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Animal lovers to join together on National Pet Memorial Day

The RSPCA’s Walk to Remember returns this autumn, calling animal lovers together to honour pets who have passed.

Walk To Remember is a flexible fundraising event where individuals, families and communities walk In Memory of a beloved pet on National Pet Memorial Day - on Sunday 13th September 2026.

Last year more than 900 people came together through Walk to Remember to honour their beloved pets, share memories and pet grief stories, while raising an amazing£39,000 for animals in need. The event returns in just a few weeks, giving a vital opportunity for the thousands of...

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Uke 'N Play with Mike Jackson in Exeter

Australian Mike Jackson will bring his unique ukulele teaching skills to Musicrooms across the country this month - and will be in Exeter on Saturday (11 March).

Mike will be giving free uke lessons to children and adults in store between 11am and 2pm, with a promise that anyone can play the instrument in half an hour.

The author of 10 Uke ‘N Play books and with 37 albums to his name, Mike has been playing and teaching uke for over 60 years.

Born in Lincolnshire, Mike emigrated to Melbourne over 40 years ago, and has since gone on to teach thousands of pupils aged 8...

Rising rents and benefits cuts pushing vulnerable tenants out of private housing market in SW

The UK’s most vulnerable tenants are being pushed out of the private rental market in the South West, according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Residential Market Survey.

New figures show that around one-third of respondents believe that access to private rented properties had fallen among people on housing benefits.

Recent caps to housing benefits were cited by 29% cent of respondents across the UK as a key reason why those on lower incomes were being pushed out of the rental market.

Those on lower incomes are set to face further...

UK first as apprentices build new scout hut in Devon

To celebrate the 10th National Apprentices Week (March 6 – 10), home builder Barratt has announced a unique community project at its development in Cullompton.

The new scout hut at Saxon Fields will be built entirely by apprentices covering a range of skills including bricklayers, site management and carpentry. It will be the new home for Cullompton Scout Group and leaders James Buczkowski and Sarah Wyatt said it will transform the organisation which has 60 members in three age groups.

The new centre will also give the group the opportunity to open a second Cub pack and...

Devon’s budget set to be in the black

Devon County Council is set to record a balanced budget for the 26th year in succession.

County Treasurer Mary Davis said the budget was projected to be in surplus when the financial year ended in four weeks time.

But she warned: “Caution should be taken when looking at this position as there is still time for storm events and winter emergencies to occur.”

Mrs Davis told the Cabinet today that there was likely to be an overspend in adult social care as a result of increased costs in residential and nursing homes and a rise in demand. The number of packages of care...

Extra £4.6m for transport improvements in Devon

An additional £4.6 million has been added to Devon County Council’s budget for transport improvements for the coming financial year.

This was approved by the County Council’s Cabinet today (Wednesday 8 March) to add to a £24.5 million package of schemes for its Transport Capital programme for 2017/18. The additional funding includes £4 million from the National Productivity Fund grant. £2 million of these funds will be used to enable the first phase delivery of the Tiverton Eastern Urban Extension A361 junction, which will unlock over 1,000 dwellings. £1 million will also see work...

Stage set for brand new interactive theatre performance

The stage is set for children and adults alike to be given a fascinating insight into the brain and epilepsy, thanks to a brand new interactive theatre show.

The typically contrasting spheres of drama and science will come together for an exhilarating, hands-on performance at Exeter’s Northcott Theatre on Thursday, March 9th.

The show, entitled “Beyond My Control”, is the brainchild of the Northcott’s Artistic Director Paul Jepson and mathematicians Professor John Terry and Dr Wessel Woldman from the Living Systems Institute of the University of Exeter.

The...

Money worries loom large in Exeter

Leading local advice charity, Citizens Advice Exeter, has released the results from its fourth economic well-being survey which ran in January.

Citizens Advice Exeter Chief Executive Steve Barriball said: “A key finding is that just over half of those who responded to the survey, some 51%, said that they were worried about their financial position. However, this is down from 56% a year ago. Also, income levels seem to have stabilised, with 59% of those responding saying their income levels remained the same.

"This is up significantly from January last year when 34% of...

Staff give RD&E glowing report in NHS survey

Staff at the RD&E have given the Trust a glowing report in the 2016 NHS staff survey released yesterday (7 March 2017).

Staff highly recommend the Trust as a place to work and to receive treatment placing it in the top 20% of Acute Trusts nationally.

In addition, the survey findings place the RD&E in the top 20% of hospitals nationally for half of the key findings, including staff involvement in improvements at work, effective team working and placing the care of patients as the organisation's top priority.

The RD&E’s overall ‘staff engagement’ indicator...

Exeter College celebrates exceptional apprentices and employers

Exeter College has held its Annual Awards celebrating apprentices and honouring the employers that support the work of the college’s award winning apprenticeship programme.

More than 150 Apprentices, employers from around the region, key business leaders, friends and family attended the glittered awards ceremony held at Sandy Park.

Foot Anstey kindly sponsored the awards ceremony hosted at the home of Exeter Chiefs, Sandy Park, Exeter. The evening saw the achievements of 12 apprentice award winners and six employer winners celebrated.

International and Premiership...

National spotlight on Devon business

A DEVON business, which began on a dining room table and now employs more than 20 people, has been receiving national exposure – thanks to Channel 4’s show The Jump.

A Star, which is based outside Cullompton, has been producing leotards and sportswear for more than 14 years. The company has grown substantially in this time and now its products are sold all over the world.

It has launched its new range of Body Barrier skiwear – and has scored an immediate win by supplying kit to contestants on The Jump, ensuring they’re kept warm as they learn a range of winter sports and...

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Animal lovers to join together on National Pet Memorial Day

Uke 'N Play with Mike Jackson in Exeter

Rising rents and benefits cuts pushing vulnerable tenants out of private housing market in SW

UK first as apprentices build new scout hut in Devon

Devon’s budget set to be in the black

Extra £4.6m for transport improvements in Devon

Stage set for brand new interactive theatre performance

Money worries loom large in Exeter

Staff give RD&E glowing report in NHS survey

Exeter College celebrates exceptional apprentices and employers

National spotlight on Devon business

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