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Devon Young Carers shine at the 2025 Young Carers Festival

Seventeen young carers from across Devon have enjoyed a well-deserved break from their caring responsibilities at the largest festival in the world dedicated to young people with unpaid caring roles.

It’s the 25th year that Devon Young Carers has attended the Young Carers Festival at YMCA Fairthorne Manor at Botley in Hampshire. Four dedicated staff members, one volunteer, and one inspiring Adult Young Carer accompanied them on a two-night adventure packed with connection, laughter, and discovery - a well-deserved break from their day-to-day caring roles at home.

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Road deaths and serious injuries rise

Brake, the road safety charity, is calling on the government to show strong leadership and reintroduce causality reduction targets as the Department for Transport publishes its Reported Road Casualties in Great Britain Annual Report for 2014. It shows that 1,775 people died on the roads (a 4% increase on the year before). 22,807 more were seriously injured (a 5% annual increase).

Casualties of all severities rose to 194,477 in Great Britain in 2014, an increase of 6% from 2013, interrupting what was a steady downward trend since 1997.

Brake believes the reintroduction of...

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Police appeal after arson attacks

Police in Exmouth are appealing for information following an arson in the town.

Detectives in Exmouth are investigating an arson that occurred at a multi occupancy property on Exeter Road in Exmouth, between 11:15pm and 11:30pm on Saturday 12 September.

The property is located on the smaller part of Exeter Road near the shops – not far from the junction with the main A396 Exeter Road.

Damage was caused after a wooden front door was set alight.

Nobody was injured following fire which was extinguished quickly.

Two local men, aged 25 and 24 years have...

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Chime Hearing Services Receive Quality Stamp of Approval

Authored by Stacy Hill
Posted: Thu, 09/24/2015 - 5:26pm

Chime Social Enterprise, the hearing experts have recently been awarded the highest quality accreditation for their services gaining the prestigious Improving Quality in Physiological Services (IQIPS) accreditation from the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS).

Chime has been granted UKAS accreditation against the IQIPS standard for its full range of adult and children's Hearing Services. The accreditation was achieved following months of stringent assessment in key areas such as patient experience, safety, facilities, resource and clinical skills.

IQIPS is a...

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Double the fun at Powderham Food Festival

Authored by Stacy Hill
Posted: Thu, 09/24/2015 - 4:40pm

Building on the growing success of Powderham Food Festival, which first launched in 2012 and draws food-lovers from across the region, this year’s event promises to be even bigger and better than ever. The popular date in Devon’s culinary calendar has doubled its appeal for 2015, as it is due to take place over two days from 3rd to 4th October – perfect timing as it marks the end of British Food Fortnight.

Back by popular demand comes Powderham Food Festival’s dramatic Theatre of Fire 'n Smoke, where some of Britain’s best BBQ cooks will be demonstrating their cooking skills...

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RAMM one of UK's most family friendly museums

Exeter’s Royal Albert Memorial Museum (RAMM) has been acclaimed one of the country’s best museums in an award ceremony held in London today (Thursday 24 September).

RAMM was one of only six museums shortlisted from over 800 nominations for the 2015 Telegraph Family Friendly Museum Award, the third time that the museum has gained recognition as one of the country’s most family friendly museums.

Cllr Rosie Denham, Lead Councillor for Economy and Culture, said: “We are delighted to again be recognised as one of Britain’s most family friendly museums. RAMM aims to be friendly...

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Budleigh celebrates another successful Literary Festival

The organisers of the Budleigh Salterton Literatary Festival are euphoric following the success of their seventh sensational festival which saw top authors including Judith Kerr, Kaffe Fassett, David Lloyd, Sarah Waters and Paula Hawkins attract hordes of festival goers to the seaside town.

The festival also saw local authors Jed Falby, Christine Lee, Andrew Graham and Peter Nasmyth as well as Honorary President and double Man Booker Prize winner Dame Hilary Mantel DBE, give literary talks to captivated audiences.

The festival, which took place from 17th-20th September,...

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Chief Constable co-hosts Devon Modern Slavery Conference

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Thu, 09/24/2015 - 12:03pm

Modern slavery is the topic of discussion at a partnership conference to be held in Devon on Friday 25 September 2015.

A number of speakers from across the UK will be delivering keynote speeches addressing the complexity of this issue at the Sandy Park Conference Centre in Exeter.

Chief Constable Shaun Sawyer, National Policing Lead for Modern Slavery, is co-hosting the event with Catholic Bishop of Plymouth, The Right Reverend Mark O’Toole; Anglican Bishop of Exeter, The Right Reverend Robert Atwell; Chief Executive of Devon County Council, Dr Phil Norrey; Chief Executive...

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Work to start on A361 bridge repairs

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 09/24/2015 - 11:57am

Essential bridge refurbishment is due to start on the A361 on Monday 28 September and is expected to take around four months.

Devon County Council will be replacing the failed expansion joint on the River Exe Viaduct, west of Bolham Roundabout in Tiverton, while also waterproofing the bridge deck, which is required every 25 to 30 years. Work is expected to be completed by January 2016.

Since November 2014, a temporary cover plate has been in place on the expansion joint and speed restrictions have been imposed to help prevent further damage to the structure.

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Funding boost for Exeter homeless charity

The first grant to be awarded by, a newly founded trust, the MAXIMUS Foundation UK has been made to St Petrock’s, Exeter’s charity for people who are homeless.

“The trust is set up to give one-off grants to small community based charities whose work means something to our employees or resonates with what we do as a business,” explains Jude Hartley, administrator of MAXIMUS Foundation UK, “and St Petrock’s was nominated by one of our Exeter employee, Trish Leworthy.”

“We were delighted to receive this award of £2,500”, says Mel Hartley, project manager of St Petrock’s, “...

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Man arrested over sexual assault on train

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Thu, 09/24/2015 - 10:17am

Police investigating a sexual assault, which happened on a train between Taunton and Exeter on 15 July, have arrested a man in connection with the matter.

The 36-year-old from Bideford was arrested yesterday (23 September) on suspicion of sexual assault. He was later released on police bail pending further inquiries.

The man came forward following a media appeal to trace a person detectives wanted to speak to about the incident. Officers would like to thank all those who shared the appeal.

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