Barratt and David Wilson Homes is continuing its positive work to support local employment, by creating new roles to develop talent in the construction industry in Exeter.
The leading housebuilder, which is has its regional headquarters in Exeter, aims to recruit five new bricklaying apprentices to work across its developments in the region. They include sites in Exeter and Pinhoe.
It will also look to recruit a Technical Advanced Apprentice and a Commercial Advanced Apprentice who will have roles based at head office.
Nobel Prize winner and influential African businesswoman Ouided Bouchamaoui spoke about her extraordinary role bringing democracy to Tunisia during a visit to the University of Exeter.
Madame Bouchamaoui is a member of the Tunisian Dialogue Quartet, a group awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2015 following the events of the Jasmine Revolution in the country in 2011.
Prior to this Madame Bouchamaoui enjoyed a prominent career in business, leading the Tunisian Confederation of Industry, Trade, and Handicrafts.
During her visit to the University of Exeter Madame...
Good writing is capable of informing, persuading, entertaining, and, in the process, bolstering the search-engine performance of the website to which it’s attached. You don’t have to be a master wordsmith to get your ideas out there – and if you’re not, there are several habits worth getting into if you want to make your writing more compelling. Let’s examine a few of them!
1. Read
If you want to write well, you need to read the type of writing you want to emulate. Think critically about which elements of it you’d like to incorporate into your own work. Don’t try to read...
Getting into the world of investing is an exciting time where you can potentially make a lot of money and secure your financial future . However, before you dive in and start investing your hard-earned money, it is extremely important that you know not only exactly what it is that you are looking for in an investment, but also what you should definitely avoid. Unfortunately, there are plenty of investment scams out there and no one wants to lose their money to this. Below, you can check out our top tips to make sure you avoid these.
A Tesco employee from the Tesco superstore in Exmouth is to feature on a Mother’s Day card sold across the UK to raise money for Cancer Research UK.
Elizabeth Reynolds has had her personal story and photograph included on a card designed by Hallmark. It is hoped that the card and Elizabeth’s story will connect with and support other people affected by the disease this Mother’s Day, as well as raising vital funds for Cancer Research UK. Elizabeth’s card can now be found in all large Tesco stores.
Tesco has been the proud partner of Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life for 18...
Congratulations to Year 10 QE student, Ava Fitzhugh, who recently brought home two big musical wins!
Ava competed in the District Final of the Rotary Young Musician of the Year 2019, between winners in Devon and Cornwall this weekend at Fowey (she already won the East Devon final) and managed to win her stage.
Ava sang Handel and Mozart and goes on to compete at the Regional Finals on 31St March.
Ava also competed at the Taunton Festival of the Arts 2019 winning Taunton Young Singer of the Year. Last year Ava won in the junior section, but this year she was...
Exeter City were denied all three points away at league leaders Lincoln City by an injury-time equaliser from the hosts.
The Grecians put in a superb display and led for the majority of the match as Matt Jay got is second goal in as many games, but a long throw into the box, in the sixth minute of stoppage time, allowed John Akinde to fire a shot towards the bottom corner that took a memorable victory away from City with seconds of the match remaining.
Matt Taylor made three changes from the side that had beaten Crewe Alexandra last time out, as Dean Moxey dropped out of...
Professor William Harvey, Chair of the Board of trustees for Libraries Unlimited and Associate Dean of Research & Impact at the University of Exeter Business School, will reveal the top titles that he would take to a desert island, at an exclusive event at Exeter Library.
Will will be in conversation with Exeter Library Centre Manager, Emily Macaulay, at the Desert Island Books event on Tuesday 26th March from 7pm, to discuss his choice of Desert Island Books.
Desert Island Books is take on the famous radio show Desert Island Discs and has been running at libraries...
Volunteers helped to put over 1,000 trees in the ground at community planting days held near Clyst Honiton recently.
By the end of the second planting day, volunteers had planted more than half of the total number of trees for Mosshayne farm, which meant they had completed the first wood on “the island” – the name of one of the new woods located between the River Clyst and a leat. It means that more than a thousand new trees are now in the ground.
There are still around 1,200 trees still to plant and you can get involved on Thursday 28th February, Friday 1st March and...
Devon-based GripHero Ltd, the developer of a revolutionary new hand-protection dispenser that enables drivers to avoid contact with contaminants, harmful bacteria and germs on fuel pump handles, has announced that it will launch the world’s first anti-static, oxo-biodegradable hand-protection solution at the Forecourt Show this April. The new oxo biodegradable hand-protection joins GripHero’s range of hand-protection options, which includes its 100% recyclable, anti-static hand-protection.
Created to meet demand in countries that do not have a recycling or composting infrastructure...
