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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...

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Initiative in Exeter builds upon movement of prayer in Devon

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 06/26/2019 - 6:23pm

Hundreds of churches across Devon have taken part in ‘Thy Kingdom Come’, a national prayer event in recent weeks, which in the city included a large finale event at the Cathedral.

Now, an initiative based out of Rediscover Church in Exeter hopes to build upon that with what could be the county’s biggest ever prayer gathering.

Devon Awake takes place on Thursday 27th and Friday 28th June, 7.30pm nightly at Rediscover Church, Northernhay Street, Exeter, and seeks to encourage churches of all denominations from across the county to pray for Devon and all those who live and...

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Success for Dawlish Warren Beach as it celebrates 21 consecutive years of securing the prestigious Blue Flag Award

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 06/26/2019 - 6:12pm

The South Devon coastal town of Dawlish and its close neighbour the resort of Dawlish Warren, are renowned for their beautiful beaches and outstanding coastal walks. The 2.1km stretch of beach between Dawlish and Dawlish Warren is widely considered the jewel in the crown in the South Devon Coastline and is instantly recognisable by the nearby red Langstone Rock. The popular beach sits at the mouth of the Exe Estuary and is home to the National Nature Reserve, which is a vibrant wildlife haven to a number of rare species of bird and plant life.

Dawlish Warren Beach is celebrating an...

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Lympstone Manor hosts Celebration of Speed 2019

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Posted: Wed, 06/26/2019 - 1:31pm

Lympstone Manor is soon to once again be transformed into a car lovers paradise for Celebration of Speed 2019 – an event commemorating Michelin-starred chef patron Michael Caines' love of all things motoring. Following the success of 2018's event, this year marks its third consecutive year at the Manor.

Taking place on 3rd July at the luxury country house hotel, Celebration of Speed allows guests the exclusive opportunity to view the iconic Formula One supercars by ROKiT Williams Racing, formerly known as Williams Formula One, as well as meet the event's guest of honour Rob Smedley...

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RD&E physio wins 3,000 mile row across the Atlantic Ocean

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Wed, 06/26/2019 - 12:57pm

A Physiotherapist from the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust has completed an incredible 3,000 mile row across the Atlantic Ocean in aid of Surfers for Sewage.

Rosalind Holsgrove-West skippered team ‘Row for The Ocean’ to victory to win the ladies race and came in 10th place overall out of 30 teams taking part in the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge. Despite some difficult tasks to overcome - including being pushed two miles backwards by the wind during a 30 minute rest – the team managed to complete the challenge in an impressive 43 days, 6 hours and 20 minutes....

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An installation to celebrate the first moon landing

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Posted: Wed, 06/26/2019 - 11:55am

Composer Simon Belshaw has launched a kickstarter campaign to create an installation celebrating the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing which will be sited in St Thomas Library.

This project will build a model of Apollo 11 and a representation of the moon's surface, similar to the type of display you would see in a museum. Simon is interested in generative music and disruption to musical processes. As part of his work he developed a number of, what he terms, Music Machines that explore these ideas. An early one of these (Music Machine 8) used Neil Armstrong's famous speech...

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Work begins on Pinhoe Station Road play area

Work has begun on the £110k refurbishment of a play area in Exeter.

Cllr David Harvey, Lead Councillor for Environment and City Development, got construction underway by cutting the first turf at Pinhoe Station Road.

The facility is being rebuilt by Exeter City Council after locals were asked what sort of play equipment they would like to see introduced. Work will be completed over the summer.

The new play area has been designed to provide a challenging and enjoyable mix of equipment for children of all ages and abilities. Along with the traditional favourites of...

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81% of renters in the South West are unable to purchase a property over the next five years

Four out of five (81%) renters in the South West are unable to purchase a property over the next five years, according to the Affordable Housing Commission. Using the new approach set out in its recent report: ‘Defining and measuring housing affordability – an alternative approach’, it reveals that 430,000 households in the South West are living in unaffordable housing, a total of 18% of households in the region.

In wake of these findings, the Town and Country Planning Association (TCPA) along with the Affordable Housing Commission, will be hosting free training events for councils...

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Teenager targeted online says law change is needed as it’s revealed cyber-related sex crimes against children up to almost one every hour

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 06/26/2019 - 10:51am

Teenager targeted online says law change is needed as it’s revealed cyber-related sex crimes against children up to almost one every hour

Children are increasingly being targeted on the web by sex offenders – with an average of 22 crimes a day taking place online last year, NSPCC figures have revealed.

Last year, a record 8,224 child sexual offences logged by police in England, Wales and Northern Ireland had an online element, according to figures obtained by the NSPCC through a Freedom of Information request.

A total of 40 out of 44 forces provided the NSPCC with...

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Nurturing tech talent for future careers in Enterprise Zone

Today, schools from around East Devon attended The Big Bang Fair South West 2019 at Westpoint Arena Exeter, hosted by CSW Group.

The Big Bang Fair aims to inspire young people about future careers in science, technology, engineering, maths (STEM).

Two major employers, located in the Exeter and East Devon Enterprise Zone, were major sponsors of the event – Flybe as Headline Sponsors and Exeter Science Park as Gold Sponsors.

Cllr Ben Ingham, Leader of East Devon District Council, said: “Over 10,000 new jobs are expected to be created in the Exeter and East Devon...

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Patients highly rate the RD&E in CQC annual inpatient survey

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 06/25/2019 - 11:41am

Patients at the RD&E highly rate the services provided, according to survey results released this week.

The annual Care Quality Commission (CQC) Inpatient Survey looked at the care of 706 inpatients who were discharged from the RD&E in July 2018. Patients assessed the Trust on a variety of areas during their stay, including the time it took for patients to get a bed on the ward, the care received from clinical and non-clinical staff and their overall views of the care and services provided by the Trust.

Overall, around half of the RD&E’s scores were in the top...

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