Exeter

61% of staff admit to stealing from office

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Sun, 08/02/2015 - 5:53am

Sixty-one per cent of workers have stolen items from their office ranging from toilet rolls to mugs, according to new research.

Staff who sneaked something out from work were more likely to have taken pens than any other item (80 per cent), followed by post-it notes (40 per cent), notepads (32 per cent) and highlighters (25 per cent).

One in ten admitted to stealing toilet rolls from the office toilets to take home.

Staff also confessed to unscrewing light bulbs (3 per cent) and taking tea bags home (6 per cent), according to the survey of more than 2,000 office...

Great West Run brings together charities, businesses and runners

On Sunday 18th October, hundreds of runners and spectators will flood to Exeter city centre to support the 31st annual Great West Run.

With local businesses and residents coming together to support those taking on the challenge, many local charities are benefiting from participants raising money for good causes. YMCA Exeter is one of those charities.

With a team already signed up to run, the charity – which provides supported housing for homeless young people across Exeter – is hoping that the participants will raise vital funds for their St. Davids Hill hostel.

“We...

Have your say on Exeter ward boundaries

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Sat, 08/01/2015 - 12:23pm

Time is running out for local people to tell the independent Local Government Boundary Commission for England what they think of proposals for new council ward boundaries across Exeter.

The public consultation closes on 10 August 2015.

The Commission’s draft recommendations propose that Exeter City Council should have 39 councillors in the future: one fewer than the current arrangements. The proposals mean those councillors would represent thirteen three-member wards across the city.

Max Caller, Chair of the Commission, said: “We are keen to hear local views about...

Award for Exeter Intensive Care Unit nurse

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Sat, 08/01/2015 - 12:05pm

Melissa Phillips, a nurse on the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, has won the award for Returnee to Practice of the Year in Devon and Cornwall at the Health Education South West Awards (HESW).

The inaugural awards, hosted by HESW at a ceremony in Taunton, celebrated the huge contribution made by nurses, midwives and health visitors who have completed their journey back to practice after time away from the NHS.

Melissa recently returned to nursing after spending seven years away from the profession.

Melissa said: “I had been working...

Stage one of Ottery pub overhaul revealed

Authored by Sue Cade
Posted: Sat, 08/01/2015 - 10:18am

Customers and supporters of the Volunteer Inn in Ottery St Mary raised a cheer as the ribbon was cut by pub regular and family friend, Mel Snow on the completion of the first leg of refurbishment.

The new look for the popular pub in Broad Street includes a contemporary dining area, outdoor deck and, the piece de resistance, brand new, luxury toilets.

Landlady Jacqui Down explained: “It’s not often that new toilets are noteworthy, but having had outdoor facilities since the pub first came into existence as a dwelling, hostelry and recruitment centre for the Napoleonic Wars...

DPD announces recruitment drive in Exeter

The UK's favourite parcel delivery company DPD has announced a major recruitment drive in Exeter, as part of the firm's nationwide expansion.

DPD has confirmed that it is on the look-out for 27 new drivers to join its rapidly expanding owner-driver franchise programme at its Exeter depot, which gives recruits the opportunity to be their own boss and become part of the fastest growing major parcel delivery company in the UK.

The recruitment drive is part of the company's ongoing expansion that has created over 4,000 new jobs across the UK in the last five years, as a result...

What’s on at RAMM during August

This month visitors to Exeter’s Royal Albert Memorial Museum can see the city’s new currency before its launch in September, enjoy a wide selection of family activities; choose from a range of tours and see five exhibitions.

EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES

Life and Death in Ancient Egypt: Tour Saturday 1 August, 11.30am to 3pm, £2.50, drop in Join one of our 30-minute time ticketed tours of our Egyptian Collection. Learn about the background to the collection and visit the Tomb of Shep en-Mut. Tours leave every 30 minutes from the ground floor geology corridor. Each tour is limited...

Exeter scientists secure prestigious award

Two world-leading scientists from the University of Exeter have been honoured with a prestigious national science award.

Professor David Stephenson, from the College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences, and Professor Michael Cant, from the College of Life and Environmental Sciences, have been bestowed with a Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award.

They are two of just 19 scientists nationwide to be awarded the honour, in recognition of their outstanding research in the areas of Stochastic modelling for improving understanding of storm risk and Social...

Manson’s Guitar Show

Event Date: 
03/10/2015 - 10:00am
Venue: 
Exeter Corn Exchange, Market Street, Exeter

The Manson’s Guitar Show (MGS), is back….. with a TWANG, at the Corn Exchange Exeter on Saturday 3 October 2015.

The event, sponsored by Rocks Organic brings to the South West the industry’s leading brands, including Marshall, Fender, Ibanez, Orange, Vox, Laney, Mark Bass, Yamaha, Cort, Aguilar, Taylor, Faith and a selection of the UK’s prominent independent companies to showcase a magnificent array of all things guitar. All exhibition stands sold out in record time, and tickets to the event are expected to follow suit. So book now to enjoy a day that promises to be a guitarists...

Crowdcube set to innovate in the IPO market with £6m investment

Crowdcube, the pioneering investment crowdfunding platform, today announced that it has raised £6m of investment to further accelerate its growth. The investment is led by Numis, a leading UK stockbroker and corporate advisor.

Tim Draper and London-based Draper Esprit have also joined this new funding round alongside existing backers Balderton Capital, one of Europe’s largest venture firms.

The investment will enable Crowdcube to accelerate growth, continue the expansion of its team, ramp up new product development including the creation of a new solution for companies...

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