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Teachers given the gift of Exeter’s independents

Exeter Supply Partnership switched from Amazon vouchers to the Exeter Independent Gift Card for its supply team reward and referral programs, funnelling support to the city’s independent sector.

An Exeter based not for profit organisation providing supply staff to over 180 schools in Devon is using a popular city gift card to reward its team, and has praised the initiative for its ability to support independent businesses.

Exeter Supply Partnership rewards its supply teachers who have gone above and beyond in their role each half term. After initially using Amazon...

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£10 million funding for pioneering new Centre for Resilience in Environment, Water and Waste announced

A £10 million investment will fund a pioneering new collaborative research centre, designed to solve some of the most pressing global environmental challenges of our time.

Research England has announced the funding for The Centre for Resilience in Environment, Water and Waste (CREWW) – a joint venture between the University of Exeter and South West Water.

The Centre, which will be based on the University’s Streatham Campus, will conduct world-leading research into the provision of safe and resilient water services in the UK and overseas.

Central to its focus will be...

Steps Involved in Making an Online Cab Reservation

When you travel to a different place, you prefer taking public transportation. You're on a tight budget, and you want to limit your expenses. It might not be a comfortable choice, but it's practical. There's an alternative to public transportation, which is more convenient. It's reserving your cab before the trip. In doing so, you won't have any problem on the day of your trip. You can visit all the places you want, and not experience any delays. You might have to pay a bit more, but considering the comfort it provides, it's not a terrible deal. If you wish to reserve your transportation...

Positive signs for wildlife thanks to Exe estuary refuge areas

The results of bird surveys on the Exe estuary show early indications that wildlife refuges are helping to minimise disturbance

Footprint Ecology have been contracted to carry out surveys over three years at various locations around the Exe estuary. Monitoring bird behaviour and disturbance, these surveysare designed to show the effects of people and their activities on this important wildlife habitat.

In September 2018, two new areas to protect wildlife were carefully selected and introduced at key locations on the Exe estuary. Known as wildlife refuges, the areas protect...

Three Ways to Start Improving Your Credit Score

If you keep finding yourself being denied credit cards or loans and are struggling to be approved for financing or a mortgage, then you may need to do something about raising your credit score. Building your credit score, particularly if it has been damaged in the past, is not a quick or simple process, but there are several things that you can do starting from today in order to improve what potential lenders see when you apply for any kind of credit. Here are the best things to do if you want to improve your credit score.

#1. Borrow Money You Can Pay off Quickly:

If you’re...

Young people fight the drainage problems of the future

It took seven weeks for The Sidmouth fatberg to be cleared after its discovery in December last year. The 64 metre mass of solid waste was a stark wake up call to residents in the Exeter area, prompting South Devon University Technical College to host an open evening for World Environment Day in June, during which prospective students were invited to ‘fight the fatberg’ . The event promoted awareness of the problem with flushing unsuitable materials down the drain, and encouraged students to find scientific solutions to the fatberg problem.

The Fatberg Problem

Fatbergs form...

Zoo's TB restrictions lifted

The TB restrictions at Paignton Zoo have been lifted. The conservation charity has been constrained since August 2017, when a single case of TB was discovered.

A crucial final test has come back all clear. Head of Veterinary Services Ghislaine Sayers said: “We’ve been through a lot. Thank you to everyone who has worked so hard to care for animals during this difficult time and to help get us clear!”

Paignton Zoo’s Executive Director Simon Tonge: “We are looking to the future with a renewed sense of certainty. Paignton Zoo plays such an important role in many European...

Summer of Independents campaign launched at indie showcase

Crafters, makers, bakers, barbers and bar tenders gathered together to showcase their one-of-a-kind products and services at the InExeter independent showcase in St Stephens Church on 27 June. Celebrating the launch of InExeter’s Summer of Independents campaign, which will champion Exeter’s vibrant independent scene, the event shone a light on a handful on the brilliant indie businesses in the city.

Businesses including The Roots Foundation, Mantis, Erin Cox, The Belt Makers, March Coffee, the Recycled Candle Company, and Chococo were on hand at the event to show and talk to...

How To Change Your Life Around

Life can be seriously challenging, and sometimes that means that we can go down the wrong path. When that happens, it can be hard to turn around and go back the other way, especially if it means admitting we were wrong. However, it is never too late to change your life around if you need to, and here are some ways you can do it and live your life better.

Think About Your Health

Your health is the most important asset you have, so it’s crucial that you think about it and do whatever you can to make it right. You will feel better not only physically when you do this, but...

£20,000 reward offered to solve Brixham murder

A combined £20K reward is being offered through Crimestoppers charity to find those behind the fatal attack of a man in Brixham

A reward of up to £20,000 is being offered through Crimestoppers charity for information that leads to the conviction of those responsible for the death of a man who was attacked in Brixham, Devon.

Mr David Williams, aged 49 from Brixham died on Tuesday 3 July 2018. His death followed injuries sustained following an altercation on the Quay in Brixham in the early hours of Friday 29 June 2018. There was an initial assault on Mr Williams before...

Alfred’s Monument at Athelney – whilst here Alfred’s forces beat the Vikings near Lynmouth.

What Alfred the Great did for us?

-Philip St Lawrence writes about how Alfred helped him rediscover DEVON Since as a boy I saved my pocket money, all of thirty shillings to buy my beloved copy of H.E. Marshall’s 'Our Island Story', I have been fascinated by British history. From heroes such as Drake, Wellington and Richard the Lionheart, not forgetting Robin Hood himself, I revelled in their noble and sometimes not so noble stories. In fact, when it came to Robin Hood I became so intoxicated with the tales, I remember drafting in long hand a book of a hundred pages or so at about the age of twelve. It was never to see the...

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Teachers given the gift of Exeter’s independents

£10 million funding for pioneering new Centre for Resilience in Environment, Water and Waste announced

Steps Involved in Making an Online Cab Reservation

Positive signs for wildlife thanks to Exe estuary refuge areas

Three Ways to Start Improving Your Credit Score

Young people fight the drainage problems of the future

Zoo's TB restrictions lifted

Summer of Independents campaign launched at indie showcase

How To Change Your Life Around

£20,000 reward offered to solve Brixham murder

What Alfred the Great did for us?

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