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Gandy Street is the place to be on the First Thursdays of the month this summer

First Thursdays is a new event you won’t want to miss.

From June to September, Gandy Street will come alive on the first Thursday of each month, with a festival atmosphere in the early evening.

The first event takes place on Thursday 4 June, 5–8pm. Expect late-night shopping, live music, street entertainment, extended opening hours at cultural venues and a cocktail trail. All your favourite businesses on Gandy Street and in the surrounding area will be open, including:

Boston Tea Party : Will be hosting an indoor market with Circular Social, featuring

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Two Devon Drinks Brands Recognised at The Best Of Organic Market (BOOM) Awards

Two outstanding South Devon producers have been recognised as the best in their field at the Soil Association Certification’s Best of Organic Market (BOOM) Awards, the UK's only organic awards. Announced as winners at the highly anticipated annual awards ceremony on the 5th of July, in Bristol, Buckfastleigh’s Luscombe and Ivybridge’s Owens Coffee were acknowledged for their unwavering commitment to excellence in the organic sector, winning two of the subcategories in the ‘ Best of Organic Non-Alcoholic Drinks ’ category.

Up against the finest in the organic non-alcoholic drinks...

Local Company pledge to remove barriers to rewarding employment

Home Instead Exeter & East Devon, a local award-winning home care provider, have extended their pledge to support present and future team members by becoming a ‘Disability Confident’ employer.

The Company provide care and companionship services to local residents, enabling them to live independently at home, and are the only home care provider in the southwest to have achieved a CQC rating of Outstanding in all areas of inspection by the regulating body.

This latest commitment will see the Company support current employees and those applying for a role with Home...

National award for South West marketing firm for campaign tackling harassment against women

Bystander Intervention Campaign wins at UK Agency Awards

A campaign to help tackle harassment against women and girls in Exeter has won a major national award.

South West based marketing agency Program saw off competition from around the country at the UK Independent Agency Awards 2023 for their Bystander Intervention campaign for the Safer Exeter Partnership.

Encouraging people to intervene in a safe and skilful way in harassment situations, the campaign also promoted intervention training sessions at the University of Exeter, which were all booked out within days...

University of Exeter research on digital healthcare inequalities showcased in Parliament

University of Exeter research on the impact of digital access and artificial intelligence in healthcare has been showcased to MPs and peers in Parliament.

Technology is increasingly being used to transform the treatment of disease and illness. But these tools don’t reach people equally, and those in rural areas, the elderly and poorer communities are not as likely to have access to them.

Robin Pierce, Professor of AI and the Law at the University of Exeter Law School, is investigating the implications of the digital divide for health outcomes, now and in the future. She...

Work begins on business plan to boost Somerset and Devon visitor economies

The Heart of the South West Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) is working with Tomorrow’s Tourism on a groundbreaking piece of work to develop a business plan for Local Visitor Economy Partnerships (LVEPs) in Somerset and Devon.

The LVEP Programme , developed by VisitEngland , aims to create vibrant and sustainable visitor economies and generate better outcomes for visitors, businesses, the environment, and local communities. The Partnerships provide strong leadership and management, working with the public and private sector to shape and deliver strategy and activities for the...

Wynstream School children present a cheque to FORCE Cancer Charity

Wynstream stars show support for FORCE

Children from Wynstream School in Exeter have presented a cheque for £2,056.22 to FORCE Cancer Charity.

The money was raised from a fun run that involved nearly every one of their 350 pupils, from reception class to Year 6.

They walked, jogged and ran laps of the school playing field for up to 40 minutes.

Members of the school council visited FORCE’s Support and Information Centre to present the cheque and tour the facilities to see how the money they raised will be spent.

Fundraising for FORCE was the idea of Year Six pupil Lotti Carpenter, 10, who said: “I...

Students to swim across Lake Geneva for eating disorder charity

A University of Exeter Business School student will aim to swim across Lake Geneva later this month in a money and awareness-raising feat of endurance for charity.

Oscar Sanger, who studies Business Management and will be entering his final year in September, decided to raise money for the eating disorder charity Beat after a close family member became ill with bulimia and anorexia.

Studying in Lausanne on a year abroad and far from his family, Oscar was preoccupied with the condition of his teenage cousin who had been hospitalised, and looking for ways he could show his...

Devon schools join Hon. Dr Stuart Lawrence to front project to improve reading standards in primary schools

Devon County Council is backing a special programme that can help struggling children improve their reading age by more than two years in just eight weeks.

HFL Education’s KS2 Reading Fluency Project is being launched nationwide today (11 July 2023) and is backed by teacher, author and activist Hon. Dr Stuart Lawrence.

The programme has been running in schools around Devon since 2020. 87 schools in the county with 689 pupils ranging from Year 2 to Year 8 have taken part.

School and library closures during the pandemic significantly impacted reading standards in...

Exeter-based homelessness service triumphs in national Excellence Awards

An Exeter-based homelessness service has won a coveted national award for its work in helping to support rough sleepers in the city.

The Exeter Navigator Team, which is part of Exeter City Council’s Rough Sleeper Initiative, won the award for Excellence in support and navigation at Homeless Link’s national Excellence Awards 2023.

Cllr Martin Pearce, Lead Councillor for Communities and Homeless Prevention, praised the Exeter team for all their hard work in helping build back lives in the city.

“I am so proud of the team for their selfless dedication towards...

Stevens' partners with Parish Council in '20's Plenty' campaign

Stevens Estate Agents, the Experts in Property in Okehampton, has partnered with Sticklepath Parish Council in promotion of its ‘20’s Plenty’ campaign for road safety.

Amidst beautiful countryside just three miles from Okehampton, the village of Sticklepath sits on the northern edge of Dartmoor National Park and attracts walkers, cyclists and other visitors. With its primary school, village shop, village hall, children’s play area, recreation ground, pub and church, the small community is embracing the ‘20’s Plenty’ movement to reduce the speed of traffic on residential roads....

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Gandy Street is the place to be on the First Thursdays of the month this summer

Two Devon Drinks Brands Recognised at The Best Of Organic Market (BOOM) Awards

Local Company pledge to remove barriers to rewarding employment

National award for South West marketing firm for campaign tackling harassment against women

University of Exeter research on digital healthcare inequalities showcased in Parliament

Work begins on business plan to boost Somerset and Devon visitor economies

Wynstream stars show support for FORCE

Students to swim across Lake Geneva for eating disorder charity

Devon schools join Hon. Dr Stuart Lawrence to front project to improve reading standards in primary schools

Exeter-based homelessness service triumphs in national Excellence Awards

Stevens' partners with Parish Council in '20's Plenty' campaign

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