John Lewis Exeter has today announced that all Partners (staff) recruited on a temporary basis when the shop opened have secured permanent positions.
Following an extremely positive response from customers during a busy Christmas trading period, the 121 who worked across a number of departments in the shop have been offered permanent roles.
Kate Connock, branch manager, John Lewis Exeter said: “I’m delighted that we’ve been able to offer all the 121 temporary Partners we recruited at opening permanent positions. The success of John Lewis Exeter has been due to the positive...
More than 20,000 worshippers attended Christmas services and concerts at Exeter Cathedral last month.
The traditional Christmas Eve service at 6pm, the Grandisson, attracted 1,800 people into the Cathedral to hear the choir and join worship, and on Christmas Day, nearly 1,500 attended services.
Other Christmas services, including the carols for shoppers and workers at lunchtimes, were packed out.
The figures represent a rise of more than 8 per cent on the numbers attending Christmas services and concerts in 2011.
The Association of British Insurers says the cost of the disruption over the Christmas period due to flooding is expected to reach £1bn.
The total bill in 2012, some £13bn, is equivalent to the UK’s entire 29 million-strong workforce going on strike for two-and-a-half-days, according to the Daily Telegraph.
The flood insurance pay-out bill for 2012 is expected to total around £800 million - the highest since 2007’s £3.7billion.
Malcolm Tarling, ABI spokesman, told the newspaper the indirect cost is even greater to tourism, lost working hours and delays.
Half of people (46%) used credit cards, overdrafts, store cards or payday loans to cover Christmas spending this year, according to new Which? research, while over a third (36%) dipped into their savings.
With food and energy costs continuing to rise, our survey into Christmas spending found people aren't feeling positive about the New Year either, with more than half (54%) of people expecting their household budgets to be even tighter in 2013.
Dipping into savings to pay for Christmas Key findings of the new Which? poll include: Almost a quarter (22%) said they could only...
From 3:30 pm on Monday 24th December 2012 to Tuesday 1st January 2013 Cleansing Service offices will be closed.
However, waste collections continue during the holiday period.
To support residents who need help or information about waste collections during this period Exeter City Council will be operating a limited telephone service.
Please visit the council website to find out when your bin is collected during Christmas and New Year holidays, and January 2013 or to report a bin missed by the Council.
Opening hours of telephone service Monday, 24th December...
The Met Office is forecasting yet more rain over the next few days.
A spokesman said further rain is likely in southwest England through the next few days bringing a medium flood risk, with further significant disruption from river and surface water flooding possible across Cornwall, Devon and Somerset.
Meanwhile, the A396 Devon - A396 Stoke Road was this morning closed in both directions between the A377 Cowley Bridge Road junction in Exeter and the Green Lane junction in Rewe, because of flooding.
Scouts, Cubs and Beavers from packs across Exeter, as well as in surrounding areas such as Budleigh Salterton, Woodbury and Exminster, braved the rain this morning to deliver the Scouts Christmas Post.
The Christmas post raises money for both local Scouting and the Children's Hospice South West and organisers are hopeful that this year will have been a bumper year, with almost 30,000 Christmas cards being posted at locations across the city and East Devon.
"With a card costing only 25p - half the price of a second-class stamp - it is no wonder that so many local people...
Wreaths come in many different styles and colours, but what exactly do they represent? The Exeter Daily finds out...
In ancient Rome, people used decorative wreaths as a sign of victory. Some believe that this is where the hanging of wreaths on doors came from.
The origins of the Advent wreath are found in the folk practices of the pre-Christian Germanic peoples who, during the cold December darkness of Eastern Europe, gathered wreaths of evergreen and lighted fires as signs of hope in a coming spring and renewed light.
One of the ducks in the Walled Garden Pets Corner at Powderham Castle has hatched out 6 gorgeous fluffy chicks. This is a surprise, not only due to the unusual timing, but also due the fact that ducks aren’t known to be the best surrogate parents!
With just a few days to go before Christmas, John Lewis Exeter has revealed its top selling gifts for the festive period, with shoppers in Devon favouring luxury gifts and technology must haves.
The Nespresso U Coffee Machine, which offers perfect espresso at the touch of a button, and the Edinburgh Preserves Condiment For Steak gift set, which includes sauces to complement steak, are proving popular for gifts this Christmas.
However, the new Kindle Fire, which features a 7” touchscreen perfect for browsing, watching, playing and reading content, is the shop’s biggest...
