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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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Do something meaningful this Christmas

Authored by afurness
Posted: Mon, 11/24/2014 - 4:04pm

An Exeter based collaborative between graphic designers Future Imaging and web developers Web Engineer has attracted national charity partnerships for their website http://www.DontSendMeACard.com

The site allows users to redirect funds to worthy causes from the millions of pounds spent annually in the UK on posting Christmas cards.

Users create a page and ask friends and family to post their Christmas wishes online and make donations for what they would have spent on sending them cards.

Those fundraising can designate that the costs go directly to the environmental...

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Scrapstore supremo calls for community input

Authored by Mandy Pearse
Posted: Mon, 11/24/2014 - 11:48am

An Exeter charity faced with rebuilding its headquarters is calling on artistic and creative individuals and groups to help by completing a short survey.

Over the last 30 years the Scrapstore has provided a wealth of arts and crafts materials to families, community organisations, schools, playgroups and artists across Devon.

Now in its fourth year as a charity the Scrapstore is looking to the future. Its current home, a hut in the corner of Belmont Park is over 75 years old and will need replacing or a major makeover.

Alan Caig, Chair of the Scrapstore Trust...

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Heart of Devon celebrates record awards win

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Mon, 11/24/2014 - 11:14am

Tourism businesses in Exeter and the Heart of Devon enjoyed a record haul of trophies coming top in 10 of the 18 awards categories and scooping 22 accolades in all, at the Visit Devon Awards 2014.

The awards were hosted by Radio Devon’s Judi Spiers at The Palazzo at Highbullen Hotel Golf and Country Club, Umberleigh, and cover the whole county.

Altogether, Exeter and the Heart of Devon Tourism Partnership members collected 10 Gold awards, along with the prestigious Winner of Winners Award, won by the Thelma Hulbert Gallery, in Honiton.

There were also a further 12...

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Princesshay Charity Christmas Festival celebrates second year

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Mon, 11/24/2014 - 10:50am

Princesshay’s Charity Christmas Festival, now in its second year aims to raise both awareness and funds for local charities.

The Lord Mayor of Exeter switched on the 30 charity Christmas trees in a celebratory light switch on event on Friday night (21 November).

The 30 Christmas trees and their lights have been donated by Princesshay for the festival and local and national charities have been invited to decorate the trees.

Each tree will have a unique and personal look which represent sthe charity that has decorated it. Visitors and shoppers can to donate money to...

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Rugby club celebrates 130 years

Authored by Glen King PR
Posted: Mon, 11/24/2014 - 10:44am

Exeter-based Wealth Management Company Brewin Dolphin, organised a special coaching session by two Exeter Chiefs players with the Sidmouth Rugby Football Club which is celebrating its 130th anniversary.

Founded in 1884, Sidmouth RFC is playing this season in the Western Counties West League. Brewin Dolphin organised the visit by Chiefs first team players Phil Dollman and Ben Moon to the club’s home ground to help prepare the Sidmouth Chiefs train for their league game against Tavistock Away.

A former Wales Under-18 International, Dollman (29) was signed by the Chiefs to...

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Domestic Abuse Shatters Lives campaign

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Mon, 11/24/2014 - 10:39am

The focus of this year’s Domestic Abuse Awareness Week in Devon (24-28 Nov) is the impact of domestic abuse on children and families.

The poignant message for this year’s campaign, ‘Domestic Abuse Shatters Lives’, highlights the impact of abuse on victims as well as highlighting the impact on others surrounding that victim, including children and young people.

One in four women and one in six men experiencing domestic abuse at some point in their lives, and an estimated 750,000 children witness domestic abuse within their home in the UK each year.

Children witness...

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NHS staff to strike this week

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 11/24/2014 - 10:15am

GMB members in the NHS in England and Northern Ireland will take part in further industrial action, alongside ten other NHS unions, this week (commencing Monday 24 November) in a dispute over pay. It is likely to include a four-hour stoppage and a programme of action short of a strike.

Unions taking action are GMB, Unison, Unite, UCATT, Society of Radiographers, Royal College of Midwives, POA, Managers in Partnership, British Association of Occupational Therapists, British Dietetic Association, and Hospital Consultants and Specialists Association.

This action is a follow-up...

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Regional Innovation funding boost for Devon projects

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 11/24/2014 - 8:51am

Innovative projects in Devon and Cornwall will receive a share of a £2.5m fund to help change patients’ lives and improve care through innovation.

A total of eight projects in the area were announced as winners of the NHS England’s Regional Innovation Fund which was launched in April to support and promote the adoption and spread of innovation across the NHS. It provides opportunities for clinicians to work in new ways driving innovation which can change patients’ lives.

Organisations could apply for sums up to £50,000 for individual applications and up to £250,000 for...

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A la Ronde Christmas Tree Festival

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Sun, 11/23/2014 - 12:46pm

A la Ronde's Christmas Tree Festival is open each weekend from Sunday 30 November until Sunday 14 December.

Over 20 local community groups are decorating their own trees, including the British Legion poppy tree and driftwood creations as well as traditional trees. The event is something for all the family to enjoy with a festive trail, storytelling, live musical entertainment from the La La Choir and River City Chorus and hot drinks. There will also be seasonal crafts for which there will be a small charge of £1.50 per child.

The event, which runs from 11.30am until 4.30pm...

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DEBI Awards rewards green initiatives

Authored by Sue Cade
Posted: Sun, 11/23/2014 - 11:47am

Exeter businesses and schools picked up the lion’s share of awards at the 22nd DEBI Environmental Awards held at the Met Office.

The annual event seeks to recognise organisations that go the extra mile in environmental best practice.

DEBI Chairman, Andy Vickery said, “We were thrilled to have so much interest in the awards this year. It is always inspiring to realise that there continues to be so much commitment to the environment in the region.

The winners were chosen after an exhaustive process that included visits by the judges to each of the shortlisted...

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