Half a million people in the South West last year gave their employers £4,500 worth of work for free, according to a TUC survey released today, the ninth annual Work Your Proper Hours Day.
The study of official figures shows that 447,063 workers in the region regularly put in six and a half hours a week more than their contracted hours without getting paid for it.
Nigel Costley, regional secretary of the South West TUC, said: “Thousands of South West workers go above and beyond the call of duty each year to ensure their businesses and organisations stay afloat.
BBC TV will be reporting live from Knowle today, Friday 1 March, as people arrive for the controversial Development Management Committee Meeting, which starts at 2pm.
A large public presence is expected, so an extra room adjoining the Council Chamber will be made available. Doors open at 1.30pm.
The DMC has been recommended to approve the Outline Planning Application for Knowle, ‘as part of its aspirations to relocate‘, although many believe the OPA Documents are unsound.
Approval of the Outline Plans submitted by EDDC to itself, could have a domino effect (see '...
On 17th February, indie-rock band The Maratones’ new album was released. What made this release different from any other preceding it was that it was the first for new Exeter record label PsychoBabble Records. Sam Bigwood - an Enterprise Academy student at Exeter College - created it to promote local music and to help bands struggling to record or release their music.
Civil engineering contractors detect signs of a modest turnaround in their fortunes in the fourth quarter of 2012.
After two consecutive quarters of clear decline, members of the Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA) are now equally split between those whose workload is declining and those for whom it is increasing.
Less good news is that members’ order books show a second consecutive decline for the quarter. There were 5% more firms reporting declining orders than increasing orders.
CECA Southern Executive Director Alan Taylor said: “This survey shows a...
Police are appealing to the public for help following a string of shoplifting offences in Devon. The four offences, which police believe involve the same men, occurred on the same day, 1 February, at shops in Exmouth, Teignmouth, Paignton and Torquay. At the Co-op in Dartmouth Road, Paignton at noon two men entered the rear of the store and stole 27 cases of cigarettes, cigars and tobacco products and four cases of chewing gum, total value in excess of £2,000. Then at around 1.10pm at the Co-Op in Ilsham Road in Torquay two men entered the store and together stole four bottles of Smirnoff...
National disability charity Vitalise says that the shock findings of a new Alzheimer’s Society report into residential care for people with Alzheimer’s and dementia point to an even deeper problem.
Responding to the Alzheimer’s Society’s new report, ‘Low Expectations’, which found that only 41% of relatives of loved ones with Alzheimer’s or dementia said they enjoyed a good quality of life in residential care, Vitalise’s research has revealed that the problem extends to people with other disabilities and their carers too.
Vitalise’s research found that 6 out of 10 carers (...
Kick March off in style with the editor's pick of the best events going on in and around the city this weekend...
THEATRE
Guinness World Records Officially Amazing Science Live Friday, 7pm, Northcott Theatre, Exeter For the first time ever Guinness World Records arrives on stage with its officially amazing, record-breaking, science mad, all new live show. Join the Official Guinness World Records Adjudicator and team of presenters in genuine audience record attempts; unleash your inner skills, understand the world we live in and see if you too can be a record breaker!...
The Republic fashion chain has been purchased by Sports Direct for an undisclosed sum, saving 38 jobs in the Exeter branch and over 2,100 jobs across the UK.
The announcement comes two weeks after Republic went into administration following a weak January sales period.
Sports Direct has bought 116 Republic stores, the brand name, its head office in Leeds and all Republic's stock. The business began as a men's denim retailer in 1986 under the Best Jeans brand in Leeds. It currently offers casual fashion, under multiple brands to young adults, including Jack Jones and SoulCal...
Everys Solicitors has pledged to cycle between all of its nine Devon and Somerset branches in two days to raise £5,000 for the charity School in a Bag.
The team will begin their journey at the Bridgwater office in Somerset, finishing in Seaton, Devon, on the first day before heading off to the final finish line in Exeter the following day, covering a distance of 95 miles.
Every rider will be required to raise £500 each, which will all go to School in a Bag. This Somerset-based charity helps poor, orphaned, vulnerable and disaster-affected children throughout the world. It...
Three members of the Exeter Chiefs took on the challenge to bake and decorate 1,000 cup cakes to show their support for Red Nose Day 2013, and inspire everyone to get out the cake mix to raise money.
Today (Thursday Feb 28) prop Carl Rimmer and hookers Jack Yeandle and Chris Whitehead rose to the occasion and made more than a half-baked attempt at cooking Red Nose Day inspired cupcakes to encourage the people of Exeter to raise funds with their own baking skills on Friday 15 March.
And after a morning’s baking with Exeter College catering students, including Emma Wakeley,...
