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Exeter Entrepreneur and Mercure Hotel Launch City’s First Post-Race Recovery Hub

As thousands of runners prepare to take on the Great West Run on May 24th, a local startup is ensuring they don’t spend the next week in pain.

Race Home , a specialist running and recovery brand founded in Exeter, has partnered with the Mercure Exeter Southgate Hotel to launch a high-tech "Recovery Pod." The pop-up sanctuary will offer "Pulsio Pro" compression technology—usually reserved for elite athletes—to local charity runners and club athletes alike.

"Most runners put months of training into the race, but have no plan for the 48 hours after," says Tim Flint founder...

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New Tourism Network will help East Devon businesses flourish

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 01/30/2023 - 9:09am

A new free-to join tourism network has launched to help businesses share expertise, fight climate change and offer the best product or service to customers.

East Devon District Council awarded the contract for the new East Devon Tourism Network (EDTN) to East Devon Excellence, following a competitive tendering process.

The new network is a key part of the East Devon Tourism Strategy, with aspirations for East Devon to become the leading, year-round tourism destination in Devon.

Cllr Nick Hookway, East Devon District Council’s Portfolio Holder for Tourism,...

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Households reminded of support available as new survey shows rise in food poverty in Devon

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Sat, 01/28/2023 - 11:21pm

Families struggling to afford to eat healthily and keep warm this winter are being reminded that support is available through a number of schemes being delivered by Devon County Council (DCC) and its partners.

The number of Devon households unable to access or afford the food that they need to ensure that they and their families stay healthy has increased by 70 per cent in 18 months according to the latest research.

And more than a third (36 per cent) say that they had planned on switching off their heating altogether this winter to help make ends meet.

The...

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Have your say on new public green space at Station Road in Broadclyst

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 01/27/2023 - 11:05pm

Local people are being invited to share their views on 25 acres of land, acquired by East Devon District Council (EDDC), for a new nature-rich, accessible green space.

The new green space is an important milestone in the creation of the Clyst Valley Regional Park. A public consultation begins 6th February at 10am for six weeks until 20th March 2023 at 4pm , on draft proposals for habitat creation, a multi-use trail, network of circular paths and a small car park.

Drop in to speak to East Devon and our consultants WSP at Broadclyst Victory Hall on Thursday 16th February...

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Don’t let ‘toxic mould’ scammers into your home Trading Standards warns

Trading Standards is warning homeowners across Devon, Somerset, Plymouth, and Torbay to be wary of scammers who are trying to take advantage of concerns about ‘toxic mould’.

Heart of the South West Trading Standards says that there have been a number of instances of scammers attempting to dupe householders into handing over money for fake ‘toxic mould’ surveys.

There have also been reports of cold callers targeting residents and offering ‘free surveys’ of homes to check for signs of mould.

Mould can be extremely harmful, and scammers are trying to take advantage...

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Exceptional Exeter College once again awarded “Outstanding” by Ofsted 

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Thu, 01/26/2023 - 11:15pm

Exeter College is celebrating after a full Ofsted Inspection, which has resulted in the College retaining the impressive accolade ofOutstanding.

Eight years since its last inspection Ofsted again confirmed that Exeter College is an Outstanding College. The College also scored the top assessment of ‘strong’ for its approach to meeting the skills needs of the area. This makes Exeter College the first college in the country to achieve the highest judgement in both elements of Ofsted’s new enhanced inspections.

The 21-strong Ofsted inspection team visited every College site...

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World famous guitarist David Knopfle adds his support to Exeter based crowdfunder building ethical repurposed guitars

Love guitars? Love Planet Earth? Then the Crowdfunder recently launched by Devon-based Life Guitars Co is for you! With a strong vision and set of ethical values, the team at Life Guitars are on a mission to take over the guitar world, one high-quality used repurposed guitar at a time. And world-famous guitarist David Knopfler, one of the founding members of legendary rock band Dire Straits, is officially on board!

Established in July 2020 amidst the start of a global pandemic, award-winning Life Guitars Co burst onto the UK independent retail scene with a vision to breathe new...

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Rare bird sighting at Colyford Common

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Thu, 01/26/2023 - 10:19pm

Late last year, a very rare bird to the UK turned up at Colyford Common, part of Seaton Wetlands.

For only the second time in recorded history, the isabelline wheatear has been seen in Devon. The first time it was ever seen on mainland Britain was on Lundy Island in October 2019 for a single day.

The isabelline wheatear is a thrush-sized bird, closely related to the northern wheatears which can be seen on Seaton Wetlands every spring and autumn. However, this wheatear should be on mountainous slopes between Turkey and the Gobi Desert, so it was a long way off course....

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Marsh Barton station opening delayed

Trains won’t now stop at the forthcoming Marsh Barton station until the spring.

It had been hoped the ‘halt’, located alongside Exeter’s energy from waste plant, would open before the end of 2022, but Devon County Council says the project has faced “challenges” with building supplies and recent weather conditions.

While construction is now “substantially complete” on the £16 million scheme, it adds that standard ‘entry-to-service’ procedures will need to be completed before it can open to passengers. These will begin soon.

A core element of the Devon Metro rail...

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Latest crime statistics show Devon and Cornwall continue to have the third lowest crime rate

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 01/26/2023 - 9:12pm

According to the latest Office of National Statistics (ONS) crime figures released on Thursday 26 January 2023, Devon and Cornwall remain one of the safest places to live and visit in England and Wales.

The statistics report that overall crime rose by 10.6 per cent in Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly during the 12 months to September 2022, which is lower than the national average rise of 12.3 per cent, and 1.3 lower than Wiltshire, which ranks as first place for the lowest total number of crimes in England and Wales.

Compared to statistics released in the same...

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Foot Anstey's Islamic Finance team supports shariah-compatible acquisition of Vodafone HQ

The Islamic finance team at national law firm, Foot Anstey LLP has completed a shariah-compatible financing of Vodafone's Newbury-based global headquarters, The Connection, for Riyad Bank (London Branch) for an undisclosed sum.

The Foot Anstey team included Zahir Nayani (Partner) and Kate Heard (Senior Associate) who provided integrated legal advice on financial aspects of the 490,000 sq. ft. acquisition and partial leaseback and Leena Payyappilly (Associate) who advised on real estate matters.

IQON Capital, on behalf of Saudi investor and Riyad Bank client Aljazira Capital...

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