Sorry for the slow reply, been a very busy time at uni building up to hand-in day for a major piece of coursework.
I've heard that Flybe are cutting a lot of jobs but to be honest the UK at the moment isn't rich in vacancies, I have been looking abroad but not much help so far but I'll keep emailing away.
I have looked at Bristow in the past and would consider it but in all honesty I'm not overly interested in the civil helicopter route however as a last resort I would be willing to take that route to get the career I want.
Dodo56: Thanks for the link I have been keeping an eye on the CAA and EASA websites and I've already got my logbook and begun filling it in with the small amount of experience I have gained so far. I have managed to get a 4 day placement during the holidays so hoepfully I can add to the logbook.