A nurse recruitment drive by the Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust continues to bear fruit.
The Trust is looking to enhance its nursing teams at North Devon District Hospital and its community hospitals.
It is also aiming to boost its community nursing teams which care for patients in their own homes.
A total of 40 people attended the Trust’s latest recruitment open day at Tiverton and District Hospital on Monday 23 March, 15 of whom were offered jobs following an interview on the day.
It follows a similarly successful open day at NDDH the previous Monday...
Local business, Sapphire Spaces of Devon, has been announced as a winner at the biggest awards event in the kitchen and bathroom industry, the kbbreview Retail & Design Awards.
The award, which was presented at the black tie gala dinner at the London Hilton on Monday 16th March, was won in the UK Bathroom Showroom of the year category.
The much anticipated event marked 21 years of the national awards, which are organised by the UK’s leading publication for the kitchen and bathroom industry, kbbreview magazine. In attendance were many of the most esteemed names in the...
Devon County Council has launched its annual search for nominations for this year’s Community Transport Awards.
The awards, now in their 16th year, aim to recognise the outstanding service, commitment and contribution made by people involved in community transport in the county.
Nomination forms are now available from the County Council and must be submitted by the closing date of Monday 27 April.
Anyone working or volunteering in the community transport sector can be nominated by passengers, staff or volunteers. There are a number of categories, with awards for...
Grab your walking boots to trek along the Great Wall of China and raise cash for an essential Exeter charity, Hospiscare.
This nine day trip of a lifetime takes place in autumn 2016. “You will be in a group and will be fully supported,” said Celia Wilkinson, Hospiscare running and challenge fundraiser.
“There will never be a better chance to experience this amazing country.”
If you want to find out more come along to an open evening on Wednesday 8 April, 6pm in the Searle Room at the Hospiscare hospice in Dryden Road. Plenty of parking available on site. Call now...
Students from Exeter College got a glimpse into the legal professionwith a debate on social media and the law organised by young lawyers from a leading local firm. Organised by Exeter-based Stephens Scown LLP’s young marketing group, the debate centred on the use of social media in someone’s private life leading to disciplinary proceedings at work – a topic that has been the subject of a lot of media coverage recently. Students debated the topic from the point of view of the employee and employer. Young lawyers from Stephens Scown devised the topic and briefed the students before the event...
Welcome to the week long Budleigh Salterton Music Festival, now in its 10th successful year.
The concerts cover a wide range of classical musical styles and are set in this beautiful East Devon seaside town with its own special atmosphere. So please come to enjoy our wonderful music, walk on the beach, and enjoy our pubs and restaurants.
A top class line up of artists includes the Schubert Ensemble (Piano and four strings), Exeter Festival Chorus (led by Nigel Perrin), Alexandra Dariescu (Pianist), Xuefei Yang (one of the world’s finest Classical Guitarists), The Festival...
Just how important this losing bonus point might be we won’t know for a few weeks yet, but the fact Exeter Chiefs salvaged something from a tough afternoon in the East Midlands could be quite telling in the grand scheme of things.
With time all but up, it appeared Rob Baxter’s side were going to head home from their latest trek to the East Midlands with little more than a muddy shirt and a heap of ‘if only’s’ to contemplate.
Thankfully, the Chiefs never know when they are beaten and in one last hurrah – or should I say – one last push of defiance, they won a successful...
Alex Nicholls cancelled out Aaron McGowan’s opener as the Grecians played out a 1-1 draw with Morecambe at St James Park.
The Shrimps’ goal came against the run of play after a quarter of an hour, and Nicholls’ equaliser – controlling a Tom Nichols cross and firing in – came ten minutes from time.
However Nichols received his marching orders in the game’s last action after an exasperated swing of his foot caught an opposition player.
Four changes were made to the Exeter City line-up that saw off Cheltenham at Whaddon...
A motorbike ride with a special chocolatey difference will take place on Easter Sunday this year – and YOU could be part of it. The riders will be delivering chocolate Easter eggs to youngsters with life-limiting illnesses at the South West Children’s Hospice. So why not join 'Exeter Based Motorcycle Rides' for a ride to remember? This amazing ride will take place on Easter Sunday 5 April, meeting at Bridge Motorcycles, Marsh Barton, Exeter, EX2 8RG. Be ready to leave at 10.30am. To join in just turn up on two wheels (or three for trikes!) with a full tank of fuel and make sure you bring...
A short film commissioned by East Devon District Council charting the development of Cranbrook has been released.
Recording took place when the community came together to celebrate ‘Cranbrook Day’ on 29 June last year, an event that included consultation undertaken by East Devon Volunteer Support Agency (EDVSA), to find out what residents would like to see in the Cranbrook of the future.
The film shows that while bricks and mortar build a new town, it is the people that make a place. Work started in June 2011 and now Cranbrook has almost 1,000 occupied homes, making an...
