A dedicated armed forces recruitment professional is set to support Exeter’s leading housebuilder in a push to bring service leavers into the housing industry.
Tommy Watson (47) joins Persimmon Homes after 26 years in the Army and will be responsible for recruiting service leavers into positions across the region.
“This is a fantastic opportunity for both me and the thousands of people who leave the Armed Forces every year,” said Tommy.
“In my new role I will work with Persimmon South West to seek out people who are about to leave the services and who have immediate...
Exeter Chiefs head coach Rob Baxter is hopeful of sorting out the future of England international Jack Nowell within the next few weeks. Baxter has already opened talks with the talented 21-year-old over a new deal to keep him at Sandy Park. Although under contract for the 2014/15 season, the Chiefs boss is keen for Nowell – who this week underwent surgery on his knee – follows the lead of fellow young guns Dave Ewers, Sam Hill and Luke Cowan-Dickie, all of whom have agreed new deals with the club in recent weeks. “Jack’s been keen to get something formalised and we’re keen to do the same...
Sexual health staff from the Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust played their part in Exeter Pride, an annual festival aimed at the city’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) communities.
Staff from The Centre – the sexual health service based at the NHS walk-in centre in Sidwell Street – linked up with The Eddystone Trust to run a stand outside the Exeter Phoenix on Saturday.
Situated in the Health Zone, the staff gave out information about The Centre’s services, answered questions, distributed free condoms and other freebies and carried out on-site blood tests...
NHS healthcare commissioners in Devon want to hear from the public after they published a proposed framework to ensure services are right for the future.
The publication of the report, ‘Integrated, personal and sustainable; community services for the 21st century’ comes after 12-months of discussions with public, clinical and professional communities about what patients really need.
It was produced by NHS Northern, Eastern and Western Devon Clinical Commissioning Group (NEW Devon CCG) and offers proposals to change the way community hospitals, community nursing and urgent...
Devon County Council has t issued a report highlighting the need for greater Government investment to provide more resilient transport networks.
The Extreme Weather Resilience Report focuses on the winter storms from December 2013 to February 2014 and its impact on the region’s communities, infrastructure, transport links and local economy.
It details how the collapse of the sea wall at Dawlish in February resulted in 7,500 full or part service cancellations to and from west of Exeter St David’s, and how the maintenance backlog on Devon’s 8,000 mile highway network, which...
A man who killed his crying baby by throwing him into his cot has been jailed at Exeter Crown Court yesterday. Matthew Wickens, 24, was jailed for six years and five months after pleading guilty to the manslaughter of his son, Riley Gardener.
Matthew Wickens, from Newton Abbot, admitted that he had shook Riley and slammed him down in his cot when he could not get the crying baby to settle , in November 2012.
Post-mortem examinations on Riley's body showed that he suffered massive head injuries associated with non-accidental shaking injuries.
Two friends are taking on the challenge of cycling from Exeter to Paris (via Roscoff) to raise funds for local charity Hospiscare. Leif Tarry and Dave Clift will set off from the hospice in Dryden Road tomorrow (Friday 16 May) on the start their 525 mile challenge.
Dave and Leif have calculated that the challenge will take roughly a week to complete; this is if they stick to their 75 miles a day.
Dave and Leif have been actively fundraising for a couple of months with the help of Leif’s partner, Mary, who has been holding cake sales galore to help boost the boys fundraising...
Lloyds Kitchen will be hosting May's exciting Leading Women UK Exeter event. Leading Women UK arrived in Devon in October 2013, with Champion Alexis Bowater launching a group in Plymouth. Exeter's network was launched this January with a sellout event at Rendezvous, hosted by Champion, Celia Delaney. At the next Exeter event on 19 May, local business women are invited to join the networking group at Lloyd's Kitchen, where they will have the opportunity to hear from three leading women about what it takes to win an award for your business.
Devon's latest recycling centre in Sidmouth has made it into the finals in a prestigious national competition.
The site was announced as a 'runner up' in the Civic Amenity Site of the Year category in this years Awards for Excellence in Recycling and Waste Management organised by letsrecycle.com, making it one of the best in the UK.
The awards, now in their eleventh year, are renowned for showcasing innovation, dedication and success in recycling and sustainable waste management and were marked by an event at the Landmark Hotel in London on 1 May.
An Exeter-based agency of British Sign Language interpreters has been awarded the contract by Devon County Council to be its preferred supplier of interpreters.
According to recent research the Deaf community is suffering as a result of lack of access to BSL interpreters, with many suffering health issues due to reasons such as a lack of information, poor communication, and unnecessary difficulties in getting to the doctor in the first place. So, it will come a big relief to Devon’s Deaf community that help is at hand.
Deafinite Interpreters is the leading interpreting...
