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Exeter funeral home makes eggs-tra special donation

A funeral home in Exeter has helped bring Easter joy to the local community and children in need after donating 205 chocolate eggs and ‘bags of hope’.

The treats were gathered through a collection donation drive organised by the team at Co-op Funeralcare Exeter on Cowick Street, in St Thomas Shopping Centre, with some of the Easter eggs donated to children living in temporary accommodation in the city.

The Bags of Hope initiative, run by The Salvation Army, aims to spread joy and kindness during the Easter period. The Exeter team spotted the project and launched a call-...

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Green Electric Scooters Discusses How E-Scooters are Changing Ireland’s Transport

Authored by BHTNews.com
Posted: Fri, 11/06/2020 - 2:59pm

The more people get into electric scooters, the more benefits they provide. We are aware of their most obvious benefits, including saving time, cost-effectiveness, environmental friendliness, and fun. But not many have considered the many other benefits they have to offer. According to Green Electric Scooters, these scooters are providing Ireland with numerous benefits - here are some of the common ones.

1. Mobility

According to Green Electric Scooters , e-scooters have garnered attention across the globe due to the increased mobility they provide individuals with health...

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Futures 2020 - 27 -28 November 2020

Festival of discovery comes to Exeter

Authored by Futures2020
Posted: Fri, 11/06/2020 - 11:55am

A science comedy game show, lockdown blues workshop, and community radio takeover are just some of the events in a fascinating virtual festival of discovery taking place in Exeter later this month.

Exploring science, culture, and research, FUTURES2020 is hosted by the University of Exeter in partnership with Agile Rabbit, alongside the Universities of Bath, Bristol and Plymouth and Bath Spa University.

It is part of European Researchers’ Night, an annual festival held simultaneously in more than 300 cities across 24 European countries on Friday 27 and Saturday 28 November...

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All-star team of transgender and non-binary creatives launch time-traveling drama that unveils important milestones of transgender history

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 11/06/2020 - 9:57am

Filmmaker and writer Jason Barker and director Krishna Istha have partnered with other trans and non-binary creatives and young people as well as academic researchers to create an exciting new podcast, Adventures in Time and Gender , which unveils important milestones of transgender history.

Adventures in Time and Gender is a light and quirky drama in which nothing is taboo, and gender, science and history are playfully questioned. Listeners are invited to join a talking suitcase and their curious non-binary companion on a moving odyssey through time and space to uncover...

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Exeter Chiefs Foundation supports Veterans With Dogs with £10,000 donation

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Thu, 11/05/2020 - 10:23pm

The Exeter Chiefs Foundation has donated £10,000 to local charity Veterans With Dogs to enable it to purchase a dedicated vehicle. The fully branded van was unveiled at a launch attended by Trustees Marc Astley and Keiron Northcott from the Exeter Chiefs Foundation and Craig MacLellan, chief executive of Veterans With Dogs.

The official club charity of the Exeter Chiefs, the Exeter Chiefs Foundation was set up in 2011 to help promote the local community and the vision of people who live and work in the area. All of the money raised by the Foundation is donated to worthy causes in...

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Citizens Advice Exeter reports surge in coronavirus-related employment issues

Citizens Advice Exeter is reporting a 19.5% rise in clients seeking help with employment issues, as the coronavirus pandemic impacts on workers and employers in the city.

In a new a research report from Citizens Advice Exeter, ‘We Can Work it Out’, the leading local advice charity highlights how certain groups were being particularly affected by the economic impact of the first lockdown and difficulties in returning to work.

Among those facing the most stressful decisions were people who were expected to return to work despite a lack of childcare, people who had been...

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Exeter to stream virtual Remembrance Sunday Service

Exeter will stream a virtual Remembrance Sunday Service on Sunday morning.

The Service will be streamed live on Facebook for people to watch and will include the laying of wreaths by various dignitaries, which have been filmed in advance.

Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, Exeter City Council and Devon County Council supported by the 6th Battalion of the Rifles, made the hard decision not to conduct a live public service in the city for the safety of all those that would attend.

Instead the Service will be live streamed on the City Council’s Facebook page from 10....

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Director of Public Health Devon calls for one more big effort to stop the second wave of coronavirus

As Devon enters a second national lockdown, the county's Director of Public Health is making a last appeal for one more effort and urging everyone to “Act now to stop the virus in its tracks” and help prevent local health services from being overwhelmed this winter.

"Local people and businesses made huge sacrifices during the first lockdown and this really helped to keep the number of COVID-19 cases and related deaths down in the county,” said Dr Pearson.

“Our residents, shops, businesses, educational establishments and care homes all did a fantastic job to limit the...

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Farm welcoming city children to country awarded cash support

Authored by Sarah
Posted: Wed, 11/04/2020 - 2:01pm

A Devon charity offering disadvantaged children a taste of life on the farm has been handed £1,000 to support its work.

Farms for City Children, which was founded by author Michael Morpurgo and his wife Clare in 1976, has been awarded the donation from Persimmon Homes South West’s Community Champions fund, which sees two regional worthy causes awarded up to £1,000 each month.

Lisa Long, for the charity based in Huxham, near Exeter, said: “We provide residential breaks for young people at one of our three working farms. Children and their teachers live and work at the farms...

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Exeter Quay photo featured in charity calendar

A photo of Exeter Quay on Christmas morning has been chosen to be included in RGB Building Supplies’ ‘Love where you live’ 2021 calendar, which will be sold to raise funds for Devon Air Ambulance and Cornwall Air Ambulance Trust.

RGB had asked residents of the south west to send in photographs that celebrate the diverse scenery of the region, and the photo, taken by Kate Coldrick, is one of 12 entries the builders merchant picked for the calendar. As well as seeing her photo in print, Kate has received a £100 voucher to spend at her local RGB branch.

Tracy Owen,...

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Stagecoach South West launches new Customer Experience Centre

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 11/03/2020 - 10:27pm

Stagecoach South West has recently undergone a review of their customer service, resulting in a complete overhaul of their local processes. The bus operator recognised a growing need to revamp their business for the future to meet the changing needs of their customers.

The newly established Customer Experience Team is covering enhanced hours across new channels to improve overall accessibility for passengers. With a new centralised phone number and email address which are now covered between 0600-2000, Monday to Friday and 0900-1700 Saturday and Sunday. The team are able to...

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