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From homelessness to hospitality: Café EX4, Exeter’s new lifeline

Five years ago, Dan was homeless, living in supported accommodation, and struggling with addiction and mental health challenges.

This month — the same week The Salvation Army in Exeter Temple celebrates its 145th anniversary — Dan stood alongside Majors Carl and Elizabeth Di-Palma who lead the church and charity in Exeter, to watch celebrity chef Michael Caines (MBE DL), cut the ribbon on Café EX4, a community café run by people with lived experience of homelessness, addiction, and neurodiversity.

Café EX4 operates under a licence agreement, making the café a tenant of...

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Zoo keepers get fish to clean their own aquarium

Ingenious aquarists at Living Coasts, Torquay’s coastal zoo and aquarium, have trained strange fish to help clean their tank of a naturally-occurring pest.

Filefish, or leatherjackets, have been introduced into the charity zoo’s large stingray tank to help control an invasive anemone.

Aquarist Tom Fielding: “Aiptasia is a common temperate and tropical sea anemone. It comes in through our filtration system when seawater is drawn from the Bay. It’s regarded as a pest in saltwater aquariums because it can multiply rapidly and compete for food and space and occasionally even...

Exeter students join a month-long fundraising campaign for gender equality

iZettle and UN Women UK have partnered to support young people who are leading the charge for a more gender-equal future. Throughout March, students that are part of the UN Women UK Society at the University of Exeter will join the Trailblazer Takeover and run activities designed to raise awareness and funds for gender equality.

Just £25 could provide leadership development training for young women around the world, drastically improving their confidence and self-esteem, as well as an education about their rights, both in the workplace and beyond.

This campaign launches at...

Overnight resurfacing planned on major route into Exeter

Overnight closures will be in place on a major route into Exeter starting later this month (March).

Essential resurfacing will get underway on the A3015 Honiton Road/Moor Lane roundabout on the night of Monday 16 March and will continue with night-time working until Friday 17 April.

Closures will be carried out on weekday evenings from 7pm-6am. In order to minimise disruption, part of the roundabout will remain open to traffic at all times during the overnight work.

There will also be no weekend closures, and the roundabout will be open as normal on the evening of...

Congratulations to Conall Ryan, recently qualified as Fellow of Agricultural Law Association

At Gilbert Stephens Solicitors, we are always eager to promote and encourage the career development of our staff. We are therefore delighted to announce that Conall Ryan, Chartered Legal Executive from our Crediton office, has recently qualified as a Fellow of the Agricultural Law Association.

Conall has over fifteen years of legal experience and specialises in Private Client matters such as full estate administration, Lasting Powers of Attorney, Inheritance Tax planning, trusts and Court of Protection work. As well as being a fully accredited member of Solicitors for the Elderly,...

Doh! Homer’s keepers are seeing double…

Keepers at Living Coasts, Torquay’s coastal zoo, had to do a double-take recently when they discovered that European common lobster Homer had moulted for the first time in two years.

Aquarist Sam Worthington was particularly pleased, as it was the first time he’d moulted in her time at the charity zoo: “This exoskeleton is almost perfect - right down to the antennae and the eyes. Lobsters moult their protective outer shells in order to grow. It’s hard work – some die of exhaustion in the process. It’s made of chitin, a natural polymer related to glucose, which plays a similar role...

Landmark in construction of Exeter’s pioneering Extra Care scheme

Councillors have celebrated the progress in constructing the UK’s first super energy efficient Extra Care scheme, which is on schedule to open in Exeter later this year.

The main structure is now complete for the development off Topsham Road, which will be the first Passivhaus standard Extra Care facility in the country.

Councillors toured the building while attending a ‘topping out’ ceremony, which traditionally marks the high point of the building being reached during construction.

The Extra Care home will have 53 apartments carefully designed to meet the needs of...

Charlie McNamara will be going to study with Harvard in September 2021.

Exeter College Student Accepted at Prestigious American University

An Exeter College student is set to jet across the Atlantic to study with Harvard University after being offered a place with the world-renowned Ivy League university.

Charlie McNamara, 18, is currently in the second year of her International Baccalaureate with Exeter College and, after a lengthy application process, has been one of around just 5% of applicants to be accepted to study with Harvard.

“I was so happy when I found out that I just burst in to tears,” said Charlie, who will be studying for a Liberal Arts degree.

“I logged in to the system to find out and...

Coarse Fishing on the Exeter Canal: What You Need to Know

Fishing is a relaxing hobby that many swear by. Numerous studies have indicated that those who fish are less stressed, more in tune with themselves and, overall happier. Fishing regularly can also help you stay in shape and it can boost your immune system.

A study from 2019 found that spending around 120 minutes per week in nature can help people be overall healthier and more content with their lives. So, it comes as no surprise that angling is a popular sport in England and Wales.

According to recent statistics , there are 2.2 million coarse fishers and 0.8 million game...

Tick Season: How to Survive

Ticks are tiny bloodsucking parasites that are hard to spot but once they bite you, they can cause lots of troubles to your health. What to do to secure yourself and your family members from these insects? You will find the answers here.

What You Need to Know About Ticks

What makes ticks so dangerous? All ticks are unsafe for humans, however, some species are more threatening. For example, one of them transmits Lyme disease whilst others can cause Babesiosis, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, tularemia, and others - Meredith Hayes health expert from beezzly says.

There...

Cool Hobbies For Kids

Kids need stimulation. They crave it. Their little minds are working 24/7, absorbing the world around them and figuring out how the mechanics of this whole operation. Why do you think they pass out like a brick at the end of the day? They say the brain takes up nearly a quarter of the body’s energy. Between running, playing, and asking so many darn questions, it’s no wonder that they fall asleep like a log!

One thing that every parent needs to know, is that every kid needs a hobby. Not only is it a means to keep them off of electronic devices for a second, it teaches them that...

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From homelessness to hospitality: Café EX4, Exeter’s new lifeline

Zoo keepers get fish to clean their own aquarium

Exeter students join a month-long fundraising campaign for gender equality

Overnight resurfacing planned on major route into Exeter

Congratulations to Conall Ryan, recently qualified as Fellow of Agricultural Law Association

Doh! Homer’s keepers are seeing double…

Landmark in construction of Exeter’s pioneering Extra Care scheme

Exeter College Student Accepted at Prestigious American University

Coarse Fishing on the Exeter Canal: What You Need to Know

Tick Season: How to Survive

Cool Hobbies For Kids

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