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Kitsons Solicitors has shown its ongoing commitment to making a difference to local people by awarding YMCA Exeter £1,000 to help offer training and work opportunities to those in need.

The grant will support the group to work with disengaged young people in ‪Exeter‬ to gain an accredited qualification, while helping to develop confidence, self-esteem and raise their future aspirations.‬‬

Kitsons, which has offices in Exeter, Torquay and Plymouth, set up a Fund with local charity Devon Community Foundation a number of years ago to enable the firm to support community...

Fans of the Judi Spiers show have lambasted BBC Radio Devon’s managing editor following a formal statement he posted on Facebook.

Three days after listeners were shocked to hear the star was departing (tomorrow) Mark Grinnell has issued a statement saying the decision wasn’t taken lightly.

See: http://www.theexeterdaily.co.uk/news/business-daily-local-news/bbc-boss-...

However, in just a couple of hours, more than 220 posts have been published, the vast majority of them ripping into the station boss.

Typical of them, was Andrew Jones who wrote: “As an...

ODEON – Europe’s largest cinema chain – has announced it is offering children in Exeter the chance take control of their local cinema, ODEON Exeter, for the day. Its only criteria is that they must be between 6 and 12 years old and know how to have fun like the banana-loving Minions.

From today until the launch of Minions on Friday June 26th, mini movie fans can visit the ODEON website and write their own ‘Mini-Manifesto’ of rules that they would implement if they were master of their cinema. The lucky winner will have the opportunity to see their demands brought to life at their...

The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) has recognised researchers at the University of Exeter Medical School as being among the most outstanding health researchers in the UK.

Three researchers have been appointed as NIHR Senior Investigators. Professor David Richards has been appointed for a second term as a Senior Investigator. Professor Richards leads research in increasing access to mental health care and improving the evidence base for nursing. Professor Rod Taylor, who works in the field of cardiac secondary prevention and rehabilitation, has received the accolade...