To celebrate the 10th National Apprentices Week (March 6 – 10), home builder Barratt has announced a unique community project at its development in Cullompton.
The new scout hut at Saxon Fields will be built entirely by apprentices covering a range of skills including bricklayers, site management and carpentry. It will be the new home for Cullompton Scout Group and leaders James Buczkowski and Sarah Wyatt said it will transform the organisation which has 60 members in three age groups.
The new centre will also give the group the opportunity to open a second Cub pack and...
Devon County Council is set to record a balanced budget for the 26th year in succession.
County Treasurer Mary Davis said the budget was projected to be in surplus when the financial year ended in four weeks time.
But she warned: “Caution should be taken when looking at this position as there is still time for storm events and winter emergencies to occur.”
Mrs Davis told the Cabinet today that there was likely to be an overspend in adult social care as a result of increased costs in residential and nursing homes and a rise in demand. The number of packages of care...
An additional £4.6 million has been added to Devon County Council’s budget for transport improvements for the coming financial year.
This was approved by the County Council’s Cabinet today (Wednesday 8 March) to add to a £24.5 million package of schemes for its Transport Capital programme for 2017/18. The additional funding includes £4 million from the National Productivity Fund grant. £2 million of these funds will be used to enable the first phase delivery of the Tiverton Eastern Urban Extension A361 junction, which will unlock over 1,000 dwellings. £1 million will also see work...
Feast of Fiddles was formed in 1994 as a one-off concert ensemble as Hugh Crabtree thought it would be a good idea and Mike Sanderson of Nettlebed Folk Club thought so too!
Fast forward and in 2017 their sixth studio album entitled Sleight of Elbow will be released. The new album Sleight of Elbow is something of a departure for the band as it features a lot of original compositions from within the band and only a single traditional tune.
Feast of Fiddles embarks on its 24th annual spring tour in 2017 to coincide with the release of their new album.
The stage is set for children and adults alike to be given a fascinating insight into the brain and epilepsy, thanks to a brand new interactive theatre show.
The typically contrasting spheres of drama and science will come together for an exhilarating, hands-on performance at Exeter’s Northcott Theatre on Thursday, March 9th.
The show, entitled “Beyond My Control”, is the brainchild of the Northcott’s Artistic Director Paul Jepson and mathematicians Professor John Terry and Dr Wessel Woldman from the Living Systems Institute of the University of Exeter.
Leading local advice charity, Citizens Advice Exeter, has released the results from its fourth economic well-being survey which ran in January.
Citizens Advice Exeter Chief Executive Steve Barriball said: “A key finding is that just over half of those who responded to the survey, some 51%, said that they were worried about their financial position. However, this is down from 56% a year ago. Also, income levels seem to have stabilised, with 59% of those responding saying their income levels remained the same.
"This is up significantly from January last year when 34% of...
Staff at the RD&E have given the Trust a glowing report in the 2016 NHS staff survey released yesterday (7 March 2017).
Staff highly recommend the Trust as a place to work and to receive treatment placing it in the top 20% of Acute Trusts nationally.
In addition, the survey findings place the RD&E in the top 20% of hospitals nationally for half of the key findings, including staff involvement in improvements at work, effective team working and placing the care of patients as the organisation's top priority.
The RD&E’s overall ‘staff engagement’ indicator...
An ambitious 18-year-old from Cullompton, is celebrating ahead of National Apprenticeship Week (6-10 March 2017), after securing a coveted place on an in-demand apprenticeship programme with national optician Vision Express. Chloe Nagle has taken up a full-time post at the Exeter Vision Express store on the 13-month employee-embedded scheme, which has received over 5,500 applicants since it began in February 2014.
Chosen from an average of 46 applicants for each available post, Chloe will be working towards a Level 2, Intermediate Apprenticeship in Health (Optical Retail), which is...
Ofsted has praised the “highly personalised care” at a specialist children’s home for Deaf young people at Exeter Deaf Academy.
Exeter Deaf Academy, based on Topsham Road are celebrating the announcement that ‘Progress House’ has been graded ‘Good’ following a recent Ofsted inspection.
Following a thorough two-day inspection of Progress House, the Ofsted report praises how: “Young people benefit from a wide range of positive experiences that support their personal growth and emotional well-being”.
Inspectors judged that the care staff provide “a child friendly and...
South West Water has been named as the main supporter of the Moor Otters public arts initiative created by Dartmoor National Park.
The campaign aims to raise £100,000 to support projects to conserve and enhance Dartmoor’s wildlife, landscape and improve accessibility for everyone to the Moor. From 1st June 2017, 100 life-size otter sculptures will be displayed along a trail in accessible public areas around Dartmoor and the neighbouring gateway towns.
Alan Hyde, South West Water’s Head of Community Relations, said: “We’re delighted to support this important conservation...
