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Calling for cookery talent in Exeter

As the UK struggles to meet demand for skilled chefs, the world’s most prestigious culinary arts, wine and management school, Le Cordon Bleu London announces the launch of its 2016 Scholarship Award. This year’s winner will be awarded a place on the coveted Diplôme de Pâtisserie followed by a three month Diploma in Culinary Management, which in total will provide a student with a 12 month classical training alongside advanced culinary techniques and management studies. With over 120 year’s heritage, Le Cordon Bleu has built a worldwide reputation in the Hospitality and Gastronomy industry...

Teachers in Exeter area urgently required

If you are a teacher looking for fantastic teaching opportunities at schools in the Exeter area, Educated Recruitment would love to hear from you.

Educated Recruitment is actively recruiting teachers (NQTS or experienced), to join their friendly, supportive and busy agency.

As an independent agency, Educated Recruitment ensure to maintain the local feel and endeavor to build solid professional relationships with their teachers, offering flexibility, career progression and a competitive day rate.

If you live in or near the following areas and are able to commute to...

Exeter BID launches photography competition

The Exeter Business Improvement District (BID) is offering one lucky photographer the chance to win a £100 Jessops voucher and a Jessops photography course worth £119.

The Exeter BID is calling all budding photographers to capture what they love most about Exeter in one glorious image.

The photograph can be of a well-known location within the city such as the architecturally stunning Cathedral, the bustling Exeter high Street or the ever so quirky Fore Street. With Exeter having such a great history no one will be short of inspiration in finding the shot that sums up the...

Geo-tagging tech firm move into Science Park

A geo-tagging video technology firm has moved into the Exeter Science Park Centre following incubation in the Innovation Centre at the University of Exeter.

RouteShoot, founded in September 2012, specialises in the production of geo-referenced video and route tracking for public and private sector organisations as well as a wide range of consumers.

The firm works with customers across the world including The World Bank, Premier Utility Services, Mouchel and Worcestershire and Dorset County Councils in the UK. Their move to the purpose-built Exeter Science Park Centre comes...

Build a Robot

Event Date: 
15/02/2016 - 10:00am to 4:30pm
Venue: 
FabLab Devon, Exeter Library

A fun and exciting computing and electronics workshop for children age 10 and over

Build your own upgradable robot to take home

Have fun and experiment with the popular Arduino controller board that can be re-used for many other projects

Workshop run by 2. Times Do in association with Fab Lab Devon.

Bring your own lunch

Tickets £35 from tinyurl.com/hgxn3j7

Council considers initiative to help make Exeter less wasteful

Authored by Diana Moore
Posted: Tue, 02/09/2016 - 3:44pm

The Green Party in Exeter has welcomed Exeter City Council’s response to their proposals to set up a ‘Food Waste Roundtable’ to take action on reducing the city’s vast quantity of food waste.

Food waste makes up 36% of ‘black bin’ waste in Exeter and ends up in the incinerator at Marsh Barton.

The Green Party has long campaigned for Exeter to have separate food waste collections, like other areas in Devon, so that this waste stream is removed from ‘black bin’ waste and treated differently.

A petition set up by Exeter Greens calling for food waste not to be...

World's smallest RWC museum opens in Exeter

Authored by Mark Stevens
Posted: Tue, 02/09/2016 - 11:59am

The world’s smallest museum dedicated to the Rugby World Cup in Exeter has been opened by two of the Exeter Chiefs stars who played a part in the 2015 tournament.

Hooker Elvis Taione and full-back Chrysander Botha helped to remember last year’s global tournament coming to the city, when they helped to officially open the museum, which is in the boardroom of Exeter PR, marketing and design firm Astley Media.

In the eyes of millions, Sandy Park and the City of Exeter were showcased in all its glory as five different countries battled for honours during three games.

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Half-term fun at The Donkey Sanctuary

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Tue, 02/09/2016 - 11:20am

This February half term there’s plenty of fun and adventure to keep the whole family entertained at The Donkey Sanctuary, including daily grooming and face painting activities from the 13-21 February

Open from 9am to dusk every day. An array of family-friendly activities will be on offer. In addition to exciting activities, there are rescued donkeys to meet and visitors can, explore the Maze, or take a walk through the beautiful woods and amazing scenery.

Chris Phillips of The Donkey Sanctuary says “This half term we have some great exclusive activities planned. These will...

Exeter Deaf Academy thanks BBC

Exeter Royal Academy for Deaf Education is sending a big thank you to BBC Bitesize for adding more subtitles to the video clips shown on their free online learning resource.

The Exeter Deaf Academy’s School Council contacted the BBC in December because subtitles for the majority of classroom video clips were unavailable and not meeting the needs of deaf students.

They rallied support from their fellow pupils, school Governors, Trustees, staff and parents, who wrote letters to Tony Hall, Director General of the BBC in support of adding more subtitling to BBC Bitesize video...

Agencies raise awareness of Mental Capacity Act

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 02/09/2016 - 8:43am

Care agencies are raising awareness of the Mental Capacity Act, following concerns highlighted by a House of Lords select committee that too few people are aware of it or understand it.

The concern, held too by professionals in Devon, is that the Act, which provides protection to people who are unable to make their own decisions, isn’t recognised widely enough by the public or indeed by many in the care profession.

Devon and Torbay’s Safeguarding Adults Boards are planning a week of activity commencing Monday 8 February, to tell people about the Act.

They’re...

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