Richard Stevens, 47, is the managing director of Plymouth Citybus. He’s worked his way through the ranks since his first job as a bus driver in 1990.
He lives in Crownhill, Plymouth, and is married with two children.
Here, he gives Devon Life Business & Professional a tour of his office at Plymouth Citybus HQ in Milehouse:
1. Investors in People certificate of accreditation – Gold Standard
“We were presented with this last year and it makes me so proud. It’s the national standard of how you manage people as a business and to get the gold standard is a...
Headway Devon’s popular Spring Fayre and Coffee Morning will be returning to the Open Door Centre on Church Street in Exmouth on Thursday 2nd April. Organised by the charity’s Exmouth centre for people with acquired brain injuries, the event will run from 10.30am-2.30pm and is open to all.
Centre manager, Diana Russell, says, “This regular event in Headway Devon’s fundraising calendar will offer something for the whole family. As well as teas, coffees and delicious homemade cakes there will also be a charity raffle, which has a great range of prizes to win”
Andrea Galley is used to the look: that one of surprise, awkwardness and admiration all rolled into one. It tends to happen when she tells people what she does for a living.
Because at the age of just 29, Andrea is an architect in charge of her own firm and responsible for an increasing number of high profile projects in Devon.
She and fiancé Dan Atkins, 33, set up Crayon shortly after graduating from the notoriously gruelling seven to eight-year-long architecture course at Plymouth University.
It was a bold move for a couple fresh out of university, but ‘freshness...
David Fincher takes a stab at the enigmatic femme fatale: Gillian Flynn’s best-seller, Gone Girl.
The story of Gone Girl presents the conflict of a feminist psychopath against a misogynist jerk in what might be the most deranged marriage cinemas have ever seen.
The narrative unfolds in interspersing viewpoints: entries from Amy's diary, from day 1, and Nick's explanation of the weeks following her disappearance. In the opening scene, Gone Girl employs a voice-over flashback narration, the contemporary film-noir device used by the generic anti-hero illusionist, as...
Twelve local groups meet in Exeter tonight for a locally sourced dinner using food from producers using renewable energy.
Regen SW, a centre for sustainable energy expertise based in Exeter, is tonight hosting a community energy feast to celebrate the volunteers and groups working tirelessly to establish community energy projects in the region. These projects are being set up to benefit local communities and generate income to make them more vibrant and sustainable places to live.
The evening’s food will be prepared by the Pickle Shack who are dedicated to using only the...
New research from leading recruitment specialist Robert Half UK reveals that workplace discussions on politics are heating up in the run up to this year’s General Election. According to the study, 85% of employees are reported as discussing politics in the workplace, with one-in-seven (15%) discussing Government issues on a daily basis. The study shows that expressing a political allegiance is no longer seen as a workplace faux pas in the private sector. Just 7% of HR directors think making a political preference known can influence how an employee is treated by management or colleagues. A...
Re-Making the Past is a new exhibition of objects that 'commute between different times and cultures' at Devon Guild of Craftsmen.
The exhibition brings together a group of artists who share a common fascination with bygone eras. While their objects are newly-made, inspiration is based on ancient landscapes and materials from the Neolithic and Bronze Ages. Mainly sculptural work is created from natural fibres, metal, resin and ceramics with wall-based installations in enamels, glass and textiles.
Helen Marton has made giant oven gloves patterned with scans of...
An apprentice from Mike Rowland & Son met Skills and Equalities Minister Nick Boles as part of a unique celebration of apprenticeships at the House of Commons on Tuesday 10 March. The event, organised by the National Apprenticeship Service, showcased the products and services ‘made by apprentices’ to politicians, existing apprentice employers and business leaders. Jason Holt CBE, the government’s small business apprentice ambassador also announced the formal launch of an online peer-to-peer support platform for small business, Apprenticemakers. Apprentice Bench Joiner, Journeyman...
Devon County Council will move forward with plans to set up a new independent organisation to run the county’s libraries.
Councillors have agreed proposals to establish a community-owned ‘mutual’ which would be commissioned by the County Council to run the library service on their behalf.
It means that, despite the authority facing a £50 million reduction in its funding in the next financial year, all of the County’s libraries would remain open and continue to be managed by professional library staff.
As well as the considerable budget savings, creating a new...
Your essential guide to what’s on in and around Exeter this weekend.
THEATRE
Vienna Festival Ballet's 35th Anniversary Gala Friday, 7.30pm, Exeter Corn Exchange Vienna Festival Ballet's reflection on 35 years of performing classical ballets all over the world will take you on an unforgettable journey through the best of ballet in one magical evening. Tickets £21 adults, £15 under 16s. http://www.exeter.gov.uk/cornexchange
Milked Friday & Saturday, Bike Shed Theatre, Exeter A black comedy about friendship, unemployment – and a cow called Sandy. Tickets: £12/£8...
