East Devon's village halls, community buildings and community shops successfully applied for another £18,000 of funding in January 2013 from the Community Council of Devon and East Devon District Council (EDDC).
The Community Grants Scheme is a fund that helps community buildings projects, with the Community Council of Devon offering grants of anything up to £20,000, with additional match-funding of up to £5,000 from EDDC.
The scheme has been put in place to help community buildings all around the county. Buildings eligible for funding can apply on the basis that they need...
Seaton Primary School's swimming pool will soon be open for anyone to use, thanks in part to East Devon District Council.
Over the past two years the pool has been given a thorough makeover. The old outdoor pool has been covered over with a structure that can be opened up in good weather, changing rooms and showers have been added and there is now access from the Elizabeth Road playing fields.
Last year, on a trial basis, Leisure East Devon opened the pool to the public. This year they are planning much more and Seaton will have a genuine community swimming pool to make use...
Families will be more than £3,000 a year worse off by 2015 as a result of tax credit cuts, says the South West TUC.
With many tax credit changes that could leave families thousands of pounds out of pocket taking effect from today, the South West TUC has updated its tax credit calculator to help parents find out how they will be affected by the government’s recent changes.
The tax credit calculator – available on the TUC touchstone blog – allows working parents currently in receipt of tax credits to add their household details, such as income level and number of children,...
From today (Monday 8 April), Exeter Community Transport Association (ECTA) will be known as ExeAccess. This title will better describe the work the charity does of providing disabled people with access to Exeter. ExeAccess will be the new umbrella name for all the services provided by the charity: Shopmobility, Taxicard, Ring & Ride, The Greater Exeter Access Project and The Accessible Transport Hub. A new equipment recycling project, The Four Rs Project (Recover, Restore, Re-use and Re-cycle) will also be launched. The Leader of Exeter City Council, Councillor Pete Edwards will rename...
Following Exeter’s home defeat to Dagenham & Redbridge, manager Paul Tisdale lamented what has been a frustrating week for the Grecians.
A third consecutive defeat has left City trying to secure a play-off place in the final four fixtures. The Daggers took an early lead through a Scott Doe header and the Grecians were never able to carve out the opportunities to overturn the scoreline, and Paul drew attention to the lack of cohesion on the field which was going to make getting a result difficult.
“It’s been a really bad week,” conceded Tis. “I’ve just stood in the...
The Lord’s Taverners charity is delighted to be hosting a rugby sporting dinner on 17 April at the Great Hall, Exeter University in order to raise money to give young people a sporting chance.
The evening has a wonderful line-up of speakers taking part, including Warren Gatland (pictured), Will Greenwood, Scott Quinnell and Paul Ackford and the audience will have a chance to ask questions in a unique Q&A.
Due to a late cancellation, the last two tables are now available at a cost of £500 for a table of 10. Dress code is lounge suit and start time is 7-7.30pm.
New research on patients' experiences of health services and how these relate to their expectations and satisfaction, published by the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, reveals that older people have higher expectations of their care and that they believe that their expectations are being met.
The research questions prevailing stereotypes that characterise older patients as being satisfied with their care because their expectations are lower.
Patients visiting their GP and hospital outpatient departments were surveyed before and after their consultations. They were...
The University of Exeter has joined Easy Access IP, which promotes new ways of sharing intellectual property (IP). The University will be making selected intellectual property – patents, copyright, designs and know-how – available free to businesses which are willing to use it to develop products and services which benefit society and the economy. Some early-stage IP is too risky to attract investment from companies. By offering free and easy access to this, companies have the opportunity to evaluate the potential and possibilities with reduced risk. Companies can access the IP on an...
Most of our fears are magnified by our imagination, in the dentist waiting room, fear of flying even dreading doing those jobs you do not wish to do such as your tax return. Mostly, fortunately, the reality is not as bad as our imagination had made us expect. Another factor is fear of the unknown, and this is particularly relevant it appears from the responses I have had to recent articles, on the subject of funding care costs and who to ask for advice. As a result of these enquires I thought it may be useful to give some answers to the most common questions asked.
Exeter’s most entrepreneurial independent mortgage and insurance services firm, Cooper Associates, is delivering its Spring house price forecast, with warnings that the Government’s latest schemes are fraught with dangers. Cooper Associates predicts the housing market in the South West will not get much easier in 2013 and consumer confidence is likely to remain subdued. Samantha Cooper, Managing Director, comments, “We believe the long-term recovery of the housing market will not be achieved by the Chancellor’s recent announcement of the ‘Help to Buy’ scheme. It will potentially lead to...
