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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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National recognition for dog friendly hotel

Authored by MiHi Digital
Posted: Tue, 12/15/2015 - 11:33am

A Devon hotel is celebrating having received national recognition for the quality of its ‘dog friendly’ accommodation.

Elizabeth and Steve Morey own the award-winning Blagdon Manor restaurant and hotel near Ashwater and have been welcoming dog owners from across the country for 15 years.

The hotel has been awarded a ‘certificate of excellence’ for its positive reviews on the world’s largest travel site, Trip Advisor and also named in the Independent and London Evening Standard as one of the ‘Top ten dog friendly hotels in the UK’.

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South Devon Highway opens

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 12/15/2015 - 11:19am

Devon County Council and Torbay Council, along with Galliford Try, have announced that the South Devon Highway is now open to traffic.

The new 5.5km dual carriageway opened to traffic in the early hours of Tuesday morning (15/12/15) in a phased process. Early on Monday evening a temporary closure of Hamelin Way, Torquay took place which enabled the removal of the roundabout at Kerswell Gardens and a final section of white lining painted on the intersections.

Following this phase, project staff, the traffic management team and members of Devon and Cornwall Police travelled...

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Father Christmas to reopen pool and cafe at Cofton Country Holidays

Authored by Gill Vosper
Posted: Tue, 12/15/2015 - 10:25am

Devon’s favourite multi-award-winning holiday park, Cofton Country Holidays near Starcross and Dawlish, is readying itself for the much anticipated reopening of its heated indoor Ashburn Springs Pool on Saturday 19th December.

Following over a month of renovations undertaken in readiness for the busy Christmas school holidays, the family friendly pool, steam room, sauna, soft play area and Amelia’s Café will be reopened by no less than Santa himself, who will be giving away free children’s presents from 11am-4pm on Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th.

As an added bonus anyone...

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Improvement needed at D&C Police

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 12/15/2015 - 8:50am

Devon and Cornwall Police generally provides a good service in identifying vulnerable people and responds well to them, according to a report.

However, Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary says there are several areas where improvement is needed to ensure that the service is consistent and vulnerable people are kept safe.

Given the scale of the challenge in this area and risk that is posed to some of the most vulnerable people, overall HMIC judges that the force requires improvement.

The force effectively identifies vulnerable victims. Its sexual offences and...

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Fire crews tackle blaze at Cranbrook

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 12/15/2015 - 8:28am

Fire crews were called to a thatch blaze in East Devon in the early hours of this morning (Tuesday 15 December).

Three fire engines from Exeter and Ottery St Mary, along with the water carrier from Exeter, were sent to Cranbrook shortly after 1am.

On arrival crews confirmed that a thatched roof derelict farm house was well alight and got to work extinguishing the fire using two hose reel jets and one main jet.

The thatched roof and first floor were well alight. The building was showing signs of collapse so crews withdrew from the sectors to keep themselves at a safe...

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Santa to reopen pool and cafe at Cofton Country Holidays

Authored by Gill Vosper
Posted: Tue, 12/15/2015 - 8:00am

Devon’s favourite multi-award-winning holiday park, Cofton Country Holidays near Starcross and Dawlish, is readying itself for the much anticipated reopening of its heated indoor Ashburn Springs Pool on Saturday 19th December.

Following over a month of renovations undertaken in readiness for the busy Christmas school holidays, the family friendly pool, steam room, sauna, soft play area and Amelia’s Café will be reopened by no less than Santa himself, who will be giving away free children’s presents from 11am-4pm on Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th.

As an added bonus anyone...

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MPs live far longer than UK average

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Mon, 12/14/2015 - 10:05pm

Members of Parliament and Lords are likely to live far longer than the UK average, according to research involving the University of Exeter.

A PhD student at the University of Exeter Medical School worked with Just Retirement insurance to examine the number of deaths in almost 5,000 members of the two UK Houses of Parliament compared with the general population over a 65-year period, from 1945-2011.

They compared the observed mortality – or death rates - in members with the expected mortality of the general population, matched to the same sex or age of the member in the...

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Say hello to Exeter’s Welcome Team

Exeter’s brand new Welcome Team took to the city’s streets on Monday (14 December).

The initiative, which has proven successful in other cities across the UK has been launched and funded by Exeter Business Improvement District (Exeter BID), and brings to Exeter a skilled team of Welcome People to help shoppers and tourists make the most of their time in the city by assisting visitors, monitoring the city environment and working with the businesses across the BID area.

Similar teams can be found throughout London and in Manchester, Birmingham, Canterbury, Chester and...

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Lunchtime carols to raise a Cathedral’s roof

This Wednesday (16th December) sees the beginning of Exeter Cathedral’s free lunchtime carol services for shoppers and city workers.

The popular events, which attract hundreds of people each year, give visitors the opportunity to take the place of the Cathedral Choir and sing their favourite Christmas carols accompanied by the mighty Cathedral Organ.

“Lunchtime Carols” begins at 13.00 on Wednesday 16th, Saturday 19th and Tuesday 22nd December. Each service lasts around an hour and admission is free with a retiring collection.

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Santa brings joy to Exeter - by bus

Santa set a new ‘gold standard’ in travel when he arrived in Exeter on a luxury bus where he encouraged shoppers to donate and decorate themselves for charity!

Teaming up with Exeter Leukaemia Fund (ELF), Stagecoach South West brought Santa to Princesshay shopping centre on Friday December 11 on one of the company’s new Gold buses, which feature leather seats, extra legroom, free Wi-Fi and USB ports.

It was all in aid of ELF’s EARS 4 ELF day, which helps raise awareness and funds to help families across Devon affected by blood cancers and blood disorders. Shopper’s generous...

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