With the recent collapse of Jessops, Comet, HMV and Blockbuster, employees are finding themselves in a situation where they are having to assess their rights and entitlement.
Employee Rights
There is a difference between an employer being in liquidation and administration. If your employer is in liquidation, there is no continuing business and you will have no job. Where your employer is in administration, an administrator will be appointed and will be brought in to see if the business can be kept alive and whether a buyer can take over the whole of the business.
Cold weather across the West Country is likely to drive more birds into gardens in their search for food. It could mean bumper numbers of garden birds seen in the RSPB’s annual Big Garden Birdwatch this weekend.
Devon & Somerset Fire and Rescue Service helped to free a man from his car following a road traffic collision near Countess Wear in the early hours of this morning.
Fire crews responded to a call at 2.14am, sending one fire appliance from Topsham, one fire appliance from Middlemoor and the Heavy Rescue Vehicle from Middlemoor to the scene.
One male was released from the vehicle by Fire Service personnel using small tools and a spine board. The casualty was then taken to hospital by ambulance.
The rearranged date for Exeter City’s trip to Bristol Rovers has been announced as Wednesday 6th March (7.45pm).
City’s trip to the Memorial Stadium was originally due to take place last weekend, but heavy snowfall in the Bristol area meant the game had to be called off on grounds of safety.
Now the West Country derby between the Grecians and the Pirates will take place under the floodlights at the Mem on a Wednesday evening.
Ticketing details for the rearranged fixture will be confirmed shortly.
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Stuck for something to do this weekend? Here's a selection of events happening in and around Exeter, 25-27 January.
Theatre
Kinky and Quirky: Burlesque & Boogie
Today, 8pm, Exeter Corn Exchange
Funny, frivolous, frightful, fantastic, fabulous, fish fingers and other F words abound at Kinky & Quirky’s infamous January Comedy Burlesque and Boogie. 8pm, tickets £12.50, 01392 665938. www.exeter.gov.uk/cornexchange
Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue have reported that it received several calls from the public regarding a building fire in a garage in the St Thomas area of Exeter.
A Fire Service spokesperson said: "Two pumps from Middlemoor and Danes Castle were mobilised to attend the incident, and a third appliance was also required due to the increased calls from the public.
"Four breathing apparatus, two hose reel jets and a covering jet were used to control the fire. An ambulance was requested to assist one minor casualty at the incident suffering from smoke inhalation. A...
Devon's network of Work Hubs is continuing to grow with three Hubs fully operational, one more lined up to open next month and an 'associate' Hub in Exeter now part of the group.
The Work Hub scheme evolved in early 2011 when talk began of setting up facilities to help people who worked from home, were self employed or starting up a new business.
It is estimated that around 85,000 people (20% of the working age population) in Devon are home-based, making the Work Hub concept a natural path to follow.
In late 2011, Devon County Council with part funding from the...
Wildlife and photography enthusiasts are in for a treat; on Saturday 2nd February the Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition opens in Exeter’s Royal Albert Memorial Museum (RAMM).
The world’s most prestigious annual wildlife photography competition, Wildlife Photographer of the Year harnesses the power of photography to promote the discovery, understanding, and responsible enjoyment of the natural world. The winning photographs, from amateur and professional photographers alike, spotlight rarely seen wonders of the natural world inspiring wonder and...
With Indian food still regularly appearing in the top ten of the nation’s all time favourite dishes, what better way of impressing your friends and family than by serving up an authentic curry you have made yourself.
Jamil Miah, the owner of Denley’s Essence of India in Topsham - which was named the best Indian restaurant in Devon at the 2011and 2013 British Curry Awards - is opening a curry school, where people of all culinary abilities can learn to make a curry from scratch.
“People are very curious how curries are made and a lot of them want to make them properly, not...
