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Westbank’s Community Allotment made accessible to all thanks to Kier’s volunteers

Manpower and materials donated to Westbank Community Health and Care by the Kier Group have transformed the charity’s Community Allotment at Exminster into a space that’s accessible to everyone.

Eleven local volunteers from Kier’s Natural Resources Nuclear & Networks division recently worked over a total of about 4 days to create a tarmac access ramp, level the ground and lay a concrete pathway to make the allotment accessible to wheelchair users. The monetary value of the work amounts to approximately £7,000, including labour and materials.

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From Exeter School runaway to General

HE ran away from Exeter School and joined the Army under-age on the outbreak of the Second World War - rising through the ranks to command NATO’s Northern Region as a full General.

Now, the life and campaigns of the Coventry-born celebrated Royal Welch Fusilier, Gloucestershire and Parachute Regiment, General Sir Anthony Farrar-Hockley are to be explored in an extraordinary new book, Oft in Danger.

“‘Farrar the Para’ – as he was affectionately known to his troops – was one of the most distinguished field commanders of modern times,” says the biography’s author, Lieutenant-...

Best feet forward for the Foundation

Dozens of walkers will be putting their best feet forward to raise money for the Exeter Foundation tomorrow (Sunday Sept 20).

Starting at Sandy Park, the 10-mile walk takes a circular route through the beautiful Exe Valley and back to Sandy Park, and they will round the day off with a drink and a famous Sandy Park pasty while watching Rugby World Cup pool match between New Zealand and Argentina. Registration begins at 1pm.

The main aim to the Exeter Foundation is to provide the City of Exeter and its surrounding areas (The Greater Exeter) with a ‘Civic Trust’ that will...

Help look after Dartmoor's heritage

Join Dartmoor National Park Rangers to help look after our prehistoric heritage on Wednesday 7 October 2015.

Dartmoor’s landscape is among the richest in western Europe in terms of its prehistoric archaeological remains. Dartmoor contains the longest stone row in the world and has the greatest number of archaeological sites out of all the UK National Parks. In fact 60% of all stone rows to be found in England are on Dartmoor and 1/3 of all stone rows in the UK and Brittany are on Dartmoor.

The day will involve a continuation of work previously begun to ensure the multiple...

Exeter skittlers aiming for British title

Exeter's Two Tribes skittles team are currently defending their mixed team title in a tense finals of the Butcombe British Skittles championships being held in Torquay today.

The team who play out of St Thomas Social Club showed impressive form in the play off stages and are tipped to do well again.

But two popular teams, Heavitree Heroes who were mixed team runners up last year failed to qualify this time. Meanwhile the Sinners, women's champions in 2008 and 2011, are not competing this year.

So it's all down to Two Tribes mixed and men's teams...

Cranbrook's Co-operative opens for business

Cranbrook’s beavers, brownies, guides, cubs and scouts will be helping to open The Southern Co-operative’s new store in Cranbrook near Exeter yesterday (Friday 18 September).

The new store, which has created 17 jobs for local people, will be open seven days a week from 6.30am-11pm. This is the latest store for the independent regional retailer, The Southern Co-operative, whose nearest stores to Cranbrook include three in Exeter; Beacon Lane, Alphington Road and Buddle Lane.

Store Manager, Suzanne Northover, enthused: “I am really looking forward to this new store playing a...

Exeter's first yoga classes for children!

Exeter’s first Yoga for Children classes have now been launched by Annelie Carver (former partner of Michelmores and Ashfords and more recently General Counsel and Company Secretary of Flybe).

Annelie Carver has been teaching yoga to adults for a number of years ( www.lookwithinyoga.com ) and decided to train to teach yoga to children earlier this year. Annelie had found that most adults normally come to yoga later on in life due to stress, illness or injury and most of her students commented that they wished they had discovered yoga much earlier in life.

Annelie set up...

Exeter UK's top sports university

The University of Exeter has retained its top ten place in the Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide, and has been named Sports University of the Year 2015-2016.

The prestigious rankings, which mean Exeter retains its position as best in the South West, take into account a wide range of factors, including student satisfaction and research excellence. The Sports award recognises performance on the field, education and research. It acknowledges Exeter as the best in the country in academic and athletic achievement across a wide range of sports. It takes into account the...

Exeter is going world cup crazy!

Rugby Word Cup fever is gripping Exeter as we prepare for the tournament to kick off!

The Fanzone in Northernhay Gardens is taking shape, as our picture shows, and there are events throughout the tournament, including a Festival of Rugby at Exeter Castle.

Watching the matches and soaking up the atmosphere is going to be possible for everyone, even if you don’t have a ticket for the matches at Sandy Park, England or any other match.

The Exeter Fanzone will show live matches on a big screen, have a variety of events and entertainment for fans and families, a wide...

Four sailors rescued from Exe

Four people were rescued from the Rive Exe in fading light after their boat began to sink.

Exmouth lifeboat was launched at 7.40pm yesterday and on arrival at the scene found the sailing crew up to their waists clinging to sinking boat near Topsham.

They were assisted by local police officers.

All of the sailors arrived safely back on land.

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1,320 kids to race through Exeter streets

A record number of 1,320 primary school pupils across Exeter are set to take to the stage, and complete their own half marathon challenge as part of Exeter’s Great West Run Schools’ Challenge, taking place on Sunday 18 October 2015. Schools from across the city signed up to the 12 week programme, which encouraged pupils to run the equivalent of a mile a week in the lead up to Exeter’s Great West Run. They will now complete their final mile on race day to make up their own half marathon distance, with a fantastic city finish in front of thousands of spectators! Taking place in association...

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Westbank’s Community Allotment made accessible to all thanks to Kier’s volunteers

From Exeter School runaway to General

Best feet forward for the Foundation

Help look after Dartmoor's heritage

Exeter skittlers aiming for British title

Cranbrook's Co-operative opens for business

Exeter's first yoga classes for children!

Exeter UK's top sports university

Exeter is going world cup crazy!

Four sailors rescued from Exe

1,320 kids to race through Exeter streets

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