Exeter College had cause for celebration when figures for 2014/2015 were released, showing a record number of 707 Apprentices starting with the college.
Apprentices earn on average £200 per week and Exeter College currently have 1,500 Apprentices placed, meaning that local employers contribute over £13 million in wages to apprentices alone (excluding training costs).
Exeter College have 60 different apprenticeships on offer with 150 vacancies at top class, outstanding businesses. Current Apprenticeship vacancies are listed on the college’s website - http://bit.ly/...
Rugby players take note: drinking high nitrate beetroot juice improves both sprint performance and decision-making during prolonged intermittent exercise such as rugby and football, according to scientists from the University of Exeter.
As excitement mounts for the Rugby World Cup, the research, published in the European Journal of Applied Physiology and available on PubMed, adds further weight to the case for beetroot juice as a superfood for elite both elite and amateur sports players and athletes. Previously, the team at Exeter has regular beetroot juice drinks can help people...
Faustus is an established name in the English folk scene made up of three of the best-known and talented English folk musicians – Paul Sartin (Bellowhead, Belshazzar’s Feast), Benji Kirkpatrick (Bellowhead, Seth Lakeman Band), and Saul Rose (Waterson: Carthy, War Horse, Far from the Madding Crowd). Nominated for a BBC Folk Award, following a two-year break due to Bellowhead and War Horse commitments they released a new album – ‘Broken Down Gentlemen’ and have since established a regular cycle of two annual UK tours, see them live in Exeter
The body of a man reported missing has been discovered off the coast of Salcombe early this morning (18th September).
A 51-year-old Kingsbridge man who is believed to have gone fishing early on Thursday (17th Spetember) was reported missing at around midnight. A search was launched with the involvement of the Coastguard and the helicopter from Chivenor.
A body was disciovered near Gara Rock at around 3.20am and was later taken to Derriford. Family have been informed and formal identifdication of the body has taken place.
Four people were rescued from the Rive Exe in fading light after their boat began to sink.
Exmouth lifeboat was launched at 7.40pm yesterday and on arrival at the scene found the sailing crew up to their waists clinging to sinking boat near Topsham.
14th November The Alice Cross Centre, 1-3 Bitton Park Rd., Teignmouth, TQ14 9BT. Teignmouth Folk Concerts, Teignmouth's premier music events, running a series of Folk Music concerts on the second Saturday of each month. This months concert features Les Barker, with support from The Moor Poets. Les is probably the funniest man in British Folk with his brand of seriously humorous comedic poetry. Doors 8.00pm £12.00 standard, £10.00 concessions or advance reservations.
Part of the joy of owning your own home is that you are free to improve upon it and style it to suit your personality.
Obviously this takes money and if it is your first home you might not have the available funds, but if you are renovating a property with a view to selling it at some point, it is worth considering how any work you do impacts on the resale price.
Some home improvements are more costly than others, but whatever tasks you elect to do, think about whether they will add value, or not.
This isn’t such an issue if you are planning on staying put for...
After months of blind tasting, deliberation and judging, the shortlist of finalists for the 2015 Food & Drink Devon Awards have been announced, with the winners revealed at a ceremony in Exeter on Monday 5th October. Entries from across the county included 144 products, 38 producers, 41 hospitality and 6 retail establishments judged by experts from the industry.
Michael Smith, chairman of Food & Drink Devon since 2008, is thrilled with the quality of food and drink brought to the judging table. “We champion Devon’s producers and food and drink industry, and this year in...
Local businesswoman, Ellen Jenkins has launched her new venture, MarketingPA, a support service for start ups and business owners who need a helping hand.
MarketingPA is a team of marketing administrators overseen by Ellen, an experienced Marketing Director who has worked with both large corporations and small businesses. The concept is to offer business owners, start ups or established marketing departments assistance when the workload just gets too much for them to handle.
Says Ellen: "Like a PA, we are there to be on hand as and when the client wants us. Often they...
The Alice Cross Centre, 1-3 Bitton Park Rd., Teignmouth, TQ14 9BT. Teignmouth's Premier Music Events. A non profit venture, in the community.......for the community.
