Citizens Advice Exeter is reporting a 19.5% rise in clients seeking help with employment issues, as the coronavirus pandemic impacts on workers and employers in the city.
In a new a research report from Citizens Advice Exeter, ‘We Can Work it Out’, the leading local advice charity highlights how certain groups were being particularly affected by the economic impact of the first lockdown and difficulties in returning to work.
Among those facing the most stressful decisions were people who were expected to return to work despite a lack of childcare, people who had been...
Exeter will stream a virtual Remembrance Sunday Service on Sunday morning.
The Service will be streamed live on Facebook for people to watch and will include the laying of wreaths by various dignitaries, which have been filmed in advance.
Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, Exeter City Council and Devon County Council supported by the 6th Battalion of the Rifles, made the hard decision not to conduct a live public service in the city for the safety of all those that would attend.
Instead the Service will be live streamed on the City Council’s Facebook page from 10....
Stagecoach South West has recently undergone a review of their customer service, resulting in a complete overhaul of their local processes. The bus operator recognised a growing need to revamp their business for the future to meet the changing needs of their customers.
The newly established Customer Experience Team is covering enhanced hours across new channels to improve overall accessibility for passengers. With a new centralised phone number and email address which are now covered between 0600-2000, Monday to Friday and 0900-1700 Saturday and Sunday. The team are able to...
When the country went into lockdown earlier this year due to COVID-19, many of us struggled to maintain our active lifestyles. However, lockdown was no match for one resident at McCarthy and Stone’s Pinnoc Mews Retirement Living development in Exeter, who managed to continue living life to the full.
Eric Robertson, 79, has always enjoyed being active thanks to the 35 years he spent in the Air Force. On his 77th birthday, Eric decided to challenge himself, so began recording his daily step count on a pace counter as he wanted to prove that he wasn’t going to let his age rule his...
TUI UK has launched winter 2021 and 2022 holidays from Exeter and is set to put summer 2022 holidays on sale from 5th November, with thousands of free kids’ places, low deposits from £75 per person and £0 deposit on direct debit bookings made online on offer.
This comes as 86% of customers surveyed in September said they expect to have gone on holiday again by next summer - reinforcing the growing appetite for future travel post Covid-19.
With on-going travel corridor uncertainty for some regular favourites this winter, those craving sunshine during the coldest months...
One of the South West’s leading law firms has achieved another strong performance in the latest edition of an independent guide to the legal profession.
Leading South West Law firm, Stephens Scown LLP, which has offices in Truro, St Austell and Exeter, is ranked in 15 sections of Chambers & Partners’ UK 2021 guide, with three teams and five of the firm’s lawyers receiving Band 1 ranking. In addition, the firm’s Managing Partner, Richard Baker, has received the accolade of Eminent Practitioner and Corporate (M&A) lawyer, Giles Dunning, has been recognised as an Up and...
In response to customer feedback, from Sunday 1st November Stagecoach South West is introducing some new timetables across their South West Network.
After continually monitoring service levels, the local bus operator have identified a few areas where they are adding in some extra journeys to give you more frequent connections and more seats per hour.
Over the last few months Stagecoach has worked hard to restore frequent services across the region, in many cases to service levels in place prior to the COVID19 pandemic.
A world-leading climate scientist from the University of Exeter has received a prestigious award in recognition of his pioneering and innovative research.
Professor Adam Scaife, of the University’s Mathematics department, has been awarded the Edward Appleton Medal by the Institute of Physics (IOP), for his pivotal work on computer simulation and long-range prediction of the atmosphere.
The honour, which is given for distinguished contributions to environmental, Earth or atmospheric physics was announced today (October 29th 2020).
THE final three matches of the Six Nations Championship are due to be played this Saturday – and fans can get tickets to watch live on the big screen at Vue Exeter completely free.
The concluding tournament fixtures were suspended in March due to coronavirus restrictions and after a break of nearly eight months, this highly anticipated tournament is finally resuming.
Kicking off this weekend is Wales v Scotland at 2.15pm live from the Llanelli’s Parc y Scarlets. All eyes are on Scotland’s captain Stuart Hogg off the back of his winning streak in the European and English...
GET READY for some spooktacular big screen entertainment, as Vue Exeter bringing back a number of fan-favourite scary films this Halloween.
From diabolical witches to maniacal murderers, there’s classic Halloween content to feed the appetite of all ages, tastes and fear factors – and best of all they are back big on the big screen where they belong.
Halloween fanatics will be excited to see the return of Hocus Pocus . Set on Halloween night itself, this comedy horror follows the accidental awakening of a villainous comedic trio of witches in Salem, Massachusetts – and...
