Visitor registration is now open at www.childcareshow.co.uk for this new event. It will be a unique forum for educators and child carers in the southwest to discover more about the hot topics and issues in early years education and childcare.
The South West Childcare & Education Show is an essential two-day free exhibition for teachers, head teachers, senior leaders, child minders, nursery owners/managers, childcare workers and parents, in fact anyone involved in early years education and childcare. It will be the perfect forum to meet experts and peers from the region, with an...
In line with the national trend, the number of people claiming Job Seekers Allowance (JSA) in Devon fell in September and is now the lowest level on record in the County. It now stands at 4,233 claimants, or 0.9% of the working age population.
Over the past year the number of people aged 24 and under claiming JSA has also decreased from 1,810 to 980, which is 23.2% of the total claimants in Devon, although this figure is up slightly from 955 in August.
At 0.9% of the working age population, the Devon claimant rate is significantly below the national average of 2.3%....
A 12 foot community yarn-bomb has exploded in the orchard at Killerton National Trust estate near Exeter.
The culprits are an army of 50 knitters and pom-pom bombers from across Devon and as far flung as Oregon in the United States.
Their combined efforts have burst Killerton’s retired apple tree back to life by entirely covering it in 400 individually knitted leaves, 50 apple-pompoms and hand-knitted woolly wildlife including game birds, squirrels, hedgehogs, frogs and a swarm of Killerton bees.
The yarn-bomb will be on proud display throughout the Killerton Cider...
There are only a few spaces left for a free support event for people with Type 2 diabetes in Exeter on October 22 from 9.30am – 4.30pm. The ‘Living with Diabetes Day’ is a one-day event run by Diabetes UK and will take place at Exeter racecourse.
This event is designed for people who have been diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes in the last few years or those needing the basic information on how to manage the condition. The full programme includes sessions on what Type 2 diabetes is, how it affects the body and the healthcare services available in the area.
A Devon solicitor’s firm has been named as one of the best for work/life balance in the country, according to an influential student guide to the law. Stephens Scown LLP has also picked up the most awards of any firm in the region in the latest Lex 100 results, which allow trainee solicitors to give candid comments about their firms.
The Lex 100 guide for 2013/14 is based on responses from over 3,500 trainee solicitors at 230 of the UK’s largest law firms. Stephens Scown was ranked number 4 in the UK in terms of enabling trainees to achieve a good work/life balance.
The Devon Association of Local Councils has welcomed the County Council’s plans to enlist the support of local communities to help maintain Devon’s 8,000 mile road network.
Devon County Council is looking to recruit an army of community Road Warden volunteers from town and parish councils – similar to its successful Snow Warden scheme. The volunteers would undertake minor maintenance work which the County Council is currently unable to do.
The Road Wardens, who would be nominated by a town council, a parish council or a group of parish councils working together. They would...
The lifting in of the beams for the Penn Inn flyover recommences today (Wednesday 15 October).
In advance of the overnight beam lifting operations there will be some lane closures on the roundabout until 3pm to facilitate preparation works and setting up of the large crane.
The remaining two north span braced pairs of beams are scheduled to be lifted into place during overnight operations from 9pm tonight and also tomorrow (16 October).
Overnight a section of the roundabout will be closed, as will the northbound slip road from Penn Inn Roundabout. All other routes...
Politicians from across the spectrum joined community group Exeter Community Energy (ECOE) on Sunday 12 October to encourage high street shops to pull the plug and reduce their energy use.
Rosie Denham (Labo ur), Diana Moore (Green) and Dom Morris (Conservative) took the challenge to go 24 hours without any electricity, and spent the afternoon visiting shops to ask them to unplug anything not being used.
Adrian Fulham (Lib Dem) was also taking the challenge.
Marks & Spencer, Lush, The Beer Cellar and The Vintage Shop were among the businesses that agreed to pull...
East Devon District Council and Broadclyst Parish Council have been working together to provide residents of the parish with the free-to-use outdoor gym that they want.
And now people that live in the parish of Broadclyst (which includes Westwood, Budlake, Westclyst, Broadclyst Station, Cranbrook and Blackhorse) of all ages need to decide how it should look by voting for the design they like best.
The voting event will be held at the Pavilions, Broadclyst on Friday 17 October between 4pm and 6pm.
You will be able to see all three proposed designs and vote on which...
