MORE than 175 apprenticeships are waiting to be snapped up by youngsters looking to start work after their exams this summer, it has been revealed.
School-leavers in Devon and Cornwall are being urged to avoid the post-exam rush and think now about securing an apprenticeship in their chosen career, and not wait until September.
Mark Boulting, managing director of Plymouth-based Skills Group, said: “Learners are in the driving seat right now. We have around 175 vacancies, it is the most we ever have had.”
With so many vacancies, employers are looking to provide more...
Exeter’s Royal Albert Memorial Museum (RAMM) is calling for entries for the 2014 Local Art Show competition.
Run jointly by RAMM and the Express and Echo, all art groups and societies from Exeter and the surrounding area can compete for the chance to exhibit the work of their members in the museum from 7 to 21 August. #
All groups wishing to enter must download entry forms from the museum website: www.exeter.gov.uk/RAMM and submit them before Tuesday 10 June.
Rosie Denham, Exeter’s Lead Councillor for Economy and Culture, explains: “This competition allows us to...
An award winning South West law firm has seen its income grow by 12%.
Stephens Scown LLP, which is based in Exeter, has increased its income to £13.5 million – a growth of 12% – in the year ended 30 April 2014. This growth doubles the rise of 6% seen in the previous financial year and will enable the firm to pay out, on average, a firm-wide bonus in excess of 3% to all eligible employees.
Since 2011, the firm’s turnover has grown by 29%, representing strong organic, self-funded growth in Devon and Cornwall.
The firm has made several strategic hires in the last year...
The University of Exeter is in the top ten of 123 UK universities for 2015 in the influential Complete University Guide, published yesterday (Monday 12 May). Exeter reinforced its position at 10th and increased its scores in the majority of measures. These included gains to the important categories of employability, student staff ratios and good degree achievement. In the separate subject listings, Exeter appears in the top ten of 22 out of 36 subjects including Archaeology, Computer Science and Medical Technology. In addition, all of The Business School’s core subject groups – Accounting...
Exeter Chiefs captain Dean Mumm believes the emergence of so many of the club's highly-rated youngsters this term means the Devon club have plenty to be cheerful about moving forward into next season.
The Devon club wrapped up their fourth Aviva Premiership campaign on Saturday with a 23-13 victory at Newcastle Falcons thanks in the main to tries from Luke Cowan-Dickie, Ben White and Fetu'u Vainikolo.
Young fly-half Henry Slade weighed in with the remainder of the visiting points to ensure the Chiefs claimed not only a league double over the Northerners, but also eighth...
Tickets are now on general sale for the upcoming musical The Day We Played Brazil.
Directed by playwright Nick Stimpson, Exeter Northcott Theatre’s Polly Agg-Manning and the Bike Shed Theatre’s David Lockwood, the musical will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the football match between Exeter City and the Brazil national team – the first-ever game played by Brazil.
As the 2014 World Cup comes to a close and Europe prepares to mark the centenary of the start of WW1 celebrate Exeter’s special place in history at the Exeter Northcott Theatre from Wed 16 – Sun 26 July, with a...
Carsharedevon.com is nearing 11,000 members following the latest drive to get more motorists to join the scheme.
More than 450 people signed up to the UK’s most successful car sharing scheme between January and March this year, bringing the scheme membership to just over 10,900.
Among them was Lauren Perkins from Paignton, who is the lucky winner of the latest Carsharedevon.com ‘Win a Tank of Fuel’ campaign.
Lauren lives in Preston, Paignton, and car shares with Iain, who lives in Brixham. Because Lauren’s car is the most economical for fuel, Iain leaves his car on...
A leading local commercial property lawyer has urged developers to act quickly to make the most of a government financing scheme for house builders, which opens on 14 May.
The £525 million Builders Finance Fund is designed to help restart and speed up housing developments that have slowed down or stalled due to lack of finance and the government hopes it will allow 15,000 “shovel ready” homes to be built across England.
Michael Beadel, a partner and Chairman of Stephens Scown LLP is a specialist in commercial property. He said: “The Builders Finance Fund could provide much...
A widow who lost her husband to an agressive asbestos-related cancer has asked for former workers at the Cowley Bridge Road Depot to come forward and share their memories.
Diane Allen, aged 59, widow of the late Bernard Allen (formerly Stone) is seeking help from former workers at Kneels Laundry Services, at Cowley Bridge Road Depot to come forward.
Bernard died at the age of 72 from an asbestos related disease; mesothelioma in February 2014. Bernard had been fighting this aggressive cancer since October 2012. This type of cancer is linked with past exposure to asbestos...
