, shares his expert advice on how to go about forging effective business alliances. He discusses the importance of building strong business relationships and how, despite not costing anything to do so, these relationships, if managed well, can be incredibly lucrative.
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The Shearings Hotel Group, an award-winning UK-based hotel operator with hotels all along the South West Coast Path, has teamed up with the South West Coast Path Association to help guests enjoy the coastline and offer great breaks for walkers.
The two Shearings hotel brands, Bay Hotels and Coast & Country Hotels, specialise in leisure breaks and are found in stunning locations around the UK.
The partnership will enable guests, staying at both hotel brands in the south west region, to access walks specifically suited to their abilities along the 630 miles of stunning...
Interest from South West house buyers has dropped for the first time since February 2015 according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Residential Market Survey.
Following the buy-to-let rush that preceded the 1 April tax rise deadline and with increased uncertainty surrounding the upcoming EU referendum interest from buyers dropped in April with 17% more chartered surveyors reporting a fall rather than a rise in demand.
The fall in demand is evident across the majority of the UK with respondents in many parts citing the referendum as a factor...
Leading local advice charity, Citizens Advice Exeter, has published its annual advice trend statistics for the year-ending 31st March 2016.
The charity has recruited 29 more volunteers over the last 12 months and this is reflected in the annual results, with the charity helping 36% more people with their advice and information needs since April 2015.
Chief Executive Steve Barriball said: “I congratulate and thank our volunteers for the work they do each and every day. With the introduction of Universal Credit, and other changes, there is more that we can do, and we will. I...
