Firefighters have today issued a further eight day period of strike action as the Westminster government have not improved their pension proposals.
The current proposals in England and Wales are still unworkable and mean that firefighters will still face dismissal simply because they cannot maintain the high physical fitness requirements necessary for their role until they are age 60.
The proposals would also mean that if firefighters opt for early retirement, the reduction in their pension would be unacceptably high.
Matt Wrack, FBU general secretary, said: “It is...
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Partners and sponsors gathered to celebrate the countdown for Nourish, Bovey Tracey's first annual festival of craft, food and music which takes place on 5 and 6 September.
The small town on the edge of Dartmoor has become a centre for contemporary culture; Bovey Tracey is home to one of the country’s top annual craft events, a nationally acclaimed centre for craft, and an award winning artisan cheese specialist. Nourish will celebrate the best in regional food, craft and music in an event designed to feed the body, the mind and the senses. The festival is led by The Contemporary...
Bumblebees are able to connect differences in pollen quality with floral features, like petal colour, and so land only on the flowers that offer the best rewards, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Exeter.
Unlike nectar, bees do not ingest pollen whilst foraging on flowers, and so until now it has been unclear whether they are able to form associative relationships between what a flower looks like and the quality of its pollen.
The study used bumblebee foragers housed under controlled conditions to test whether they do learn about flowers during...
An Exeter-based promotions firm that launched a product designed to save lives with a national awareness campaign has been experiencing mounting interest in the UK and abroad as the campaign gathers momentum.
The Purple Company, situated in Marsh Barton, is highlighting the need to test domestic smoke alarms SAFELY with a product called the GOODPOINT Smoke Alarm Tester. The campaign is proving so successful that multiple fire services have bought into the product as well as care agencies and private businesses, enabling Purple Company to take on a dedicated Sales Manager.
Exeter Chiefs are ready to unleash Namibian speedster Chrysander Botha into the Aviva Premiership after the international star today became the club’s eighth signing of the summer.
The Super Rugby star - who joins from the Lions in South Africa - touched down at Sandy Park yesterday and will join up with his new team-mates next week ahead of the new 2014/15 season.
Full-back Botha has been tracked by the Chiefs coaching team for some time and assistant coach Ali Hepher believes the arrival of the 26-year-old will give the Devon club yet another attacking weapon in their...
GO2, organisers of Exeter’s Great West Run, sponsored by Tozers, have announced that entry levels have already exceeded those of the 2013 race at 2,500, with still two months left to go for runners to sign up.
This years race, taking place on Sunday 19 October 2014, has not only enticed a growing level of interest from clubs and runners, but also from a number of new partners, which promise to maximise both the race day experience, and engagement with the community in the lead up.
In addition to Devon Air Ambulance Trust and Newtown Community Association, who are new...
Exeter Sustainable Business Network (ESBN), a sub group of Exeter Chamber of Commerce, held their latest event at The Met Office on Thursday 24th July.
The event covered the topic of ‘sustained growth through your people’ with speakers Mark Story, Head of Organisational Development at The Met Office; Chris Lorimer, Chair of ESBN; Shaun Durham, Managing Director of Crisp; Nicki Parker from Aspire and Sara Hope from The Internal Coach.
Chris Lorimer, Chair of ESBN said: “This is a landmark event for the Chamber, showcasing the rich people development skills available in...
Budding athletes inspired by the 2014 Commonwealth Games can test their talent for sprinting and high jump on South West Athletics Academy’s portable running track and high jump in Princesshay Square, Exeter from 10am – 4pm tomorrow (Friday 1 August).
Wayne Pearce, Princesshay Centre Director, said: “Anyone inspired to try athletics for themselves is invited along to Princesshay to see how high they can jump and how fast they can run. Princesshay is delighted to sponsor South West Athletics Academy to host this event and support its Community Athletics programme.”
A company that has doubled in size over the last two years has introduced their existing 120 staff to brand new Pynes Hill offices in Exeter with an innovative singing workshop. BPA, a world-wide customer service quality monitoring company, who have been trading for 26 years and employ team members speaking 22 native languages who offer mystery shopping and customer service monitoring across the world, experienced such rapid growth over the last 48 months they were forced to split into two different offices, whilst bosses searched for suitable premises to house the multi-million pound...
