Charities

Staff and customers at DCH, the South West’s largest housing association,showed their support in Exeter City Centre, Princesshay Square as part of the nationwide campaign to end the housing crisis within a generation.

From Lands’ End to Berwick-upon-Tweed in the North East, the Relay to the Rally sees buses, bikes, running shoes and walking boots hit the road to Westminster in time for the Homes for Britain rally on 17th March.

DCH hosted a public awareness event in, Princesshay Square yesterday, speaking to over 100 people who pledged their support for the campaign by...

We are two first year Exeter University students looking forward to the challenge and the adventure that lies ahead in the hope to raise money for a important cause.On February the 27th at 11AM Dan and CJ will be escaping the University, the UK and beyond. With no money in our pockets and only the kindness of strangers...the world is our oyster and anything is possible.Through hitchhiking, fundraising and help along the way we are looking to make a difference for a good cause. Each team has 30 hours to travel as far away from Exeter as possible, without spending any of their own money all...

Exeter resident Thomas James is hoping to raise £1,750 for mental health charity Mind by taking part in this years iconic London Marathon.

Thomas said: "In January of last year I was struggling with my own mental health. Like most people I never thought that type of thing would happen to me. I was finally diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress. I learnt this was due to unresolved abuse I had suffered thought my childhood and early adulthood.

"Unfortunately not everyone gets the support they need to cope with their mental health. The NHS was not able to help me, due...

Ben Bradshaw, Labour MP for Exeter, will be spending one night sleeping out in the Guildhall Shopping Centre in order to gain a glimpse of the challenges of being homeless.

The event is called Sleep Easy and is hosted by YMCA Exeter to help raise awareness about the growing numbers of homelessness in the city, as well as vital funds to support the charities work with vulnerable, disadvantaged and homeless young people.

Commenting on his decision to take part in the sleep out, Bradshaw describes how, “‘We are seeing a big increase in rough sleeping and homelessness in Exeter...