An audit by national Citizens Advice says that the independent Exeter charity is providing very good advice to its diverse range of clients.
The audit, in November 2015, rated the quality of advice provided by the charity as ‘very good’. In addition, the charity passed an organisational audit in January with flying colours.
Dennis Mardon, Chairman of Citizens Advice Exeter, said: “This is a real endorsement of the work that we do and we are very pleased with the result. It shows that you can be confident of getting good advice from Citizens Advice Exeter. I would like to...
Devon County Council leader John Hart has shelved plans to ask schools to pay for their own lollipop men and women after reviewing representations from families across the county.
The authority had planned to save £250,000 as part of its £26 million budget cuts for 2016/17.
But, since the budget meeting earlier this month, Mr Hart has received considerably more feedback from Devon families and schools than in either of the formal public consultations on the issue last year.
Councillors were set to debate what measures could be put in place to improve road safety...
Agri-tech specialists, a dairy farm and pop up caterers are amongst the firms that have made it to the final of Devon’s new Fast Track to Growth Programme, it was revealed today.
Fifteen companies across the county have been selected to progress on to the programme that will help them develop their plans for growth in 2016. One stands the chance of winning £15,000 worth of financial strategy, PR and marketing supporting for the rest of the year.
Shortlisted are Bluebird Care, Custodian Solutions, eCow Devon, Holiday Toys, OneFlow and Pickle Shack from Exeter, Care Control...
A team from Carling Technologies in Exeter is training hard for their charity cycle ride from Exeter to Paris – all in support of Children’s Hospice South West.
The ride will take place from the 27 – 30 May and the team has set themselves a target of raising £50k for the hospice which cares for children, and their families, who are not expected to live until adulthood.
Naomi Dymond, corporate fundraiser at the Little Bridge House hospice in Devon, was on hand to dole out cups of tea to the riders and said: ‘We are so delighted to have the support of Carling Technologies and...
BBC Radio 1’s Nick Grimshaw today announced that The 1975 and Jake Bugg have joined the line-up for Radio 1’s Big Weekend Exeter 2016.
The 1975 and Jake dropped into The Radio 1 Breakfast Show to make the announcement, which follows on from their performance last night at Radio 1 Presents, where the pair exclusively took to the stage alongside Lady Leshurr at London’s O2 Forum, Kentish Town.
The 1975 say: “We're really excited to be playing in Exeter for Radio 1's Big Weekend. We loved playing Derry~Londonderry and Glasgow and are really pleased to be heading back for a...
South West MEP Clare Moody has met pioneering University of Exeter experts who are helping to boost economic growth and create jobs in the region.
Funding from the European Union, through the European Regional Development Fund, has helped establish two Business Technology Centres at the University of Exeter, which have supported more than 380 businesses, providing research support, advice and access to facilities and leading academics.
Ms Moody heard how CALM (Centre for Additive Layer Manufacturing) and CALMARE (Centre for Alternative Materials and Remanufacturing), both...
Government funding for early help services in the South West is expected to be cut by 70 per cent, from £416m to £126m, between 2010 and 2020, leaving children and families without the early support that often stops their problems spiralling out of control.
The ‘Losing in the long run’ report published today by the charities Action for Children, National Children’s Bureau and The Children’s Society questions the sustainability of further cuts and examines the amount of money central government is giving to local authorities for early intervention services.
Large numbers of drivers and passengers are still taking dangerous risks when it comes to drugs, according to a new survey.
Brake, the road safety charity, and Direct Line have revealed a shocking one in 14 drivers (7%) admit they drive at least once a month after having taken drugs.
The release of these figures comes a year after the introduction of new drug-drive laws designed to make it easier for police to catch criminal drivers. In the 12 months since the law change, there has been a six-fold increase in the number of convictions for drug-driving nationally, but some...
Rule breaking anti-comedian, Ed Aczel is bringing his national tour to The Bike Shed Theatre on 20th March.
The award winning comic (and former office worker), hailed as “Britain’s greatest living anti-comedian” Guardian is more or less delighted to announce his return to the road for what will be his second nationwide stand-up tour.
His new show The Random Flapping of a Butterfly’s Wings sees Ed tackle the pithy task of nailing down the nature of existence.
Ed is best known in comedy circles for really not following the rules of stand-up comedy, and it is in his...
