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Exeter Racecourse partners with ELF to launch Festive Gifting Programme

Exeter Racecourse is delighted to announce a new partnership with The Exeter Leukaemia Fund (ELF) for ELF Raceday, taking place on Friday 5th December 2025.

Through this collaboration, ELF and Exeter Racecourse will launch a special gifting programme aimed at bringing joy to children and families supported by the charity during the Festive season.

Exeter Racecourse will support ELF’s work by gifting toys to children who are patients or family members affected by blood cancers and blood disorders. Racegoers, owners, trainers, jockeys and the local community are being...

Exeter's Royal Clarence Hotel up for sale

Andrew Brownsword Hotels has announced that the site of The Royal Clarence Hotel is to be put up for sale.

Following extensive damage to the property caused by the fire of 28 October 2016, which started in a neighbouring building but spread throughout The Royal Clarence, significant works have been completed to protect and restore the site’s historic fabric, and as enabling works are concluded it will now be offered for sale.

Andrew Brownsword, owner, said, “We are deeply saddened to announce the intended sale of the site of The Royal Clarence Hotel, but after many months...

Author and activist joins local adoption agency in their work to support vulnerable children

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 08/06/2019 - 12:10pm

Devon based charity Families for Children, are pleased to welcome local author, painter and illustrator, Louise Allen, as an Ambassador for the charity. Louise, who lives in Somerset, has spent most of her working life teaching Art and Design in Higher Education. As an activist she campaigns on behalf of looked after children and those that care for them.

Louise has had much experience using Art therapy and a nurturing environment to help and support foster children; after spotting a collection tin at one of her book signings and after a little investigation into the charity she...

Community Fund opens for nominations

For its next Well Built Community Fund, RGB Building Supplies is giving a charity, school or local project the chance to win £1,000 to spend on decorating supplies at one of its 20 branches, and is inviting groups in the Exeter area to get in contact.

Whether the inside of a school needs decorating, the outside of a community centre needs a refresh, fencing needs painting, or a group would like materials for a large art project, RGB would like to hear about it.

From all the nominations received, three will be chosen to go through to a vote where the public will be asked to...

Exeter’s disabled drivers get on the road with the Motability Scheme

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 08/06/2019 - 6:40am

More than 2,700 disabled motorists, carers and their friends and families attended One Big Day Exeter at Westpoint on 27 July 2019. The event showcased a wide range of vehicles available for disabled people, and offered visitors the chance to discover all they needed to know about worry-free motoring with the Motability Scheme.

Visitors explored a showcase of over 100 vehicles from leading manufacturers including Ford, Audi and Hyundai, plus, Wheelchair Accessible Vehicles (WAVs) and a range of vehicle adaptations, powered wheelchairs and scooters.

One Big Day provides a...

Scaffolding about to come down at Castle Drogo. Credit NT Tim Cambourne

National Trust starts to unwrap Castle Drogo as scaffolding comes down

Scaffolding which has enclosed the National Trust’s Castle Drogo for nearly six years has started to come down, as the project to make the castle watertight progresses, however there’s still work to be done both inside and out.

Whilst the project continues, some scaffolding will remain on a smaller scale for final works to complete around the bottom sections of the castle walls. Visitors over the summer will be able to see the exterior slowly being unwrapped as the first phase of the scaffold ‘strike’ to remove the main bulk progresses. It’s expected to take about six weeks to...

‘We’re the tops!’ East Devon residents are the best recyclers in the county – official

District’s recycling rate increases by 13% in two years thanks to extended recycling service introduced in 2017

East Devon residents have been crowned the recycling champions of the county as the latest Devon-wide statistics for 2018/19 show they now recycle an astonishing 59% of their waste.

Annual figures from Devon County Council, indicate that the district’s recycling rate has increased by 5% in just 12 months, and by more than 13% over two years. East Devon is now among the best recycling districts in England, and could make it into the top 20 best recycling...

RD&E signs up to Devon Positive about Breastfeeding initiative

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Sat, 08/03/2019 - 11:23am

The Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust have joined forces with Devon County Council and other local businesses to raise awareness and celebrate breastfeeding, as part of Devon County Council’s scheme, Devon Positive about Breastfeeding.

The scheme, which was launched to coincide with World Breastfeeding Week, aims to raise the positive profile of breastfeeding in public. It acknowledges and advertises the World Health Organization’s recommendations that breastfeeding is the normal way for a baby to feed for the first six months of life, and then for as long as mum and baby...

Wren Kitchens showroom officially opened by Mayor of Exeter

The ribbon was cut for the opening of Wren Kitchens 80th state-of-the-art showroom at Stone Lane Retail Park in Exeter on Friday (2 August).

The UK’s number one kitchen retailer invested over £1 million to transform the 16,000 sq.ft. showroom which was given the seal of approval by Deputy Lord Mayor of Exeter, Cllr Yolonda Henson.

Wren donated £500 to the Mayor’s chosen charity, CITY Community Trust, which delivers vital health, education and physical activity programmes in the community. Last year the charity supported 45,000 people aged three to 83 to lead more active and...

RS200 Sailors look to the future in Torbay!

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 08/02/2019 - 2:59pm

New for 2019, the RS200 Class Association are excited to be integrating an RS200 Big Beach Clean at Beacon Cove as part of the Super Social Schedule!

Following the recent devastating news of plastic polluting our seas, RS200 sailors have decided to play their part in tackling this problem. Not only are sailors being encouraged to ditch single-use plastic and opt for more sustainable options; the RS200 Social Team have organised an RS200 Big Beach Clean at Beacon Cove and the surrounding harbour to give back to the local area and help keep our playground free from plastic pollutants...

Next Steps South West Ambassador testing out VR at an outreach event

OfS extend funding for outreach partnership

Authored by stephendixon
Posted: Fri, 08/02/2019 - 12:57pm

Next Steps South West’s work at Exeter College is set to continue as the National Collaborative Outreach Programme has been extended for a further two academic years, with a new completion date of 31 July 2021.

Established in January 2017, Next Steps South West (NSSW) operates out of 14 partner universities and colleges throughout Cornwall, Devon and Somerset with the aim of providing impartial advice to young people who are trying to navigate their journey to higher education.

At present the collaborative project has reached 81 schools/colleges and over 13,000 students in...

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