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New report reveals UK's happiest places to be a dog

Exeter comes 9th in Dogs Trust's Happy Place Index, but we all have room for improvement

For dogs, a happy place can be somewhere physical, like cuddling up next to their owner on the sofa, dozing by the fire or rolling around in a muddy puddle. But it can also be a feeling, like the excitement of a new toy, the comfort of being with their favourite humans, or the relief of just being somewhere safe.

To examine the various factors that contribute to a dog's satisfaction, an academic has developed a new formula – the Canine Happiness Score (CHS).

The new scoring system...

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New park and ride site planned near A30

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Thu, 02/04/2016 - 11:24am

An application for a new Park and Ride site serving Exeter is due to be submitted next week (w/c 8 February).

The proposed 556-space “Round Field” Park and Ride facility, next to the A30 slip road on the south west outskirts of the city, will go before the County Council's Development Management Committee later in the year – with April being the earliest it would be considered.

The scheme will provide increased choices for people travelling into Exeter city centre from the south and west of the city, and is expected to reduce pressure on the Alphington Road corridor and...

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RNIB and Action for Blind People call for volunteers

Are you keen to make a real difference in 2016? We're in need of volunteers to join our Team and help to make every day better for people living with sight loss or blindness.

We are running a series of information events across the country in January and February where you can meet Staff and existing volunteers, find out about current opportunities and sign up as a volunteer.

From setting up a fundraising group with friends to arranging and helping at collections, speaking about the charity to potential supporters, helping in our local Vision Hotel or providing technology...

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The weekend forecast in five letters... SOGGY

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 02/04/2016 - 8:23am

You don't have to be a forecaster to take a guess as to what the weather is going to be like this weekend.

But if you are in the welly boot or umbrella business, you could be in for a profitable few days!

The Met Office five-day forecast is as follows...

Today: After early patchy rain it will be a mostly dry but cloudy day, especially around windward coasts and hills. Some heavy outbreaks of rain will return into the afternoon but the rain will become lighter into the evening. Feeling milder. Maximum Temperature 12°C.

Tonight: It will be mostly dry but...

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Thomson Reuters pledges support for children's charity

Thomson Reuters, the world’s leading provider of intelligent information for businesses and professionals, has pledged another year of support to Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) by signing up to sponsor one of the colour zones at this year’s popular Rainbow Run.

Digita chose the Children’s Hospice as its nominated charity for 2015 and has pledged to continue the support by extending its fund-raising efforts throughout 2016.

CHSW provides hospice care for children with life-limiting conditions and their whole family across the South West. The care is wide-ranging and...

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Extreme weather threatens Britain’s coastline

Britain’s rocky coastline is being reshaped and eroded by the increasingly common extreme weather, University of Exeter researchers have found.

Rock coasts erode quickly and are more vulnerable to stormy weather than previously thought, a new study shows.

According to the first data collected on how they behaved before, during and after a storm large boulders can shift daily. It is hoped the research will allow erosion risk and sediment supplied from rocky coasts to be more accurately measured in future.

The data also shows that rock coasts have the potential to...

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Plans to enhance Exeter valley parks revealed

Exciting new plans to enhance the Riverside and Ludwell Valley Parks in Exeter have been revealed.

Proposals include introducing orchards, wildflower meadows, ponds and woods. Wild play areas look set to be brought in, along with a new cycle link, better signposting and information points.

The improvements are part of a Masterplan for the two Valley Parks and will be discussed at Exeter City Council’s Executive on Tuesday (9 February).

Cllr Keith Owen, Lead Councillor for Health & Place, said: “One of the elements of the masterplan is to mitigate against the...

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Could falling land prices lead to the rise of the rural entrepreneur in the South West?

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 02/03/2016 - 5:53pm

Increasing urban property prices and falling land values could be fuelling a rise in new rural business start-ups, the latest survey by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and Royal Agricultural University (RAU) indicates. Non-farmers, such as those starting up cottage industries, accounted for 27% of rural land sales in the South West over the past six months according to the RICS/RAU Rural Land Market Survey H2 2015. By contrast, property developers accounted for only 1% of rural land sales over the same period, a decrease of 4%. Sales to individual farmers rose from 56%...

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Charity takes steps to ensure continued support for ‘priority children’

Families for Children, local adoption agency and charitable trust who cover Devon, Dorset, Cornwall and Somerset, are delighted to announce the appointment of new a new Fundraising & Engagement Specialist, Tracy Ebbrell.

At a crucial time for Adoption in the UK, Families for Children is focussing on finding families for ‘priority’ children. These include older children, sibling groups and children with additional needs. It is these groups of children and their adoptive families who benefit from the work of the charity. Tracy has been appointed to help meet the increasing demand...

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Exmouth police appeal after town centre fight

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 02/03/2016 - 3:43pm

Police are appealing for witnesses after an altercation took place near The Strand at Exmouth, on Sunday the 31st January at around 2pm.

Detective Sergeant Pete Boorn said: “We are currently investigating an alleged fight that took place outside The Strand in Exmouth.

"While one man has been charged in connection with this incident, we believe that there were a large amount of witnesses present who could help police with their enquiries.

“We are therefore asking anyone in the area who witnessed the incident to come forward to the police. Please make yourselves known...

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Sign up now for Exeter Hospiscare's Swimathon

Authored by Hospiscare
Posted: Wed, 02/03/2016 - 11:46am

Grab those goggles and go for it! Sign up now for Exeter Hospiscare’s Swimathon coming to the city next month.

Devon and Cornwall Police has offered its pool at Middlemoor HQ as the venue for this exciting new event.

There are six lanes and each team has 55 minutes to swim as far as it can in its dedicated lane – so it’s not a race and you can go as fast or as slow as you like.

“This is a great chance to have fun as a team, swimming in a great pool,” said Paula Lawford, of Exeter Friends of Hospiscare who is organising the event.

“We’ve already got several...

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