East Devon District Council’s Home Safeguard service is one of the highest performing in the country – and that’s official!
Following a rigorous annual inspection by the Telecare Services Association (TSA), Home Safeguard was given a clean bill of health for the fourth year running.
TSA is the largest industry body for telecare services and the largest industry specific network in Europe. They provide an external inspection to telecare services to ensure services are running up to standard and to certify the well-being of customers using the service.
Teignbridge District Council has been given £100,000 to help self-builders get their projects off the ground.
Teignbridge is one of only 11 areas to have been named by the Department for Communities and Local Government as a Right to Build vanguard which will help prospective self-builders secure a plot of land.
The money will allow Teignbridge to continue its great work in bringing shovel-ready sites and help people secure a suitable plot of land so they can design and build their own home.
Cllr John Goodey, Teignbridge District Council’s Executive spokesman for...
Devon County Council’s Active Life, Active Mind programme, aimed at supporting health and wellbeing, is back for the third consecutive year with events held in libraries throughout October.
The diverse programme of activities includes something for everyone. For those with creative minds, there are drawing workshops and creative writing groups, and for those looking for support with health and wellbeing there are health checks, guided walks and advice and guidance sessions.
To find out more visit your local library or website .
After a massive sold out 2013 UK Tour, The Dreamboys are back with a brand new Show and UK Tour for 2014 titled - The Dreamboys Fit And Famous 2014 UK Tour.
The Dreamboys are without a shadow of a doubt the UK's top male glamour show, perfect for a girls night out with all your friends. Their showcase is unquestionably the most famous male stripper act the UK has ever produced. With special guest appearances on some of the UK's biggest TV shows such as The X Factor, Britain's Got Talent, Celebrity Big Brother, Pineapple Dance Studios, Loose Women, This Morning and The Only Way Is...
The cost to council taxpayers of tackling obesity is set to rise by tens of millions of pounds in just one year, according to new figures released by local government leaders.
Spending on the growing obesity epidemic is expected this year to reach over £127 million, a 21 per cent increase on the previous year's figures when councils in England spent £105 million.
Local government leaders are now warning that we need immediate action to tackle the problem and effectively support the country's three and a half million overweight or obese children.
Neil Parish, MP for Tiverton and Honiton, is holding the Mid Devon Jobs and Apprenticeships Fair on Friday 4th October at Tiverton High School in association with the National Apprenticeship Service and Jobs Centre Plus. The Jobs fair will help school leavers and job seekers find work and get careers advice to give young people the experience and skills they need to enter the workplace.
It follows a hugely successful Jobs Fair held in Honiton organised by Neil Parish earlier this year.
A number of different employers and training providers will be holding stands at the Jobs...
Two men have been charged in connection with a robbery at an antiques shop in Honiton. The incident took place at Banwell Antiques on Saturday, March 22 2014 as a female staff member, who was working alone, opened up the store at around 9am. Edward O’Hare, age 45 from London, has been charged with robbery (following his extradition from Belgium).
Kevin Neal, age 52 from London, was also charged with robbery.
Both men are due to appear at Exeter Crown Court on 14 November 2014.
The Institute of Directors has expanded its South West team with the appointment of Hannah Goodenough as head of Business Development for the region.
Hannah, who lives in Bath, will be based at the regional headquarters at the Science Park in Emerson's Green, Bristol, but will be responsible for retaining and attracting membership across the South West which has branches representing members in Bristol, Somerset, Bath and Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, Dorset and Devon and Cornwall.
She brings significant expertise to the role, having headed up business development for a...
An 80 tonne crane has taken up residence on Exmouth Pierhead as nearly £1 million of work starts to replace the sea wall.
This is the final element of infrastructure work in the redevelopment of Exmouth Quay.
The wall replacement is a necessary first step before construction work starts in earnest early next year on a five storey development of 14 waterside apartments.
Eagle One Homes has commissioned Devon firm, Teignmouth Maritime Services, to undertake the piling work. Over the next six weeks nearly 400 tonnes of new steel piling will be lifted into place to...
