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Two Devon based charities have donated a new ultrasound scanner to the Vascular Access team at the Royal Devon and Exeter hospital to help them care for patients with cancer.

FORCE Cancer Charity and the Exeter Leukaemia Fund (ELF) jointly donated the machine to give the team more flexibility when preparing patients to receive chemotherapy treatment on the hospital’s oncology and haematology wards.

The ultrasound scanner is used by a specialist nurse to find a suitable vein to insert a long thin tube or line to administer chemotherapy drugs through. The new machine will...

The Exe Estuary Trail between Topsham and Exmouth will again see a colourful convoy of Santas on bikes in the build-up to Christmas.

This year’s FORCE Cancer Charity Santa Cycle is on Saturday (December 5) when 100 people with red suits and white beards will set out for the coast from Topsham Rugby Club and return by boat.

Naomi Cole from the FORCE fundraising team said: “The Christmas adverts have started now and we’re already looking forward to our Santa Cycle. This ever-popular event is already sold out and we’d like to take this opportunity to again thank Stuart Line...

Exeter’s Helen O’Grady Drama Academy has organised a talk-a-thon themed ‘If I was Santa for a day’, inviting pupils to speak for up to three minutes to raise funds for the children’s communication charity, I CAN – the leading charity helping children develop the speech, language and communication skills they need to thrive in the 21st century. The talk-a-thon aims to encourage and develop students public speaking skills at the academy and will be held at the academy’s annual ‘Bring your Parents Day’ in the final week of term. Participating students will be encouraged to fundraise for I CAN...

On Thursday 3rd December, Debenhams in Princesshay will be hosting a beauty gala between 4-9pm.

The event will be a beauty bonanza with make overs, beauty samples, exclusive gifts, bubbles and nibbles as well as the chance to win a beauty hamper worth over £200.

Concessions involved in the gala include, Clarins, Estee lauder, Urban Decay, Benefit and Clinique.

Tickets to the gala will cost £5 and Beauty card holders will receive £5 worth of points on the night. For those who don’t want to miss out on an extra £5, a Beauty card is free to sign up to and this can be...