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Even in these tough times, Sandy Park and Exeter Chiefs are looking to play their part in helping the local community - particularly those working on the frontline - whose efforts are going above and beyond.

With planned fixtures and events postponed for the foreseeable future, it’s meant that Sandy Park has been left with stock items that would normally have been consumed by our many visitors.

Rather than let them go to waste and go past their expiry dates, the Sandy Park team collated the stock and have been out and about helping to distribute it across three...

A WESTCOUNTRY legal practice says children are at risk of harm as cases of domestic abuse rise during the COVID-19 outbreak (May 2020).

UK domestic abuse charity, Refuge, reported a 700% increase in calls to its helpline during the crisis. Experts at Children in the Middle say there may need to be applications to the courts to manage risks to children.

Family barrister, Elizabeth McCallum, who is the co-founder of the legal service Children in the Middle, along with her fellow Exeter barrister Sarah Evans, said: “As it has been widely reported recently, cases of domestic...

The operational challenges currently facing Air Ambulances have kept the teams at Devon Air Ambulance (DAA) focussed on finding sustainable solutions to protect our patients and our staff and help our communities. “We are involved in an industry-wide effort and collaboration to tackle various aviation factors that will enable the organisation to resume its air operations", explained Ian Payne, Flight Operations Director of Devon Air Ambulance "and are very grateful to the businesses and regulators who are all working together on three key initiatives.” A prototype separation barrier has...

A housing association charity has increased practical support for rough sleepers and the homeless in and around Exeter because of the national emergency.

In close collaboration with multi-agency partners, BCHA secured them local accommodation and essential support services during lockdown.

Westminster informed local authorities that everyone sleeping rough must be supported into appropriate accommodation, with £3.2m earmarked nationally to help secure accommodation for people sleeping rough to self-isolate.

Following social distancing measures by the Government...