People across the UK could see a pay rise of up to £400 a year with the rise in the living wage today. The Living Wage is an opt-in scheme which has seen employers across the UK agrees to pay a fixed rate above the minimum wage designed to fit the cost of living. The Living wage has been raised to by 25p to £8.80 in London and by 20p to £7.65 in the rest of the UK per hour of work. The minimum wage currently sits at the considerably lower sum of £6.25 per hour meaning that someone working an average week of 37.5 hours would be earning close to £53 extra a week. Labour Leader, Ed Millaband...
A week long trial at Exeter Crown Court has found two people found guilty of armed robbery today.
Lee Prouse, 24 and Jordanne Morris, 21, both of Stanhope Square in Holsworthy, have been found guilty of robbing Knowle Garage in Braunton on Saturday 10th November 2012.
A third defendant, 28-year-old Jamie Latta, of no fixed address, Barnstaple, pleaded guilty prior to the trial.
CCTV footage shows the masked Latta and Prouse threatening shopkeeper, Trude Mian with a meat-cleaver and a kitchen knife and force her to empty the till.
Performances: 7pm 19th, 20th, 25th, 26th, 28th November Location: Exeter Guildhall, High Street, Exeter, EX4 3EB. Benefactors: Donate as much as you can – minimum donation £10 Silent Witnesses: £13/£11 concessions
There will be money on the table. Not fake money, real money. It’s up to the group what to spend it on. You have two hours to come to a decision.
How to play:
Become a Benefactor by donating as much as you can. Work with other Benefactors to decide what to spend the group’s money on. You have two hours to come to a decision. No rules. If you don’t decide...
Two churches in Devon are piloting hot cushions to keep worshippers warm during services during the winter.
The re-usable, portable ‘hot-bott’ cushion will be used in churches in Broadclyst and South Tawton.
Each church has been given 50 cushions to trial, with the aim of keeping worshippers warm and comfortable during services.
The pilot is part of the Diocese of Exeter’s ‘Shrinking the Footprint’ campaign to reduce carbon emissions. The Church of England in Devon is exploring a variety of new and efficient heating systems for church buildings. Three quarters of...
We all know that pigs can’t fly, but who knew that cows can?
That’s exactly what happened last month when a group of ‘cows’ flew through the Devon skies in an event named ‘Herd of Cows from Heaven’.
The five strong team took part in the cow print tandem skydive to raise money for road safety charity; P-A-U-L-Y.
P-A-U-L-Y (Parents All United Live-saving Youngsters) was set up by the parents of Paul Bovey who was tragically killed in a car accident on 12 Oct 2012, aged 24. The driver of the uninsured car was also killed in the motor crash which happened near South...
The Government has announced a new £1m round of indpendent research into pregnancy discrimination in the UK.
The programme was approved by Minister for Women and Equalities Maria Miller and will look in into what effect the discrimination has on both families and the economy. Over 9,000 pregnancy discrimination claims have been lodged against employers in the UK since 2007 with many women being unfairly dismissed before being eligible to claim maternity pay. Maria Miller said: “It’s unacceptable that women suffer from discrimination when they become pregnant and yet many are saying...
Exeter Leukaemia Fund is delighted to announce the appointment of Dr Richard Lee as a Trustee of the charity.
Richard who lives in Exeter has been a wonderful friend and supporter of ELF for over 25 years. Dr Lee, until his retirement in 2010 was a Consultant Haematologist at the Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital for over 25 years. In the latter part of his career, Richard also ran clinics at North Devon District Hospital.
During his time at Exeter he was at the forefront of haematological developments at the Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital, seeing the service grow,...
Firefighters and the government are still no closer to reaching an agreement on pensions after strike action earlier today. The strike ended at 8am this morning (4 November) and was the third strike action taken by the Fire Brigades Union. The FBU has claimed that the Fire Minister Brandon Lewis has worsened the deal ahead of a strike last Friday night (1 November). The dispute is primarily focused on the issues surrounding the health of firefighters over 50 who could lose their job and some of their pensions over fitness concerns. So far the government and employers have not drawn up any...
