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Over one million people have become Dementia Friends.

Why not join them at my Dementia Friends Information Session at Exeter University on 16th September 1.30-2.30pm?

You can help tackle the stigma and lack of understanding around dementia by becoming a Dementia Friend.

Learn a little more about dementia and some of the small ways you can help those living with dementia, and you can make a huge difference in your community.

The session is free, and we won’t be asking for any on going commitment, and it’s not about fundraising, just a chance to find out more...

Habitat management and better summers in recent years have produced large numbers of beautiful and threatened orchids and damselflies on Dartmoor.

Dartmoor National Park (DNP) has been in a management agreement with the landowner of a cluster of haymeadows on the edge of Widecombe-in-the-Moor for over 20 years now. The fields were in urgent need of management, as no hay cut or grazing was taking place, and the flowers were beginning to disappear under thick grass, bracken, and thorn bushes.

Now, sympathetic meadow management has been in place for a number of years, and the...

Exeter Community Energy and The University of Exeter are working together to put on an event about community energy at 6.30pm on Wednesday 2 September.

The Future of Community Energy will take place at The Meeting Room, Stephens & Scown Solicitors, Southernhay and plays host to an impressive range of community groups, academics, industry insiders, public sector officers and international experts from the energy industry.

Community Energy is a national movement to, amongst other things, enable local people to generate their own renewable energy and in doing so create a...

A first year University of Exeter Law student has founded a project focused on improving the prospects of children in care.

Michael Berry, who is also a self-employed paralegal with the Fostering Foundation, is a care leaver himself and believes not enough is being done to give the child a voice and empower them with the self-confidence to have an active role in deciding their future.

The Avolve project aims to improve pupil performance at GCSE level, with currently only 17.3% of children in care achieving five A*-C level grades.

Michael explains: “As GCSEs act, in...