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Ghostly Nights Named Paranormal Experience Provider of the Year for the South West

Ghostly Nights, the South West’s leading paranormal events company, has been officially recognised as the Paranormal Experience Provider of the Year for the South West, celebrating its authentic and immersive ghost-hunting experiences.

With autumn nights drawing in and Halloween around the corner, Ghostly Nights offers the perfect alternative night out. Guests can step inside historic venues - from manor houses to prisons - and take part in real paranormal investigations using professional equipment.

“This award is a huge honour” says Will Hodges, founder of Ghostly...

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Stagecoach South West temporarily withdraw Falcon coach service during Covid-19 lockdown

Bus company Stagecoach South West has announced that it is temporarily withdrawing its Falcon coach service that operates between Plymouth and Bristol. The service will be withdrawn from Sunday 5th April. The decision has come following the latest government and public health advice to stay at home and only travel if your journey is essential.

Stagecoach are working hard to maintain essential routes across their extensive South West network. The bus operator has been urging customers to submit their feedback on their temporary timetables to show their commitment to keeping the...

Bin crews praised for collections in Exeter

Waste collection crews in Exeter are receiving messages of goodwill from the people of the city, the man in charge of collections has revealed. He has also stressed how important it is for people to keep recycling during the crisis.

Crews collecting household waste and recycling for Exeter City Council have found Easter eggs left out for them as well as messages of thanks displayed in windows.

Speaking on BBC Radio Devon, Exeter City Council’s Cleansing and Fleet Manager, Simon Hill, said: “We’ve had some lovely feedback from our residents, some people have been clapping...

Show of support for ‘true stars’ – more than 100 businesses across Devon share spare Personal Protective Equipment

More than 100 organisations across Devon, Plymouth and Torbay have shared personal protective equipment (PPE) to strengthen the supplies available to frontline carers in the county.

Last week, NHS and social care leaders in Devon wrote to businesses and organisations across the county encouraging them to share PPE they don’t need to bolster the national supplies that are being delivered to the area.

Among the businesses to step forward is Theatre Royal Plymouth, which has given items including gloves, splash suits and facial protection.

Adrian Vinken, Chief...

Ways to stay safe shopping during COVID-19

Everybody is ordered to stay at home during the coronavirus pandemic. Lockdowns mean that only limited trips outside the house are permitted. Namely, you’re allowed to shop at supermarkets and stores for essential items.

But the problem is, this means that your risk of catching the coronavirus may be present in stores. This means you need to be careful when you’re shopping. Here are some times on how you can stay safe.

Stay Two Metres Away from Shoppers

Try your best to practice social distancing when you’re in your local store. This may be difficult if the shop...

University of Exeter receives internationally-recognised award for high standards of health and safety

The University of Exeter has been awarded a major internationally-recognised award for high standards of health and safety.

The RoSPA Gold Health and Safety Award is given to world-leaders in health and safety practice. The award is the highest possible accolade in what is the UK’s longest-running health and safety industry awards.

The health and safety team at the University of Exeter have worked to improve ways of working and have purchased new equipment to improve safety for grounds staff. This includes new remote-controlled mowers for sloping lawns which put staff at...

Devon needs you: Get a job in health and social care

Devon residents including job seekers, students back from university, college leavers and former care and health staff are needed now to support the county’s most vulnerable.

Healthcare Assistants are a frontline role to support Devon's NHS and social care as coronavirus puts even greater pressure on existing services and staff.

Both temporary and permanent workers are needed to fill a variety of shift work, including evenings and weekends, in residential homes, hospitals and in people's own homes.

You may need to support people with their personal care needs...

FabLab Devon step up to the PPE challenge

FabLab Devon, which is part of independent charity Libraries Unlimited, has answered the call for urgently needed Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) required by all NHS frontline staff.

The first batch of visor attachments have been collected today and are being dispatched to NHS staff in the local area. FabLab Devon is working alongside a team of local volunteers to 3D print PPE visors.

Marcus Brown, FabLab Exeter Digital Making Tutor, said “It’s been a very busy weekend. Our base at Exeter Library is currently closed so I collected the 3D printers on Friday in order...

Can electric scooters still be useful in 2020?

Electric scooters get overlooked quite often, either because they’re “too slow” or just because people feel like there’s a stigma against them. In reality, an electric scooter in an incredibly convenient way to get around, especially if you don’t have a car but need to move a lot of objects at once. But what kind of powered scooter should you get, and what makes them so useful?

Types of Electric Scooter

Not all scooters are the same, and plenty of them have broken out into their own special types or styles to create brand new ideas. Of course, other brands have then...

Freemasons keep the blood bikes on the move

At a dinner and dance which in masonic circles is known as a ladies night was held just before the coronavirus stopped us all meeting up in public, Per Mare Per Terram Lodge, the Royal Marine Lodge that meets in Exmouth raised £500 in aid of the Devonshire Blood Bikes, also called the Devon Freewheelers.

The Families and friends were entertained in the Sergeant’s Mess at the Royal Marine Commando Training Centre in Lympstone, a building full of Royal Marine history and historical artefacts, somewhere normally inaccessible to non-military personnel, all those present agreed that...

Housebuilder donates protective kit to local NHS

Regional housebuilder Persimmon Homes South West has stepped in to help the NHS by donating much-needed gloves and safety glasses.

Staff at Persimmon’s local office in Exeter have gathered all of the spare PPE normally used on building sites and handed it over to be utilised by doctors and nurses on the frontline as the battle against Covid-19 intensifies.

The equipment has been donated to the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital.

The NHS is in desperate need of all safety gear due to a global shortage, forcing some hospitals to try and source equipment independently...

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Ghostly Nights Named Paranormal Experience Provider of the Year for the South West

Stagecoach South West temporarily withdraw Falcon coach service during Covid-19 lockdown

Bin crews praised for collections in Exeter

Show of support for ‘true stars’ – more than 100 businesses across Devon share spare Personal Protective Equipment

Ways to stay safe shopping during COVID-19

University of Exeter receives internationally-recognised award for high standards of health and safety

Devon needs you: Get a job in health and social care

FabLab Devon step up to the PPE challenge

Can electric scooters still be useful in 2020?

Freemasons keep the blood bikes on the move

Housebuilder donates protective kit to local NHS

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