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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...

Non-emergency phone lines restored

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Sat, 11/22/2014 - 5:57pm

An investigation has been launched after technical issues affected non-emergency police and NHS phone lines for a number of hours today.

Police forces across the UK, in including Devon & Cornwall Police, reported problems with 101 between 9am and 1pm today. The 111 NHS number also went down, as well as some other services including RAC Breakdown recovery.

Vodafone, which operates both numbers, apologised and is investigating.

Mark Rylance stars at Northcott's fundraiser

The Exeter Northcott Theatre is proud to present its inaugural Charity Command Performance which will take place on Sunday 14 December.

The evening will bring together luminaries from stage and screen in exceptionally unique music and spoken word performances which will raise a considerable amount of money for the theatre.

Olivier-award winning actor Mark Rylance will join Dame Hilary Mantel (Mann Booker winner for her books Wolf Hall and Bring Up The Bodies), actor partners Imogen Stubbs and Jonathan Guy Lewis, veteran actor Joss Ackland; reknowned opera singers Theresa...

Devon prepared for winter weather

Devon County Council is prepared and ready to keep the county moving this winter.

The County Council spends between £4 million and £5 million a year on roads affected by winter weather – whether it is salting roads, clearing snow or responding to flooding issues.

While the last two winters have been dominated by storms and flooding, the County Council still needs around 25,000 tonnes of salt stored in preparation for the start of winter. This will be used to treat just over 2,000 miles of Devon’s primary and secondary salting routes.

Snow warden volunteers in more...

Nutcracker set to bring Killerton alive

Killerton will continue its tradition of festive fun in a bigger way than ever when the estate throws open its doors to the public from Saturday 22 November until Sunday 4 January, 11am-4pm. Visitors will be greeted by the beautifully transformed house themed on the classic Nutcracker story. The outdoors will also have a festive feel with family activities in the historic, twinkling parkland. The National Trust property, just outside of Exeter, invites visitors on a fairy tale journey to discover the story of The Nutcracker. Each room in the historic house will be adorned with elaborate,...

Essential repairs to Exe Estuary Trail

Essential repairs will be carried out on the section of the Exe Estuary Trail from Exmouth to Lympstone next week.

This section will be closed from Monday 24 November to Thursday 27 November, between 9am and 4.30pm, while surface repairs are undertaken.

Real Food for those in real need

Authored by Diana Moore
Posted: Fri, 11/21/2014 - 3:51pm

The community-owned Real Food Store is asking the community to give generously to the Exeter Foodbank in the run up to Christmas.

The Store have partnered with the vInspired’s Team V programme to host a food donation day on the 26th November. Shoppers, suppliers and the community are invited to donate essentials to help create emergency food packages for those facing immediate hardship in Exeter.

3,981 people received a 3 day emergency supply package from Exeter’s Foodbank over the last year. But the vInspired campaign is also looking behind the numbers to raise awareness...

Voluntary scheme launched to stub out smoking

Play areas across East Devon are signing up to a voluntary code asking people not to smoke near children.

In all, 37 play areas will be covered by the new code developed by Smokefree South West and East Devon District Council, using special signs designed by Smokefree South West.

Helen Wharam, the district council’s new Public Health Projects Officer, said: “We’re working across East Devon to help protect future generations from the effects of tobacco and from taking up the habit of smoking. Children learn from imitating the adults around them, so children who live with...

Appeal following sexual assaults in Exeter

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Fri, 11/21/2014 - 12:09pm

Police in Exeter are appealing for information following three linked sexual assaults.

Two assaults occurred along the footpath which runs alongside the River Exe opposite the Quay area of Exeter and down towards Double Locks public house.

On both occasions the offender approached the female victims on a bicycle and touched them inappropriately before riding off.

The first incident occurred at around 5pm on Tuesday 11th November, up river from the Double Locks public house.

A man approached the female victim on a bicycle and sexually assaulted her before...

Work well under way on new Matford Green Business Park

Authored by SWH
Posted: Fri, 11/21/2014 - 11:03am

Works are well underway on the new Matford Green Business Park, with SWH Civils as the Principle Contractor for Civil Engineering and Infrastructure operations.

The major extension to the established Matford Park and Marsh Barton employment areas is recognised as Exeter’s largest commercial and trade centre.

Working with Eagle Land, SWH has provided the infrastructure for the first two stages of the new 20acre business development, which will generate 46,500 square meters of employment space, including pubs, restaurants and retail facilities.

Infrastructure work...

Woman rescued from blaze in Exmouth flat

A woman has been rescued from a blazing flat in Exmouth.

The alarm was raised shortly after 3am today by a man who was also inside the property,

Below is the full report from Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue:

Three fire appliances from Exmouth and Budleigh Salterton were mobilised following a call from a male occupant of a flat reporting a fire and that a fellow female occupant was still inside. He had been able to remove her from the bedroom but was unable to her any further.

Within mins of arriving crews confirmed the fire was in the bedroom, rescued the...

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