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Finding Balance: Exeter’s Favourite Ways to Unwind at Home

In today’s fast-paced world, striking a balance between work and relaxation is vital for overall well-being. For many residents of Exeter, the end of the working day signals a shift from productivity to personal time—a chance to unwind, recharge, and enjoy simple pleasures in the comfort of home. Whether it’s through quiet hobbies, digital entertainment, or mindful self-care, Exeter locals have cultivated a variety of relaxing evening routines that help them maintain a balanced lifestyle.

Reading for Relaxation and Mental Health

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Tots celebrate charity's 145th birthday

Whipton Children's Centre children celebrated leading charity Action for Children’s 145th birthday with a party for families in the area.

The tots and their families gathered at the charity’s Whipton Children's Centre in Exeter to enjoy party food, balloons, music, games and crafts in honour of 145 years of support for vulnerable children and young people.

Her Majesty the Queen, the patron of Action for Children, has sent a special message to the charity as it celebrates its 145th anniversary this month.

The message said: “On the occasion of Action for Children’s...

Double celebration at Stover Country Park

Stover Country Park and Local Nature Reserve is celebrating a double award.

The 114 acre park, which is owned and managed by Devon County Council, has received the Green Flag Award from environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy for the 11th consecutive year.

It has also been presented with a 2014 Certificate of Excellence from TripAdvisor. This prestigious award is recognition that the Country Park has consistently earned outstanding feedback from TripAdvisor travellers. The award is based on the quality of reviews and opinions earned on TripAdvisor over the past year....

Race for Life turns passion into progress

Nearly 4,000 women united at Westpoint Arena in Exeter yesterday with one mission in mind – to conquer cancer.

Together they have raised just under £220,000.

Now Cancer Research UK is calling on Exeter’s formidable army of mighty-mums, gutsy-grans, feisty friends and go-getting girls to make every step count by paying in their sponsorship money as soon as possible.

Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life, in partnership with Tesco, is an inspiring women-only series of 5k and 10k events which raises millions of pounds every year to fund life-saving research.

Ruth...

Ruud and Jacqueline are exemplars in sustainable tourism

Imagine you’re an award-winning sustainable tourism business that relies on keeping your running costs low, but some of your accommodation is still heated by an expensive oil boiler.

Now imagine that you can reduce those bills by 80%, make thousands each year in government incentives and boost your sustainability credentials by using more renewable energy.

That’s exactly what the owners of Devon’s Mazzard Farm, Ruud and Jacqueline, have done this month thanks to a new biomass boiler that it has just had fitted by local renewables experts SunGift Energy.

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£3.5m for University Medical School

A team at the University of Exeter Medical School has been awarded £3.5 million to continue providing high-quality evidence to help the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) form key decisions on healthcare.

The 10 person technology appraisal team of Peninsula Technology Assessment Group (PenTAG) has won a 5-year contract from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Health Technology Assessment Programme to operate as a centre of excellence for research synthesis and economic modelling to directly inform key NHS decision-making bodies.

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Kingsbridge murder: second man charged

A second man is due to appear in court this week in connection with the death of 17-year-old Alex Peguero Sosa in Kingsbridge earlier this month.

Henry Felton, 22, of Fore Street, Kingsbridge, has been charged with assisting an offender and perverting the course of justice.

He has been bailed to appear before Torquay Magistrates Court on Wednesday 30 July.

A murder enquiry was launched by police after the death of Alex, from the Kingsbridge area, who was found with fatal injuries at a bus shelter in Prince of Wales Road around 2.20am on 6 July.

Lee Dent, 42...

Another Green Flag for Grand Western Canal

The Grand Western Canal Country Park has been presented with the Green Flag Award.

It is the sixth consecutive year that the Country Park, which is managed by Devon County Council, has achieved the prestigious status.

The park is among a record breaking 1,476 parks and green spaces to receive the award today (28 July) from environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy, providing recognition that it is one of the best parks in the country.

The Canal has met the best standards in environmental and heritage conservation to win the award, and it has also demonstrated that it...

Nurses, therapists & social workers wanted

Nurses, therapists and social workers who are looking for a new challenge in Exeter are being invited to a recruitment day in the city centre in August.

The event, organised by the Exeter health and social care team, is also for people interested in working as a healthcare assistant or in other support roles.

The event takes place at The Rougemont hotel from 1pm to 5pm on Wednesday 13 August.

Visitors can drop in to find out more about the wide variety of roles available within the Exeter team, which serves the city’s 140,000-plus residents.

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Bob Broom clocks up 50 years at Kastner Exeter

Exeter Volvo dealership Kastner is celebrating the 50th working anniversary of service manager Bob Broom.

Bob, who lives in nearby Tiverton, joined Kastner as an apprentice in 1964 when the dealership was a Ford franchised operation situated in nearby Honiton owned by Noel Kastner. It wasn’t until four years later in 1968, that Kastner took on the Volvo franchise. In the early 1970s Bob moved with the dealership move to Magdalen Road in Exeter when they out grew the Honiton branch, before finally settling in the current location on Matford Park in 1997.

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Bicton Arena is awarded international status

Bicton Arena has announced it has been awarded international status for its August 2015 horse trials.

The venue will run CIC and CIC2 classes. Both are regarded as a necessary stepping stones for riders wishing to compete at international level in the UK and Europe.

Arena manager Helen West said: “We canvassed competitors and the support we have received in our quest to gain a CIC for the area has been overwhelming. We then took our case to British Eventing, the sport’s governing body, who agreed with us that there is a lack of opportunity in the South West.

“It...

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Finding Balance: Exeter’s Favourite Ways to Unwind at Home

Tots celebrate charity's 145th birthday

Double celebration at Stover Country Park

Race for Life turns passion into progress

Ruud and Jacqueline are exemplars in sustainable tourism

£3.5m for University Medical School

Kingsbridge murder: second man charged

Another Green Flag for Grand Western Canal

Nurses, therapists & social workers wanted

Bob Broom clocks up 50 years at Kastner Exeter

Bicton Arena is awarded international status

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