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Dementia UK shares the signs and symptoms of dementia to look out for ahead of free clinics in South West

Nationwide and Dementia UK’s free face-to-face clinics are returning to Nationwide’s Torquay, Plymouth and Exmouth branches this February, offering specialist support in a safe, comfortable and private space for people to discuss any aspect of dementia.

Hosted by Dementia UK’s Admiral Nurses, the clinics are open to anyone impacted by dementia, offering life-changing support to families and individuals in the area. Appointments can be booked via Dementia UK’s website here .

The clinics will offer practical and emotional advice on all aspects of dementia – from worries...

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Dawlish man jailed for murdering wife

A 37-year-old man has been found guilty of murdering his wife at Exeter Crown Court today (Tuesday 3 November).

James Luke McDonald (pictured) of Kingsdown Crescent, Dawlish, was sentenced to life imprisonment, to serve a minimum term of 17 and a half years, for the murder of Sophie McDonald in January.

Sophie (pictured) was reported missing to police at around 6.40pm on Wednesday 28 January 2015.

An extensive search was undertaken by specialist officers and volunteer search and rescue groups.

Sophie’s body was later discovered at a property in Iddesleigh...

Work starts on Exmouth play site

Exmouth children will have a new play area to look forward to in the New Year as work has begun on £70,000 worth of improvements to the play site at Imperial Recreation Ground.

Hundreds of local children and young people have been involved in the plans for the site and have even developed the designs and equipment they wanted to see there. And to make the process strictly democratic, the youngsters, from Exeter Road and Marpool Primary Schools, Exmouth Community College and Exmouth Children’s Centre were given a choice of three designs and had the opportunity to vote for their...

Community energy goes live in Exeter

Exeter Community Energy (ECOE) have announced that they will be launching their inaugural ‘Solar Power Community Share Offer’ on Saturday 7 November.

The share offer will seek to raise around £390,000 to install around 300kWp of rooftop solar panels on a range of community and commercial buildings across Exeter and East Devon.

Solar PV 1 involves ECOE partnering with nine organisations who have confirmed their interest for community-owned solar to be installed on their rooftops. Four sites from this portfolio of roofs will be installed by the end of December 2015, these...

Law firm raises £2,000 in Will Fortnight

Solicitors at Beviss & Beckingsale raised two grand in two weeks by writing and amending wills for clients in exchange for a donation to local charity Hospiscare.

The Honiton-based law firm raised a total of £2,004 to help care for patients living with a terminal illness in Exeter, Mid and East Devon.

Lawyers at Beviss & Beckingsale’s office in Honiton raised £1,044, a further £500 came from the Chard office, £385 from staff in Axminster and £75 from Seaton.

Richard Cousins, Hospiscare corporate relationships manager, said: “Beviss & Beckingsale has...

Celebration of clinical research at RD&E

Members of the public are invited to an exhibition of clinical research currently being undertaken by clinicians at the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust, the leading research hospital in the South West Peninsula.

The event takes place on 5th November from 11.30am-1pm in the Research Innovation, Learning and Development (RILD) building on the hospital’s Wonford site. It will include a chance to view presentations on the exciting developments in clinical care currently being investigated by RD&E teams and an opportunity to meet with clinicians to discuss their work....

Tony Hogg to challenge MPs on police funding

Police and Crime Crime Commissioner Tony Hogg will today (Tuesday) tell the House of Commons’ Home Affairs Select Committee (HASC) why the Government’s proposed police funding formula is unfair, and particularly disadvantageous to Devon and Cornwall Mr Hogg has campaigned hard against the funding formula changes, which it is believed will cut funding to Devon and Cornwall by an extra £14 million. Combined with current estimates of the likely impact of comprehensive spending review (CSR), it means that the local force will have to make total cuts of £54 million by 2019/20.

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Bronze award for Heavitree slimming group

A weight-loss expert from Exeter has won a brilliant bronze award for the exceptional work she does in helping 170 people in the area to lose weight every week.

To celebrate this achievement Lyndsay is opening a new day time Heavitree group.

The new group will open at 10am on Tuesday 10th November at Heavitree Social Club to enable more local slimmers to reach their dream weights, improve their health and change their lives. Lyndsay, who already runs Heavitree and Whipton Slimming World groups, has been given the ‘Bronze’ status by the national slimming club because of her...

Councils celebrate shared ICT services anniversary

An innovative partnership which shares ICT services between East Devon, Exeter and Teignbridge Councils is marking its first anniversary this month (November) following a very successful 12 months in business.

Over the last year, Strata Service Solutions, has been central to the work of the three councils by supporting the day-to-day ICT at each local authority and assisting in the development of working in new ways.

Strata is a stand-alone limited company which is owned and controlled equally by the three councils. The company is made up of ICT staff from each of the...

Judi's back on the radio!

Following a successful pilot show, Judi Spiers begins a new series on Exeter’s independent station Radio Exe every Sunday in November starting on Sunday 8 November.

As well as Radio Exe’s famously broad mix of music, the three-hour weekly show will feature special guests, Judi’s unique brand of humour and conversation, and the chance to win a £100 Princesshay Gift Card each week.

The announcement comes as BBC Radio Devon’s audience (on which Judi used to present a popular show) has plummeted to its lowest level for more than two decades.

Figures obtained by the...

Monopoly Exeter edition a sell-out

The board – launched less than three weeks ago ago – is proving “hot property”, the makers said today with a THIRD print run due to get underway later this week. And with just under two months to go until Yuletide, the board's makers reckon that by Christmas Eve the only boards around will be those on Santa's sleigh!

Dan Taylor, from the board’s makers Winning, Moves says: “We are now on our second print-run and a third one is poised.” Mr Taylor, Monopoly Development Director for Winning Moves UK - makers of the board under license from Hasbro - added: “The popularity of the board...

Local News

Dementia UK shares the signs and symptoms of dementia to look out for ahead of free clinics in South West

Dawlish man jailed for murdering wife

Work starts on Exmouth play site

Community energy goes live in Exeter

Law firm raises £2,000 in Will Fortnight

Celebration of clinical research at RD&E

Tony Hogg to challenge MPs on police funding

Bronze award for Heavitree slimming group

Councils celebrate shared ICT services anniversary

Judi's back on the radio!

Monopoly Exeter edition a sell-out

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