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EX2 Group welcomes apprentice electricians

EX2 Group welcomes new apprentice electricians from Exeter College

Leading South West building services engineering company EX2 Group has welcomed three new apprentices this week, as they begin their professional training in Electrical Installation with Exeter College.

Christian, Alfie, and Harvey were welcomed to the Exeter offices by James Rayner (right), Project Manager. The apprentices will combine on-site experience with classroom learning as they work towards their Level 3 Electrical Installation qualifications. Under the guidance of EX2’s experienced team, they will gain practical skills on projects ranging from decarbonisation and energy...

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ITV’s Ned Boulting returns to Exeter with one-man cycling stage show

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 03/15/2022 - 10:54pm

Ned Boulting, ITV’s lead Tour de France commentator, will be returning to Exeter’s Corn Exchange on Friday 14th October with his one-man stage show to provide a fresh assault on your cycling senses.

The cunningly entitled “Re-Tour de Ned” is an indispensable theatrical road map for anyone aspiring to wear the yellow jersey on the Champs Elysées: a really very rough guide to the tactics (pedal faster) and challenges (not pedalling fast enough) which will need to be deployed to win the biggest bike race in the world.

Ned’s visit to Exeter is the fifth leg of a 29-date tour...

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Most people will continue to act cautiously even without restrictions

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 03/15/2022 - 10:34pm

The vast majority of people will stay at home if they develop symptoms of coronavirus, according to a Devon County Council poll .

Of more than 3,500 responses so far (submitted by midday today, Monday 14 March), around 2,910 say they will do just that, rather than risk spreading it to others.

194 respondees say that they won't, and 402 were unsure what they'll do.

Asked whether they'll carry on wearing face coverings when in crowded indoor spaces, again most people - 2,780 of the responses - say that they will, 452 say that they won't, and 274 were unsure....

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Watch Your Step in Devon to help the RSPB protect ground nesting birds this spring

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Tue, 03/15/2022 - 10:29pm

People have been noticing nature much more during lockdowns, as garden birds and other wildlife have helped lift spirits and connect us to the world outside. A recent survey commissioned by the RSPB showed that 41% of participants reported seeing wildlife near their homes that they had never noticed before between 2020 and 2021.

Almost half of the UK population have said they have tried to attract nature to their gardens but the RSPB is keen to highlight that many of our threatened species don’t use gardens and nest boxes when raising young.

Over half of England’s most...

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People urged to stay away if they have Covid as Devon’s hospitals remain under severe pressure

“Please don’t visit friends and family in our hospitals if you have Covid or other illnesses” – that’s the message from Devon’s NHS, as the number of people in hospital with Covid-19 remains high.

Many of the restrictions brought in to reduce the spread of Covid-19 in the community have come to an end, but people are still required to wear a mask in health settings and are being asked to wash and sanitise their hands.

And anyone with symptoms of Covid-19 or other illnesses that can spread easily, such as flu or norovirus, is urged not to visit patients in hospital....

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Devon Freemasons donate almost £5m to help UK overcome the pandemic

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 03/15/2022 - 9:10am

Devonshire Freemasons together with The United Grand Lodge of England (UGLE) has awarded more than £4.7m through four Covid-19 relief programmes, focusing on community support, food support, domestic abuse, homelessness and mental health.

Covid-related donations from Devonshire Freemasons began in 2020 and since then they have contributed for a total of £4.7m to help those in need. The donations are being used to help communities in various critical areas, including foodbanks, support for unpaid carers, personal protective equipment (PPE), schools, mental health,homelessness,...

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Dedicate a Devon primrose to a social care worker for the Social Care Day of Remembrance and Reflection

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 03/14/2022 - 11:53pm

The COVID-19 pandemic has been difficult for everyone, and particularly those working to protect Devon’s most vulnerable residents.

Now, as the second anniversary of the first lockdown approaches, the Social Care Day of Remembrance and Reflection, this Thursday 17 March, gives us the opportunity to honour the vital work the social care sector has done to keep people safe and well, and to remember the people working in social care who we have sadly lost during pandemic.

People in Devon are encouraged to take part in the day by displaying the county’s flower, the primrose...

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Hinkley Point supply chain service extended

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 03/14/2022 - 11:37pm

The Heart of the South West Local Enterprise Partnership has announced an extension to the Hinkley Point Supply Chain Service, to cover the next 12 months.

The Hinkley Supply Chain Programme is an ambitious programme designed to help SMEs from Devon, Somerset, the West of England and Wales access bespoke support to bid for new nuclear supply chain contracts. The Hinkley Supply Chain Programme is delivered by the Hinkley Supply Chain Team, made up of SWMAS Ltd, Somerset Chamber of Commerce, and Business West. It is funded by the Heart of South West LEP, West of England Combined...

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Exeter City debut big screen

By Ollie Heptinstall, local democracy reporter

A giant new electronic screen at Exeter City Football Club’s ground, St James Park, has finally made its debut.

The club was given permission for the 29 x 17-feet (8.64 x 5.12 metre) LED screen by the city council around the start of the season last August, but delays meant fans had to wait until Saturday to see it in action for the first time.

It is situated behind the St James Road away end, nearest the recently built Stagecoach Adam Stansfield Stand, and will include pre-match videos, team news, the attendance...

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Experienced Tech CFO joins Devon-based fleet green-tech leader, Lightfoot

Lightfoot, the trail-blazing, in-cab, driver fleet coaching technology and rewards platform, has announced the appointment of experienced tech business Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Neil Warman, as the Devon-based green-tech company’s new CFO.

Having previously held positions as CFO at the UK’s largest electronic ticket machine supplier, Ticketer, and at loan management software provider Nostrum Group, Neil’s Software as a Service (SaaS) experience, wedded to his business consulting expertise from his time at Arthur Andersen, is seen as key to realising Lightfoot’s future...

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Exeter Trussell Trust Foodbank receives £4,000 from Devonshire Freemasons

On a recent visit to The Mint Methodist Church in Fore Street, Exeter, Andy Vodden Assistant Head of the Devonshire Freemasons met Mark Richardson the Foodbank Manager to present him with a certificate denoting the £4000 grand made to them from the Devonshire Masonic Benevolent Fund together with the Masonic Charitable Foundation (MCF).

When discussing the work undertaken by the foodbank Mark told Andy that most of their donations of food and cash came from the public and supermarket collections, they serve between 150 and 200 families every week for which they need around two...

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