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Local homebuilder Barratt David Wilson Homes has donated £1,500 to the Exeter and District Kidney Patients Association (EDKPA), boosting the charity's efforts to support local kidney patients and their families. This donation will aid in providing essential services and support to those suffering from kidney disease.

EDKPA is dedicated to relieving the suffering of individuals with kidney disease, especially those receiving treatment at the Exeter Kidney Unit and its satellite units in Cornwall, Devon and Somerset. The charity’s initiatives include supporting research into kidney...

Former A&E doctor and UK Youth Mental Health Ambassador Dr Alex George has been awarded an honorary degree by the University of Exeter in recognition of his campaign for extra psychological support for young people.

Alex, who first found fame on the TV show Love Island, began bringing the nation accessible and reassuring advice directly from the medical frontline throughout the pandemic.

He is now also a presenter, best-selling author and the co-founder of Mettle, the mental fitness app for men.

Alex, who trained as a doctor at the University of Exeter and...

A giant redwood tree on an allotment site in Exeter will have to be felled after noticeably deteriorating over the last year.

The Sequioadendron giganteum – also known in the UK as a ‘Wellingtonia’ or giant redwood – which is located on the Pinces Gardens Allotments, will have to be brought down for safety reasons. There is another giant redwood standing close by which is unaffected.

Tree experts at the City Council said the giant tree which stands at around 23m tall, with a stem diameter of some 2m, is beyond saving, with 95% of the foliage having already turned brown...

The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has been successful in its application for £2m of funding from the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) to carry out research into respiratory disease, aiming to shed light on a health condition that adversely affects the lungs.

The first of its kind globally, the study will explore treatment for a condition known as fibrotic hypersensitivity pneumonitis (FHP). The condition affects 11 in 100,000 people, with approximately 2000 new cases diagnosed in the UK each year. People with the condition experience...