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Exeter charity issues urgent appeal for volunteers

A charity tackling hunger, loneliness, and food waste by providing free three-course community meals for those in need, is appealing for urgent help from Exeter residents, amid a ‘summer volunteering slump’.

Community dining charity FoodCycle needs to fill almost 10,000 volunteering slots to keep weekly community meals going at around 100 locations in England and Wales this summer.

Among them FoodCycle Exeter runs on Tuesdays at 6.30pm, at the Mint Methodist Church, and FoodCycle Exeter Beacon Heath runs on Thursdays 6.30pm, at Beacon Heath Church.

Each week...

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Overnight road closures on A382

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 01/18/2021 - 5:40pm

A series of overnight road closures on the A382 near Newton Abbot will get underway this evening (Monday 18 January) to enable final surfacing and road markings to be completed.

Overnight closures will be in place on Ringslade Road to Whitehills Cross each evening from 7pm-6am, starting tonight (Monday 18 January) and continuing until 6am on Thursday (21 January).

Ringslade Road to Forches Cross will then close from 7pm-6am each evening, from Thursday (21 January) until 6am on Saturday 23 January.

Work will then return to Ringslade Road to Whitehills Cross for...

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Stagecoach becomes first UK bus operator to invest in national roll-out of new bridge alert technology

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 01/18/2021 - 5:04pm

Stagecoach, Britain’s biggest bus operator has announced that it will become the first bus operator in the country to invest in the national roll-out of new bridge alert technology across its fleet.

The £4m project will strengthen existing measures in place to prevent bridge strikes and build on Stagecoach’s industry-leading use of the GreenRoad driver safety and fuel efficiency system.

GreenRoad’s core safety system is installed on all of Stagecoach’s 8.000 buses in England, Scotland and Wales. The technology also serves professional drivers from companies across Europe...

Moving House Boxes

Authored by BHTNews.com
Posted: Mon, 01/18/2021 - 12:16pm

It takes time and effort to relocate to a different place. You must plan everything right for the entire process to take off smoothly. The first thing you should do before moving is to buy the proper packing boxes. The kind of boxes you choose can make a big difference in how the relocation goes.

How to Buy Boxes for Moving?

Moving boxes come in a wide range of sizes, which is why it is always advisable to pick the ones you feel are right for your needs. Strong but lightweight boxes make the process of packing easy and simple. Large boxes, on the other hand, will allow...

Devon Air Ambulance

Because of you… Devon got a new Heli!

The New Year brings with it new and exciting projects and plans for Devon Air Ambulance (DAA). The past year has been challenging in many ways for everyone and the team at DAA certainly met and overcame some significant challenges.

But there have also been many developments, highlights and celebrations which wouldn’t have been possible without the unwavering determination of those who kindly give to Devon Air Ambulance in so many ways.

The biggest development operationally was in November when the new Airbus H145 helicopter went into service. After many years of planning...

Catherine Boult

Catherine celebrates transplant anniversary with 1000K cycle challenge 

A student from Exeter, who received a liver transplant as a baby, is embarking on a 1000K cycle challenge in a bid to raise funds for a charity which is very close to her heart.

Twenty-two year old Catherine Boult was born with the rare liver disease, biliary atresia, and was given a life-saving transplant when she was just seven months old.

“I feel very lucky. Although I have to take medication and attend regular appointments, I can lead a pretty normal life and I will be forever grateful to my donor’s family for enabling that to happen,” says Catherine. “Liver disease...

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Broadclyst Year 6 children chat live with Sir Richard Branson about dyslexia

Year 6 children at Broadclyst Community Primary School (BCPS) had to keep a big secret all over Christmas – they had a virtual meeting in their classroom with Sir Richard Branson on 17 December, which was discussed during The One Show last night (14 January).

The Year 6 children had been working on establishing their own companies after being awarded seed funding through a Dragon’s Den style process as part of BCPS’s annual Global Enterprise Challenge. While they were looking for inspiration from successful business leaders, Richard Branson unexpectedly joined a live lesson via a...

Beautiful scenery from Lynton, Devon County. This isn’t where Brexit will hit the hardest.

Brexit and Devon County? Things aren’t as bad as they seem

January 1st has come, and with it the long and excruciating process of Brexit has been finalised. It certainly wasn’t easy on both sides, but it was harder on the UK, having its economy on the line here. While Exeter was predominantly against leaving the EU back in 2016, the rest of Devon county was certainly up for it - and Devonians have certainly had their reasons to be in favour of the decision.

Now, only a few weeks after the day of the split, it seems like things aren’t as bad as they could have been for the people of Devon county (certainly when comparing the situation to...

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Every GP practice in Devon offering appointments to eligible patients as four more centres open their doors

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 01/15/2021 - 5:17pm

Four more GP-led vaccination centres are opening in Devon today (15 January) and tomorrow, meaning every practice in the county is offering appointments to eligible patients.

This week, patients in priority groups have been contacted to book appointments at new centres starting at:

  • Culm Valley Integrated Centre for Health, Cullompton

  • Lords Meadow Leisure Centre, Crediton

  • Sherborne House, Newton Abbot

  • St Thomas Health Centre, Exeter

Culm Valley begins seeing patients today (Friday) while the...

Exeter Phoenix

Exeter Phoenix offers £6,000 for local filmmakers and artists to turn their ideas into a reality

Exeter Phoenix is offering £6000 to help filmmakers and artists based in the South West embark on new creative projects. Over the years, Exeter Phoenix has awarded over 100 commissions, putting Exeter on the filmmaking map and helping local creatives take the next steps in their career. Last year’s short film commissioned Shuttlecock (dir. Tommy Gillard) was awarded Best Short Film at the BFI London Film Festival. Could your film be next?

South West based filmmakers who have an inspiring and original idea for a short film are invited to apply now for the following five...

Photography competition to capture wildlife on the doorstep proves popular

Organisers of a photography competition to capture wildlife in the garden have been delighted by a flood of entries.

In just a few days since the competition was launched, Exeter City Council has received 33 entries. People have until the end of the month to send in their images.

Cllr Duncan Wood, Lead Councillor for Leisure and Physical Activity, said he was over overjoyed by the response.

“The feedback we’ve had has been so fantastic,” he said. “We wanted to create some positivity during ‘lockdown’ – supporting the ‘Stay at Home’ message but giving people...

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