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Exeter Pride given £20,000 in National Lottery funding to help deliver bigger event

THE organising committee and trustees behind Exeter Pride have been awarded £20,000 in National Lottery funding to support their work in delivering an even bigger and better event.

Exeter Pride, which celebrates lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and queer/questioning plus (LGBTQ+) communities, has gone from strength to strength in recent years and now organises one of the largest free pride events in the South West.

Accessibility and inclusivity are at the core of Exeter Pride’s mission to bring the whole community together in a celebration of diversity.

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The Earl and Countess of Devon pictured with Julian Tagg, chair of Exeter CITY Community Trust, and Jamie Vittles, chief executive of the charity.

Earl and Countess of Devon become city charity’s new patrons

Exeter CITY Community Trust has today announced its new charity patrons – the Earl and Countess of Devon.

The organisation, which is the partner charity of Exeter City Football Club, delivers mental and physical health and wellbeing activity to people of all ages and abilities across Devon.

Exeter CITY Community Trust has recently adapted its services and is a key partner with Exeter City Council on the Exeter Community Wellbeing Initiative and is now collecting and delivering shopping, prescriptions and emergency food parcels for isolated and vulnerable people across the...

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What makes vaping such an exciting experience for newbies?

Authored by David Banks
Posted: Sun, 05/10/2020 - 6:59am

Vaping started as an idea of healthy smoking, though there are minimal facts to back this up. Most of the people adopted vaping due to this very reason. Vaping is generally an electronic cigarette that simulates tobacco sensation without actually burning tobacco. Usually, when people try vaping for the first time, they observe many differences physically and in terms of using the device.

Vaping proves to be an exciting experience for newbies, and hence it is a prevalent activity in the current scenario. Many people thought that the usage of vaping emerged as a trend and would...

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15 Eco-Friendly Materials To Use

For anyone looking to buy eco-friendly items and materials, you have come to the right place. As the name suggests, eco-friendly products are designed to cause the least harm and damage to the environment. It can be hard choosing the right eco-friendly items with a generous amount of options we see everywhere today. Before purchasing eco-friendly items from brands, it is important to do your own research on the types of materials used to help you decipher whether they are in fact, eco-friendly. Read on to learn more about 15 eco-friendly materials to use.

1. Bamboo Fiber

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Deaf Awareness Week sees free sign language classes launched for thousands of families

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Fri, 05/08/2020 - 12:54pm

Families across England will get the chance to learn British Sign Language in the comfort of their own homes with free online classes launched today (Friday, May 8th).

The series of classes will be run by the National Deaf Children’s Society every Friday for 12 weeks as part of its Family Sign Language programme. The date was picked to mark Deaf Awareness Week (May 4th-8th).

Each class will cover a different topic, including vocabulary and conversation related to family life so parents and children can learn together.

Classes are running in England, Wales,...

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Exeter cartoonist creates comic book about struggles with anxiety

Authored by dizzypop
Posted: Fri, 05/08/2020 - 12:17pm

Exeter cartoonist Ross Hendrick has recently completed his latest work, a comic book which humorously yet thoughtfully documents the struggles with social anxiety.

Ross, who has previously worked for such publications as The Beano, Viz and the Express & Echo, is the creator of a popular webcomic called Socially Awkward Misfit. The protagonist is a character called Sam (an acronym of Socially Awkward Misfit) who is loosely based on Ross's own life.

The webcomic deals with issues relating to anxiety, depression and introversion, and has become popular with people from all...

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Chef Michael Caines on life in lockdown

Authored by Marc Astley
Posted: Fri, 05/08/2020 - 10:29am

"The soul feels like it’s been ripped out of me. The fact that you can’t entertain the guests and cook and do the things you love can be quite difficult but that said we are now thinking out of that survival mode.."

Celebrity chef Michael Caines MBE is in reflective mood.

Just ten days short of his luxury country hotel and restaurant’s third anniversary, he was forced to shut the doors due to the Coronavirus outbreak.

And, although he has faced many challenges during his life, this could prove to be the biggest hurdle yet.

“We went from a point where we...

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Relive Exeter City Football Club's 1990 title win in online exhibition

Football fans can relive the 30th anniversary of Exeter City’s historic 1990 league title win as part of a new online exhibition.

St James Park may be closed but people can still celebrate sporting success virtually thanks to the exhibition, hosted on the website Grecian Archive, a partnership between the University of Exeter, the club and supporters’ trust.

As part of the National Lottery heritage funded project, the ECFC museum team - who work in collaboration with colleagues from the University’s College of Humanities and Digital Humanities Lab – have put materials...

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Stagecoach bus workers mark VE Day 75th anniversary with special rendition of “We’ll meet again”

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 05/07/2020 - 6:01pm

Stagecoach bus workers right across the country have joined together to create a special video to mark the 75th anniversary of VE Day. Bus drivers, engineers, managers, cleaners and many other employees feature in the tribute video covering Forces’ Sweetheart Dame Vera Lynn’s wartime anthem “We’ll meet again”.

Staff from across 16 Stagecoach depots came together to sing a line of the famous song to recognise and pay tribute to all those who fought so hard on the front line during WWII. The depots involved were:

  • Exeter
  • Torquay, Devon
  • Cambridge
    • ...
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Report measures public demand for face masks to protect against COVID-19

One in four people already own a disposable face mask to protect themselves against COVID-19, a new study says – despite the UK government saying evidence for their use is “weak”.

An online survey of 949 members of the public representative of the UK population by age, gender and ethnicity, conducted by senior academics at the University of Exeter Business School, found that 26% already have disposable face masks at home, and 57% have disposable gloves.

“It has now become clear that the UK government is reluctant to recommend the widespread usage of disposable masks, or...

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University of Exeter health and housing project to combat isolation during lockdown

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 05/07/2020 - 12:31pm

A project that links technology and housing to improve health and wellbeing in Cornwall is developing a guide to using online devices to reduce feelings of isolation during COVID-19 lockdown.

Led by the University of Exeter, the Smartline project researches the relationship between technology and the way people live in their homes and communities. Launched in 2017, the study gathers hard data and insights from residents living in social housing in Cornwall whose demographic is proportionately older, in the South West of England, via sensors in their homes.

Now, with a...

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