Gregory Distribution Limited (GDL) joined in celebrating National Apprenticeship Week by employing a young female engineering apprentice who visited the company’s truck stand at the Apprenticeship Expo event, held at Exeter College’s Technology Centre last Friday.
18 year-old, Lauren Broom will join GDL’s Cullompton Workshop on a Level 2 Heavy Vehicle Mechanic Apprenticeship. She was one of over 50 young people to visit the Chiefs’ liveried truck which was staffed by GDL HR personnel as current and former apprentices.
Paul Turner, Head of Human Resources at GDL, said: “As...
Whilst the sun was shining in many parts of Devon today, research shows that four out of five of us are unaware of the threat posed by harmful Infrared-A rays. We all know that too much exposure to the sun can cause damage to our skin, and skin cancer is now the most common cancer in the UK, with 100,000 new cases diagnosed every year. But despite this, new research has indicated that many consumers are still in the dark when it comes to sun protection. The survey was carried out by Ladival Sun Protection as part of their Think Infrared Defence campaign. The survey revealed that a worrying...
Two Exeter Chiefs rugby players, Alex Brown and Carl Rimmer, will be hidden in a secret location in the city on Wednesday 25th March, as part of a competition launched by Exeter Chiefs and Britannia Lanes, ‘How’ Find Your Pow Wow Friends. Fans will need to decipher clues to work out where the props are placed and be in with a chance of winning a host of goodies, including tickets to a match and a signed shirt and ball.
Clues will be read out on Radio Exe during their breakfast show and daytime show, with picture clues posted across the radio stations and Chiefs’ Twitter and...
Say ‘frozen food’ and many of us instantly think of chips, pizzas and ready meals.
There’s a bit of a stigma attached to food that lives in the chill zone, but we should all think again: March is Frozen Food month - and for anyone counting calories, frozen foods might well be the stars of the show.
Emma Brown, in-house nutritionist for calorie counting App and website, Nutracheck, said: “Many of us are totally underwhelmed by our freezers, seeing them as a convenience that rarely goes beyond ice cubes, frozen peas and ice cream.
Ricky Pellow believes victory for Exeter Chiefs in this weekend’s LV= Cup Final would eclipse the efforts of last season when the Devon club lifted the trophy for the first time.
Twelve months ago the Chiefs made the most of home territory and a bumper Sandy Park following to overcome rivals Northampton Saints 15-8.
On Sunday, the defending champions will take to the field at Franklin’s Gardens (3pm) looking not only to overcome fellow finalists Saracens, but at the same time become the first-ever club to win the Anglo-Welsh crown back-to-back.
THE NHS Trust that runs Exeter Community Hospital in Whipton has been ranked the fourth best Trust in the country by its own staff, according to the latest nationwide survey.
The annual look at what NHS staff think of life at work, covering 2014, also highlights significant improvements for the Trust since 2013.
The Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust manages Exeter Community Hospital as well as community health and social care services in the city.
According to its staff, Northern Devon ranks fourth out of 138 Trusts in England and first in the South West across...
Devon Hotels Association member, Woodbury Park Hotel and Golf Club was among the winners at this year’s South West wedding awards which took place at the Plymouth Guildhall on Thursday 12th March 2015.
The 4 star hotel won best Devon wedding venue on the night beating off strong competition.
Woodbury Park prides itself on first class service and cuisine using local Devon produce. The hotel caters for either intimate ceremonies or extravagant receptions, with function rooms and menus to suit every taste.
Stewart Molyneux, Sales & Marketing Manager at Woodbury...
BoyleSports have had to suspend betting on One Direction’s first member to leave the band following a flurry of bets on Zayn Malik.
The 22 year old singer is returning home despite having three dates in Asia scheduled for this week. “Zayn has signed off with stress and is flying back to the UK to recuperate,” said the group’s spokesperson.
“The band wish him well and will continue with their performances in Manila and Jakarta.”
Zayn was installed at 6/4 on Thursday and following support through all channels overnight and on Friday morning, BoyleSports had to suspend...
Detectives have released an image of a man they would like to speak to in connection with an unprovoked attack that left the victim seriously injured in Exeter city centre.
A 25-year-old man, from the Exmouth area, was with a group of friends on Saturday 7 February when he was followed by two unknown men.
One of the men allegedly punched the victim in the face in Fore Street, between 3.15am and 3.30am. He suffered a serious facial injury as a result and attended Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital for treatment.
Detective Constable Caroline Prince, based at Heavitree...
Join Natural Navigator Tristan Gooley at the award winning Dartmoor National Park Visitor Centre in Princetown for an evening talk on natural navigation and the Walker’s Guide to Outdoor Clues and Signs.
Tristan Gooley is a writer and natural navigator and is the author of the award-winning The Natural Navigator (2010) and Sunday Times Bestselling The Walker's Guide to Outdoor Clues & Signs (2014) also just voted best Country Book of the year by BBC Countryfile Magazine.
Tristan has written for the Sunday Times, the New York Times, the BBC, The Financial Times and many...
