Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) currently oversee the work of police forces while separate bodies made up of councillors, called Fire and Rescue Authorities (FRAs), oversee firefighters. The Government is consulting on allowing PCCs to take over control of firefighters, replacing FRAs.
In a detailed response to the consultation, the Local Government Association, which represents all 46 fire authorities in England, says firefighters carry out almost annual 700,000 home safety visits. Firefighters are working with a range of health partners and schools to prevent poor health,...
Generous friends, family and strangers have raised an incredible £62,000 for a dying Exeter mum - in a matter of weeks.
Jo Smith is currently travelling with her best friend Sarah Lacey to Arizona by sea and land in a desperate bid to find a cure for her two terminal conditions.
She needs £70,000 for the trip and her treatment and her YOUCARING site is now close to the target.
A friend of Jo told the Exeter Daily she would be bowled over by the amount raised.
The friend added: "The kindness of people who don't even know Jo has been incredible. This trip...
Researchers at the Annals of Internal Medicine, have published new findings exploring the relationship between BMI and waist-to-hip ratio, and waist circumference, and increased cardiovascular mortality.
The study looked at 15,184 adults aged 18-90 years old and showed that those with a healthy BMI but with excess weight around their middle were up to twice as likely to die early as people with high BMI but with normal fat distribution.
Christopher Allen, Senior Cardiac Nurse at British Heart Foundation said: “We all know that watching our weight is important, but often it’...
Police and Crime Commissioner Tony Hogg has spoken of his delight after Policing Minister Mike Penning withdrew the Home Office review into the police funding formula. In answer to a question by MP Keith Vaz, Mr Penning said the withdrawal came as a direct result of the mistakes discovered by the Devon and Cornwall OPCC and highlighted in the media last week. “The funding formula was descending into chaos, and the Government’s decision to delay is the right one,” said Mr Hogg. “My excellent team has worked on the Government’s proposals for the past five months. They have submitted two...
The Environment Agency and partner Teignbridge District Council are holding a public exhibition on 26 November 2015 to provide more information about the Dawlish Warren beach management scheme to hear your views on what is planned.
The exhibition will be open from 2pm until 8pm on 26 November 2015 at the Langstone Cliff Hotel, Dawlish Warren, EX7 0NA.
A range of information will be available about the scheme including its objectives and the approximate timescales. Visitors will be able to see an overview of the scheme - how the beach and sand spit work to protect the...
The talk is about Buddhism & Meditation and is presented by an experienced Diamond Way Buddhist teacher Lena Leonteva.
Lena was born in Ukraine in 1965. She took refuge with Lama Ole Nydahl in 1992 and six years later, at Lama Ole's request, started teaching about Buddhism. Lena has lived in the Moscow Buddhist centre since 1998 and has worked as a translater, editor and currently is the Deputy director at Orietalia Publishers. Lena completed a Phd in Buddhist History in 2011 with a thesis about the works of the Karma Kagyu lineage holder "Marpa".
Exeter-based PR & Marketing consultancy, Glen King PR launched the first of its new series of quarterly Technical Breakfasts held at Lloyd’s Kitchen, aimed at members of the Construction industry. The independently-run consultancy, which recently celebrated 10 years in business, boasts a diverse portfolio of clients across all sectors, with a specialist knowledge of the construction industry. The technical focused groups are targeted to small groups of up to 20 invited guests and sponsored by a host speaker with expertise in their individual field.
Flashback to a month ago when my boyfriend Patrick convinced me to head down to the Exeter fan zone and immerse myself in the Rugby World Cup. Now, four weeks on, I’ve watched Ireland beat France and lose to Argentina, seen Wales lose to South Africa and Argentina lose to Australia and, finally, New Zealand win the world cup.
Brought up a Birmingham City FC supporter with no knowledge of rugby, I’ve seen my whole outlook on the sport change under 2015’s world cup – for the better I must add.
That’s why Patrick and I headed down to Sandy Park to watch the Exeter Chiefs play...
There is a huge pay gap between workers living in the East and West of the South West region, with the people living in the East amongst the best paid in the country, earning up to £12,500 more than those living in the West, where earnings are well below the national average.
That is one of the findings of the ManpowerGroup Pay League, a series of local insights into UK pay trends from ManpowerGroup, the world leader in innovative workforce solutions. ManpowerGroup’s analysis is based on the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings from the Office of National Statistics.
