Five local jobseekers have successfully completed an intensive employability training course with Prospects and received recognition from local MP, Ben Bradshaw. The course equipped them with the skills needed to get a job, as well improving their English and maths functional skills. Ben Bradshaw MP visited the training and presented the five successful participants with their completion certificates and a brand new 7” tablet computer.
Ben spent time getting to know all of the participants on the course and hearing about how they came to join the Work Programme. He also spoke to...
Right Price, based in Plymouth’s Newnham Industrial Estate, has kicked off to a booming start to 2016.
Sarah and Travis are now entering their fourth year of ownership, and building on the well-known Right Price name, which has been built up over nearly three decades, they have developed firm to one of the South West’s leading manufacturers and installers of windows and doors and conservatories.
To stay ahead of competitors, in quality, innovation and value, Right Price have recently invested £100,000 in new state-of-the-art, fully automated machinery. Sarah explains that “...
Striker Tom Nichols departs for an undisclosed fee, while popular forward David Wheeler signs new deal.
EXETER CITY can confirm that striker Tom Nichols has completed a deadline day transfer to Peterborough United. Tom heads to the ABAX Stadium for an undisclosed fee.
Read the full club statement regararding Nichols here http://bit.ly/1WY9Xdx
The Grecians also confirm that fan favourite forward David Wheeler has signed an extended contract with the club. One of the Grecians’ key performers so far this season, David has been at the club since August 2013, and...
BBC Radio 1’s Nick Grimshaw this morning announced that Coldplay, Ellie Goulding, Chase and Status, Bring Me the Horizon and Craig David will perform at Radio 1’s Big Weekend 2016.
The news was announced on Nick’s Radio 1 Breakfast Show, with the DJ also revealing that Radio 1’s Big Weekend - the station’s flagship live music event - will be held in Exeter on 28th and 29th May.
Hosted by Radio 1 DJs, Radio 1’s Big Weekend is Europe’s largest free ticketed festival and has an unrivalled reputation for attracting live performances from some of the biggest and newest UK and...
More than 50 people turned out on Saturday to plant a community orchard in Cowick Barton Fields.
Families, local residents and tree enthusiasts all braved the mud and cold wind with shovels, wheelbarrows and 15 native, locally grown trees in hand.
The orchard is part of a project funded by Alcoa that has seen Active Devon team up with Exeter City Council to create an activity trail across Cowick Barton Fields.
This means that, rather than being a conventionally shaped orchard, the trees – including pear, mulberry, damson and cherry – run in a line that will allow...
Team up and test your sporting, music and general knowledge in The Big Chiefs Quiz at Sandy Park on Wednesday, March 9th.
The quiz will be set and hosted by the Chiefs’ official Away-Day Quiz Master, Haydn Thomas, and some of the Exeter Chiefs squad will be on hand to offer assistance to teams.
Teams should be of six and team entry will cost £60, which will include food.
The winning team will get 6 tickets to Exeter Chiefs v Worcester Warriors.
To enter your team in the Quiz, please go to www.sandypark.co.uk/book
People in Exeter will see some changes to their local Citizens Advice office.
The Exeter office will be introducing its new look over the next three months, as well as a new logo, the organisation has dropped the word bureau from its name. It will now be known as Citizens Advice Exeter.
Steve Barriball, chief executive of Citizens Advice Exeter, said: "When it came to refreshing our brand, we found that a lot of people don’t really know who we are, or what we do. Some people think we’re part of Government – and almost everyone thinks we’re old fashioned.
A driving instructor who founded Devon Freewheelers, a team of 50 volunteer motorcycle riders who deliver blood and life-saving medical supplies in emergencies has been named a Point of Light by Prime Minister David Cameron.
The Devon Freewheelers work with local hospitals in the county for the emergency transport of blood, human tissues for transplant service, urgent medications, donor breast milk and any urgent medical equipment that can be transported by motorcycle.
The entire service is provided completely free of charge and the charity receives no payment or funding...
The Youth and Business Achievement Awards 2015 recognise, celebrate and inspire local 16–24 year olds and Local businesses to continue to jointly building a positive productive community to work and live in. It's especially important to build on this in tourist areas such as Kingsbridge and Salcombe were work, can be of a seasonal nature.
The awards also highlight the importance of ensuring the young people are work ready for their needs and that of the local business community, proving the benefits of external and in house training on various levels, blended and on line learning...
Exeter Airport is celebrating its best performance in six years with passenger numbers up by almost 7% to more than 800,000.
Figures just released show that the airport handled 816,379 passengers in 2015, compared to 763,902 the year before, an increase of 6.9%. The last time the airport had more than 800,000 passengers was in 2009.
Exeter Airport managing director Matt Roach said: “This is our third year of sustained growth and reflects the first full year of the daily London City service, the return of flights to Newcastle, and increased frequency to Manchester.
