Devon and Cornwall Police have responded to a report from the NSPCC released today, Wednesday, June 17, 2015, regarding reports of sexual abuse involving children.
The NSPCC suggests reports of sexual abuse involving children have risen from 747 in 2012/13 to 1,125 in 2013/14. The figures have come as a result of Freedom of Information Act requests to police forces nationwide.
Head of the Devon and Cornwall Police’s Public Protection Unit Detective Superintendent Paul Northcott said: “It is important to highlight the figures quoted by the NSPCC today specify the age of the...
Unite Community members from across Devon will be starting a summer long campaign today (Thursday 18 June), to highlight cuts to community hospital beds with a protest outside County Hall in Exeter. Plans have been put forward to replace community hospital beds in Devon with a system of home care called “care closer to home”. Concerns are mounting that the loss of the beds will leave elderly and vulnerable patients recovering from operations and other treatments isolated, as well as putting pressure on over stretched critical wards at district hospitals. Unite Community member James...
Comedy at the Park returns to Sandy Park on Friday, August 21st.
Compere for the evening will be Joe Bor, who is billed as a 'hugely likeable observational character comedian'. Opening the evening will be John Newton, who is described as 'fast of mind and sharp of tongue'. Next up will be Shelby Bond, a 'relentlessly charming' comedian who in the last fifteen years has performed live for over 600,000 people.
The headliner of the evening will be Junior Simpson, who has infectious energy and huge stage presence - a circuit favourite. A true observational comic Simpson finds...
There is still chance to tee off for charity at this year’s ‘Charlie’s Trophy’ on Friday 3 July. Set to return for its third successful year, the charity golf day is a fantastic fun-filled event for budding pro and novice golfers alike to dust off their golf clubs and take to picturesque greens of Dainton Park Golf Club.
Organised by Firewatch CEO Martin Smith, the event is named after Martin’s 4-year old grandson Charlie Lawlor, who has a condition called Rubinstein-Taybi Syndrome [RTS].
Charlie’s parents, Becky and Gary both work for Firewatch and are very keen to raise...
Plans are underway for a new site for a proposed Park and Ride on the edge of Exeter.
Devon County Council is set to begin pre-application discussions on a new location for the Park and Ride at the A30 Alphington Interchange junction.
Previous proposals had looked to develop the Oaklands Stable site, accessed off Alphington Road. However, following recent evaluations a new site at “Round Field” is proposed, which is on the other side of the A30 junction between the westbound slip road and the road that leads out towards Ide.
Spacex thanks go out to those who have continued to share, tweet and get others involved in their Kickstarter campaign.
Spacex have just added four new artworks and a publication to the rewards list, see the campaign page for details: http://kck.st/1SgFXIR
If they hit their target, the money raised will cover the cost of two artists residencies and a series of associated events in 2015–2016, bringing artists, writers and many others to Exeter.
However, the success of this campaign is about more than this one individual project - it will also send an important and...
DCET Training specialises in Electrical, Health & Safety and Green Training qualifications and has training centres throughout the South West.
We are holding an apprentice recruitment session this Friday 19th June at 1:30 based at our office in Exeter for motivated school leavers and job seekers.
Successful applicants will then be invited to take part in our Electrical Traineeship that we are running from 30th June 2015 over a 6 week period.
The Traineeship is designed to prepare the candidate for a career in the Electrical Contracting Industry giving them the...
Exeter city centre will be full of servicemen and women, past, present and future as it celebrates Armed Forces Day on Saturday (20 June).
As part of the city’s annual celebrations of the work of the Armed Forces, almost 400 servicemen and women from all branches of the armed forces will be marching through the City Centre with the Lord Mayor of Exeter (Cllr Olwen Foggin), the Vice Lieutenant of Devon (Sir John Cave) and the Deputy Commandant General Royal Marines (Brigadier Richard Spencer) taking the salute at the Guildhall.
Lead by the Band of Her Majesty’s Royal Marines...
Exeter Chiefs have switched codes to confirm the latest arrival to the playing ranks at Sandy Park next season.
Having already recruited seven new faces this summer, head coach Rob Baxter has today added St Helens Rugby League star Josh Jones on a two-year deal.
The 22-year-old, who has been with the Saints since the age of 13, made his debut for the Super League outfit against Warrington in March 2012 at centre and has since gone on to establish himself as a proven performer for the Merseysiders.
Jones initially started his playing days in union with hometown club...
The next networking event of the 373 Group on July 2 looks set to offer inspiration and advice for SMEs in Mid and East Devon.
The Creation Station founder Sarah Cressall will be giving her take on how to achieve success without losing yourself. Sarah founded her franchise business, which focuses on nurturing creativity in children, after she realised parents needed support to enjoy creative time with their children. 13 years down the line, her company has over 80 franchisees and has won many awards, encouraging many other mums to build up their own businesses.
