Applications are now open for a new course giving people the chance to become a key part of a hospital operating team.
The RD&E and other NHS partners in Devon and Cornwall have teamed up with Birmingham City University to launch a two-year Operating Department Practitioner (ODP) course.
ODPs are a crucial part of the operating department team, working with surgeons, anaesthetists and nurses to ensure that surgery is as safe and effective as possible, providing a high standard of care to patients throughout each stage of their operation.
Updated plans for a footbridge to replace Alma Bridge in Sidmouth will be presented to local town councillors on Monday (6 November).
Devon County Council had put forward proposals for a structure over the River Sid which included short flights of steps at either end of the bridge. This gained the support of Sidmouth Town Council earlier this year. The County Council has been assessing the suitability of an alternative diversion route for those who would not be able to use the bridge, while also continuing to look at options to enable access to the bridge by parents with prams and...
On 1st November 2017, Awcock Ward Partnership (AWP) are celebrating their 5th anniversary as a successful local business. They’ve grown from 7 members of staff in 2012 to 28 in 2017 including 8 apprentices. With 3 awards under their belts, they are both locally and regionally recognised for the work they do and the way they care for their staff. In 2016 they won the Exeter Living ‘Professional Services’ Award and in 2017 they won the Express and Echo Business ‘Small Business of the Year’ award and the National Apprenticeship, South West Regional ‘Newcomer SME of the Year’ award. Their next...
Your essential guide to What’s On in around Exeter this weekend (3-5 November)
THEATRE
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Friday & Saturday, Barnfield Theatre, Exeter Hot Rock Productions presents ‘Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street’. Stephen Sondheim’s masterpiece, and the definitive ‘Grusical’, don’t miss out on the ultimate theatrical horror experience. www.barnfieldtheatre.org.uk
Medea Friday & Saturday, Beer Quarry Caves Four of Swords perform Medea in the spectacular Beer Quarry Caves. Freely adapted from the Greek masterpiece...
Members of the Polish ‘307’ nightfighter squadron which defended Exeter during the Second World War will be honoured with a plaque in Exeter Cathedral this month, as the city marks the 75th anniversary of the Exeter Blitz. The events on 15th November are part of ‘307 Squadron Day’, recalling the same date in 1942 when the squadron presented the city of Exeter with the Polish flag as a sign of international cooperation. This year’s events will be attended by His Excellency Arkady Rzegocki, Polish Ambassador to Great Britain. Ambassador Rzegocki will unveil a plaque in the Cathedral’s St...
Remember, remember… organised displays are the safest place to enjoy a firework display
Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service have been working alongside the National Fire Chiefs Council and a North Devon family to highlight the potential dangers of having a firework display at home. The Fire Service encourage everyone to attend an organised firework display as they are safer and they have safe and well organised displays . Maisie’s story
On Bonfire night, November 5, 2016, four year old Maisie Roe was badly burned by an ordinary garden firework. Stephanie, her...
