Works are well underway on the new Matford Green Business Park, with SWH Civils as the Principle Contractor for Civil Engineering and Infrastructure operations.
The major extension to the established Matford Park and Marsh Barton employment areas is recognised as Exeter’s largest commercial and trade centre.
Working with Eagle Land, SWH has provided the infrastructure for the first two stages of the new 20acre business development, which will generate 46,500 square meters of employment space, including pubs, restaurants and retail facilities.
Diagnostic imaging and radiotherapy professionals who are members of the Society of Radiographers in England and Northern Ireland will be taking industrial action on Monday, 24 November.
The radiographers, who work in radiology departments and cancer treatment centres, will be joining with 10 other unions who have members who work in the National Health Service. All will stop work on Monday morning from 8am to noon and the strike action will be followed by a week of working-to-rule.
Emergency and urgent care will continue to be provided on Monday morning but pre-booked...
The owners of a cleaning and restoration firm operating across Devon have celebrated their first year in business with an ‘excellent’ rating from their first annual customer survey.
Andrew and Claire Garman purchased their ServiceMaster Clean franchise in October 2013 after relocating to Devon from the Home Counties and have enjoyed a successful first year in business.
The business, which has high standards of customer service, undertook a customer survey to ensure satisfaction was met all across the board. The results of the survey showed that 94% of customers found their...
The team at River Cottage are celebrating after being recognised as one of the nation’s Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers, following the announcement at the National Apprenticeship Awards which took place during The Skills Show in Birmingham. The prestigious Top 100 List, compiled annually by the National Apprenticeship Service in partnership with City & Guilds, recognises excellence in businesses that employ apprentices. The list features the most exceptional apprenticeship employers from all National Apprenticeship Awards employer categories and showcases the breadth of employers who...
Devon’s Crealy Great Adventure Park will hear the jingling of bells this Christmas when Santa, Rudolph and his helpers fly in to visit the park throughout December.
Guests are invited to join Santa in his warm and cosy grotto for Santa’s Interactive Story Time and hear magical tales of his festive adventures. Younger guests will also get the chance to meet Santa himself and find out who’s been naughty or nice. A gift will be given to all who visit Santa in his grotto to take home.
Santa, Rudolph and his helpers will be appearing at Devon’s Crealy Great Adventure Park on 6th...
How do you learn how to be a good gorilla? You go to gorilla school, of course.
And 12-year-old Kivu is earning top marks when it comes to sitting in a barrel.
He was photographed at Paignton Zoo Environmental Park in Devon by Curator of Mammals Neil Bemment.
“I’m not sure if he was being Father Christmas coming down the chimney, but he certainly seemed to be enjoying himself,” said Neil.
Top zoos provide animals with what is known as environmental enrichment, scientifically designed to help keep them stimulated mentally and physically. Enrichment can range...
Innovative schemes which can reduce household waste and increase recycling across Devon are being invited to bid for a share of a £4,000 fund from Monday 1 December.
The Devon Authorities Waste Reduction and Recycling Committee (DAWRRC), which represents a partnership between the seven District Councils, Exeter City Council, Torbay Council and Devon County Council, is offering the Innovation Fund to stimulate new approaches to reducing, reusing or recycling household waste in Devon.
The fund is open to all, including individuals, businesses and community groups.
A new study published today by Travelodge into the nation’s regional dialects has found that the West Country accent is the nation’s third favourite, but that Britons are totally clueless when it comes to identifying British dialects.
Despite nearly half (48%) of adults reporting that regional dialects are a unique part of Britain’s heritage, the survey found that in many cases we are better at understanding foreign languages than our own dialects. The study of 2,000 British adults investigated the nation’s knowledge of regional dialects and revealed that Britons travelling within...
Launched in September, Young Creatives is an award scheme created by holidaycottages.co.uk in partnership with Devon Libraries. Aiming to promote creativity in children and young adults, the award scheme asks schools, parents and families to work together to encourage children to spend more time being creative and enjoying Devon, instead of playing video games or watching TV.
Police and Crime Commissioner Tony Hogg has today (Thursday 20 November) published the findings of a review, undertaken by his office, into Devon and Cornwall’s Police 101 non-emergency service.
The main findings of the report are:
Calls are answered promptly at the switchboard and within times that are consistent with other forces, or equivalent non-emergency contact services;
However, the average waiting time to speak with someone that can handle the callers query is over six minutes;
Half of all callers wait over 10 minutes and one in five
