The Medical Imaging Team at the Royal Devon and Exeter hospital have been recognised for providing high quality radiology services to patients by achieving the UKAS Imaging Service Accreditation (ISAS) .
They have become one of just 16 NHS Trusts across the country to have been granted the official accreditation by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) on behalf of the Royal College of Radiologists and the College of Radiographers.
The ISAS accreditation, which the team worked tirelessly over the last 18 months to achieve, is designed to help diagnostic imaging...
There will be no let-up in the savings that local councils have to find over the next few years no matter who wins the General Election, the leader of Devon County Council is warning.
John Hart says the authority has already found savings of £128 million following cuts in Government funding of 60 per cent in real terms from 2011 to 2016.
But he’s now warning that further cuts of £50 million will have to be made in the next financial year with £34 million the year after.
And, he says, Devon is finding it harder to balance its budget and still meet its core duties...
The Devon Autumn Ability Games (DAAG) take place on Wednesday 12 November, at the Tarka Tennis Centre in Barnstaple and will provide the opportunity for young disabled people from schools throughout Devon to participate in competitions spanning five different sports.
The event is part of the Sainsbury’s School Games and over 350 participants are set to take part in a variety of different competitions and taster sports. The young people from local schools and colleges will also be crucial in organising the event on the day as over 70 of them have been recruited as Games Maker style...
Trowers & Hamlins is pleased to announce that associate Jenny Standfast has joined the firm's Exeter office, effective from November 2014.
Previously based in Trowers & Hamlins' London office, Jenny is a property litigation specialist who acts for pension funds, property investment trusts and companies, local authorities, registered providers and individuals in relation to commercial property (shopping centres, industrial parks and offices), residential property and development sites.
She advises on a range of property matters including issues relating to the...
The private sector economy of the South West registered ongoing growth of output, new business and employment in October.
That said, the pace of expansion in total business activity moderated to the weakest since April 2013, and was the slowest among 12 UK regions monitored. Unlike the trend shown across the UK as a whole, manufacturing outperformed the service sector in growth of output, new business and employment during the month. The seasonally adjusted Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking South West Business Activity Index remained consistent with growth of private sector output at...
Exeter based charity CEDA is benefiting from its community partnership with Sainsbury's Alphington Road with ‘the great CEDA Christmas Raffle’ which is happening now!
Tickets are available from CEDA or Sainsbury’s Alphington Road for £1 each and there are some wonderful prizes to make your Christmas extra special. The top prize is a Sainsbury’s hamper full of everything you need for a ‘cracking’ Christmas. Two runners up prizes of Sainsbury’s gift cards are also up for grabs.
CEDA manager Craig Bowden said “this is the first major Christmas fundraiser we have held in our 25...
The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning as we start the new week.
Periods of rain and strong winds will affect the South West later today (Monday), with the rain becoming particularly heavy at times on Tuesday before clearing during Wednesday morning.
There is a risk of localised flooding, exacerbated by fallen leaves blocking drainage courses.
The agency’s Chief forecaster said: “An active frontal system associated with an Atlantic depression will push in from the west later on Monday. This front will become slow-moving, allowing pulses of heavy and...
The Caterham F1 Team is working with leading crowdfunding platform Crowdcube to finance its return to Formula 1 for the season finale in Abu Dhabi on 23 November.
#RefuelCaterhamF1 is giving fans and sponsors the opportunity to be the driving force behind the team by supporting its participation over the three day race weekend, in return for unique rewards including the drivers’ boots, car parts and corporate hospitality. Companies and individuals can get involved on the Crowdcube website, http://www.crowdcube.com/caterham , by pledging the amount they wish to give – from just £10...
In November 1979 The Jam released their classic album Setting Sons and the single The Eton Rifles - their first top ten hit single. While their previous album All Mod Cons is generally regarded as their best work, Setting Sons is arguably considered a masterpiece with the conceptual songs such as Little Boy Soldiers more than matched by Foxton's own Smithers-Jones - possibly his finest three minutes of song writing. To celebrate the album's 35th anniversary From The Jam, featuring original The Jam member bass player Foxton and guitarist/vocalist Russell Hastings & drummer Steve (Smiley...
Tiverton Youth Centre, one of Devon County Council's eight youth hubs, starts a new chapter this week with its first sessions since the service was restructured.
To many through the doors, the open access sessions will look and feel the same, offering the popular activities that they already enjoy: sports, cooking, art and information, advice and guidance.
But the multifunctional hub will also be a base from which trained youth workers will deliver a combination of targeted support to vulnerable young people via schools and in communities alongside social work teams....
