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Exeter Racecourse launches Community Raceday and calls for Devon’s community heroes

Exeter Racecourse has launched a brand-new Community Raceday and is inviting people across Devon to nominate a community hero who deserves recognition.

Community Raceday takes place on Friday, February 20, during half term, and coincides with Devon Day at the racecourse. The initiative celebrates the people who make a real difference in their communities – from volunteers and carers to sports coaches, fundraisers and quiet grafters who go above and beyond.

Every nominee will receive a free ticket to Exeter Racecourse, and one overall winner will be treated to a Family...

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Reduced parking fees in EDDC car parks

Anyone planning to shop for Christmas in East Devon’s lovely towns this year or explore the district’s beautiful countryside can take advantage of the district council’s winter parking special offer and park in any EDDC car park for just £2 a day after 10am.

The cut-down tariff was introduced on November 1 and runs until March 31 2017. It’s great value for shoppers who can take their time as the ticket will cover them for the rest of the day, up until midnight.

The temporary tariff will also support local shops, cafes and restaurants during the traditionally quieter months...

Extra boost for St Thomas as WESC opens new charity shop

WESC Foundation – The Specialist Centre for Visual Impairment is proud to announce the opening of their sixth Social Enterprise Charity Shop in Cowick Street, St Thomas.

Based in Exeter, WESC Foundation is a school and college that supports visually impaired learners, many of whom also have complex needs, from across the South West as well as providing outreach services to mainstream schools and colleges.

The St Thomas Social Enterprise is much more than a Charity Shop. It also provides an excellent location to introduce visually impaired learners to a range of social...

Pedestrian critical after collision on A379

Police are appealing for witnesses following a collision between a car and a pedestrian that has left one person with serious, life threatening injuries.

Police were called at around 3pm following reports of a collision between a man in his 50’s and a Citroen Picasso on the A379 at Holcombe, Dawlish.

A number of road closures were put in place as paramedics and Air ambulance attended. The Air ambulance landed by the Smugglers Inn and the injured man was taken to Derriford Hospital with serious life threatening injuries, where he remains in a critical condition.

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Christmas jumpers raise cash for CHAT

There were some fantastic Christmas jumpers on display at Blundell’s School, Tiverton, on 1 December – all being worn for a good cause.

Pupils and staff paid for the privilege of putting on their best festive knitwear and the money raised will go to the Churches Housing Action Team (CHAT), which gives free, impartial and confidential housing advice to those experiencing housing difficulty in Mid Devon.

Pupils at Blundell’s regularly raise more than £10,000 a year for local, national and international charities through a variety of events and activities.

Spiritual master David Ashworth to visit Exeter

The spiritual master David Ashworth is to visit Exeter on Sat 10th Dec to deliver a Darshan at Exeter Community Centre. Darshan offers a direct experience of enlightened consciousness from someone who has attained self- realisation in their lifetime and is delivered through David looking into the eyes of each individual one by one. David has opened to the point where many consider him to be perhaps one of the first Western-born people with Guru-like abilities, having brought down a Light for the evolution of humanity.

He has delivered Darshan in London and other major European...

Man guilty after rabbit without water found dead in hutch

The owner of a pet rabbit who died after he was left without water has been disqualified from keeping rabbits for ten years.

Martin Saunders, 29, of Newman Road, Exeter pleaded guilty to causing unnecessary suffering to a rabbit, known as Digger, when he appeared before magistrates in Exeter on Wednesday (November 30).

He was also sentenced to 60 hours community service and ordered to pay court costs after admitting leaving the rabbit without an adequate supply of fresh water between May 29 and June 1 2016.

The black-and-white lionhead rabbit was discovered dead in...

Queen Victoria’s Paintings at RAMM

A new exhibition at Exeter’s Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery (RAMM) gives a wonderful insight into the splendour of the Victorian court. Forty four watercolours from the Royal Collection depict her remarkable visit to Paris in 1855.

The historic 10-day visit was on the invitation of the Emperor Napoleon III and his wife Eugénie. The first time a reigning British monarch had visited the French capital in over 400 years, the visit ostensibly celebrated the military alliance between France and Britain against Russia in the Crimean War. It also cemented a great personal...

Exeter Northcott announces exciting spring summer 2017 season

Exeter Northcott Theatre is delighted to announce its exciting spring/summer 2017 season. The season will see the theatre co-produce a UK national tour, the launch of the new Graduate Young Company and the return of Shakespeare in Exeter’s Rougemont Gardens.

E.Nesbit’s classic novel The Railway Children will be brought thrillingly to life in a stunning new stage production by Exeter Northcott Theatre. Complete with beautiful period costumes and ingenious designs, this new production, which will also tour the UK, promises an uplifting theatrical experience for all ages, packed with...

RD&E Emergency Department highly commended for research impact

The Emergency Department at the Royal Devon & Exeter (Wonford) hospital was highly commended for the Health Service Journal (HSJ) Clinical Research Impact Award 2016.

The award is sponsored by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Clinical Research Network. It is presented to an NHS organisation that has gone the extra mile to embed clinical research as core business and harness the outcomes of clinical research to improve services and treatments for its patients.

The South West had three contenders out of the 11 organisations shortlisted nationally for this...

BBC Professor makes podcast with Exeter Cathedral School

Exeter Cathedral School pupils have been joined by a celebrated History Professor to create their very own podcast. The Year 2 pupils were very excited to welcome Professor James Daybell (co-creator of ‘Histories of the Unexpected’ with the BBC’s Sam Willis), for the making of their first podcast in Exeter Cathedral's Chapter House and the opening of their exhibition, ‘A Walk Through Time.’

Inspired by the rich heritage of Exeter, the children had been learning about homes through the ages, from Neolithic to Victorian times. The exhibition was a celebration of their work and an...

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Exeter Racecourse launches Community Raceday and calls for Devon’s community heroes

Reduced parking fees in EDDC car parks

Extra boost for St Thomas as WESC opens new charity shop

Pedestrian critical after collision on A379

Christmas jumpers raise cash for CHAT

Spiritual master David Ashworth to visit Exeter

Man guilty after rabbit without water found dead in hutch

Queen Victoria’s Paintings at RAMM

Exeter Northcott announces exciting spring summer 2017 season

RD&E Emergency Department highly commended for research impact

BBC Professor makes podcast with Exeter Cathedral School

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