Cornerstone recently held an Open Day at its new offices on Western Way, Exeter, offering an opportunity for tenants to meet staff, tour the building, and to discuss tenant involvement and feedback with housing staff.
Representatives from Exeter City Council Housing Benefit Team and the Citizens Advice Bureau were also on hand to offer information on the recent housing benefit changes. Rick Williams, Chief Executive of Cornerstone said, “We’re continually looking at new ways of engaging with our tenants and wanted to offer an opportunity to see the new offices, meet all of our...
Not exactly something which does exactly what it says on the tin!
Auto enrolment is the government’s plan to solve the problem of lack of saving to fund people’s retirement. The fact that the word pension is not used in the title may well be deliberate due to the various pension scandals in the past.
In many ways initially the main affect will be on the employers who have to ensure that they set up the necessary pension schemes. Major employers will need to have already taken action on this, but those employing between 499 and 62 employees need to have things in place by...
Motorists are being reminded of the dangers faced by road workers who carry out vital improvements and maintenance on our roads - in particular on the development of the South Devon Link Road.
Emergency Services, Local Authority Road Safety Teams and contractors Galliford Try are urging drivers to take extra care at road works in a bid to cut deaths and injuries of road workers.
Since 2010, eight road workers have been killed whilst improving and maintaining the road network in England – and around 2,200 road accidents where people are injured occur every year at or in road...
Top spa consultant Lisa Nugent is set to visit Exeter later this month to do a series of one-to-one consultations with women in the city.
The Spa at The Magdalen Chapter will host Lisa Nugent, one of REN’s leading spa consultants, on 29 May.
Lisa is incredibly well known in the beauty industry and travels across the UK advising people on skin care. A limited number of appointments are still available for women who want to take advantage of having Lisa in Exeter.
Appointments will include a 20-minute consultation where she will give a full evaluation of your skin...
As part of Deaf Awareness Week (6 - 10 May) the Exeter Academy for Deaf Education is delighted to be launching its first 'Wear It Loud' Day on Friday 10 May.
Academy staff and students will be taking part and several local companies are already signed up to the challenge of 'wearing the brightest clothes you dare!'
Anyone is welcome to take part, so why not join in the fun? The suggested donation is £2 per person and the Academy is encouraging people to run their own fundraising activities, such as holding a brightly decorated cake sale or challenging family and friends and...
Cassa Pancho's award-winning Ballet Black returns to the Exeter Northcott Theatre for the third time this week as they celebrate the talents of black and Asian dancers from around the world. The company has garnered praise from all quarters, with recent accolades including a Critics' Circle National Dance Award nomination for Best Independent Company of 2012.
The company is delighted to present a mixed bill of premieres with exciting new work from up and coming choreographers: Ludovic Ondiviela (The Royal Ballet) with a specially composed score by Fabio D'andrea; Robert Binet (...
Exeter College art students showcase their talents this month in the city centre. The annual Foundation Degree Summer Show is open to the public, and provides an opportunity for prospective applicants to see the high standard of work produced. Exhibits include Fine Art, Graphic Communication, Photography and Digital Arts.
In partnership with Plymouth University, students can top up their Foundation Degree to a full BA with an optional third year in Plymouth.
The free show is open on weekdays for the last two weeks of May at the Centre for the Creative Industries, Victoria...
Exeter College art students showcase their talents this month in the city centre. The annual Foundation Degree Summer Show is open to the public, and provides an opportunity for prospective applicants to see the high standard of work produced. Exhibits include Fine Art, Graphic Communication, Photography and Digital Arts.
In partnership with Plymouth University, students can top up their Foundation Degree to a full BA with an optional third year in Plymouth.
The free show is open on weekdays for the last two weeks of May at the Centre for the Creative Industries, Victoria...
We would like to invite you to our open evening to celebrate the re-branding of our new name 'Purity Boutique Spa' & Corporate evening on 16 May from 5-7.30pm.
This will be the perfect opportunity for you to pop in after work and join us with the chance to view our stunning spa and exquisite treatment suites. Please feel free to bring any work colleagues along with you, groups are welcome.
We are offering complimentary taster treatments to new clients who haven't been to us before, male & female. *Heavenly back massage *Skin analysis, skincare and...
The countdown has begun for the start of the Devon County Show, which runs this year from 16 to 18 May. Organic family farmers from Talaton near Honiton are sure to be cooking up a storm. Jonathan and Louise Burrough from Peradon Farm specialise in gourmet burgers, made from their home-grown Aberdeen Angus beef as well as lamb. The award-winning steak burgers will be ready to eat from their catering stand near the Mole Valley Farmers Main Arena. The 310-acre farm has been in the Burrough family for several generations and has been organic for more than a decade. In recent years they have...
