Local charity, Exeter Citizens Advice Bureau, is today calling on employers to play fair when it comes to paying staff wages, following an increase in enquiries from clients who have started new jobs but had lengthy delays in receiving their first wage packet.
Steve Barriball , Chief Executive of Exeter Citizens Advice Bureau said:
“In one example, it took an employer more than six weeks to pay the employee their first wage. Such delays are unacceptable and leave people unable to pay their bills and with no money for daily living expenses. If employers don’t resolve such...
Investment management company, Brewin Dolphin, based in Pynes Hill, Exeter, organised a special visit for students from the Exeter Royal Academy for Deaf Education to visit Sandy Park as part of their player sponsorship. The group of ten residential students, who travel from all over the South West and as far away as North Wales, were given the chance to meet players from the first team squad.
The Exeter Academy for Deaf Education gives deaf students from 4 to 25 years the chance to improve their potential ; academically, socially and emotionally within the South West and beyond...
Colin Rockey, Head of Special Operations Team tells in his own words about his career within Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service and the honour of receiving the Queens Fire Service Award.
"I joined the fire service 30 years ago on 12th September 1983, before this my career had been very varied. I started out as a civil engineering draughtsmen then I became an MOD apprentice in Devonport dockyards as a mechanical fitter before becoming a British telecom engineer.
"I used to play junior rugby for Plympton and senior rugby for Plymouth Albion, but my rugby career...
Exeter City boss Paul Tisdale was pleased with his side’s battling qualities after a goalless draw against Aldershot on Saturday afternoon.
On a pitch that had suffered in the winter months, the playing surface wasn’t ideal for a free-flowing game and that hampered City’s opportunities to pass the ball around on the deck. And with the Grecians kicking towards the Away Terrace in the first half – with the sun glaring into their eyes when they attacked – the environment didn’t favour City in the opening period. “It was incredibly difficult conditions, we played against 11 very tough...
Your local fire station needs you! Exeter Fire Station is hosting an open evening for prospective on-call firefighters on Wednesday 6th February between 7pm and 9pm.
Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service is looking for people in the Exeter community to be on-call or ‘retained’ firefighters. No previous experience of fire fighting is necessary for this role – the ideal prospective firefighter starts with a commitment to the community, a positive attitude and a good level of fitness.
This is an opportunity for men and women who live and/or work within five minutes...
At shortly after 10.00am on Saturday 2nd February 2013, Police were called to Haytor Rock on Dartmoor where a male, who was described as being in a distressed state, was seen on top of the popular tourist attraction.
Exeter-based professional photographer Mark Gawthorne of Evolve Photography is exhibiting a series of photographs he took to commemorate 25 years since the world's worst nuclear accident in Chernobyl and Prypiat.
The haunting photographs showing the deserted towns are on display from 3rd to 28th February at Cafe 36 in Cowick Street, St Thomas - ironically where Mark began his photographic career 23 years ago at the former studio PK Photography. Mark now works as a freelance photographer.
Following the exhibition the framed limited edition prints will be auctioned off...
The 'F' stands for Forgiveness - The Forgiveness Project is an exhibition of posters describing the stories of people who have been directly affected by violent crimes, rape, kidnapping, murder and the killing of a child.
The exhibition will be at St Stephen’s Church, High Street, Exeter. It will be open from 10.00am to 4.00pm Monday 11th March to Friday 15th and from 12.00 to 4.00pm on Sunday 10th and 4.00pm to 7.30pm on Monday 11th.
The exhibition reveals how the survivors and victims of these crimes have found their individual way through to allow them to forgive the...
