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From homelessness to hospitality: Café EX4, Exeter’s new lifeline

Five years ago, Dan was homeless, living in supported accommodation, and struggling with addiction and mental health challenges.

This month — the same week The Salvation Army in Exeter Temple celebrates its 145th anniversary — Dan stood alongside Majors Carl and Elizabeth Di-Palma who lead the church and charity in Exeter, to watch celebrity chef Michael Caines (MBE DL), cut the ribbon on Café EX4, a community café run by people with lived experience of homelessness, addiction, and neurodiversity.

Café EX4 operates under a licence agreement, making the café a tenant of...

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Give the gift of blood this Christmas

THIS CHRISTMAS more than 200,000 blood donors are needed across the UK to give a very special gift and help hundreds of thousands of patients.

Across Devon there are 2,000 fewer donors now than in 2012, according to BBC Radio Devon.

Last year 1 in 5 blood donor appointments were missed over the festive period putting NHS Blood and Transplant’s critical operation under unnecessary pressure.

NHS Blood and Transplant is calling for more people across England and North Wales to make time this Christmas to give a gift only they can give and make a blood - or platelet -...

Exeter play park in world's top 30

An inclusive play park in Exeter has been listed in the World’s top 30!

The play park at King George V Playing Field’s, off Topsham Road, features at number 6 in the ’30 most impressive accessible and inclusive playgrounds’ – a piece of research published by the Keiser University Graduate School in Florida.

The popular Exeter facility is the only UK play park to make it into the list , which is dominated by play parks in America and Australia.

The KGV play park allows disabled children to access play facilities not on offer in most play parks. Implemented by Exeter...

MP meets Royal British Legion area manager

The Royal British Legion has thanked Neil Parish, MP for Tiverton and Honiton, for taking the time to meet with Legion Area Manager, Dymphna Knowles.

The Royal British Legion is the country’s leading welfare provider for the Armed Forces community, and on Wednesday 19th November local MP Neil Parish attended an event in the Houses of Parliament dedicated to showcasing the Legion’s work throughout the South region. Neil used the opportunity to discuss with Dymphna Knowles the changing face of Armed Forces welfare provision in the local community, and to understand more about the...

MP backs report exposing grisly wildlife cybertrade

Neil Parish MP, Chairman of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Animal Welfare, has given his backing to a report that sheds light on the murky multi-million pound trade in wild animals and their parts that is booming across online marketplaces, with questions being asked as to the legality of many advertisements offering endangered species for sale.

The shocking report released last week by the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) shows how thousands of endangered species are bought and sold on the Internet, many advertised without any form of supporting documentation...

Swipe and win with Co-operative Food

A new loyalty promotion called “Swipe and Win” will see Co-operative members in the South West in with a chance to win thousands of prizes - worth a total of £1.3 million - up until 9 December.

Co-operative Food customers, presenting their membership card at the checkout, will be entered into a daily draw with the chance of winning a host of prizes.

On offer every day will be: £2,500 of Co-operative Food vouchers; a Samsung television; a Hotpoint American fridge freezer together with £100 of Co-operative gift vouchers and a £1,000 voucher to spend on Bosch branded products...

Exeter Sands to host Lights of Love service

With the Christmas season nearly upon us, Sands, the stillbirth and neonatal death charity, is organising a series of twelve ‘Lights of Love’ evenings across the UK for parents, family and friends of those whose baby has died.

In Exeter, the evening of traditional carols, inspirational readings and beautiful musical performances will be hosted St Thomas’ Methodist Church, 110-111 Cowick Street, Exeter, Devon, EX4 1JE Friday 5 December at 7.30pm.

Those attending this service will be able to sponsor a light on the ‘Lights of Love’ Christmas tree and add a special message in...

Exeter School goes Mo mad for Everyman Appeal

Exeter School staff and pupils have raised almost £1,000 for charity by growing or wearing moustaches for Movember.

Teaching, maintenance and administrative staff at the co-educational independent school have been amusing their colleagues and pupils with their elaborate facial hair to raise awareness and funds for testicular cancer and male cancers generally.

Al Reynolds, Giles Trelawny, Will Daws, Ben Masters, Ed Jones, Andy Mason, Julian Fawkes, Richard Baker, Warren Houghton, Paul Sprake, Tom Brimelow, James Wilson, Graham Bone, Guy Willson, Peter Boddington, Peter...

County council welcomes A303/A30 investment

Devon County Council has welcomed the Government's announcement of a £2 billion investment in roads in the South West.

Years of campaigning for a “whole route improvement” of the A303 by a partnership of local authorities, including Devon County Council, have been recognised in today’s (Monday 1 December) Roads Investment Strategy.

The Government has confirmed that the full A303 corridor – including the A358 from the Ilminster roundabout to Taunton and the A303/A30 to Honiton – will be upgraded to transform the route into an “Expressway to the South West”.

The plans...

Family pay tribute to man killed in collision

Police are appealing for witnesses and information after a fatal road traffic collision on the B3180 near Daisy Mount, Ottery St Mary on Monday 24 November 24.

The incident happened shortly before 10pm on Monday when a blue Ford Mondeo car was involved in a collision with a male pedestrian outside of the West Hill Nursery.

The pedestrian, who died at the scene following the collision, has been named by police as Robert James Mullen, 42, from West Hill near Ottery St Mary.

His family has paid tribute to him, saying: "Robert tragically passed away after being involved...

Funding boost for city’s integrated care plan

Ambitious plans to revolutionise care services in Exeter have received £1.5 million funding from Government.

Twelve local government, public and community sector organisations including Devon County Council, Exeter City Council , key NHS providers in the city such as the Devon Partnership NHS Trust, Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust and Northern Devon Health Care Trust and Age UK Exeter have joined forces to promote independence for adults with complex needs in the city, by working together to deliver high quality, cost effective, sustainable health and social care...

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From homelessness to hospitality: Café EX4, Exeter’s new lifeline

Give the gift of blood this Christmas

Exeter play park in world's top 30

MP meets Royal British Legion area manager

MP backs report exposing grisly wildlife cybertrade

Swipe and win with Co-operative Food

Exeter Sands to host Lights of Love service

Exeter School goes Mo mad for Everyman Appeal

County council welcomes A303/A30 investment

Family pay tribute to man killed in collision

Funding boost for city’s integrated care plan

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