Exeter Chiefs head coach Rob Baxter has spoken of his delight after another two of his current squad committed their futures to the Aviva Premiership club.
Enara, the fourth largest provider of home care services in the UK, has announced the opening of two new offices in Exeter and Bristol. The investment in the South West will expand Enara’s care offering and create at least 23 new jobs in the area.
Enara, part of FTSE 250 strategic outsourcing company MITIE, provides high quality home care, delivering a wide range of services to people who require help and support due to illness, disability or infirmity.
The new offices will bring a raft of job opportunities to both cities, including ten new full-time care staff and two...
Students from the University of Exeter and across the South will take part in a 48-hour ‘hackathon’ this Friday.
SETsquared, a collaboration between the Universities of Bath, Bristol, Exeter, Southampton and Surrey, will host the South of England heat of the Microsoft Imagine Cup on Friday 15th February.
The Microsoft Imagine Cup is a student technology competition in which students from across the globe create their own apps for mobile, Windows or Azure in a bid to win a $50k prize at the finals in Russia.
The student developers have just 48 hours to develop their...
Residents from the Mid-Devon village of Clyst Hydon near Cullompton, are celebrating the news that their cherished local pub, the Five Bells Inn , has been saved from closure following a month of strong campaigning.
Paul Parnell, owner and landlord of the hugely successful Jack in the Green pub and restaurant at Rockbeare has acquired the lease to run the Five Bells Inn through an arrangement with Exeter-based property consultants Grenadier Estates . It will reopen in the summer following an extensive refurbishment.
The Grade II listed inn suddenly closed when the owners...
Actors Stephen Fry, Victoria Wood, Celia Imrie, Michelle Collins, presenter Jake Humphrey and Towie actress Chloe Sims are amongst celebrities who are backing charity Beat's national fundraising campaign - former Norwich City footballer Darren Eadie, Ironman Chrissie Wellington and regional BBC and ITV presenters are also getting involved.
Beat - the UK's leading eating disorders charity, based in Norwich, is asking people to support their Sock it to Eating Disorders fundraising appeal during Eating Disorders Awareness Week 11th-17th February. The charity provides a range of...
Three people, including the gunman, have been shot dead at a courthouse in Wilmington, Delaware.
According to Yahoo News Wilmington Mayor Dennis Williams said in a telephone interview on Monday that the shooter was killed by police. Williams says he was told the shooter shot and killed his wife and another woman, and wounded at least one other at approximately 8.10am. Williams says the couple were estranged.
Reports suggest that at least two other people were injured in the incident, their condition is so far unknown.
Responding to the HM Inspectorate of Prisons’ report on Channings Wood Prison, Newton Abbot, published today (12th February 2013) that states "...we again found an establishment that continued to perform reasonably well against most of our tests but with caveats - most notably on the provision of activity", Andrew Neilson, Director of Campaigns at the Howard League for Penal Reform, said:
“Although this report is broadly positive, it is concerning that some prisoners are spending 20 hours a day stuck in their cells because of the lamentable lack of activities on offer.
A campaign to encourage local communities to have their say on what public services matter most to them has been applauded by the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) in this year's Local Public Service awards.
Devon County Council's 'Your Community, Your Choice' consultation, 2011/12, included a range of public meetings, supported by an interative website, to involve and engage with the public about difficult decisions the Council faced as it set last year's budget.
Describing the campaign as 'well-thought out', judges awarded it the winner of this year's...
Police in Exeter are appealing for witnesses after an 18-year-old man sustained head injuries following an assault, which took place between 11pm on Friday 8th February and 0.40am on Saturday 9th February near to The Foyer on Commercial Road.
Two men aged 20 and 21 years have been charged with grievous bodily harm and appeared at Exeter Magistrates’ Court today, Monday 11th February 2013.
Anyone with information regarding the incident is asked to contact the Police on 101, quoting reference DE/13/1275. Police ref: DE/13/1275
The Chinese New Year is the biggest and most important festival in China. 2013 is the Year of the Snake and is the sixth sign of the Chinese Zodiac, which consists of twelve animal signs. The University of Exeter will be celebrating the Year of the Snake on Saturday 16th February in the city and on the Streatham Campus.
At 1pm the Dragon and Lion dancers will parade through the city, starting in Buffet City, ending in Bedford Square. The parade continues at The Forum, Streatham Campus at 3pm, where there is also a Chinese Market, food, martial arts demonstrations, performances and...
