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Work to start on Heavitree Road bus improvements

Improvement work to enhance bus services on Heavitree Road in Exeter will get underway next month (February).

The scheme, which will start on Monday 2 February, involves the construction of a new traffic island and installation of a new set of traffic signals at the end of the outbound (eastbound) bus lane between Grendon Road and Polsloe Road/Barrack Road.

These new signals will give buses priority at the Polsloe Road / Barrack Road junction, making it easier for buses to progress towards Heavitree Fore Street or move from the bus lane into the right turn lane for...

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Blue Chip Holidays supports RNLI

Blue Chip Holidays presented the RNLI with a cheque for £1,000.

The Exmouth RNLI was the lucky receiver of the donation, which is to help the crew in all the work they do in the local Exmouth community.

The cheque was given as part of Blue Chip's ongoing support, in which last Christmas the company decided to give the RNLI the money they would normally have spent on company Christmas Cards.

Allan Lambert, managing director of local Exeter holiday operator Blue Chip Holidays handed over the cheque to the lifeboat station, whilst Kevin Riley, MBE, showed the team...

Celebrating 20 years of brain injury support in Devon

On Thursday 7th July, local brain injury charity Headway Devon marked twenty years of work in the local community with a celebratory tea party.

The event, which took place at Headway Devon's headquarters - the XCentre by Exeter Quay, was attended by over 70 people from across the county who have benefitted from the charity's support.

After a welcome and introduction from Headway Devon Chief Executive Anne Mattock, Chairman of Devon County Council Cllr Andrew Moulding thanked the charity for their tireless support of local people with brain injuries and led the attendees in...

An impactful start for Mini’s Academy

Mini’s Academy has scooped its first award in the 373 Networking Group’s inaugural Business Awards.

Nic Sestaret, former Exeter Chief and one of the three co-founders of Mini’s Academy, a legacy of Exeter’s RWC2015 campaign, has dedicated the award to the city, explaining that winning the ‘Greatest Social Impact’ category is testament to everything the team is striving for.

“The ethos behind Minis Academy has always been to promote the social and health benefits of team sport by introducing primary school children to the character-building values of passion, respect,...

Help! Hospiscare Needs Your Stamps, Coins And Postcards

Stamps. Foreign coins. Postcards. All may seem worthless at first sight. But they can in fact be invaluable sources of fundraising.

Consider the case of former policeman Tony Coop who has been volunteering for over 23 years raising over £260,000 his local hospice, Hospiscare, by collecting just these very things.

Tony’s heartwarming story demonstrates how collecting stamps, coins and postcards can help Hospiscare. It begins, as is so often the case with a personal story of kindness from the charity:

“It goes back to 1992/3 when Jill’s mum had cancer we had two...

Pensioners swap bingo for martial arts

From ancient Korea and now to the east of Melbourne, Australia, the martial art of Soo Bahk Do has an unlikely fan group – older Australian women. Every week on a Monday, a group of Australian ladies in their sixties meet up at a hall in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne. Rather than meeting up for a game of bingo, or to play a round of bowls, these women have a much more active activity in store for them – they’re students of Soo Bahk Do.

Soo Bahk Do was brought to Australia around forty years ago, and literally translates to ‘the way of the striking hand’. And unlike some of the...

Annual public health report reveals Devon is facing challenges

This year’s Annual Public Health Report shows that Devon is facing many challenges such as population growth, ageing, poverty, housing quality and affordability.

In Devon the health of the public is generally very good, both in terms of national comparisons and with similar geographic areas, as indicated by the Devon Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA), there are areas of concern.

Devon’s Director of Public Health, Dr Virginia Pearson, said: “We need to address health inequality and continue to reduce the gap between the health of the best off and the worst-off in Devon...

Tom Johnson testimonial launch

There was an all star local line up when Exeter Chiefs rugby player Tom Johnson launched his testimonial.

Hundreds of guests enjoyed the summer sunshine at Rockbeare Manor, which has recently undergone refurbishment.

Among those present were many of the current Chiefs squad including Jack Yeandle, Carl Rimmer, Haydn Thomas and Kai Horstman.

Deservedly earning the reputation for being one of the nicest men in rugby, Tom has played a key role in the success of the Exeter Chiefs and enjoyed the rare honour of playing for his country.

A whole host of events are...

Action taken over bedtime fire deaths

Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service has developed a bedtime safety campaign to raise the awareness of the importance of having a bedtime routine.

This was based on data from the previous year that established a number of fire deaths and injuries that were caused by people drinking, smoking and cooking late at night and them becoming distracted or falling asleep.

One part of the campaign focused on the most vulnerable, aged between 75 – 85 who are often alone when they die or are injured (not necessarily living alone).

The importance that a home fire...

Afternoon of antiques in West Hill

Members of West Hill Women’s Group were entertained when Honiton auctioneer, Duncan Chilcott gave a talk on discovering antiques.

The thirty-strong group had been invited to bring along items that they were curious about for Duncan to discuss.

Amongst the items of interest was a handwritten journal from WW1 that had been passed down through the generations. The journal originally belonged to a soldier serving in South Africa, who decided to write it after he caught malaria and was hospitalised.

Another treasure was a Victorian or Edwardian bumblebee brooch encrusted...

Council position on Sylvania Valley explained

A large piece of public open space land at Sylvania Valley is being auctioned by the Public Open Spaces Charitable Trust on 28 July. Residents are concerned that the land may not be available as public open space in the future and that the land might be developed.

When this estate was constructed in the 1970s, this land was required to be laid out as public open space. At the time, the developer would have been offered the opportunity of transferring it to the Council, together with a sum to cover the ongoing maintenance.

Instead, the developer chose to pass the site to the...

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Work to start on Heavitree Road bus improvements

Blue Chip Holidays supports RNLI

Celebrating 20 years of brain injury support in Devon

An impactful start for Mini’s Academy

Help! Hospiscare Needs Your Stamps, Coins And Postcards

Pensioners swap bingo for martial arts

Annual public health report reveals Devon is facing challenges

Tom Johnson testimonial launch

Action taken over bedtime fire deaths

Afternoon of antiques in West Hill

Council position on Sylvania Valley explained

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