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Devon Young Carers shine at the 2025 Young Carers Festival

Seventeen young carers from across Devon have enjoyed a well-deserved break from their caring responsibilities at the largest festival in the world dedicated to young people with unpaid caring roles.

It’s the 25th year that Devon Young Carers has attended the Young Carers Festival at YMCA Fairthorne Manor at Botley in Hampshire. Four dedicated staff members, one volunteer, and one inspiring Adult Young Carer accompanied them on a two-night adventure packed with connection, laughter, and discovery - a well-deserved break from their day-to-day caring roles at home.

They...

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New Director of Campus Services at Exeter University

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 07/10/2014 - 12:18pm

Following 14 years as University of Exeter Director of Sport, Phil Attwell has been promoted to the position of Director of Campus Services.

Phil has overseen significant growth in the University’s sporting estate since he took up the position in 1999, including the development of world class facilities for hockey, rugby, tennis and cricket, as well as market leading health and fitness facilities.

Phil succeeds Geoff Pringle who was appointed to be Acting Chief Operating Officer for the University in December 2013.

Commenting on his new role Phil said: “It’s an...

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Devon and Cornwall lead the way in the fight against wildlife crime

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Thu, 07/10/2014 - 12:13pm

World Animal Protection (formerly WSPA) has praised Devon and Cornwall Police for being one of the leading forces in the country tackling wildlife crime. Officers have recently been trained to combat bat persecution and have made significant arrests in an investigation into dog-fighting.

Devon and Cornwall are also one of the leading forces in the UK feeding intelligence back to the National Wildlife Crime Unit (NWCU). Vitally, this provides an accurate perspective of wildlife crime intelligence across England and Wales. Sgt David Knight, Wildlife Crime Liaison Officer for Devon...

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Firefighters tackle West Hill blaze

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 07/10/2014 - 10:26am

Fire crews were called to a blaze at West Hill near Ottery St Mary shortly before 3.30 this morning.

Three appliances from Ottery St Mary, Sidmouth and Middlemoor were initially mobilised.

On arrival crews discovered a domestic garage well alight and the fire was spreading to the roof space of the bungalow.

Firefighters wore breathing apparatus and used compressed air foam was used in the roof space. Extra fire crews from Crediton, Budleigh Salterton,Cullompton and Seaton were mobilised.

Crews had the fire surrounded and contained to the roof by 7am....

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Crealy celebrates World Cup final weekend

England may be out but Devon’s Crealy Great Adventure Park will be celebrating the World Cup final this weekend, 12 and 13 July, and will be partying like they do in Rio.

Devon’s Crealy Great Adventure Park will be giving away a free football gift to anyone who wears their football shirt with pride this weekend plus £5 off their entry fee*

There will also be the chance to enter Crealy’s World Cup penalty shoot-out competition against the Crealy goalkeeper.

With over 60 rides and attractions, including the brand Flying Machine, Bugz Unlimited, The Lost World of...

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Researchers discover ‘Nano-pixels’ that promise thin, flexible high-res displays

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Wed, 07/09/2014 - 11:33pm

A new discovery will make it possible to create pixels just a few hundred nanometres across that could pave the way for extremely high-resolution and low-energy thin, flexible displays for applications such as ‘smart’ glasses, synthetic retinas, and foldable screens.

A team of UK scientists, including Professor David Wright from the University of Exeter, explored the link between the electrical and optical properties of phase change materials (materials that can change from an amorphous to a crystalline state).

They found that by sandwiching a seven nanometre thick layer of...

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Rotten egg gas holds key to healthcare therapies

It may smell of flatulence and have a reputation for being highly toxic, but when used in the right tiny dosage, hydrogen sulfide is now being being found to offer potential health benefits in a range of issues, from diabetes to stroke, heart attacks and dementia.

A new compound (AP39), designed and made at the University of Exeter, could hold the key to future therapies, by targeting delivery of very small amounts of the substance to the right (or key) places inside cells.

Scientists in Exeter have already found that the compound protects mitochondria – the “powerhouse” of...

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Nursery brings back flowers to city centre

Exeter’s High Street is enjoying a welcome injection of colour thanks to the goodwill of a local nursery.

Tim and Simon Boyce have kindly offered to sponsor and plant up some of the hanging baskets in the High street for a second successive summer.

The brothers, who own and run a specialist hanging basket nursery at Shillingford st George near Alphington, had noticed that due to Council cut backs, the hanging baskets near McGaheys on the High Street had not been refilled. They decided that it would be a nice gesture to fill the baskets and maintain them during the summer...

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MP Supports Royal Mail’s Dog Awareness Session

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 07/09/2014 - 2:43pm

Neil Parish MP for Tiverton and Honiton attended a drop-in session at Westminster, supported by Battersea Dogs & Cats Home and Dogs Trust, with Royal Mail Group Director of Safety, Health, Wellbeing and Sustainability, Shaun Davis. Around 70 MPs attended and the session provided them with advice on how to react around dogs when out in their local areas.

This forms part of Royal Mail’s wider campaign to reduce the number of dog attacks on postal workers and to encourage responsible dog ownership during Dog Awareness Week which runs to the 4 July. However, postal workers are not...

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Dog walkers urged to pick up after their pets

With almost half of the 5,000 people who visit East Devon’s Pebblebed Heaths every day walking their dogs on the Commons, landowner Clinton Devon Estates is taking steps to help people pick up after their pets.

One of the biggest complaints among visitors to the Heaths, which are one of the region’s most important wildlife sites, is dog fouling, so now Clinton Devon Estates is starting a trial of dog bins at a number of key car parks on the Commons.

The initiative is in collaboration with East Devon District Council, whose dog warden will be keeping an eye how the public...

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Exeter College dance photos go on show at Exeter central station

Authored by kragedesign
Posted: Wed, 07/09/2014 - 12:11pm

Dance at Exeter College is a photo exhibition on show now in the walkway gallery at Exeter Central train station. The photos have been taken by Andrew Clarke who is on the Foundation Degree Course in Photography and Digital Arts at Exeter College. The work is on show now until late August and will be part of a continuing series of exhibitions showcasing creative work produced at Exeter College.

The Foundation Degree Course in Photography and Digital Arts at Exeter College is an exciting practical programme that will enables the student to explore photographic practice through the...

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