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The UK’s leading cancer charity for children and young people, CLIC Sargent , is calling on Exeter’s residents to come out and support its shop as they open their doors again on Wednesday 14 April , following the national lockdown.

The charity shop in Exeter (Unit 11, St Thomas Centre Cowick Street EX4 1DG ) has been closed since the end of last year and shop managers are now looking forward to welcoming back Exeter’s bargain hunters.

They have put in place a range of safety measures to protect their customers, volunteers and staff from Covid-19 including: limiting the...

University of Exeter academics and business leaders will explore how the finance sector can save the planet in a special documentary screening and panel event for Earth Day on 22 April.

The panel discussion will be chaired by Professor Gail Whiteman , Professor of Sustainable Business at the University of Exeter Business School and founder of Arctic Basecamp , a unique science-communication platform that holds a flagship event at the World Economic Forum in Davos each year.

It will follow a screening of the WWF documentary Our Planet: Too Big To Fail , a film showing the...

Exmouth RNLI volunteer crew members launched today to rescue a female kayaker who became unwell and capsized in the River Exe off Lympstone Manor.

At 08:59am today Wednesday 14 April 2021 the Exmouth RNLI Inshore Lifeboat D-805 George Bearman II was tasked by H.M. Coastguard to a report of a female kayaker who had capsized and was in the water in the River Exe off Lympstone Manor.

The lifeboat, crewed by Scott Ranft, David Preece and Andrew Stott, launched immediately and was able to quickly locate the casualty. Due to her condition, she was immediately taken aboard the...

Exeter Chamber of Commerce and Industry has appointed Rob Bosworth as a board director. As deputy CEO and vice principal at Exeter College Rob brings a valuable perspective from the education sector, key to driving forward the local economy.

Rob said: “Developing relationships with the business community is essential to ensure the curriculum provision we offer has a clear line of sight to industry and the world of work. I am excited to share my experience with the Chamber – the education and skills landscape is transforming rapidly. It’s important for the economy that the bond...