Social enterprises and organisations pursuing a public service mission are being invited to put forward their plan for the future running of Devon’s youth services.
Devon County Council approved proposals to divest the service to an independent organisation, such as an employee-led public service mutual or other social enterprise in October last year, and is now welcoming bids from those who want to deliver the service on their behalf from 1 February 2017.
Cllr Barry Parsons, Devon County Council’s Cabinet Member with responsibility for the youth service says the move is...
Your essential guide to What’s On in and around Exeter this weekend (24-26 June).
THEATRE
Spamalot Friday & Saturday, Exeter Northcott Theatre Stage by Stage returns with another high-energy, high comedy explosion! This spectacular staging of the award-winning Broadway and West End show features all the classic characters, including The Knights who Say Ni and the ferocious Frenchmen with a taste for elderberries. If you like dancing nuns, singing cows and all the silliness of Monty Python then this show will be your ‘Holy Grail’! Always look on the bright side of life...
Voters in Devon have backed the rest of the country in voting to leave the EU.
A majority of 55 to 45 % of those in the county backed the Brexit.
Voters in East Devon, Mid Devon, North Devon, Plymouth, Teignbridge, Torbay, Torridge and West Devon voted to leave.
In Exeter, 55% voted to remain, by 35,270 votes to 28,533, and the turnout was 74% and in the South Hams Remain won with 29,308 votes to 26,142.
Nationally Leave won by 52% to 48%. UKIP leader Nigel Farage hailed it as the UK's "independence day" but the Remain camp called it a "catastrophe"....
A firm offering businesses support with HR has been launched by local business woman, Jacqui Cousins. Belvedere HR was established in April and has already signed up its first new clients, Exeter International Airport, Conker Spirit Limited and Garland Support and Training.
The firm has been set up to help businesses that do not have an in-house human resources function to manage HR effectively in line with current employment legislation and best practice. Businesses services include advice on annual leave, parental leave and flexible working requests, as well as management of...
People with physical and mental disabilities still face significant barriers in the workplace, a new Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) survey of senior British SME decision-makers suggests.
Nearly half (45%) of SME senior decision makers surveyed by YouGov for RICS said disabled people would find it ‘difficult’ in their workplace and 16% felt disabled people were not generally supported in their workplace. 70% of the RICS membership in the UK is made up of SME’s.
A lack of appropriate access was viewed as the primary barrier to increasing diversity (29%) among...
Police investigating an assault on a man at a taxi rank in Newton Abbot and are appealing for information.
Three men approached the victim on Queen Street, near Lloyds Bank, on Wednesday 4 May 2016 at around 6.30pm.
The 41-year-old local man was punched to the ground and the men continued to attack him.
The suspects stole a pair of sunglasses and some clothing from the victim that he had just purchased, and then ran off in the direction of Lloyds Bank.
The victim suffered chest and facial injuries as a result and he received treatment at Torbay Hospital....
National Badger Week is organised by the Badger Trust and will take place from June 25th-2nd July.
As well as a celebration of the Badger it will also focus on a number of issues that affect badgers in their daily lives.
The Badger is an iconic species that has been in our landscape for many years and although rarely seen this mysterious creature remains one of the most popular mammals in the UK today. National Badger Week will see numerous events across the country aimed at drawing attention to the badger, its ecology and behaviour, and how we must do more to protect the...
A team of 7 women from Bradley Estate Agents in Exmouth have signed up for this year’s Twilight Walk on the 9th July.
The 5 or 10 mile sponsored walk round Exmouth is being held to raise much needed funds for local charity Hospiscare.
Many of the women walking are taking part for personal reasons, and Lisa Findel-Hawkins from Bradleys Estate Agents is one of them.
Lisa explains ”My work colleagues and I wanted to do something to raise money for the Exeter Hospice following my sister in law's sudden illness. Hospiscare were not only a help to her, but also to her...
Fraudsters who preyed on vulnerable people across the UK and Channel Islands, by stealing money from their bank accounts, have been jailed.
Six offenders, aged between 21 and 45, have been jailed for a total of more than 20 years at Bristol Crown Court for their crime, which involved duping more than £1.3m from vulnerable and elderly victims, including many living in the south west of England. A seventh person has been given a nine month custodial sentence (suspended for two years).
More than 40 victims were conned out of a total of £1.3m by the well-organised gang, who...
