Once again this summer, Exeter will see Ping! table tennis tables springing up in public places around Exeter as part of the National Table Tennis Association’s Ping! initiative.
Active Devon, the local organisers ensured that last year’s event was a runaway success with over 30,000 people from across Exeter enjoying table tennis for free over the summer.
The countdown to this year’s big launch in June is now underway and Active Devon would like some fun loving helPing! hands over the summer.
Those who are interested in a spot of volunteering are invited to enjoy...
River Dart Country Park is kicking off the summer season in blazing fashion with the return of the park’s fun-filled annual event, Picnic at the Park, this Sunday (31 May).
The line-up boasts an array of family activities and spectacles, including dance displays, a dog show and a birds of prey show by South Hams Hawks and Owls.
Picnic at the Park is incredibly popular with the local community and this year looks to be no different, with organisers making a few changes to the format to make it an even better occasion for all. This year, it’s a ticket only event with 4,000...
Leading local advice charity, Exeter Citizens Advice Bureau is saying a “big thank you” to their volunteers by hosting a cream tea event later in the Summer.
At a time of financial pressures, the invaluable contribution made by volunteers is needed more now than ever.
Volunteers undertake a variety of roles. These include training as advisers and assessors, campaigning on social policy issues, working on Reception, helping out with administration, providing financial capability training courses, and even sitting on the trustee board.
A free community event you can join as either a stall holder or browser. It takes place on Sunday 21 June 2-4pm and involves anyone living inn Heavitree.
Local people sign up at the website below to hold a stall at their house selling jumble, bric and brac, plants, cakes, craft items, books, records, etc. check out the website for details of the stalls and their locations.
Join us and be part of an exciting new community event.
The largest rail union, RMT, has confirmed that members will be taking 24 hours of strike action from 5pm Thursday 4th June through to 4.59pm on Friday 5th June in the current dispute over pay and jobs at Network Rail with a further 48 hours of action from 5pm on Tuesday 9th June to 4.59pm on Thursday 11th June. In addition there will be action short of a strike from 00.01 Saturday 6th June to 23.59 on Friday 12th June.
The RMT executive decision is:
We note that a meeting with our Area Council Representatives has been held and as part of a rolling campaign we instruct our...
The Guardian UK University League Tables 2016 are just out and Exeter University has been ranked at number nine, having risen three places since last year when it was ranked at Number 12 in the UK (league table here ). With an overall Guardian score of 83.8 out of 100, Exeter University ranks especially highly for those ‘Satisfied with Course’ (91.5 out of 100) and ‘Satisfied with Feedback’ (76.7 out of 100). As home to one of the UK’s very best universities, and rising in ratings and popularity, the student accommodation offering for those visiting Exeter University is also flourishing....
Police in Newton Abbot are appealing for information following a theft in Ipplepen.
The incident occurred at around 2.05pm on Sunday 10th May at Hollyhocks Florists located at the Fermoy’s Garden Centre, on the A381 Totnes Road in Ipplepen.
Whilst the counter was unattended by staff the offender walked behind it and stole a handbag containing a quantity of cash.
Police have issued a CCTV image of a man they wish to speak to in connection with the incident.
He is described as being aged, in his 50’s approximately 6’2” in height, and medium in build.
Nearly a quarter of state school pupils in England and Wales, aged 11 – 16, have regular private tuition. Further findings from the Sutton Trust show there is almost a 20% increase on the figures from 2005. So, is it just good parenting to get your child a tutor? Or does it represent a lack of faith in the British education system? Many would claim the rise of the private tuition industry is a sign our schools are failing and that parents are being forced to bail out a failing education system. How would you feel if, after visiting your GP, it was suggested you employ a private doctor to...
Fifteen people are a step closer to entering the work place thanks to a ‘People Fair’ held by Prospects, the education, employment and skills company, and Westward Pathfinder in Exeter.
People Fairs – a careers fair spun around - matches employers who have job vacancies with Work Programme customers seeking employment. The companies involved at the recent People Fair included Prestige Nursing, Toys R Us, Carillion, Nurse Plus, Devon Cliffs, Bourne Leisure, Modus Care and British Ceramic Tile. Prospects is a prime contractor for the Work Programme in the south west of England and is...
A Devon company is proving its Cullompton recruited through leading national apprenticeship and training provider Positive Outcomes are a credit to a business – rewarding them with themed fun days and exotic holiday breaks as part of the firm’s work hard, play hard mantra. Adopstar, an advertising company based in Cullompton in Devon, recently recruited two new apprentices through Positive Outcomes, and has since rewarded them with fun activities including holidays, day trips and even dress up days in the office. Mark Warren, 21, an IT apprentice at Adopstar, started working for the...
