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Lord Mayor Marks Milestone At New Community in Exeter

THE official opening of a show home marks the latest milestone for a new neighbourhood and country park in Exeter.

Edenstone Homes is making good progress at Willow Grange , where it’s working with LiveWest to deliver 93 new homes under a joint venture.

Between them, Edenstone and LiveWest will deliver 61 private sale properties and 32 affordable homes across just 10 acres of a 32-acre site. More than 22 acres of land will become part of the New Valley Country Park.

The new neighbourhood will also bring more than £1.5million of investment into the wider area,...

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Two apps a day keep the dentist away

Research published in the British Dental Journal shows that Brush DJ, an app designed to encourage youngsters to adopt and maintain an effective oral health care routine using evidence-based techniques, is effective in its aims.

Brush DJ was launched on the Apple App Store at the end of 2011 and in 2013 it was accepted into the NHS Choices Health Apps Library. By February 2015 Brush DJ, which is free with no advertisements or in-app purchases, had been downloaded on more than 197,000 devices in 188 countries. It can be used with any type of toothbrush.

The app plays music...

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Adoption enquiries fall

Enquiries from potential adopters are falling across Devon amid reports of fewer ‘young children’ being available.

Local Adoption Agency and charity, Families for Children, are appealing to those who have ever thought about adoption not to hold back, and possibly considering opening their hearts to an older child, sibling group or those with extra needs, who are waiting and will wait the longest.

Figures to the end of June this year show that despite being an abundance of approved adopters waiting they cannot be matched to the some 47 children in local authority foster care...

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September events at A La Ronde

The summer may be over but there are still plenty of reasons to visit A La Ronde, the sixteen-sided National Trust house near Exmouth.

Come along to Heritage Open Weekend on Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 of September and enjoy free entry to the house and grounds throughout the day.

Pick up a bargain from our second hand book sale where a wide range of fiction and reference books are available to choose from, or join the final session of ‘Okay for Croquet on Tuesday 8 September from 12 noon until 4pm with free tuition from the Sidmouth Coquet club.

The ever changing sea...

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Proposed health cuts concern charity

As new figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) show the number of drug-related deaths in England and Wales has increased for the second year in a row, drug and alcohol treatment charity Addaction has called for the government to rethink proposed cuts to local authority health spending.

“These tragic figures paint a stark picture of the shifting landscape of drug misuse in England and Wales,” said Simon Antrobus, Chief Executive of Addaction, which works in partnership with EDP to delivery drug and alcohol services across Devon as RISE Recovery.

“Drug treatment...

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Don't be a victim of telephone fraud

Police are reminding the public to be vigilant about telephone scams and to follow some simple advice to prevent them from becoming a victim of this type of crime.

Devon and Cornwall Police have been working with partners and the community to raise the awareness of the sudden rise in elderly victims who are conned out of thousands of pounds by tricksters who convince them they are calling on behalf of the police or the bank. The criminals will specifically call elderly residents and using clever guises, convince the elderly person their money is at risk in their own bank account...

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Exeter Dissenters Graveyard open days

The Dissenters Graveyard in Exeter will be open to visitors next weekend

Between 11am and 4pm on Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th September vistiors will be abel to see work in progress to reverse the ravages of time and vandalism and what more needs to be done, view a collapsed underground vault and the entrance to an intact underground vault, inspect transcribed copies of many of the grave inscriptions and read short biographies of some of those buried there.

Theatrical performance tours on the theme of Dissent in Exeter will terminate at the graveyard at approximately 12...

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Chime reach finals of Social Enterprise Awards

Authored by Stacy Hill
Posted: Thu, 09/03/2015 - 2:09pm

Chime Health, hearing specialists, have this week been announced as a finalist in The Social Enterprise Awards 2015, shortlisted as a finalist in the Health and Social Care Enterprise category.

Social Enterprise UK aims to promote businesses that trade to tackle social problems, improve communities, people’s life chances, or the environment. As the issue of hearing loss increases across the UK, Chime Social Enterprise has set about making a difference in becoming a leading non-profit company dedicated to providing excellence in hearing services to those with hearing loss.

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Exeter project wins lottery funding

Authored by Lesley Lake
Posted: Thu, 09/03/2015 - 12:36pm

Exeter Historic Buildings Trust (EHBT) has received a Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for an exciting project, ‘Monks in the Refectory’.

Led by EHBT, the project has been given £7,500 towards creating a set of five new interpretation panels, which will help visitors to 21 The Mint (the former refectory wing of 11th century St Nicholas Priory) to understand daily life in the Priory.

EHBT’s mission statement is to preserve for the benefit of the people of Exeter, buildings in and around Exeter of particular historic or architectural merit.

The Trust identified a gap in...

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Connaught Gardens awarded TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Thu, 09/03/2015 - 10:29am

East Devon District Council’s Connaught Gardens in Sidmouth has been awarded a coveted Certificate of Excellence by TripAdvisor, the World’s largest travel website. Consistently outstanding customer reviews given for these wonderful local public gardens, which include the Clocktower Café, by users of the site, has ensured that Connaught Gardens now ranks among the top 10% of hospitality businesses worldwide listed on TripAdvisor. To qualify for the Certificate of Excellence, businesses must maintain an overall rating of four or higher, out of a possible five, as reviewed by travellers on...

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Drinkers subsidise teetotallers with tax

The direct costs of alcohol use to the government in England – including NHS, police, criminal justice and welfare costs – amount to just under £4 billion each year, whilst revenues from alcohol taxes amount to over £10 billion.

Using the most recent health, crime and drinking data, a report by the Institute of Economic Affairs claims that contrary to popular belief, drinkers are not a burden on the taxpayer. The net cost of alcohol to the state is minus £6.5 billion. Even if the Government halved all forms of alcohol duty, it would still receive more money in tax than it spends...

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