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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.

The funding...

Devon volunteer Alison living the dream

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 04/17/2020 - 6:16pm

A Devon volunteer's amazing dedication to the community café she helped set up at her church has won her a prestigious award.

Alison Stephens – a member of the City’s Methodist Central Hall congregation – has just been named one of Methodist Insurance’s eleven regional winners in its national Church Volunteer Awards.

She beat hundreds of other nominees, winning a £1,000 prize for the church, and she now goes forward to a national final where she stands to win even more.

Alison is living her dream – literally.

Ten years ago, the retired primary school...

Local school children give Exeter care home residents a welcome morale boost

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 04/17/2020 - 4:05pm

Residents at RMBI Care Co. Home Cadogan Court, in Exeter, received a wonderful morale boost this week, thanks to some kind-hearted pupils fromClyst Heath Primary School.

Like most other care homes, Cadogan Court is closed to all but essentialvisitors because of the threat of Coronavirus to its residents.

The daughter of one of the Home’s staff had the idea of making colourful cards and writing letters to send to the residents with uplifting messages. She asked her friends to get involved and they were only too happy to oblige.

The residents were so delighted to...

Ramblers keep walk-lovers active during lockdown

Authored by celiamin
Posted: Fri, 04/17/2020 - 3:42pm

# roamsweethome connects everyone who loves walking and the outdoors

With the COVID-19 ‘lockdown’ now extended for another three weeks, staying active is more important than ever, for both mental and physical health. A multi-faceted campaign by the Ramblers, called #roamsweethome, is encouraging everyone to keep active safely for leisure, health and happiness close to home and at home – whatever they can safely do – as well as inspiring and connecting everyone who loves walking and the outdoors.

The Ramblers – the charity which helps everyone, everywhere, enjoy walking and...

Grants prove ‘lifesaver’ to Topsham group battling Covid-19

A Topsham group supporting vulnerable and elderly people during the Coronavirus pandemic has described the awarding of almost £4,000 from the Exeter Covid-19 Action Fund as “a life saver!”

The Estuary League of Friends was successful in applying for two grants to help people in Topsham, Countess Wear and Newtown.

The money will be used to maintain the charity’s lifeline Home Help service for 98 vulnerable and elderly people in Topsham and the surrounding area, providing help in the home so that they can live safely during the Coronavirus outbreak.

It will also...

Father and son doctor duo work at the same hospital in fight against COVID-19

A Medicine graduate from the University of Exeter is working alongside his clinician father in a Westcountry hospital in treating patients battling COVID-19.

Junior doctor Tayyib Mubashar works alongside his consultant paediatrician father, Yahya Mubashar on the front line at Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust during the current Coronavirus crisis.

Tayyib told BBC Spotlight, when asked about working on the front line: “I’m seeing people come together in ways we previously haven’t. The current situation is not only a baptism by fire for junior doctors, it’s the...

Play areas get makeover whilst closed due to the Coronavirus outbreak

Some play areas in Exeter are being refurbished whilst the equipment is out of use due to the Coronavirus outbreak, the City Council has revealed.

Making the repairs now mean the areas will be ready for use once restrictions are lifted, limiting any future disruption.

Cllr David Harvey, Lead Councillor for Environment and City Management, said money left at the end of the last financial year had allowed them to refurbish two play towers at Anne Close.

“The towers were looking really tired and some of the timbers were rotting in places so the work that has been...

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4 Best Vape Juice with Different Taste?

One of the most frequently asked questions in the vaping industry is: "What is the best vape juice?". If you ask hundreds of different people who vape every day, you will end up receiving hundreds of different answers.Here's the trick: Using things like popularity, reviews, the number of times e-juice is purchased, etc., you can assess whether a flavor is considered one of the best vape juices in the industry dank vapes.

We have compiled a list based on our own data we received from the years we sold vape juice and Dank carts , and with this list, we can show you what some of the...

How to make your money stretch further during the COVID-19 pandemic

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 04/16/2020 - 11:25pm

Mortgage Advice Bureau has released its top money saving tips to help people manage their finances during these unprecedented times we’re living in.

Some of the money saving tips include potentially pausing your Sky Sports subscription (don’t worry, live sport will be back soon!), freezing your gym membership and finding cheaper energy tariffs through online tools such as Look After My Bills . You can read the top 10 tips here .

As part of the initiative, Mortgage Advice Bureau has also launched a new calculator tool to help people work out their new salary and income if...

Free meals for Exeter residents in need

EXETER Communities Together CIC is running a hardship relief project for those facing a tough time due to the Coronavirus / COVID-19 pandemic. It is delivering free meals to the elderly, vulnerable, key workers or those struggling financially. Meal requests should be made between 11am and 3pm and volunteers will deliver the food, by arrangement, the next day. Full details including type of meals available and how to get in touch can be found on the website: exetercommunitiestogether.org.uk . Alternatively, telephone Sahar or Sonia Alnaas on 07596 144 351 or Mahi Ahmed on 07403 226 668 or...

Ambulance Service Condemns #Unacceptable Assaults

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 04/16/2020 - 6:02pm

#Unacceptable assaults on emergency services staff tackling the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic will not be tolerated - South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) is warning the public.

More than 100 SWASFT staff including frontline paramedics and 999 call handlers experience violence and aggression while on duty every month.

A man was jailed for 20 weeks last week for coughing in a paramedic’s face.

A woman was charged with assaulting a paramedic called out to treat her, and is due in court later this month.

Now emergency services...

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