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The First of Ten: InExeter reveals New Gandy Street Mural

Passersby and shoppers on Gandy Street are now welcomed by a warm and radiant mural on the wall of IT Champion . This piece is part of a new project to deliver ten street art installations between 2025 and 2030, InExeter have unveiled the first mural in this five-year journey – “Dreamer of Dreams” .

This project builds on InExeter’s street art programme, which saw ten murals brighten up different parts of the city. Each artwork delivered by InExeter over the next five years will be designed to meet one of three key objectives: to celebrate Exeter’s unique identity and cityscape,...

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Two Exeter charities get to 'Pass GO'

Charity begins at home – the Monopoly home of houses and hotels.

Exeter Monopoly chiefs say they were so “overwhelmed” with the public’s response to news that a city charity is being given the opportunity to ‘Pass GO’ that they have DOUBLED their offer.

The board is launched in Exeter on 14 October at 10am.

And the makers have revealed they have now reserved two prime sites for charities on the city’s new official board - the second charity announced today.

It was reported earlier in the summer that Age UK Exeter have made it onto the official board after a...

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Sacred Trees of Heavitree performance tour

Authored by Interwoven
Posted: Tue, 10/06/2015 - 11:21am

There's a new performance concept in town and it's home-grown right here in Exeter!

JoJo Spinks of Interwoven Productions explains that “It's different from what we've come to expect of performance in a whole range of ways. Not only do we perform in the street but we perform about your street, about the landscape we all share – we grow the stories from the very ground beneath your feet!”

This Half-Term sees a new production from the Heavitree Squilometre Project, celebrating some of Heavitree and Wonford's most ancient and revered trees. The walking...

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Half a million attend Fanzones across UK

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 10/06/2015 - 10:39am

Rugby World Cup 2015 continues to grip the nation with over half a million local and international fans enjoying the Official Fanzones up and down the country to watch live matches and enjoy the excitement of the Tournament.

This is in addition to over 1 million fans who have already enjoyed the action in venues to date, a figure which is set to double with 2.41 million tickets now sold across the 48 matches. On a weekend that saw St James' Park and the Leicester City Stadium host their first matches of the Tournament, the Leicester and Newcastle Fanzones also welcomed fans for the...

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Bank staff set to Pedal for Pudsey

Lloyds Bank colleagues from Exeter will join forces with 1,300 colleagues across the country to raise over £300,000 for BBC Children in Need, their chosen Charity of the Year Partnership.

Colleagues will cycle the equivalent of more than twice around the world in just twenty-four hours as part of the bank’s “Pedal for Pudsey” fundraising initiatives.

Lloyds Bank aims to help Britain prosper through Lloyds Banking Group’s Helping Britain Prosper Plan.

As part of this commitment, the Group aims to raise at least £2 million per year for its Charity of the Year in 2015...

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Exeter supports Social Saturday

Social enterprises in Exeter are being celebrated at the weekend as part of a nationwide initiative - Social Saturday.

Saturday (10 October) marks a UK-wide day of activity to celebrate, raise awareness and buy from social enterprises.

What sets these businesses aside from traditional businesses is that they trade for a social or an environmental purpose. They reinvest or donate their profits to meet this purpose.

Exeter City Council is recognising the importance of social enterprises both to the local economy and to the city’s culture by getting involved in the day...

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Exeter Dementia Action Alliance to officially launch next month

The Exeter Dementia Action Alliance will be officially launching next month at the Royal Albert Memorial Museum with over 100 due to attende from local councillors to city retailers, businesses, people living with dementia and their care givers.

RAMM Community Participation Officer said: “RAMM is proud to be part of the Alliance, this growing community of organisations working towards a dementia-friendly city. At the museum there’s always something to discover – about objects, about the world, about yourself, or the person with you. We value every visitor.”

Gina Awad,...

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Lace your Boots for mental health

Mental health will be the focus at Exeter City’s specially designated One Game One Community match at home to Stevenage on Sunday 11 October (kick off 12.15pm).

A series of initiatives will take place including at half time, the national launch of the new Mental Health Charter for Sport and Recreation as part of the celebration of World Mental Health Day. The Charter is backed by the Professional Players Association, the Sport and Recreation Alliance, Time to Change and Mind. Exeter City FC will be joining 190 other organisations in signing up to the charter. The Exeter City...

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Human Rights Tour comes to Exeter

The British Institute of Human Rights (BIHR) and the South West Equality Network have announced that the Human Rights Tour 2015 will be coming to Exeter on 6 October for a community day.

Now in its fifth year, the BIHR's Human Rights Tour partners with local groups from across the UK bidding to bring BIHR to town for free-to-attend pop-up community education and debate days to raise awareness about human rights.

This year the tour will stop by in Exeter to discuss and debate with local people about how human rights are relevant in our lives and what the future holds...

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Mediclinic opens in Exeter

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 10/05/2015 - 1:50pm

Dr Pradnya Apte, Clinic Director, welcomed clients, guests and press to celebrate the launch at Sommerville House on September 17th. Guests enjoyed Champagne and canapés in the new, state of the art Mediclinic on Southernhay. revitalise rejuvenate Mediclinic is one of the first clinics in the Exeter area to offer Silhouette Soft, the non surgical facelift. Using threads and cones this procedure takes approximately 40 minutes, with no downtime and the effects can last up to 18 months. Dr Apte is also offering the latest anti ageing procedures including wrinkle reducing treatments and...

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Baby rescued from locked garage

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 10/05/2015 - 1:26pm

A three-month-old baby was rescued from a locked garage in Newton Abbot today.

Firefighters from Newton Abbot were sent to the garage in Jetty Marsh Road just after 11am, following a call reporting a car with a baby inside, which had been accidently locked in a garage.

Crews rescued the baby girl by gaining access to the garage via a ground floor window and used small tools to gain entry to the vehicle.

The baby was reunited her mother, uninjured.

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