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Exeter charity issues urgent appeal for volunteers

A charity tackling hunger, loneliness, and food waste by providing free three-course community meals for those in need, is appealing for urgent help from Exeter residents, amid a ‘summer volunteering slump’.

Community dining charity FoodCycle needs to fill almost 10,000 volunteering slots to keep weekly community meals going at around 100 locations in England and Wales this summer.

Among them FoodCycle Exeter runs on Tuesdays at 6.30pm, at the Mint Methodist Church, and FoodCycle Exeter Beacon Heath runs on Thursdays 6.30pm, at Beacon Heath Church.

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Youth Hub Devon celebration event

Youth Hub Devon is inviting young people to join a special double celebration event next week (Thursday 29 June). Since opening the service in 2021, 500 young people have been referred to the Youth Hub for a range of support including career advice, help with CV writing, interview skills, and signposting to other relevant services. Of those, over 200 have been helped to find their way to education, employment, and training. To mark that achievement and to celebrate moving into new premises at Exeter Library, Youth Hub Devon is holding a celebration event on Thursday 29 June. If you are a...

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Marsh Barton Station opening date confirmed

The new Marsh Barton Railway Station will open to the public on Tuesday 4 July 2023.

The £16 million project has been delivered by Devon County Council in collaboration with Network Rail and Great Western Railway (GWR) and built by construction and civil engineering specialist firm GRAHAM.

The scheme has also involved the development of a new pedestrian and cycle bridge, which opened in April, improving active travel links between Alphington, Marsh Barton, and the Riverside Valley Park.

Construction of the station itself was completed several weeks ago but as...

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Cartridges Law in Cowick Street, Exeter

Exeter law firm announces growth to leadership team

Exeter law firm Cartridges Law is delighted to announce the progression of several of its staff to new roles, as part of the firm’s planning for growth and change.

Victoria Matthews and Julie Farmer have joined the executive leadership team and are now equity partners in Cartridges Law. Victoria has been with the film as a litigation lawyer since 2007 and Julie as finance manager since 2001.

Managing partner Nicky Mein says: “Leadership is key to any business. Successful leadership will help us to maintain our reputation as well as to meet challenge, so I’m thrilled to be...

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Taste East Devon announces new events for 2023 Food Festival

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 06/21/2023 - 9:03am

Taste East Devon, one of the region's most popular food festivals, is thrilled to announce an array of exciting new events for 2023. This year's festival promises to be more delicious than ever before, showcasing the finest local produce, talented chefs and unique dining experiences that East Devon has to offer.

The festival, which runs from the 9th to the 24th of September, will feature a diverse range of events and activities that cater to all tastes and interests. From mouth-watering food markets and street food extravaganzas to immersive gastronomic workshops and exclusive...

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Papa Johns Exeter re opens

Customers Celebrate as Papa Johns Reopens in Exeter with Fresh Store Design

Customers have celebrated as Papa Johns reopens in Exeter on St Thomas Street, with a fresh, new store design. The Exeter Papa Johns will now be run by franchisee Dr Renato Raho with the help of his extended team, who also successfully manage Papa Johns in Newquay, Barnstaple, Newton Abbot, Torbay and Exmouth.

Papa Johns franchisee Dr Renato Raho comments: “The Exeter store refresh looks fabulous, and we now extend a warm welcome to customers to come and enjoy our top quality pizza with family and friends. The updated, modern look highlights our fresh ingredients including our...

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PAWS IN PEACE given accolade at BestUKVets Awards 2023

Authored by Pawsinpeace
Posted: Tue, 06/20/2023 - 10:46pm

On 14th June, at a memorable Gala Awards Ceremony, the winners of the BestUKVets Awards 2023 were announced with PAWS IN PEACE being named Best Mobile Vets and Best Vets in Devon. In front of an audience of over 150 veterinary professionals in London, Paws in Peace scooped the accolade having gathered outstanding feedback from pet owner clients.

The BestUKVets Awards celebrate vet practices that delight their clients and are presented to practices across the UK with the most 4 or 5 star online reviews in each category. In order to select the winners, Awards organisers analyse over...

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Braxton Reynolds former public analyst for Exeter and Devon who opened a sex shop has died

When Truro Magistrates’ court was told by the defendant in a sex shop licensing hearing that he would be unable to make revised court dates because he would be giving evidence as an expert witness in two different trials, the judge was sceptical. A letter was duly sent to the Office for Judicial Complaints along with a three-page CV outlining Braxton Reynolds’s expertise as a consulting chemist, past president of the Association of Public Analysts (APA), and former public and agricultural analyst for the Counties of Devon and Cornwall, as well as many other positions of public standing,...

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Angelie Pickett's painting of Ugborough was last year's winner in the older age group

Devon’s countryside charity begins its 2023 search for young artists

Authored by Sharon Goble
Posted: Tue, 06/20/2023 - 11:52am

The Devon branch of the countryside charity CPRE is looking for budding young artists who can capture the beauty and variety of the county’s natural landscapes, from its wild moorlands to its sheltered river valleys.

Young artists aged 18 and under have until the end of September to submit a painting, drawing, textile, collage, or mixed media artwork of a Devon view to win the coveted title of Devon’s Best Young Landscape Artist 2023. The landscape could be a favourite beach or beauty spot, a local park or green space, somewhere visited on a day out or even the artist’s back garden...

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Tour de Barchester -  local care home workers take on charity cycling challenge

Cumberland Grange Care Home in Pinhoe was delighted to have been chosen as this starting point for this year’s Tour de Barchester. For the second year running, staff from Barchester Healthcare’s care homes and hospitals took on a gruelling cycling challenge this time from Exeter to Eastbourne and then on to Purley. Their aim was to raise money for Barchester’s Charitable Foundation which supports older people and other adults living with a disability or mental health problems by helping them to connect or re-connect with others in their local communities.

Over four days, from...

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CHSW launches Incredible Hike coast path challenge

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 06/19/2023 - 11:36pm

Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) are calling for people to lace up their walking boots and take on the Incredible Hike in May 2024.

The charity’s Incredible Hike challenge is a guided 3-day walk from Friday 17 May to Sunday 19 May 2024, totalling 60 miles along the South West Coast Path from Minehead to Croyde.

With only 50 places available, this is going to be a sell-out event. nige

Participants can return to walk year on year to complete the entire 630 miles of National Trail, while raising money for children and young people living with life-limiting...

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