The NHS Trust that runs community hospitals and community health and social care services across Exeter, Mid and East Devon ranks better than similar Trusts in nearly three quarters of all indicators, according to a national survey of staff published yesterday (23 February).
When compared to other Trusts that run acute and community services, the Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust was rated better than average in 23 of the 32 key findings that make up the NHS Staff Survey for 2015.
The Trust was ranked average in nine areas and was not below average in any.
Cranbrook Rail Station has been officially opened today (Monday 22 February).
Andrew Jones MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport, attended the ceremonial opening where he unveiled a plaque.
Hourly services on the existing Waterloo Line, operated by South West Trains, started calling at the station last December. The single platform station was funded by Devon County Council and the Cranbrook New Community Partners, and was delivered on their behalf by Network Rail.
The Minister visited the Station after officially opening the South Devon Highway...
East Devon District Council’s Countryside team is preparing for infamous endurance race, The Grizzly, by checking out areas of the South West Coast Path which the route will cover.
Around 2,000 runners are expected to take part in the 20-mile event which takes place this year on Sunday March 13.
The Grizzly crosses challenging terrain including muddy bogs, steep hills and pebbled beaches and attracts runners from across the world.
EDDC’s Countryside team is checking a number of sites along the path, including the testing steps which take runners away from Branscombe...
There were a remarkable 42,142 contacts between members of the public and the local Exeter, Mid and East Devon branch of Samaritans during 2015.
Within that total there were 33,661 telephone calls from the public to volunteers at the branch, which operates every day of the year.
There were also 3,058 emails sent to the public who had contacted the branch, plus 4,478 SMS texts - both categories showing sharp increases on the 2014 figures.
In addition there were 166 face-to-face contacts - one-to-one discussions with volunteers at the charity’s premises in central...
East Devon District Council wants to encourage anyone not yet registered to vote, to take advantage of National Voter Registration Drive this week and go online now to register.
On Thursday 5 May 2016 voters in East Devon will go to the polls to elect a Police and Crime Commissioner for Devon and Cornwall. Anyone who isn’t registered to vote won’t be able to take part and have their say.
The deadline to register to vote in these elections is Monday 18 April 2016. While there is still time, it’s running out quickly. The good news is that it only takes a few minutes to...
Join East Devon’s education rangers for an action-packed week of activities from 16 to 20 February 2016
East Devon District Council’s Countryside team is preparing for a fun-filled half term of activities for children and parents at a number of popular nature sites in East Devon from 16 to 20 February 2016.
The planned activities start on Tuesday February 16 with Wildlife Gardening on the Wetlands. At this free event, which runs from 10am to 2pm, children and grown-ups alike will have the chance to develop the wildlife garden at Seaton Wetlands, creating bird boxes, bug...
Bystock Pools, one of Devon’s most loved wildlife sites, has been secured for the future by Devon Wildlife Trust. The popular East Devon nature reserve has been saved thanks to a record-breaking fundraising appeal. Generous donations were received from local residents, Devon Wildlife Trust members, the nature reserve’s own team of DWT volunteers and people from far and wide who love Bystock Pools. The well-visited wildlife haven and beauty spot, between Exmouth and East Budleigh, was put up for sale by the landowner in spring 2015, having been leased to Devon Wildlife Trust as a nature...
Law firm Beviss & Beckingsale is starting 2016 with a highly experienced new Practice Manager at its helm, overseeing its four offices in East Devon and Somerset.
Mark Noble worked for a barristers’ chambers in the City and a number of international law firms before relocating to the West Country, where he’s just taken up his new role. Mark is no stranger to the South West; he went to school in Dorset.
Afterwards, he joined the Admiralty Underwater Weapons Establishment (AUWE) on Portland, where he was involved in the design of sonar and torpedoes, before moving to...
East Devon District Council, in conjunction with the Environment Agency (EA) and the council’s consultants WSP │ Parsons Brinckerhoff, will be holding a drop-in consultation event on Wednesday February 3 2016, from 2pm to 7pm, at Exmouth Town Hall, in order to gather valuable feedback from the local community on a number of proposed options to upgrade Exmouth’s flood defences.
The options relate to the risk of flooding to inland areas of Exmouth such as the Colonies, as well as affecting the estuary side and seafront.
Invitations to the event have been sent to residents in...
Building control officers from East Devon District Council were called in to assist the emergency services when a car came off the road and was left embedded in the side of a house.
The incident happened on Wednesday morning (20 January) in Fluxton near Ottery St Mary just before 10.30am.
Police and fire services called in the council’s building control team to advise on the structural damage to the property.
The building needed emergency protection works which took several hours to complete before the car could be removed. The officers supervised the works being...
