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Ocean Film Festival World Tour dives into Devon

All aboard for a big-screen ocean adventure! The Ocean Film Festival World Tour is bringing a new collection of thrilling ocean-themed films to venues around the UK this autumn.

Starring gripping ocean adventures and mesmerising marine-life, the Ocean Film Festival showcases the wonder and power of the sea, through a selection of short films from around the world.

“The Ocean Film Festival is more than just a film event; it’s a celebration of our planet’s blue heart,” says tour director Nell Teasdale. “The festival aims to inspire a deeper connection with the sea,...

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Parking proposals for Exeter residents

Authored by Marc Astley
Posted: Wed, 05/20/2015 - 1:09pm

Proposals to improve on-street parking for residents in the Burnthouse Lane, Rifford Road and St Loyes Road area of Exeter will be displayed at a public exhibition next week.

The exhibition will be held at the Wonford Methodist Church Hall (opposite Lidl) on Tuesday 26 May between 1pm and 7pm.

The consultation is in response to requests from local residents who are affected by commuter parking. Following discussions with local County Councillors and the Chair of the Highways and Traffic Orders Committee, proposals have been drafted to consider those areas with reported...

Kickstarter countdown begins for Spacex

On Thursday 21 May Spacex will be launching a Kickstarter – an online fundraising campaign – to raise £10,000 towards two artist residencies and a series of public events. This is an opportunity to support us and acquire some art at the same time - win win!

This Kickstarter is supported by a large number of generous artists who want to see Spacex move into a new phase of it’s history. The artists have donated work so that if you pledge a donation, you can obtain art in return. A variety of items from the Spacex archive are also available to choose from, as ‘rewards’, for donating...

Police dog display team at County Show

The police dog display team, together with a selection of police puppies will be showcasing their skills which they learn as part of their police training in the main arena at the Devon County Show.

The police dog display team will be will be used in a firearms scenario with gun fire where the dogs will be used to detain an armed person. They will also demonstrate a search situation and emergency recall where a dog is sent in error to a detained person. The puppies will be showing the crowds their newly learned skills in the agility and obedience classes.

Police dog Brodie...

Party loving Mary dies peacefully at home

Authored by Hospiscare
Posted: Wed, 05/20/2015 - 11:30am

Party loving Mary Mills, who celebrated her birthday with a limousine collecting her from the Exeter hospice to enjoy a fantastic night out with girlfriends, has died.

After her amazing night out Mary recovered sufficiently to be able to return to her Exeter home where she died peacefully in the early hours of Monday May 18.

Despite being very poorly Mary was determined her 62nd birthday party would go ahead and treated her friends to dinner at a luxury country house hotel near Torquay.

They arrived in two limousines, with one collecting Mary from the Hospiscare...

Rugby World Cup role for Maynard girls

Authored by Marc Astley
Posted: Wed, 05/20/2015 - 9:07am

The Maynard School choir is one of 20 schools in England and Wales to have been selected to be part of the ceremonies that will officially welcome the teams to Rugby World Cup 2015.

The ceremonies will also include the formal presentation of official Tournament caps and Rugby World Cup 2015 participation medals.

The school was chosen following an application process, led by independent charity Youth Sport Trust, which was open to all schools in England and Wales. With over 100 applications, the standard was very high resulting in a competitive judging process which was...

Former Attorney General to speak in Exeter

Authored by Proteus
Posted: Wed, 05/20/2015 - 8:13am

The Rt Hon Dominic Grieve QC MP is coming to Exeter during the Magna Carta celebrations to speak on the theme “Magna Carta – do we need a new Charter?”

The former Attorney-General is known for his support of reform of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) but he is critical of the measures announced by the last Coalition Government, and in the recent Conservative manifesto, for the United Kingdom’s potential withdrawal. He argues withdrawal would undermine adherence to international law and would “call into question the devolution settlements for Wales, Scotland and...

MP welcomes hospital move

Neil Parish, MP for Tiverton and Honiton, has welcomed the announcement that the Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust, along with Axminster League of Friends and Action Group, plan to re-open inpatient beds at Axminster Community Hospital in July 2015.

A Joint Action Team, consisting of the Northern Devon Healthcare Trust, The Axminster League of Friends, The Hospital Action Group and the Seaton League of Friends, was created in January 2015 to investigate how funds, generously provided by the Axminster League of Friends, could be used to re-instate 16 inpatient beds at Axminster...

Half term family fun at RAMM

This May half-term holiday there are extra events planned for families with children at Exeter’s Royal Albert Memorial Museum (RAMM).

The free bee bags and explorer bags, interactives and the World Cultures family area gallery are always available and always popular with children. On the Tuesday there will also be an opportunity to handle genuine objects from the Second World War and from Tuesday to Thursday there are special activities.

On Tuesday 26 May, parents, grandparents and carers with children under five years old can take a journey of discovery together and make...

Blue Flag status yet again for Dawlish Warren

Dawlish Warren has retained its Blue Flag status for the 17th year running.

Teignbridge District Council is pleased to announce the beach can continue to proudly fly the prestigious flag in the internationally recognised award scheme.

Alongside Dawlish Warren’s achievement, Teignmouth Town Beach, Coryton Cove at Dawlish and Ness Cove at Shaldon have all won high-profile Seaside Awards.

The announcements come just as the busy tourist season gets underway with beaches and resorts expecting another lively bank holiday weekend.

The renowned Blue Flag is...

Nuffield Exeter is top of the ops

Nuffield Health Exeter Hospital has been named as a top performing hospital in the provision of orthopaedic care to NHS patients in the most recent NHS Partners Network (NHSPN) Report on Independent sector providers care for NHS patients.

The report presents a comparison between the performances of independent sector providers with their NHS counterparts, and looks at indicators including patient experience, clinical quality and patient outcomes and safety.

Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) - the statistics collected by the Health and Social Care Information Centre...

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