Devon County Council has agreed an increase of 1.99 per cent in council tax bills.
The increase will support spending of over £500 million including a reprieve for threatened school lollipop patrols, continued support for vulnerable people on welfare and extra winter road gritting.
There will also be an extra £100,000 to cushion bus service cuts and £40,000 for the Citizens’ Advice Bureau.
The council tax increase will bring in an extra £6.2 million over the next year to help safeguard services.
But the budget still calls for reductions of £46 million as a...
A Government-backed initiative has launched in Devon and Somerset to encourage women business leaders and female entrepreneurs to adopt digital technology to grow their businesses.
The LOVE Digital project, part of the ‘Get up to Speed’ support programme designed to help businesses and communities across Devon and Somerset improve their computer and technology skills, aims to empower women-led businesses and women thinking of starting a business. It is hoped greater use of technology will help create more female entrepreneurs to close the current gap between men and women when it...
A Devon couple who won a £8,000 dream wedding last October - thanks to the Mercure Exeter Southgate and Radio Exe - have been busy making plans for their luxury wedding celebration at the top Exeter hotel.
Carla Pillivant and Toby Rowland, from Cullompton, who have been together for more than two years, will be getting married at the Mercure Exeter Southgate hotel in May.
With their big day fast approaching, Carla has been busy meeting all of the wedding suppliers involved, all of whom have generously offered their services for the big day.
WBW Solicitors sent a crack team from their Exeter office to make a bid for the title of World Champions – in the field of pancake racing.
The global flip-off took place in Exeter's Princesshay Square on Tuesday (February 17), and four of WBW's finest lawyers banded together under the team name “Flippin' Lawyers” in a bid to outrun and outflip the competition.
Partner of WBW and team captain, David Charlesworth, said before the challenge: “We are feeling a little bit tense, this represents months and months of training and we take it very seriously.” Fellow team members,...
Exeter-based charity Rainbow Living has been given a golden boost by securing a John Lewis Golden Jubilee Trust secondment.
The secondment will allow Janet Raeburn, a Partner at John Lewis Exeter, to join Rainbow Living for six months, where she will work closely with the team to develop and implement a sustainable marketing and fundraising strategy.
Rainbow Living supports adults with disabilities, mainly learning disability, and their families by providing accommodation, allowing young and older adults to live with their peers in supported living. For many people, Rainbow...
Call handlers at Devon & Cornwall Police are receiving enhanced training to deal with calls from distressed people threatening suicide
The move follows an increase in calls from distraught people threatening to harm themselves.
A core team of employees attended a specially adapted course designed to give them the knowledge and skills to better deal with intense phone conversations, ensuring the safety of the caller. With input from specialist departments and real-life scenario-based training, delegates were taught how to handle crisis situations.
Join us for a raucous evening of laughter at our Comedy Night with some great comedians live at Exeter Golf and Country Club with a delicious three-course dinner to start. Our Comedy Night is not to be missed!
With two fantastic comedians on the bill, this year should be even better than last year's sold out event. Our warm up act for this year is the outrageous, clever and unique, Arnold Gutbucket. His eccentric and delightfully silly songs will get the audience oiled up and ready for the huge main act, Kockov!
Kockov is Monrokvia’s greatest mind-reader and magician....
As admission to colleges and graduate schools becomes even more competitive, there is increasing importance placed on the essay as part of the admissions process. Most of the colleges and graduate schools have different requirements and publish these in their guidelines. However, there is a basic approach to admission essay writing that you should use.
Your essay should be original and unique and make a good impression on the selection committee. In addition, your essay should reflect your analytical skills and your ability to deal with different situations, whilst also giving...
Lords Meadow Leisure Centre will be opening its doors to showcase facilities and activities available to the whole community where ability and age are no barriers.
You are invited to attend a free Open Activity Afternoon on Saturday 21 March, 2015 from 12.00 to 5.00pm at Lords Meadow Leisure Centre, Crediton.
In association with Upstream, The Turning Tides Project, Living Options and supported by Active Devon, the event will offer a wide range of free activities and free taster sessions that are accessible to all, as well as information stands. The event will enable...
