New poll findings from YouGov commissioned by charities Grandparents Plus, the Family and Parenting Institute and Family Lives show huge backing for better financial and practical help for grandparents raising children because their parents can’t look after them.
81% of adults in the South west of England think grandparents and other relatives bringing up a child should receive practical help from their local council, and 71% think they should receive a financial allowance. This rises to 84% of adults who think grandparents should get a financial allowance if they are on...
Event Date: Saturday, September 29, 2012 - 10:00 to Saturday, November 24, 2012 - 17:00 Venue: Spacex
In The work between the lines, John Court’s first UK solo exhibition, new works will be shown alongside drawings and performances produced over the last fifteen years. His output includes performance, sculpture and video, but he considers all his work to be fundamentally concerned with drawing, in that drawing connects the elements of line, movement, space and time.
Network Central, the giant business-to-business exhibition, is returning to Exeter in November.
Among the highlights of the event promises to be a talk by Sally Hurst, the owner and founder of The Old Bag company, who is also the wife of Burts Chips’ founder Nick.
The free-to-attend event, at Sandy Park on Thursday, 29th November, also features a host of expert speakers on a wide range of subjects from business growth to the local press and media.
And there’ll also be a reverse Dragons’ Den hosted by Mark Jenkins of Exeter City Football...
Soon the people of Exeter will be able to enjoy the YO! Sushi experience both in and out of the new restaurant (due to officially open on 22nd November), as it is set to offer a take away option.
As these photographs show, the world-renowned sushi chain is nearing completion in time for an eager clientele. YO! Sushi’s dishes are freshly prepared on site daily by its nifty kitchen ninjas, whether to dine in or for takeaway. Although sushi is at the heart of YO! Sushi's concept and brand, you can choose from over 80 Japanese-inspired items, including delicious soups, rice or...
Devon County Council leader John Hart is to visit Exeter next week as part his tour of Devon to hear how the authority can help local people improve local life.
For the past three years Mr Hart has staged successful consultation events across the county. The feedback from these meetings - and online responses too - has helped county leaders take tough choices and ensured scarce resources are concentrated on the things most important to Devon people.
This year’s events are focusing on local community action. They will concentrate on identifying local...
Students from the University of Exeter’s English department are reading to older people in residential care homes, as part of a project that uses literature and poetry as a stimulus for senior citizens, including those with dementia and Alzheimer’s.
The Care Homes Reading Project is in its second year of operation. This year eight care homes and 160 student volunteers have signed up to participate in a programme which uses reading aloud as a basis for creating intergenerational relationships. Strengthening links between young people and the ageing population in the...
What a great night we had on 5th November, courtesy of The Exeter Daily. I just can't believe how much money must have been spent on the fireworks, the pictures on this site are great but don't do the event full justice. The display went on for ages and the fireworks were spectacular from start to finish, towards the end it was mind-blowing with lots all being set off at the same time and merging together in the cold night sky. Great that it was a clear night, even though very cold.
Thank you Round Table, well worth a visit and I will be coming again next year !
Exeter MP Ben Bradshaw has led a Parliamentary debate on the proposed introduction of regional pay by the South West Pay Consortium.
The motion reads: That this House believes national pay agreements are an important part of the infrastructure that underpins a national health service; notes the statement by the Deputy Prime Minister ruling out regional pay in the main public services; notes with increasing concern attempts by twenty trusts in the South West of England to opt out of national agreements by reducing staff pay and changing terms and conditions; notes with...
Law firm Ashfords LLP has boosted its Commercial Litigation team further with the appointment of Partner Jonathan Sharp.
Jonathan is the latest Partner to join Ashfords' Commercial Litigation team, which has grown following the firm's merger with London law firm Rochman Landau in March and the appointment of new Partner Andrew Perkins in September.
Jonathan said: "I am pleased to be joining a leading law firm, and an expanding team, which, when it comes to dispute resolution, has a reputation for its expertise, depth of resources and practical commercial...
Devon and Cornwall Police Authority chairman, Mike Bull, has been accused of breaching data protection laws by emailing some staff about his preferred police commissioner candidate in the forthcoming elections.
Exeter's Labour MP, Ben Bradshaw, said he has reported Mr Bull to the Information Commissioner after a police officer from his constituency showed him one of two emails sent by Mr Bull.
The MP said: "Clearly the use of and access to the police database to electioneer is potentially a legal matter. That's why it's very important that the Information...
