News - December, 2019

The Level 2 Step Into Business course is designed to support your Apprentices through the first steps of their professional journey and develop the knowledge, skills and behaviours required for their future career whether this be in, for example, business, customer support or hospitality.   The Apprentice will gain core skills...

1.6 million small businesses say they double their revenue in some months • 53 per cent of Small to Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) reported an increase in revenue in past year • There has been a 23 per cent growth of VAT registered SMEs in the last five years • London is the UK’s small business...

Children in hospital and care home residents watched a Christmas pantomime beamed live to remote screens after a pioneering initiative by the Exeter Northcott Theatre. Youngsters in the RD&E’s Bramble Ward enjoyed a performance of Beauty and the Beast on Tuesday, December 10. The live stream was made possible thanks to a...

New internet service provider Jurassic Fibre Limited (JFL) and South West Communications Group (swcomms) have signed an agreement to bring ultrafast fibre broadband to businesses in towns and rural communities in the South West. JFL has begun rolling out a gigabit capable network in the region as part of a five-year...

Vacancy Money & Energy Caseworker £11.44 per hour (minimum 18 hours per week)) Permanent Position Closing Date: 12 noon on Friday 3rd January 2020 Interview Date: Friday 17th January 2020 Citizens Advice Exeter offers free confidential advice online, over the phone, and in person. We give people the knowledge and the confidence they need to find...

    Perspective HR have recently become certified partners of Breathe, a cloud-based HR software solution. This is because we believe that the success of your organisation is about managing your employees and this system makes that process more efficient.   By focusing on simplicity and ease of use, Breathe enables you to manage: •    ...

Wednesday, December 11 - A well-known local charity that uses therapy with horses to help disadvantaged people will take centre stage during Exeter Racecourse’s Christmas raceday next Thursday and bring the curtain down on a year-long programme of supporting local causes. Sirona Therapeutic Horsemanship at Dartington provides equine-based educational and therapeutic...

Stagecoach South West has today announced changes to their 21 service to provide early morning connections to Exeter from Barnstaple Rail Station. These changes will come into operation following the largest timetable change from Great Western Railway in recent years, which commences on Sunday 15th December 2019. The 21 and 21A services,...

Following a decline in the frequency of high-profile and widespread cyber attacks should you still be concerned about cyber security? Please take part in a region-wide survey and find out. For the second year running, Bluegrass Group, an Exeter-based provider of industry-leading, outsourced IT support services, is inviting South West businesses to...

One of the largest, premier manufacturing sites in Cornwall is up for sale or to let following its acquisition this year by M7 Real Estate, a leading European regional property fund and asset management business. The site occupies a prime location on the Devon/ Cornwall borders, with excellent transport links...