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LED Community Leisure recognised as “Unsung Hero” at ‘Hospiscare 40 Club Awards

LED Community Leisure has been honoured with an “Unsung Hero” award by Hospiscare’s 40 Club, recognising four years of dedicated support, fundraising, and community partnership.

Presented at the 40 Club Awards Lunch at The Hall in Exeter, the award celebrates LED Community Leisure’s consistent and meaningful contribution to Hospiscare mission of providing specialist end-of-life care across the local community.

LED Leisure has been a committed member of the 40 Club since the start, supporting Hospiscare through a wide range of initiatives including event hosting,...

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Three Unusual Exeter Pubs you Need to Visit

Throughout Exeter there are hundreds of pubs, each with its own unique history and fascinating backstory. Many of us know that Sir Francis Drake often visited the Ship Inn on Martin’s Lane, whilst others may know that The Old Firehouse inspired The Leaky Cauldron in JK Rowling’s Harry Potter series. Still, there are some pubs that stand out from the rest when it comes to high strangeness, and we thought we’d introduce you to a few of them.

You Can Buy With Bitcoin at The Port Royal

"The Port Royal Inn Pub", Geograph , CC-BY-SA 2.0

The Port Royal has...

Temporary lights on Bridge Road in Exeter tonight

Bridge Road in Exeter will be reduced to one lane tonight (Thursday 9 February) with temporary traffic lights in place overnight from 11pm to 5am.

The lane closure is needed while work is carried out on the new streetlights on the downstream side of Countess Wear Bridge which may need to have ‘shields’ fitted to the back of them, to ensure that the light they provide is limited to the highway and does not cause light pollution to the river and the outside of the bridge. Bats roosting within the bridge structure are currently hibernating and, as a legally protected species, their...

Devon youngster recognised for community spirit

Jack Bennett, a young person from East Devon District Council’s SWITCH club on the Millwey Rise Estate in Axminster, had his outstanding service to sport in the community rewarded by a place at the regional final of the prestigious Tpas awards 2017, which was held at a ceremony in London on 3 February.

Finalist Jack, aged 17, made the shortlist for the young tenant of the year category at the finals having been nominated for the award by Victoria Robinson, East Devon Community Development worker and lead worker of the Millwey SWITCH club. She was determined that Jack should receive...

Exeter BID opens nominations for new board members

Exeter BID Co is seeking applications from three people following the opening of three positions on its Board of Directors. These positions have become vacant due to business commitments and an office relocation leading to three existing BID Board members having to step-down from their posts.

Nominations are invited from BID levy players within Area 1 (representing Paris Street and Sidwell Street area), Area 3 (High Street North/West and Castle Street) and Area 6 (North Street, South Street, Mary Arches Street and Market Street area) to join the Board.

Craig Bulley, Exeter...

Young artist bags first prize in Tesco competition

A junior artist from Exeter is to have her picture seen by thousands of shoppers after winning a competition to help design a hessian bag for customers at the city’s Tesco Extra store. Lily-Rose Leach, nine, from Redhills Community Primary School entered a competition organised by the Exeter Vale Shopping Centre store, asking primary school children to draw a picture of what they loved most about the area. Her winning design, I Love Exeter In Winter, showing a tree being showered by snowflakes, has been transferred onto limited edition hessian bags and given away in store. Lily-Rose also...

Exeter builders merchant helping libraries with materials giveaway

With libraries across the county being subjected to funding cuts, RGB Building Supplies is inviting them to apply for £1,000 worth of materials as part of its Well Built Community Fund.

The fund will enable the selected library or learning centre to make improvements they perhaps would not otherwise be able to do. RGB is calling for deserving organisations to get in touch, whatever the need.

Through the Well Built Community Fund, the builders merchant has been giving away £1,000 worth of building materials every other month to different groups, including a school that...

SW Falcon celebrates first anniversary

This Valentine’s Day sees the first anniversary of the South West Falcon, the South West’s only 24/7 cross regional coach service.

To celebrate, Stagecoach is launching a romantic competition with prizes of very special ‘dates’ at locations along the route.

Dates on offer are:

• Tickets for Craig David’s ‘Follow My Intuition’ tour at the Plymouth Pavilions Arena on 21 March. The Plymouth date has proved so popular with fans, it is now completely sold out, so this could be the last chance to secure the sought after tickets

• Tickets to see the 2017 stage...

Stately home marks 21 years as event venue

East Devon stately home, Escot House is celebrating a special birthday this year as a venue for weddings, conferences and special events.

21 years ago, Escot held its first wedding for a couple whose parents had worked on the estate.

“We still know the bride and groom well,” explained Lucy Kennaway, who manages events and catering at the venue.

“Traditionally, many of our weddings were booked by people who had a connection with Escot when they were younger, but these days we are also getting lots of interest from couples from all over the world.”

Escot was...

Freemasons donate £2,718 to Hospiscare in Exeter

This year sees the Freemasons celebrate their tercentenary and as part of their annual support of Hospices throughout the country the Assistant Provincial Grand Master of Devonshire W. Bro. Chris Yard can be seen here presenting a certificate denoting the £2718 given on behalf of the Masonic Charitable Foundation to Rosie Gedye of Hospiscare, at Searle House in Exeter.

The Masonic Charitable Foundation will this year give grants totalling £600,000 to the two hundred and forty five hospices in England and Wales including nearly £14,000 to seven hospices here in Devon as part of the...

LED lighting could have major impact on wildlife

LED street lighting can be tailored to reduce its impacts on the environment, according to new research by the University of Exeter.

The UK-based study found predatory spiders and beetles were drawn to grassland patches lit by LED lighting at night, but the number of species affected was markedly reduced when the lights were dimmed by 50% and switched off between midnight and 4am.

LEDs made up just 9% of the global lighting market in 2011, but forecasts suggest they will account for 69% by 2020.

This has led to concerns about their effects on plants and animals, and...

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LED Community Leisure recognised as “Unsung Hero” at ‘Hospiscare 40 Club Awards

Three Unusual Exeter Pubs you Need to Visit

Temporary lights on Bridge Road in Exeter tonight

Devon youngster recognised for community spirit

Exeter BID opens nominations for new board members

Young artist bags first prize in Tesco competition

Exeter builders merchant helping libraries with materials giveaway

SW Falcon celebrates first anniversary

Stately home marks 21 years as event venue

Freemasons donate £2,718 to Hospiscare in Exeter

LED lighting could have major impact on wildlife

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