This morning all digital radio listeners in the Plymouth area were urged to retune their DAB digital radios - at a special retune event at the Lord Mayor’s Dining Room, the Council House, Plymouth - in order to expand and improve DAB digital radio coverage for over a hundred thousand listeners in the area.
Lord Mayor of Plymouth, Councillor Dr John Mahony, pressed the big green retune switch at 8.30am, marking the moment for listeners to retune their DAB digital radios and starting the process of turning on the new digital transmitters, which will bring local BBC and commercial...
Barratt Homes in Exeter has celebrated National Tree Week with the planting of an oak tree to mark 7,300 trees planted by the division in the last 12 months.
“We have planted or retained more than 7,300 trees or shrubs at our developments throughout the south west and wanted to mark our ongoing commitment to the environment,’’ said managing director Paul Moran. “National Tree Week is a great reminder to everyone about the value of trees and at Barratt we take great care of the local environment.”
In addition to its tree planting programme the housebuilder incorporate...
A leading Devon law firm has launched a new range of company secretarial services, saying: “You look after your business, we’ll take care of the admin.” Stephens Scown LLP, based in Exeter, has launched its new services to help companies manage the often onerous burden of complying with regulations and red tape. The secretarial services are available on a sliding scale, from handling Companies House filings and regulatory admin through to a full secretarial service which also includes: · Organising board meetings and preparing agendas · Enabling AGMs to be properly held · Ensuring voting...
Regional Foster Placements Foster Carers have collectively provided over 150 years of dedication to supporting children and young people in the south west. A celebration and award ceremony to honour their valuable work will take place on 9 December at Cullompton Community Centre. This very special event will celebrate the outstanding work done by Regional Foster Placement‘s Carers, many of whom have worked for the agency for over ten years. Between them they have helped change the lives of many hundreds of children.
Mark Breeze, Regional Manager commented: "We wanted to do...
Research from Nuffield Health reveals just how uncomfortable men are when it comes to discussing their health and how it is preventing them from taking up potentially life-saving screening services for prostate and testicular cancers.
More than 2,000 men were surveyed and it was revealed that a quarter of these men (25 per cent) have a health concern that they have not discussed with a GP. Further to this, almost half of those surveyed (46 per cent) said they would wait for a few weeks to see if their condition improved before visiting their GP with a health concern.
When it comes to planning your wedding, you can choose any theme that really speaks to you and embodies who you are as a couple. But fewer weddings are more beautiful than a traditionally English country wedding. Check out the ideas below so you can make your dream country wedding come to life.
Choose the Right Venue
When searching for a wedding venue for your traditional English wedding in the country, make sure that you find a location that helps bring that vibe to life. You don't want to go for an ultra modern venue, of course, as that will take away from the country...
As 90 percent of Brits admit to decorating their home and garden in the next few weeks, less than a quarter (23 percent) would consider the impact this might have on the electrics in their home.
The new study, commissioned by the UK’s leading regulatory body for electricians NICEIC and ELECSA surveyed 2,000 UK tenants and homeowners, and has revealed some disturbing facts about the safety of UK homes at Christmas. It found that 42 percent of Brits paid more attention to aesthetics than safety, with 1 in 5 admitting to feeling they needed to compete with their friends and neighbours...
TWO LINK-UPS between Lee Holmes and Joel Grant carved the goals that earned Exeter City their second away win in four days.
There were five changes to the Exeter City starting line-up for this one - Tom Nichols, Lee Holmes, Joel Grant, Alex Nicholls and Christian Ribeiro were the players that come back into the side, while Craig Woodman makes his return from injury with a place on the bench. There were just the two changes to the Mansfield eleven, with Nathan Thomas and Jamie McGuire the players coming in.
Two of the returning City stars combined to hand City the lead after...
Gail Richards, Northern Devon Healthcare Trust’s vocational and young workforce lead has been named NHS Inclusivity Leader of the Year by the South West Leadership Academy. This is in recognition of her work in engaging and developing learning disability interns across the Trust.
Gail has been a key influence in establishing and delivering a number of workforce programmes that support young and less advantaged people, many of whom would not normally consider a career in health or social care. Many of these people have gone on to fulfilling careers within the Trust.
