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The Donkey Sanctuary has opened its Artisan Garden with a pair of donkeys at this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show.

Travelling from their Guardian home at Mudchute Park and Farm on the Isle of Dogs, Skooby and Harley stood calmly, demonstrating ‘Why Donkeys Matter’.

The garden marks The Donkey Sanctuary’s 50th anniversary and is designed to showcase the charity’s international work. Using water as its central theme, the garden demonstrates how owning a donkey means access to clean, fresh water for some of the poorest and most vulnerable communities in the world.

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Patients can have their say on waiting for NHS treatment as part of new Exeter research which could influence health policy.

Members of the public are invited to take part in a workshop, held as part of a study examining how waiting for medical treatment is connected to people’s anxiety about their health, and how this time can be made more positive.

During the daytime event, held on 22 May at Exeter Central Library, academics from the University of Exeter will ask people about their own experiences. Participants will also be able to work with the researchers to plan future...

Members of Exeter Philharmonic Choir, which has recently raised money for the Lord Mayor's charity SSAFA Devon, attended a special reception and cheque presentation at the city’s Guildhall last week.

The event was to thank all the organisations who have contributed to a grand total of over £23,000 for SSAFA Devon, which provides practical and emotional support for serving personnel, veterans and military families. A collection held at Exeter Philharmonic Choir’s concert in March raised £726.66 for the charity.

EPC Committee members, Chris Burns and Vicki Henderson, joined...

Plymouth College of Art and Falmouth University, two of the leading providers of creative education in the South West, will host a series of Creative Industries panels and workshops at Venturefest South West. The hugely successful technology industry event is expected to bring together more than 800 businesses, entrepreneurs, investors and academics from the South West’s tech industries in a one-day event on 17 June 2019 at Sandy Park, Exeter.

The Creative Industries panels will be led by Oli Raud, Strategic Funding Manager at Plymouth College of Art, who has been instrumental in...