With fewer than 100 shopping days to go until Christmas Day, applications are open for roles at John Lewis shops across the country, from Scotland to Exeter. Positions are available in a number of departments including the Christmas shop, furnishing accessories, homeware, fashion and electricals.
The retailer is also on the hunt for a number of temporary Partners to work in its Distribution Centres, where over 80,000 orders are expected to be processed each day in the weeks leading up to Christmas. The 24 sites, including John Lewis’s 650,000 sq ft flagship Magna Park warehouse in...
Would you be willing to tell us about your experience? We are looking for people to take part in research to understand their experience of having a suspected medicine reaction. We have had a good response to date and should like to contact some more people before we close this study at the end of June.
You can help by taking part in an interview. We are looking for people aged 18 and above to discuss with us their experience of having a suspected medicine reaction. This reaction may have happened either while taking the medicine or after stopping it and should have been recent,...
A fitting end to the Unexpected Festival's array of extraordinary performances, which took place in and around Exeter over the past week, Diverse City and Cirque Bijou's Extraordinary Bodies circus troupe with a difference wowed onlookers on Exeter Cathedral Green. The Company comprised leading disabled and non-disabled dancers, actors and circus performers, and highly skilled Paralympians new to the world of performance.
Aimed at challenging perceptions of diverse and extraordinary bodies, old and young, and building on the positive perception of disabled people that emerged from...
Update: The FBU strike ended without major incident in the Devon today (25 September).
Commenting on today's four-hour strike by firefighters over government attacks on pensions Matt Wrack, Fire Brigades Union General Secretary, said: "This was solidly supported strike action by firefighters across England and Wales. It has demonstrated their anger and their determination.
"This strike was a last resort after the government refused to negotiate - and a warning shot that firefighters are serious about keeping a fair, safe and workable pensions scheme.
Every autumn the orchards at Killerton National Trust estate, near Exeter, become a hive of activity with staff, volunteers and the local community helping to harvest tonnes of apples for pressing into Killerton’s award-winning cider and apple juice.
On Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 October, months of cider-making on the Killerton estate culminates in a weekend celebration. This is Killerton’s annual family festival to mark National Apple Day. The orchard is festooned with bunting and stalls are scattered between the apple trees selling local food, drink, crafts and plants.
From 26 September to 9 October, A la Ronde, the National Trust property at Summer Lane, Exmouth, hosts an art exhibition by members of the Exe Artists painting group.
The locally-based group is self led by its members who, through a shared love of art, come together to practice their craft weekly throughout the year. The variety of styles reflects the individual approach of each member and results in an intriguing and diverse display.
A la Ronde is a unique and quirky sixteen sided house, built under the instructions of the two cousins Jane and Mary Parminter in the...
Devon County Council is seeking opinions from residents of Exeter on proposals for part-night street lighting in residential areas.
The Council has already sought views of local councillors and Police before seeking the views of the wider community. Information on the proposals is available online and at several exhibitions which open around Exeter today (23 September) where feedback can also be given. There will also be four public meetings where residents can talk directly to the officers involved with the plan. The reduction in street lighting is part of an on-going programme...
The ASK Italian Grand Tour came to Exeter last night. The programme, pioneered by the national Italian restaurant chain last October, consists of a series of fundraising events in order to raise £250,000 for Great Ormond Street Hospital.
This year's Grand Tour began on Sunday 8 September and will end this Friday. Last night members of the public attended a Food Night as a part of the tour hosted by acclaimed chef Theo Randall. Randall was signing copies of the ASK Italian Cookbook, which was published in support of Great Ormond Street, and cooked for the restaurant's...
England selectors have named a 17-man squad for the Ashes Test series in Australia including three players uncapped at Test level – Yorkshire batsman Gary Ballance, Warwickshire pace bowler Boyd Rankin and Durham all rounder Ben Stokes.
In total six players are included in the squad named on Monday (23 September) who did not feature in an XI during the recent 3-0 Investec Ashes series victory. Alongside the uncapped Test trio, Michael Carberry, Monty Panesar and Chris Tremlett have all been recalled.
Carberry has been capped once at Test level, making his debut in...
Police are appealing for information after a £2,000 glass ornament was stolen from a gallery in East Devon. Last Thursday (19 September) between 2.45pm and 3.20pm two men entered The Steam Gallery in Beer and stole a glass ornament valued at £1995.
A witness believes that they spoke with an Essex accent. The first suspect is described as white, stocky build, around 5’10 – 11ft in height with mid-length, brown hair. He was wearing beige trousers with a blue jumper. The second was described as white, shorter than the first male, short cropped hear wearing a blue waterproof jacket. He...
