Police and Crime Commissioner Tony Hogg has welcomed Government plans to invest millions in mental health provision at all accident and emergency departments. Prime Minister David Cameron will today promise to invest £247 million in the next five years to make sure that every emergency department has mental health support. He will pledge that these services are available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year in at least half of England’s acute hospitals by 2020. “I warmly welcome the Prime Minister’s commitment to establish mental health services in every accident and emergency unit in the...
Equity crowdfunding platform, Crowdcube has completed a record-breaking 2015, which saw the first two successful crowdfunding exits, a total of £83 million invested in over 166 pitches via the Crowdcube platform and a £6 million investment in the company itself. Crowdcube was also crowned the UK’s top crowdfunding company last year, with multiple award wins and named ‘Leading Equity Investor’ by Beauhurst. According to Crowdcube co-founder, Luke Lang: “2015 was an outstanding year for Crowdcube, but also a game changer in the world of crowdfunding, with not one, but two exits. First, we...
Female burying beetles are more attracted to small partners because they are less likely to get into fights, a study by researchers at the University of Exeter has found.
The research published in the Journal of Evolutionary Biology found that while small male beetles were more successful at attracting female mates to the breeding ground of an animal carcass than larger males, they didn’t make better parents.
In the first study of its kind carried out in the wild, researchers tested whether individual male burying beetles -- known for being exceptionally good parents in the...
The Quay Climbing Centre is hosting A World’s First Expedition Lecture: The Eiger Paraclimb in Exeter.
Mark McGowan joins the Quay Climbing Centre to recount the successful world’s first ascent on the prolific Eiger by a group of British Paraclimbers
In July 2015, led by Mark McGowan and Colin Gourlay, a team of paraclimbers successfully summited the infamous Eiger in Switzerland. In this gripping lecture, Mark shares an enthralling story of their journey. He commented:
“The Eiger Paraclimb was a committing project resonating a message well beyond that great moment...
The South West private sector economy ended 2015 on a positive note, according to December PMI® survey data. Output growth accelerated from November’s subdued pace to the strongest since July, while new business rose at the fastest rate since June.
Moreover, backlogs grew for the first time in seven months, and at the sharpest pace since January 2015. Firms continued to expand their workforces and reported higher input prices for the first time in five months, leading them to raise their own charges.
The seasonally adjusted Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking South West Business...
This winter's wet and blutsery weather is set to continue this week with the Met Office issuing a yellow warning of rain for today.
The Met Office warns the public and emergency responders of severe or hazardous weather which has the potential to cause danger to life or widespread disruption.
The Met Office five-day forecast is as follows.
Today:
Blustery showers will continue to feed in from the northwest today, becoming heavy in places, especially over higher ground. Some may become organised to bring prolonged periods of rain but there will also be some...
After a successful first year helping South West social ventures to grow and flourish, applications have now opened for an exciting new programme of Seedbed investment and support for 2016.
Now in its second year, the £1.2 million Seedbed accelerator programme is looking to recruit 25 ambitious social ventures from across the region by the end of January.
Successful applicants will each have access to thousands of pounds worth of investment in the form of affordable loans, business coaching and action learning to help them expand and fulfil their potential.
East Devon District Council Leader Paul Diviani has led the tributes to Honorary Alderman Barry Willoughby who died recently.
Mr Willoughby was elected to the District Council in May 1984 and represented Exmouth Littleham Urban Ward.
He was the Council’s Chairman for two years from 1995 and served on a number of Council Committees including Planning, Policy, Housing, Exmouth Town, Tourism and Transportation and Environment.
He was Vice Chairman of the Planning Committee from 1997 until 1999.
He retired from the Council in May 2003 and, due to his...
With employer confidence definitely ‘up’ it’s estimated that over three quarters (76%) of employers are planning to increase their number of permanent workers in the next 12 months*
With 73.9% of 16-64 year olds in work, a rise of 505K this year, the outlook is most certainly encouraging for the UK workforce.
However, there is always a ‘BUT’ – the pace of growth has also brought with it certain challenges such as severe skill shortages in an increasing number of sectors, difficulty in attracting the right skills and gaps between hiring volume vs budgets...
This January Shotgun Theatre, the award-winning musical theatre company from the University of Exeter, are proud to present their production of the laugh out loud musical, Avenue Q.
With performances in the Exeter Phoenix from 18th to 21st of January, the show follows the story of Princeton, a recent college graduate who suddenly finds himself thrown into the real world and renting an apartment on Avenue Q, New York.
Dubbed as Sesame Street for grownups, this musical is both funny and crude with realistic undertones, tackling issues such as relationships, sexuality and...
