MORE than 175 apprenticeships are waiting to be snapped up by youngsters looking to start work after their exams this summer, it has been revealed.
School-leavers in Devon and Cornwall are being urged to avoid the post-exam rush and think now about securing an apprenticeship in their chosen career, and not wait until September.
Mark Boulting, managing director of Plymouth-based Skills Group, said: “Learners are in the driving seat right now. We have around 175 vacancies, it is the most we ever have had.”
With so many vacancies, employers are looking to provide more...
Exeter’s Royal Albert Memorial Museum (RAMM) is calling for entries for the 2014 Local Art Show competition.
Run jointly by RAMM and the Express and Echo, all art groups and societies from Exeter and the surrounding area can compete for the chance to exhibit the work of their members in the museum from 7 to 21 August. #
All groups wishing to enter must download entry forms from the museum website: www.exeter.gov.uk/RAMM and submit them before Tuesday 10 June.
Rosie Denham, Exeter’s Lead Councillor for Economy and Culture, explains: “This competition allows us to...
An award winning South West law firm has seen its income grow by 12%.
Stephens Scown LLP, which is based in Exeter, has increased its income to £13.5 million – a growth of 12% – in the year ended 30 April 2014. This growth doubles the rise of 6% seen in the previous financial year and will enable the firm to pay out, on average, a firm-wide bonus in excess of 3% to all eligible employees.
Since 2011, the firm’s turnover has grown by 29%, representing strong organic, self-funded growth in Devon and Cornwall.
The firm has made several strategic hires in the last year...
Avon and Somerset Constabulary and Devon and Cornwall Police have joined with other agencies to form a new group aimed at combating the rise in rural crime.
The increase in deer poaching has been a particular concern in Exmoor National Park and the National Park Authority is already in regular contact with both forces on this and other issues.
In addition to the police, there are many other agencies with an interest in the natural environment and these have joined up to create the Exmoor Rural Crime Initiative (ERCI) and will be working together to prevent illegal practices...
Devon scones, Mongolia and a 14 year old Citroen Saxon are an unusual combination of items but they are the essential ingredients for two guys, Ben and Jon, as they embark on an epic journey on the 20 July to Mongolia and back (hopefully!) in order to raise money for Cool Earth and ShelterBox.
The Exeter Daily had a quick chat with them to find out more about this exciting challenge.
For the benefit of the Exeter Daily readers, could you outline briefly what the Scone to Mongolia challenge is all about?
The basic idea of the Mongol rally is to choose a suitably...
South West Water's award-winning bathing water quality website BeachLive - www.beachlive.co.uk - has gone live, ready for the start of the bathing water season on 15 May.
The website features 45 Blue Flag and popular beaches across the region, with live water quality updates from 40.
Launched in 2011 in partnership with the Environment Agency, Surfers Against Sewage, tourism leaders and beach managers, BeachLive gives users bathing water quality information based on monitoring data from South West Water's sewerage network until the end of the official bathing season in...
The University of Exeter is in the top ten of 123 UK universities for 2015 in the influential Complete University Guide, published yesterday (Monday 12 May). Exeter reinforced its position at 10th and increased its scores in the majority of measures. These included gains to the important categories of employability, student staff ratios and good degree achievement. In the separate subject listings, Exeter appears in the top ten of 22 out of 36 subjects including Archaeology, Computer Science and Medical Technology. In addition, all of The Business School’s core subject groups – Accounting...
Exeter Chiefs captain Dean Mumm believes the emergence of so many of the club's highly-rated youngsters this term means the Devon club have plenty to be cheerful about moving forward into next season.
The Devon club wrapped up their fourth Aviva Premiership campaign on Saturday with a 23-13 victory at Newcastle Falcons thanks in the main to tries from Luke Cowan-Dickie, Ben White and Fetu'u Vainikolo.
Young fly-half Henry Slade weighed in with the remainder of the visiting points to ensure the Chiefs claimed not only a league double over the Northerners, but also eighth...
The Grand Western Canal is celebrating its bicentenary by hosting the IWA National Trailboat Festival. This annual boating festival belongs to the Inland Waterways Association, but is run by a different canal society or navigation authority somewhere in the UK each year.
The event features dozens of trailed boats, which are towed to the waterway and launched at a slipway. However, there is also a significant land-based element to the festival, including entertainment and refreshments, aimed at promoting the waterway and engaging local people.
