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Martin Clunes to Open the Heavy Horse Festival at Devon County Show

The Devon County Show is delighted to announce that acclaimed actor and countryside advocate Martin Clunes will officially open the Heavy Horse Festival, in association with WHISTLEFISH, at 10am on Thursday 21st May .

A lifelong champion of Britain’s native heavy horse breeds, Martin Clunes is not only a familiar face on screen but also a dedicated heavy horse owner. His own collection of gentle giants has shaped a deep personal commitment to preserving these iconic breeds, many of which are now considered by the Rare Breeds Survival Trust to be at risk.

Martin said: “...

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University of Exeter Ranks Second in New Top UK Universities List

  • Upcoming students have until 25th January 2023 to complete their UCAS application

  • A new data index reveals the top UK universities based on a range of factors including student satisfaction, graduate prospects, accommodation costs and more

  • The index reveals University of Exeter to be second in the UK

With the UCAS deadline of 25 January drawing near and Google searches for ‘how to choose a university’ increasing by 69% in the last month, a big decision looms for young people across the country.

To help steer students...

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Ambulance Service issues renewed appeal ahead of Monday’s industrial action

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 01/20/2023 - 11:05pm

The South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) is again urging the public to use 999 appropriately during industrial action on Monday (23 January) and to call only if it is a life-threatening or life-altering emergency.

On days where there is strike action, patients should continue to call 999 if there is a medical or mental health emergency [when someone is seriously ill or injured and their life is at risk]. Ambulances will be able to respond in these situations, but this may only be where there is the most immediate risk to life.

Where the situation...

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Exeter Students Declare Cost of Living Emergency

Authored by rosarito91
Posted: Fri, 01/20/2023 - 1:40pm

Many people may assume otherwise, but students aren’t immune to the cost-of-living crisis either. A recent survey has shown that there are fears that the increase in the costs of living is making university life more difficult for students, particularly those from low-income backgrounds.

University calls for increased government help

Universities UK, the student advocacy group, is urging the government to do more to support students during the cost-of-living crisis. Almost three quarters of undergraduates and postgraduates say their university could do more to help them...

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Inner city would-be explorers from the South West wanted for high arctic waters ocean expedition - Explorer funds free places

Internationally renowned explorer, Jim McNeill, veteran of more than 30 years of polar exploration and expeditions, is seeking up to 10 would-be explorers from inner cities areas across the UK, including Bristol, Exeter, Plymouth and Gloucester, to join his latest polar-bound endeavour, #Resolute Expedition.

The lucky 10 will join 134 other aspiring explorers on the Ocean Warrior Project, which is undertaking a marine expedition to gauge the pulse of the planet and the health of the oceans, in a life-changing citizen science voyage from Plymouth to Resolute Bay, High Arctic Canada...

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Exeter-based guitar shop launches Crowdfunder to build ethical repurposed guitars

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 01/19/2023 - 9:35pm

Love guitars? Love Planet Earth? Love supporting local/independent businesses? 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.

A brief history

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 life into old and used guitars, amps and effects pedals....

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Levelling Up funding for projects in Devon

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 01/19/2023 - 7:41pm

Multi-million schemes to improve transport links in Exmouth and Okehampton are among more than 100 projects receiving a share of £2.1 billion through the government’s latest round of Levelling Up funding.

Devon County Council has been awarded the full amount of its £15.7 million bid to complete the Dinan Way link in Exmouth, while West Devon Borough Council has successfully received £13.4 million to develop a new railway station on the eastern edge of Okehampton.

The funding for the Destination Exmouth project will enable the completion of Dinan Way link road, helping to...

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Westbank's Kidzone Childcare Manager Lucy Elliott with one of the toddlers

Devon preschool graded ‘Good’ in its first year of operation

A small, friendly preschool near Exeter that welcomed its first intake of young children last spring has already received a good grade.

In a recent Ofsted inspection, the Kidzone at Exminster - operated by local charity Westbank Community Health and Care - was described as a ‘Good Provider’.

The charity’s preschool for Over 2s opened its doors at the end of April 2022, with just three children attending over three days. Since then, it has quadrupled its numbers and extended its opening hours. The facility now looks after 12 young children over five days and has recently...

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SWR sets out weekend train services following major landslide

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 01/19/2023 - 3:54pm

SOUTH Western Railway (SWR) has set out its service plan for the rest of this week and weekend, following the major landslip in the Hook area, which has severely reduced the number of trains that can safely run between Basingstoke and Woking.

The landslip has left a 44-metre stretch of track suspended in mid-air, resulting in a severely restricted service between Basingstoke and Woking and no through trains to London Waterloo from Exeter St Davids, Salisbury, Weymouth, Bournemouth, Southampton Central, Winchester and Portsmouth Harbour via Eastleigh.

While the permanent...

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The Venus Company's support for church appeal helps ring the bells across Bigbury parish

With three beach cafes across South Devon located at Bigbury-on-Sea, East Portlemouth, and Broadsands in Paignton, Venus believes in giving back to the local community. The multi-award-winning business has been making regular donations over the last two years to ‘The Tower & Bells Restoration Project’ at the magnificent and historic church of St Lawrence which is partly 14th- and partly rebuilt in 1872 by J. D. Sedding.

Michael Smith – M/D The Venus Company says: “Sustainability is part of our DNA, and we love the beach as a habitat, so taking care of it and the surrounding...

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Newton Print celebrates 40th anniversary

Authored by Reporters
Posted: Thu, 01/19/2023 - 1:19pm

A DEVON-BASED printed packaging company is celebrating its 40th anniversary in the business this year (2023).

Newton Print Ltd, which specialises in assisting food and drink producers to bring their products to market on time, first opened as Newton Printers in 1983.

Tim Besley, Founder and Managing Director at Newton Print Ltd, which is based in Newton Abbot, said: “We are absolutely thrilled to be celebrating our 40th anniversary this year. The company started in 1983, initially as a traditional printers run by my father, who ran a stationery business too, and I before...

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