Aspect Windows staff will don their red noses on Friday 15 March as they attempt to raise money for Comic Relief 2013 with a bake sale at their Exeter showroom.

Aspect Windows has joined property guru Kirstie Allsopp in the Twitter Million campaign, a challenge on the social networking site to raise £1 million for the charity, and hopes to raise £100 for the cause.

The company has invited the other businesses around Trade City, off Sidmouth Road, and hopes for a good turnout in the name of charity.

Managing director Steve Cooling said: “We joined Kirstie’s Twitter...

Apprenticeship completions over the next decade are forecast to contribute £3.4 billion a year to the economy through productivity gains by 2022. That’s according to a new report from the Centre for Economics and Business Research (Cebr) released today to mark the start of National Apprenticeship Week 2013.

The report, Productivity Matters: The impact of Apprenticeships on the UK economy, presents Cebr’s analysis of the contribution of Apprenticeships to the economy, examining current trends and future developments and exploring the productivity impact of Apprenticeships. Key...

Nightstop Devon, a local charity project, is today launching a 'Spare Room Campaign' in partnership with other Nightstops around the country.

The campaign is in response to the recent huge rises in youth homelessness across the UK of up to 300%.

Nightstop hosts provide emergency accommodation to young people in the homes of volunteer hosts, members of the public who have a spare room in their house.

Sir Trevor McDonald is a supporter of the Nightstop network and has helped create a video to promote the campaign - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5OmsFeEc38&...

Do you know of young People looking for jobs and to gain a qualification at the same time?

Exeter College is recruiting for Customer Service Apprentices. We have an exciting array of placements around the South West. Contact JodieRoberts@exe-coll.ac.uk to apply or for more information

Overview The Intermediate Apprenticeship is primarily aimed at businesses who want new staff to undertake a customer service role. The apprenticeship can also enable current staff to accredit their current skillset.

There are three strands of the apprenticeship to choose from of which...

Scientists are launching a Europe-wide survey which aims to provide the first detailed insight into people’s perceptions of marine litter.

The survey, being conducted by Plymouth University, will assess how people’s attitudes towards the impacts and the potential solutions to this growing environmental problem vary between countries and between those who manufacture, sell, use or dispose of the numerous items which can become marine litter.

It is being led by Professor Richard Thompson, from the Marine Biology and Ecology Research Centre, and Dr Sabine Pahl and Bonny...

A young boy explores the burnt-out shell of his former home, examines his old toys, and a clock, then asks you to make a life-saving promise this Easter - to test your smoke alarm and keep your loved ones safe from fire.

This is the story of a new Fire Kills online video.

In England, 500 children under the age of 11 are injured and 15 are killed in fires in the home every year. This is from a total of 7,256 injuries and 187 deaths from dwelling fires across England. Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service remind you that you are four times more likely to die in a...

The University of Exeter is a member of a consortium awarded £2.4 million by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) for urgent research into the ash dieback fungus and the genetics of resistance in ash trees.

Ash dieback (Chalara fraxinea) is a devastating fungus that threatens our third most common broadleaf tree (after oak and birch).

The fast-track research funding has been awarded to gather an in-depth understanding of the ash dieback fungus and to provide genetic clues about some ash trees’ natural resistance to attack. Computer models will...

East Devon District Council (EDDC) is responding to calls from some Sidmouth residents who want to retain the dilapidated Drill Hall on the seafront and refurbish it for community use.

The Council has already been in discussions with campaigners who wanted to halt the proposed demolition of the ageing building.

The Council’s Chief Executive exchanged emails and later met with Matt Booth, one of the lead campaigners, in December last year to discuss the group’s ideas. Mark Williams gave him advice about the procedures a community-led group would need to follow in order to...

People only have a few days left to take advantage of Exeter's energy-switching scheme, Exeter Together, and make savings on their energy bills. The scheme closes at midnight on Sunday 17 March.

Launched by Exeter City Council, Exeter Together is helping people from Exeter and surrounding areas save an average of £220 on their fuel bills by joining the innovative collective switching scheme.

The campaign has gained support from the likes of Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and Ben Bradshaw MP, as well as leading regional businesses including the Met Office and Source for...

Welshman Ceri Sweeney admits he is "excited" by the challenge that awaits him having agreed to join Aviva Premiership club Exeter Chiefs on a one-year deal. The 33-year-old fly-half becomes the second Cardiff Blues back - following club-mate and fellow Welsh international Tom James - in swapping life in the Principality for that of Sandy Park. Vastly experienced and with 35 international caps to his name, Sweeney will join the Chiefs having spent the past five years in the Welsh capital with the Blues, where he has scored 324 points in 109 appearances - and before that four seasons with...