Students of all ages wanting to find out what engineering, aerospace, automotive and construction courses and careers are on offer get the chance to talk to experts and find out for themselves as Exeter College opens the doors of its dedicated Technology Centre and Construction Training Centre on 11 February, 5pm – 7pm.
The recently built Technology Centre at Monkerton and the Devon and Exeter Construction Training Centre at Sowton are opening for a dedicated public event designed to showcase the industry-standard training facilities as well as ensuring that students and the...
A revenge porn helpline has been launched by the Government to give victims legal advice and information on how to get images taken down.
The helpline was launched yesterday (8 February) by Women and Equalities Minister Nicky Morgan.
The specialist helpline is the latest in a series of measures taken by the government to tackle the growing problem of people sharing intimate images online as a way of seeking revenge or ridiculing individuals.
The helpline, run by South West Grid for Learning Trust, will provide callers with information on legal help available and...
PMI® survey data signalled a strengthening upturn in the South West private sector economy in January, following a weaker phase of expansion during the fourth quarter of 2014.
Output, new business, backlogs and employment all rose at faster rates than seen in December. Meanwhile, inflationary pressures eased sharply, with both input and output prices rising only marginally.
The seasonally adjusted Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking South West Business Activity Index rose solidly in January to 58.0, from 55.0, indicating a strong rise in business activity in the South West...
The success of a police pilot project in Torquay where doormen at licensed premises breathalysed suspected drunks could see the scheme implemented across Devon and Cornwall.
#RU2drunk was piloted in 23 of Torquay’s key nightspots during December to see if it helped reduce alcohol fuelled incidents and it resulted in a 39 per cent drop in violent crime.
Police and Crime Commissioner Tony Hogg, who funded the pilot, has described the results as ‘startling’.
There is support from all sides for #RU2drunk to become business as usual in Torquay and its success makes it...
As the weather continues to be cold, wet and wintery, RGB Building Supplies is urging the local community to ensure that their boiler is fully maintained so that their heating and hot water systems are working to their optimum.
To enable customers to find out more information about the importance of maintaining a boiler, and how the correct boiler can help to cut energy costs, they are holding a free event on Thursday 12th February between 12.30pm and 4.30pm at their Exeter branch.
Experts from Grant UK, one of the country’s leading heating experts, will be on hand to talk...
Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust has received the approval for Government funding to implement a new electronic health record (EHR) which is fit for the future.
As the NHS faces the challenges of increased demand and increasingly complex health needs of the population, the EHR will help improve the way medics work and transform the way they care for patients across Devon.
Work is already underway on the Smartcare programme within the Trust which is set to radically change the way we work.
The Smartcare programme, which includes the introduction of the new...
School children from Newtown Primary School in Exeter will be launching a new poster they have designed to promote travel on the Avocet Line, the branch line which links Exeter and Exmouth.
Courtesy of First Great Western, the children were taken on a familiarisation trip from Polsloe Bridge station to Exmouth by the Devon and Cornwall Rail Partnership and members of the Avocet Line Rail Users Group (ALRUG) last summer.
They drew sketches of everything they saw on the trip and learnt about the history of the railway and how it shaped Exmouth. Back in class, the sketches...
Households in Devon and Cornwall will pay on average an extra £3.31 a year after the Police and Crime Panel approved Police and Crime Commissioner Tony Hogg’s budget and a 1.99 per cent increase in the policing precept for 2015/16.
Speaking directly after the unanimous vote, OPCC Chief Executive Andrew White said: “We are delighted that the strength of the case that we put to the Police and Crime Panel has been accepted and understood by every member of the panel.
“We don’t make this increase lightly. It’s important that whenever you make an increase in council tax that it...
An Exeter charity has just set a new record in its work to prevent good food from being wasted and to support local community organisations across the city.
Devon and Cornwall Food Association, based in South Street, rescued over six tonnes of edible produce in December 2014, bringing the total saved last year to over 26,000 kilos.
Through its work with volunteers, in-date foodstuffs which are destined for landfill or incineration are collected daily and stored temporarily.
They are then re-distributed to dozens of community groups which support some of the most...
At approximately 7:50am on Thursday 5February, emergency services were called to a serious road traffic collision on the A380 Newton Road, in Kingskerswell on the Priory Road junction, involving a black Triumph motorcycle and a Ford Fiesta.
The male motorcyclist was taken to Torbay District Hospital with serious foot and lower leg injuries.
The Exeter bound lane of Newton Road was closed whilst officers carried out a survey of the scene and reopened at around midday.
Police are appealing for any witnesses to contact the Serious Collision Investigation Unit on 101...
