The Exeter Royal Academy for Deaf Education has responded to the news that one of its catering suppliers, Sodexo, has found traces of horse meat in one of its frozen beef products, by saying: "Of the 80 products recalled as a precaution by Sodexo, the Deaf Academy only uses four, and we have immediately removed them from our kitchens.
"The Academy is committed to the highest standards of health and safety for our students and we were awarded the best possible food hygiene rating by Exeter City Council last year. The majority of our food is cooked on site, from scratch, using fresh...
Gregory Distribution (Holdings) Ltd, the parent company of Gregory Distribution Ltd, has purchased Philson Haulage Ltd from its owners, Phil and Sonia Dickinson for an undisclosed sum.
Philson Haulage is a southern-based transport and distribution business with a turnover of around £7 million and employs 56 people at its base in Chichester. It was founded in 1995 by Phil and Sonia and has successfully developed a strong reputation for service and reliability within the fresh produce distribution sector during the past 17 years.
The team behind The Exeter Daily are poised to launch their first franchise. After just five months of trading in Exeter, The Daily UK, is to expand into Plymouth next month. Meanwhile, talks are at an advanced stage in a number of other areas across the UK.
The Daily model was created by Marc Astley, who stood down as editor of the Express & Echo in Exeter shortly after it turned from a daily to weekly. And he said his user-generated model had captured the imaginations of a new generation of news consumer.
Mr Astley added: “Everything we are doing now is six to 12...
Devon songstress Joss Stone has told how soldiers ushered fans out of a gig as she was playing in China.
Joss, who's mother owns a club in Exeter, told Jonathan Ross how the bizarre incident happened when she was performing at a festival in Beijing. She said she was the last act on stage but before her set ended the military began to clear the venue.
Joss explained: "It was a bit mad actually... I think they decided it was time everyone should leave and there must have been about 200 of them, maybe more lining all of the audience… and they were slowly pushing all of the...
Police are appealing for information following a burglary at a house in Cullompton, which took place between 6.15pm and 10.15pm on Saturday, 16 February 2013.
The property was entered and numerous items stolen, including a pair of drop earrings worth £900, a Sharp video camcorder, valued at £200, a red Samsung digital camera, worth £200 and an HP Photosmart Series 420 camera, valued at £179.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Police on 101 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111, quoting refrence KU/13/139.
A Copplestone woman has died following a road traffic collision on the A377 that occurred last November.
78-year-old Patricia Anne Daniels was the driver of a red Nissan Almera, which was in collision with a silver Volvo C70 on the A377 just before 5pm on Tuesday 27 November 2012 at Barnstaple Cross between Crediton and Copplestone.
Mrs Daniels was taken to hospital following the incident but died on 19 February 2013.
The cause of the collision is still being investigated and officers are particularly keen to speak to the driver of a Peugeot 306, which was being...
Elections will take place on Thursday 2 May for nine seats in the Devon County Council divisions in Exeter and residents are being encouraged to ensure that they will be able to vote by being on the electoral register. Jeff Chalk, Electoral Services Manager said: “You must be on the electoral register to have your say on who sits on the council. If you have recently moved to the area, or moved house it is important to make sure that you register at your new address otherwise you won’t be able to vote. “It only takes a few minutes to complete a registration form but you must make sure we...
A major contract to manage and run integrated health and social care community services for children has been given the green light.
The NHS Devon Board and Devon County Council cabinet have confirmed that Virgin Care will manage and run integrated health and social care community services for children in Devon.
This follows an extensive open procurement process and due diligence exercise to ensure the safe transfer of these services to Virgin Care from 1 April 2013.
Services for children with physical, sensory and learning disabilities; public health nursing...
A secure children’s home in Exeter has been praised by Ofsted for making good continued progress since its last Ofsted inspection.
The Atkinson Unit provides accommodation for up to ten young people and was inspected earlier in the summer of 2012 and again at the end of the year.
In their earlier report the inspectors said that the unit exceeded minimum requirements and were rated ‘good’ for their quality of care, safeguarding, leadership and management, and for the outcomes of the young people. During their most recent inspection, Ofsted were impressed with the progress...
With cold weather predicted over the next few days, Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service remind you to make sure your chimneys are safe and secure as possible, especially when lighting up fires that haven't been used for a while.
This advice comes after seven chimney fires took place yesterday.
Open fires and wood burning stoves are growing in popularity as they not only warm up a home, but create a unique and relaxing ambience within any room. This is all the more reason to ensure they are safe and clean.
Chimneys need to be dirt free to allow the free...
