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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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Keep your New Year resolution with the help of One Small Step

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 01/09/2023 - 7:02am

The beginning of a new year can be a great opportunity to create a new habit. One Small Step has many options for support to help you keep your resolution in 2023, or to inspire you to make the change.

Studies have found some of our New Year resolutions will struggle to make it past 12 January, but with the support of others, we can make them last much longer.

One Small Step is a free lifestyle service, funded by Devon County Council to support the health and wellbeing of Devon residents.

We have friendly advisors who can help you plan lifestyle changes and...

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Aldi announces jobs push in Devon

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 01/06/2023 - 10:54pm

Aldi is recruiting new colleagues in Devon as a result of its continued expansion in the area.

In a welcome boost to the local economy, the UK’s fastest growing supermarket is currently recruiting for 20 store roles, including Store Assistants.

Aldi is looking to hire for these roles at its Newton Abbot store in Devon.

As the UK’s best paying supermarket, from 1 January 2023, Aldi will pay all Store Assistants at least £11.00 an hour nationally and £12.45 for those inside the M25.

The supermarket remains the only supermarket to offer paid breaks, which...

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Exeter Northcott Theatre and Le Navet Bete to collaborate again on Dick Whittington for Christmas 2023

Following the record-breaking smash-hit Robin Hood, Exeter Northcott and Le Navet Bete are teaming up once again to bring you an unmissable family panto for Christmas 2023 – Dick Whittington!

Expect plenty of laughs, great music, amazing special effects and full-on-fun for every generation with this fabulous rags-to-riches tale.

Kelly Johnson, Interim Co-CEO at Exeter Northcott, said: "The Northcott pantomime is a Christmas tradition for so many families in Devon and we've been bowled over by the glowing reviews and the sheer joy we are seeing from the thousands of...

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OBE for University of Exeter expert helping to develop the UK’s Russia policy

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 01/06/2023 - 9:29pm

A University of Exeter expert has been awarded O.B.E for his work to help develop UK Government policy towards Eastern Europe and Russia.

Professor David Lewis, from the Department of Politics, is also a Senior Associate Fellow at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) in London. He was recently on secondment as an ESRC-AHRC Fellow at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, contributing to analysis and research on Russian foreign policy and UK policy towards Russia.

Professor Lewis teaches and researches international relations and peace and conflict...

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South West recycling firm donates £5,000 to Dartmoor Zoo’s Amur Leopard enclosure

Independent commercial waste management and recycling firm DCW has donated £5,000 to Dartmoor Zoological Society in support of the charity’s efforts to bring Amur Leopards to Devon.

The funds will go towards building a modern, state-of-the-art enclosure for the critically endangered Amur Leopard, ensuring that the world’s most vulnerable big cat species can thrive and breed.

Dartmoor Zoological Society is currently fundraising for the new enclosure with a total of £30,000 needed to complete the development. It will be located between the wolves and the lion enclosure at the...

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Ambulance service wins national award for new system that helps vulnerable patients

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 01/05/2023 - 5:07pm

A new IT system which has transformed how the South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) identifies and helps vulnerable patients, has won a national award.

SWASFT teamed up with Exeter-based Iridium Consulting to create the Frequent Caller Management System (FCMS), which has won the Best Healthcare Management Solution category in the Health Tech Digital Awards 2022.

The system was developed in Exeter and Bristol but serves patients from across the whole of the South West region from the Isles of Scilly to North Gloucestershire.

FCMS is the...

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Race for Life in Devon: Sign up and help save lives

PEOPLE are being invited to kick start the New Year by signing up to Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life in Devon.   

The charity’s much-loved events are returning to the town and anyone who joins this January can claim 50 per cent off the entry fee as part of the half-price sale by using the code RFL23NY.* This is the 30th year of Race for Life and participants will receive a special medal to mark the milestone.

Every year around 36,300 people are diagnosed with cancer in the South West**. Money raised at Race for Life enables scientists to find new ways to prevent,...

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Join in Fun A Day Exeter this February

Blow away the winter blues with Fun A Day Exeter

Authored by Old Hack
Posted: Thu, 01/05/2023 - 11:09am

Fed up with dark mornings and wet weather? A launch project in Exeter could be just what you need to brighten your day.

Fun A Day was started in 2004 in Philadelphia, USA by a group of friends wanting to stay creative through the winter. It has since been adopted across the USA and has ventured as far as Dundee, Scotland. This year it hits Exeter. Exeter residents and recent imports Stephen Fisher and Ali Lucas are launching Fun A Day in Exeter, to be conducted through February with an exhibition at Positive Light Projects on 18-19th March, 2023.

The challenge is to create...

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Aldi donates 7,000 meals to charities in Devon on Christmas Eve

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 01/04/2023 - 5:02pm

Aldi supported local charities, community groups and food banks in Devon on Christmas Eve by donating 7,000 meals to those in need.

Working with Neighbourly, the supermarket paired up its stores with local charity partners in the area to collect unsold fresh and chilled food when stores closed early on 24th December, with stores repeating the initiative on 31st December.

To further support local communities this year, Aldi’s Emergency Winter Foodbank Fund saw the supermarket also commit to donating £250,000 to charitable organisations throughout the winter season....

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Drivers urged to wear a glove when refueling to guard against illness from fuel pump handles

Following guidance from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) that unwell adults should wear a face covering if they have to go out, drivers are now being urged to wear gloves at the fuel pump to avoid getting - or passing on - flu, Covid or other serious illnesses found on fuel pump handles.

The call follows research which shows that 5% of all fuel pump handles have Covid-19 present on their surfaces, which equates to at least one contaminated fuel nozzle at every single fuel station in the UK.

As the number of covid infected patients in wards hit their highest level in...

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