Everys Solicitors is delighted to announce the expansion of its Family team with the appointments of two new solicitors and a legal assistant who all join the firm today, Monday, 8th June, 2020. The new appointments come at a time of a substantial increase in demand for Family Law services.
Moira Reynolds joins Everys as a Partner and Head of the Family department. Moira has over 19 years’ experience within Family Law and her career also encompasses three years as a law lecturer at Weston College. Moira is a very experienced lawyer who provides constructive support and expert...
Exeter College has been recognised with a top four shortlisting for the Association of College’s award for Employer Engagement.
The Association of Colleges (AoC) celebrated top further education across the UK at its virtual Beacon Awards ceremony, and the College’s commitment to proactively working with employers for the mutual benefit of all saw them shortlisted for the coveted prize in Employer Engagement.
The Beacon Awards are regarded by many as the most prestigious awards within the education sector, given the rigour and robustness of the assessment.
Stagecoach South West has announced that, in light of the recent government announcement to relax retail restrictions, from 14th June 2020 they will be introducing a major uplift to their services with some of routes returning to their normal timetables. The bus operator has confirmed changes have been made on board their vehicles to enable social distancing to take while travelling with them. To allow passengers to travel safely, some of their seats are blocked off to enable people to sit at least 2 metres away from each other.
Mike Watson, Managing Director of Stagecoach South...
Work has started today (Saturday) on temporary measures to boost walking and cycling in Exeter. The first improvements being introduced by Devon County Council are along Ludwell Lane, Dryden Road and Wonford Road, where point closures are being installed. This will remove through traffic, except buses and cyclists, to create a 4km “quiet route” from Newcourt/Pynes Hill to the city centre. The “pop-up” measures are part of a series of schemes supported with initial funding of £338,000 from the Government’s Emergency Active Travel Fund. The investment aims to encourage active travel while...
ORGANISERS of Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life events in Devon regret to announce the much-loved events are cancelled for 2020.
The charity has taken the difficult decision to withdraw all 400 Race for Life events across the UK this year to protect the country’s health as restrictions on mass gatherings caused by the COVID-19 pandemic continue.
This includes the Race for Life 5K and 10K at Plymouth, Barnstaple, Exeter planned for later this year, is now cancelled. Participants who have already signed up will be contacted directly by the charity.
Work to make safe a number of trees affected by Ash Dieback disease in Exeter is set to take place over the coming months.
The City Council is currently surveying the health of Ash trees on its land across the city and early signs are not good.
It is estimated that the UK will lose up to 90% of its ash trees over the coming months and years.
In Exeter, the fungal disease has already taken its toll and the Council says it needs to start removing several trees which represent a risk to public safety. A programme of replacement tree planting will continue to be...
The three Rotary Clubs in Exeter and Topsham have proved that 'we're all in this together', by donating an amazing £5,070 to the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital's “HelpUsHelpYou” Appeal.
The money will go directly towards providing extra support and essential items for the wonderful key NHS staff.
Exeter Southernhay Rotary Club and the Rotary Club of Exeter initially gave a donation of £1,900 to the Appeal.
This was followed by two Thursday night 'Clap and Donate' collections in Countess Wear village and Topsham.
Recovery after lockdown is the topic of a live business summit launched for South West SMEs.
Business leaders will hear from a panel of experts, as they discuss the key actions to focus on now as part of your SME business recovery plan.
Experts from Timewade, Astley Media, Minerva Lifelong Learning, Insight 6, Commissioning HR, Stephens Scown LLP and Bishop Fleming form the panel.
The summit is part of the ‘Technology For Success’ programme run by Timewade that gives South West SMEs free business guidance on using technology across their business.
26 cities in the UK have more vacancies than jobseekers new research from job search site Adzuna.co.uk reveals.
Top cities labelled the ‘best places to find work’ include Oxford, Winchester, Manchester and Exeter, with Cambridge coming out on top with six vacancies per jobseeker.
Oxford is in second place with five vacancies per jobseeker followed by Manchester, advertising four jobs per person.
Across all cities job postings in healthcare and IT dominate making up 69,135 and 43,475 advertised jobs respectively. The NHS remain one of the largest recruiters,...
Healthcare staff in Devon and Cornwall will be among the first in the peninsula to be tested to see if they have had COVID-19.
The Peninsula Pathology Network, a partnership of the region’s NHS clinical commissioning groups and trusts, is now using NHS laboratories to provide antibody tests, which tell whether someone has had the virus that causes COVID-19 in the past, by analysing a blood sample.
The antibody testing programme will provide information on the prevalence of COVID-19 in the peninsula to help better understand how the disease spreads. It will work alongside...
