On Tuesday 20th October, an awards ceremony was held at Derriford Health and Leisure Centre for the Health Care Assistants (HCAs) who have completed either a Level 2 (L2) or Level 3 (L3) Diploma in Progression Award.
Nicky Mitchell and Lyndsey Box, HCA L2 course tutors, were delighted to host the event to applaud all of the HCAs for their fantastic achievements and reflect upon the...
New website to help local employers fill their apprenticeship vacancies
Skills Group has worked with local company, Altitude, to launch a new website promoting apprenticeship vacancies to young people.
The new dedicated recruitment website, www.apprenticeships4me.com , has been designed to help young people make an informed choice about becoming an apprentice, and then...
A former emergency services worker who lost his father to a brain tumour has started a new career to help others affected by the disease.
Peter Jordan, 47, of Dartmouth Road, Paignton, has taken on the role of community fundraiser with the national charity Brain Tumour Research. His career change was prompted by the death of his father Jim Jordan at the age of 76 to a glioblastoma...
Devon is no stranger to bangs and crackles, and come November, adventure parks, rugby clubs and open spaces are bound to come alive at night with the colours, shapes and rhythms of some of Britain's best fireworks. Being a Devon based caravan accessories retailer ( https://www.leisureshopdirect.com/ ) we’ve had our fair share of travellers asking for advice on where to go when in the area...
This half-term, the team at Buckland Abbey are challenging visitors to find all the medieval beasts that are hiding around the National Trust estate.
From 24 October to 1 November, sixteen creatures will be mysteriously located around Buckland’s estate. Along the way, a trail booklet will allow visitors to capture what they discover by rubbing each creature onto the pages within. By...
Devon’s Public Health leaders have added their voice to a growing debate about the amount of sugar in people’s diets.
Their comments follow the recent petition on a proposed sugar tax, handed to Government by TV chef and food campaigner Jamie Oliver, and the publication of a report by Public Health England (PHE) yesterday, entitled Sugar Reduction: The evidence for action. This report...
Local enforcement teams and their sniffer dogs will take to the streets of Plymouth to ask for the public’s help in tackling the sellers of illegal tobacco.
Illegal tobacco is known to make it easier for children to start smoking, as it is sold at cheap prices, and is also known to make communities more attractive to criminals, who can have links to organised crime.
Families will be able to download fabulous facts for foraging and exploring woodlands where they live as part of a fantastic initiative.
The ‘Woodland explorer’ pack is being launched this week and features facts on how to explore woodlands using fun wildlife investigations and craft activities.
It includes guides to identifying flora and fauna in our woods as well as bugs and...
Plymouth City Council’s Leader is calling on the Government to make mobile phone companies improve mobile and Wi-Fi connectivity on trains between Plymouth and London.
Councillor Tudor Evans has written to Brandon Lewis MP, Minister of State for Housing and Planning, the Oliver Letwin MP, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, and Ed Vaizey MP, Minister for Culture and the Digital...
When beavers appeared on the River Otter, most people welcomed their return to Devon.
A similar public response was seen in response to Scottish reintroductions to the rivers Tay and Knapdale. They also sparked a debate about the potential benefits of restoring wildlife.
For example, could beaver dams be a natural way to reduce flood risks?
