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Exeter Community Alcohol Partnership wins national award for work educating 18-25s about alcohol harm

Exeter Community Alcohol Partnership (CAP) has won a national Reaching 18–25s Award in recognition of its pioneering work supporting young adults and improving safety across the city’s evening and night-time economy. The accolade was awarded by Community Alcohol Partnerships and the Exeter CAP team received the award at a ceremony held in the House of Commons on 2nd March 2026.

CAPs are community-led partnerships which bring together local police, councils, schools, retailers, and community groups. Their primary goal is to reduce underage alcohol consumption and the resulting...

Cigarette pick-up to raise project cash

Dynamic duo target dropped city butts

GREEN teenage champions are targeting Exeter’s parks, school streets and supermarket parking to pick-up thousands of harmful cigarette butts.

Environmental-aware dynamic duo Daisy Norris and Jack Eynon will be out and about across the city over the next few weeks to collect the discards and help clean our spaces. Their first pick-up will be in Heavitree (where Jack lives) on the morning of 7th December, with a second planned for 27th December, and more in the new year.

The community-conscious pair are looking for sponsors to support them, with all funds going to a once-in-a...

Model & Surfer Keziah Ley

Devon Surfer & Model to Review NZ Surf Beaches in New Magazine

Authored by AGP Talent
Posted: Wed, 12/04/2019 - 10:31am

Miss Keziah Ley a local Devon woman recently discovered by a Vogue Italia photographer is now going from strength to strength in her new modelling career.

In the new year, Keziah has been selected as lead model for a 1930's photo-shoot at Devon's famous 'Burgh Island Hotel' where mainstream media are also going to be present to document not only the shoot, but also the behind the scenes aspect of a new model's life as well.

Miss Ley who is also an experienced surfer will be travelling to New Zealand in August to take part in the New Zealand Fashion Week and then commence a...

Boy in mask: Afrika, 8, holds a ball and wears a mask to protect against air pollution in Dawson Heights, south east London. Image credit: © Britta Jaschinski / WWF-UK

Environmental issues ranked second only to healthcare

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 12/04/2019 - 6:17am

According to the latest WWF data, 80% of the people in the South West are concerned about the environment.

The environment comes joint second in the UK list of concerns as a nation-beating crime, economy, housing, education and employment, only behind healthcare.

Climate change, plastic usage and loss of wildlife are the top three environmental concerns for residents of the South West, the home of some of the most amazing green areas of the country.

The depth of our feeling around the wellbeing of the planet and our local environment is perhaps unsurprising. The UK...

UK’s largest celebration of STEM, The Big Bang Fair, announces new series of regional events

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 12/03/2019 - 10:59pm

Schools and families will have the chance to be inspired by scientists and engineers on their doorstep with a new series of regional events announced today by the organisers of The Big Bang Fair, the country’s largest celebration of science, technology, engineering and maths for young people.

Last year the Big Bang Near Me programme welcomed over 160,000 students and included more than 900 organisations. Next year’s events, which will take place across the UK in over 60 schools and at events in Derby, Exeter, Haywards Heath, Hull, Liverpool, London and Belfast, provide a chance for...

1st place Sardines and Gulls, Sam Mansfield. Instagram @cornwallsnorkel

Coastal beauty of Devon and Cornwall shines in photo competition

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 12/03/2019 - 9:38pm

=The beauty of Devon and Cornwall’s coasts and seas has been celebrated with the Exeter Marine photo competition.

Launched to coincide with Underwater Film Festival on 22 November at the University of Exeter’s Penryn campus, the competition received more than 200 entries in just two weeks.

Exeter Marine is a collaboration of top researchers at the University of Exeter committed to understanding all aspects of the marine environment.

This is the first time Exeter Marine has run a photo competition, and it was held with support from Falmouth University and Fourth...

Campaign prompts flood of voter registrations in Exeter

A campaign to encourage more people in Exeter to vote in next week’s General Election has paid off with nearly 8,000 extra voters signing up.

Exeter City Council said that reminders to encourage people to register to vote had prompted a flood of registrations in the lead up to last week’s deadline.

John Street, the City Council’s Electoral Registration & Returning Officer, said: “We have added 7,938 electors to the Exeter Constituency in the last few weeks and another 410 to the part of the City which is within the East Devon constituency.

“We have also added 1,...

Father Christmas at Killerton. Photo: Steven Haywood, National Trust Images

Dedicated volunteers donate 3,000 hours to create Christmas magic at Killerton

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Tue, 12/03/2019 - 11:10am

A dedicated team of Christmas volunteers have spent over 3,000 hours creating a range festive displays and decorations bringing to life this year’s theme, which has taken inspiration from the well-known poem by Clement Clarke Moore, ‘Twas the night before Christmas.’

It’s all thanks to a dedicated team of volunteers at the National Trust’s Killerton, near Exeter, who start planning the theme, design and decorations at the start of each year.

Throughout 2019 the team have been busy creating festive decorations including stockings to hang by the fire in the Drawing Room and...

Picking a Good ATV Gun Rack to Buy in 2020

Authored by Sam Richards
Posted: Tue, 12/03/2019 - 10:47am

If you like hunting in the middle of nowhere, an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) is likely your best pal. Most ATVs, however, don't have a convenient built-in spot for your gun.

That's where an ATV gun rack comes in. Our guide will help you pick the right one for your ATV.

What Makes an ATV Gun Rack So Useful?

If you can't imagine hunting without ATV, chances are that an ATV gun rack has a place in your gear.

An ATV gun rack:

  • Allows you to focus on the road and drive without your gun distracting you.
  • Keeps your gear steady no matter
  • ...

2020 Dartington Summer School & Festival course programme announced, curated by new Artistic Director Sara Mohr-Pietsch

Authored by Paula_D
Posted: Tue, 12/03/2019 - 9:05am

Dartington Music Summer School & Festival 2020 25 July – 22 August 2020 Dartington Hall, Devon

Dartington Music Summer School & Festival is delighted to announce its 2020 course programme, curated by new Artistic Director, Sara Mohr-Pietsch.

The 2020 event promises a transformative summer of shared music-making, bringing together a unique community of amateurs, professionals, audiences and volunteers on the magical Dartington Hall estate.

Sara Mohr-Pietsch was announced as Artistic Director last year, adding to her significant career as a BBC Radio 3...

L-R: Are Eileen Martin, Brian Adams, Simon Whittle

Freemasons hope to save lives at Starcross Bowling Club

At a recent meeting on the grounds of Starcross Bowling Club, Brian Adams representing both the Masonic Lodge of Union who meet at Starcross and the Salem Masonic Lodge meeting in Dawlish presented the club president Eileen Martin and the club captain Simon Whittle with two cheques totalling £750 to enable the club to purchase a defibrillator.

A Defibrillator is a lifesaving device which will restart the heart when a sudden cardiac arrest strikes and restore the normal rhythms of the heart.

Freemasons try their best to be at the heart of their community by helping local...

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