The South West has a thriving construction industry with the region predicted to exceed the projected average UK growth rate for 2015 to 2019 according to a recent CITB report.
The regional estimated average output over this period is 3.6%, considerably higher than the UK predicted rate of 2.9%.
It is this prosperous growth and promising future that has prompted the first South West Construction Summit. The Summit aims to bring together key contributors of the regional construction industry and its supply chain to support and underpin the progress already being made. The...
The four Rotary Clubs of Exeter have announced that their third Teddy Bear Parachute Jump event will take place on Cathedral Green on Saturday 2 May 2015 between 11am and 3pm, raising funds for Honeylands Children’s Charity in Exeter.
The event promises to be a fun packed day for all the family and a thrilling experience for any teddies brave enough to complete the parachute jump from the top of a 100ft high hydraulic platform provided courtesy of the Devon & Somerset Fire and Rescue Service.
On the day there will be other attractions including craft stalls, face...
Do you know of an individual, group or organisation in Devon who could benefit from a grant of up to £500?
Crimebeat grants of up to £500 are available to people who can demonstrate that their project will have a positive impact on the local community and help cut crime. Of particular relevance are projects which can influence young people who are at risk of offending.
Funding comes from money recovered from criminals via the Proceeds of Crime Act and seizure of assets.
Head of police for Devon, Chief Superintendent Paul Davies said: “I’m delighted to be able to...
Hounds First Sighthound Rescue will be holding a Family Dog Show at Westpoint in Exeter on Saturday (25 April 2015) from 10am-5pm. Showing is from11am.
The charity has been chosen as one of a small number of charities to hold an event after entering a competition to mark Westpoint’s 25th anniversary.
Paws for Thought is an event for the whole family. Entry to the event will be free, but there will be donation buckets on the gate.
There will be an entry fee of £1 per class for the dog show. All proceeds from the show going to Hounds First Sighthound Rescue, to help...
The number of Job Seeker’s Allowance (JSA) claimants in Devon decreased in line with the national trend between February and March 2015, falling by 242 claimants (5% lower than February’s figure).
The total number of claimants in March came to 4,297, or just 0.9% of the working age population of Devon. To put this into context, there has been a 34% fall in claimants between March 2013-2015 - the claimant count having more than halved since March 2013 when total claimants stood at 9,603.
Similarly all of Devon’s eight districts experienced a decrease in claimants of around a...
Devon County Council’s Library Service has reached a long awaited milestone with the transfer of its building in Topsham to the Estuary League of Friends.
The community group were keen to respond to a growing need for their services in the area by providing a modern fit for purpose community hub in a central location and approached the Council in 2013 to discuss the opportunity of working together to redevelop Topsham Library into a wider community facility.
The move means the Council no longer owns the building, but will continue to manage the library service with its...
The Dartmoor cuckoo project, which began with the tagging of seven Dartmoor birds in 2013 and 2014, is waiting and hoping that the two birds – called Whortle and Emsworthy, who survived the arduous migration to Africa will make it back to our shores this spring.
Dartmoor National Park (DNP), in partnership with Devon Birds, is taking part in the ground-breaking national satellite tagging project run by the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) to learn about the migration of Dartmoor’s cuckoos and start to understand the reasons for their alarming decline.
Washington Green, fine art publisher to Castle Galleries and Castle Fine Art, has launched IN:SIGHT 2015; their campaign to encourage unsigned, emerging visual artists to apply to join the ranks of its big names, with the chance to exhibit at their flagship Birmingham gallery in the summer.
The prestigious art group, with a gallery in Cathedral Yard in Exeter boasts the likes of Ronnie Wood, Bob Dylan, Salvador Dali, Pablo Picasso and famous art forger John Myatt in their portfolio.
They now want to find the newest artistic talent from the UK with IN:SIGHT 2015 and...
Leading local advice charity Exeter Citizens Advice Bureau is delighted to announce the appointment of Donna Hart and Richard Foxwell to their Board of Trustees.
Donna Hart is a family lawyer and Senior Associate with the Family Law Company based in Exeter. Donna is also chair of the Devon branch of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives.
Commenting on her appointment, Donna said: “I hope to be able to support the CAB and the worthwhile work they do within the community and I very much look forward to providing help and support to the local people of Exeter.”
