Health & Beauty

A group of Exeter Independent Retailers have got together to create a 'Christmas Shopping Crawl' based on the model put forward by the Independent Retailers Month UK, to encourage shoppers to do their Christmas shopping in Independent shops and experience the unique and exciting products they offer as well as fabulous customer service.

Shoppers will be given a leaflet showing them the local retailers who are taking part, along with a map so they can easily find them. The shoppers can get a tick, or stamp from the shop when they visit and on completion will be put into a...

The fibre make up of a muscle group should determine the load and therefore the rep range of the set / exercise being preformed. All muscles have mix of fibre types, but they will have a dominance of one type of muscle fibre over another. Although there are many types of muscle fibres they are generally put in to these categories:

Type 1 – Slow twitch or slow oxidative, are often postural and endurance type muscle fibres. They have a good blood supply (red meat) and as such have a more prolonged work capacity due to the supply and use of O2 to produce energy. The soleus (muscle...

More firefighters from Devon and Somerset Fire Service are choosing to take part in the Exeter 10,000 project, run by the National Institute for Health Research Exeter Clinical Research Facility (CRF), University of Exeter Medical School (formerly Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry).

Last month, firefighters from Red Watch took part in the scheme. Not to be outdone, this month it is Green Watch who are planning to add their data to the Exeter 10,000 project.

The project aims to compile a research register of 10,000 individuals from the Exeter and East Devon area....

Lexus has extended the CT200h range with the new entry-level S model, which emits just 87g per kilometre driven. This has been achieved by reducing the size of the wheels from 17 inches to 15 inches, also improving the comfort of the ride.

The range now starts from £21’995 and if purchasing the vehicle through contract hire, you can enjoy payments from as little as £199 a month excluding VAT. The CT200h benefits from 100% write-down allowance in the first year against corporation tax, and for the company car driver can cost as low as £37 a month in company car tax. Lexus Exeter is...