The number of people claiming Job Seekers Allowance has increased slightly by 195 claimants.
Between September and October claimants went up from 9,010 to 9,205. Despite this, the rate of the working age population claiming this out of work benefit remains at 2%. This bucks the UK trend, which has seen a slight decrease of 0.4% over the same period.
However more positively, for the third consecutive month the number of people claiming JSA is lower than a year earlier.
This follows the trend seen nationally although the yearly drop has occurred at...
“Alcohol is no excuse” is the theme of Domestic Abuse Awareness Week in Devon and Cornwall which runs from Monday 19th – Sunday 25th November 2012.
This year’s domestic abuse awareness week will coincide with alcohol awareness week for the first time and will focus on how alcohol can be a contributory factor in cases of domestic abuse, as well as highlighting the support available in Devon and Cornwall.
Research carried out by Devon and Cornwall Police in 2010 found that 56% of domestic abuse offences involved alcohol and/or drugs. During 2011-12 police...
This year’s Christmas show at Exeter Northcott looks set to be a winner with children and grown-ups alike.
Tall Stories, creators of The Gruffalo and Room on the Broom , bring their latest production, The Snail and the Whale , to the theatre for a festive run on 12-30 December.
This charming play of bravery tells the story of a tiny snail who longs to see the world and hitches a lift on the tail of a humpback whale. What an adventure the pair embark upon, as they journey together across the seas.
Exeter Farmers’ Market has been given a silver award in this year’s South West Flavour Awards organised by Taste of the West.
The market, which is organised by Exeter City Council, takes place every Thursday at the junction of Fore Street and South Street and opens for business from 9am until 2pm. Produce offered for sale includes meat, poultry, fish, organic vegetables, bread, cheese and eggs.
The judges praised the excellent service offered by the stallholders and were impressed by the atmosphere at the market.
The managing director from one of the South West’s leading housebuilders says he’s pleased with the performance of the business and believes it’s firmly on track to meet end of year expectations.
Simon Perks, managing director for Exeter-based Persimmon Homes South West says the autumn selling season has seen visitor rates rise six per cent ahead of this time last year and weekly private sales rates rise four per cent.
Speaking as Persimmon plc releases its Interim Management Statement which covers the period from 1 July 2012 to 12 November 2012, Simon said: “House buyers...
Police Officers in Torbay are growing increasingly concerned for John Basham aged 49 who has not been seen since Sunday 11th November 2012. John has been reported missing by concerned family and friends and they are desperate to know his whereabouts to ensure that he is safe and well.
John is from the Chelston area of Torquay and was last seen going for a walk in the local area, which may have included Cockington. John is described as a white male, 6ft 1in tall, dark short hair, slim build with blue eyes. John was last known to be wearing blue jeans, a blue anorak and dark coloured...
Tomorrow, people across Devon and Cornwall will be choosing their first Police and crime commissioner (PCC). The role has been created to ensure the policing needs of your community are met as effectively as possible and to oversee how crime is tackled in your area.
The elections may well have been surrounded by a certain element of controversy, from whether the should be taking place in the first place to the lack of resources given to the candidates and even the amount of information supplied to the voters. However, vote you must or your voice will not be heard....
After all the bad headlines concerning ash dieback, a Devon-based charity is now providing good news about a brighter future for our trees and woodlands.
Devon Wildlife Trust is planning to plant more than 1,000 throughout Exeter in its ‘The Big Tree Plant’ initiative which aims to attract more attractive green spaces for the city’s people and wildlife.
The charity will be working with community groups including more than 500 local school children to plant native trees which include rowan, oak, hazel, alder and hawthorn, along with fruit trees including cherry and...
A very special event at The Guildhall on Thursday 15th November 2012 will honour the members of 307 (Polish) Squadron RAF who protected the skies over Exeter during the Second World War.
Michael Parrott, who is a 'Friend of Higher Cemetery', was researching the history of the Cemetery's two chapels when he was shown a wooden memorial to a 307 Pilot tucked away on the wall of an unused corner of one of the chapels.
He managed to obtain a translation of the memorial dedicated to Kazimierz Jaworksi and this led to further research on the night fighter squadron that...
The two winners of this year’s Face of Princesshay competition have been announced after a glamorous finale evening at Exeter’s Thistle hotel.
Lucy Nicholson and Ashley Knight made it to the very end of the contest, which started in Princesshay in September with hundreds of entrants, and were awarded the coveted titles in front of a packed room of guests on Saturday night, including the Deputy Lord Mayor, Councillor Percy Prowse, on Saturday night.
Lucy is studying for a BTEC in Beauty and Ashley works at Princesshay’s Topshop, Topman and Miss Selfridge...
