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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...

Community group launches Love Topsham Card to encourage people to shop locally

Topsham, the picturesque estuary town five miles from Exeter, has launched a donation scheme and discount card, to encourage residents to shop locally whilst raising money for year-round activities to promote the town.

The annual Love Topsham Card is available to anyone who makes a minimum donation of just £3 per month (or a one-off payment of £36), and its available to EX3 businesses who make a donation as well. Payments can be made via the Love Topsham website, through a standing order with a bank or at a number of shops in town. Local businesses are then encouraged to make an...

RD&E comes third nationally in latest NHS Staff Survey

The RD&E has achieved one of the highest scores in the country in the latest NHS Staff Survey.

The trust came third in the country compared to other similar NHS trusts when staff were asked if they would recommend the organisation as a place to work or receive treatment - with 85.8% of staff recommending the RD&E.

The RD&E also came out in third place nationally on the survey’s overall staff engagement indicator, scoring 7.32 out of 10 compared to the national average of 7.0. This was a ‘significant improvement’ on last year’s score according to the NHS Staff...

White Stuff to open shop in Totnes

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 02/28/2019 - 12:37am

White Stuff is excited to announce the opening of its new shop in Totnes on the 1st March.

The shop will stand at 57 High Street and will feature a mix of clothing, footwear and accessories for men and women as well as homeware.

The 969 sq.ft. shop, which was historically a bank, will keep many of its original features such as the beautiful mahogany panelling, decorative tiles and the old lift which will be converted into a special kids’ play area. True to White Stuff values, there will also be a charity sweet shop as well as complimentary tea and coffee for visitors....

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Teenager launches project to keep the homeless warm in Exeter

A project in Exeter, organised by a 15-year old girl, is looking to raise money to purchase hot water bottles for the homeless in Exeter.

Sophie Clist who is 15 and is from Axminster, is looking to receive enough donations for at least 100 hot water bottles to give out to the homeless and displaced on the streets to keep them warm during the bitterly cold nights.

The project is part of the Hot Water Bottle Network which already operates across the country including Brighton, Bristol, Manchester and Leicester and has seen many hundreds of bottles being distributed to those...

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Housebuilder searching for new apprentices in Exeter

Barratt and David Wilson Homes is continuing its positive work to support local employment, by creating new roles to develop talent in the construction industry in Exeter.

The leading housebuilder, which is has its regional headquarters in Exeter, aims to recruit five new bricklaying apprentices to work across its developments in the region. They include sites in Exeter and Pinhoe.

It will also look to recruit a Technical Advanced Apprentice and a Commercial Advanced Apprentice who will have roles based at head office.

The vacancies come ahead of the twelfth annual...

Nobel Peace Prize winner shares inspirational story of bringing democracy to Tunisia

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 02/27/2019 - 1:44pm

Nobel Prize winner and influential African businesswoman Ouided Bouchamaoui spoke about her extraordinary role bringing democracy to Tunisia during a visit to the University of Exeter.

Madame Bouchamaoui is a member of the Tunisian Dialogue Quartet, a group awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2015 following the events of the Jasmine Revolution in the country in 2011.

Prior to this Madame Bouchamaoui enjoyed a prominent career in business, leading the Tunisian Confederation of Industry, Trade, and Handicrafts.

During her visit to the University of Exeter Madame...

15 tips for writing compelling content that entertains

Good writing is capable of informing, persuading, entertaining, and, in the process, bolstering the search-engine performance of the website to which it’s attached. You don’t have to be a master wordsmith to get your ideas out there – and if you’re not, there are several habits worth getting into if you want to make your writing more compelling. Let’s examine a few of them!

1. Read

If you want to write well, you need to read the type of writing you want to emulate. Think critically about which elements of it you’d like to incorporate into your own work. Don’t try to read...

Exmouth Tesco colleague inspires the nation

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 02/27/2019 - 9:48am

A Tesco employee from the Tesco superstore in Exmouth is to feature on a Mother’s Day card sold across the UK to raise money for Cancer Research UK.

Elizabeth Reynolds has had her personal story and photograph included on a card designed by Hallmark. It is hoped that the card and Elizabeth’s story will connect with and support other people affected by the disease this Mother’s Day, as well as raising vital funds for Cancer Research UK. Elizabeth’s card can now be found in all large Tesco stores.

Tesco has been the proud partner of Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life for 18...

Over 1,000 trees planted and more help is needed

Volunteers helped to put over 1,000 trees in the ground at community planting days held near Clyst Honiton recently.

By the end of the second planting day, volunteers had planted more than half of the total number of trees for Mosshayne farm, which meant they had completed the first wood on “the island” – the name of one of the new woods located between the River Clyst and a leat. It means that more than a thousand new trees are now in the ground.

There are still around 1,200 trees still to plant and you can get involved on Thursday 28th February, Friday 1st March and...

Muddy Dog Challenge comes to Exeter

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Tue, 02/26/2019 - 12:05pm

Muddy Dog Challenge which raises vital funds for thousands of homeless dogs and cats at Battersea Dogs & Cats Home is coming to Exeter for the first time this April.

On Saturday 13 April hundreds of participants and their dogs will jump, crawl and wade through an obstacle course like no other in the beautiful setting of Powderham Castle.

There is a choice of 2.5km or 5km dog-friendly obstacle runs and participants can choose to enter by themselves, or as a dog and human team. Or take on the challenge as a family with the kids and four-legged friends for a fun day out to...

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