Exeter College has won the prestigious City & Guilds ‘UK Centre of the Year’ award – celebrating the outstanding opportunities delivered by the college to technical and vocational learners.
The City & Guild’s Lion Awards are one of most prestigious in the skills education calendar and is a culmination of the Medals for Excellence awards programme, which dates back more than 100 years.
Judges of the awards - known as the ‘Oscars of skills education’ awards - praised the College for ‘ensuring excellent care, guidance and support for their learners’.
Police were called at 4.57pm on Sunday the 9th of October following reports of a fire at and address in Turnworth Court, Coombe Street, Exeter.
Devon Fire and Rescue were in attendance.
The body of a 47-year-old man was discovered within the address. The man’s next of kin has been informed but formal identification has yet to have taken place.
Fire Investigation team and the police remain at the address – police are currently treating the death as unexplained and are appealing for witnesses.
If you have any information that can help police with their...
High levels of investment and the impact of a hot summer combined with changes to consumer spending in the wake of Brexit have led to members of the Devon Hotels and Restaurants Association reporting an almost unprecedented demand for new staff.
Hotel and restaurant managers are attempting to recruit for a variety of openings with roles for front of house, reception, housekeeping and chefs available.
Craig Findleton, Chair of the Association said: “Members of the Association have been investing heavily in their hotels and restaurants over the past two years resulting in...
The Exeter Dental Centre has been announced as finalists in two national award events; The Dentistry Awards and Private Dentistry Awards.
Following a year of huge expansion, growing from four to seven surgeries, the pracrice is very proud to have been recognised within the industry.
The award catergories are; Best Practice (South) at The Dentistry Awards, and Best Practice (South) and Most Improved Practice at the Private Dentistry Awards.
Co-owners Mike and Lara Hesketh bought the practice in 2012 and since then have worked hard to develop a leading dental centre...
Tomorrow (Tuesday 11 October) is World Obesity Day, and today the British Dietetic Association pushes for junk free checkouts as new figures from the World Obesity Federation indicate that 3.28 million school aged children in the UK will be overweight or obese by 2025. On current trends, obesity-related diseases will increasingly affect school-children, including 43,000 with type 2 Diabetes and 296,000 with hypertension by 2025.
The British Dietetic Association (BDA), founded in 1936, is the professional association and trade union for dietitians (the only legally regulated...
International law firm Trowers & Hamlins has expanded its litigation team with the hire of Senior Associate Kathryn Insall in the firm's Exeter office.
Kathryn joins from Clyde & Co and brings 9 years of experience in trial, arbitration and mediation, particularly across the aviation and aerospace sectors.
Kathryn has represented aviation insurers, airlines and manufacturers worldwide and has been heavily involved in high profile aviation disaster work. She also has vast experience in defending passenger and cargo claims on behalf of airlines and their insurers...
Beacon Life 2 - a snapshot of life in Beacon Heath's community centre
Boxes of baby clothes are piled high on the right hand side of my desk at The Beacon Community Centre and on my left there are two boxes of bread.
My desk, with its squeaky chair, sits in the middle of this chaos and I love it; this is a community centre in action!
Richard, our centre manager, apologised for the cramped working space but I told him that these boxes are the reason I’m here – to give a helping hand to local people. Who needs trendy, clutter free offices with sterile designer chairs...
Team Oxjam Exeter raised a magnificent £4,372.87 for Oxfam on Saturday 1st October, when 34 bands and artists played live across 3 stages at Timepiece Bar, Courtyard and Old Timers Bar in Exeter.
Exeter is just one of many town and cities all over the UK taking part in Oxjam music festivals this October.
Exents began at 2pm on the Saturday and continued rocking until 11pm; showcasing amazing talents from outstanding, local musicians including: Lionstar,
Chay Snowdon, Beaconfire, Boundless Brothers and Sadie Horler.
A free online basic skills session is being held in Exeter on 21 October 2016 to help blind and partially sighted people get online and take their first steps in using technology.
Sight loss charity RNIB (Royal National Institute of Blind People) has been holding workshops across the UK to support people living with sensory loss in getting online as part of its ambitious Online Today project.
Partner organisation Action for Blind People will be holding the workshop at Devon in Sight, Station House, Holman Way, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 OEN. The session will take place on Friday...
