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Amy Martin during treatment for breast cancer and recently with her family

Amy tackles huge challenge to thank FORCE

Twelve months ago, Amy Martin could barely run at all after a tough regime of cancer treatment.

But on Sunday May 24, she’ll be one of 440 people lining up as part of Team FORCE at Exeter’s Great West Run.

Amy aims to raise £1,000 for FORCE Cancer Charity to say thank you for all the support she has received from them since a diagnosis of breast cancer in late 2023.

She has signed up for the 10k — the 13.1 mile half marathon option wasn’t on the cards — and admits: “I will be walk-running, but I will finish it because I am a bit stubborn and — let’s be real— I’ve...

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Exeter Could Be Getting a New Casino - Here's What We Know So Far

Authored by David Banks
Posted: Mon, 03/18/2019 - 2:26pm

Owing to the small size and tight-knit nature of this town, every new or potential opening, be it a concert venue or a nightclub, is seized upon by frenzied locals eager to speculate, complain, or rejoice over something new. In the past couple of years, however, things have been different.

Exeter is no longer the stranger to change that it once was, as dozens of new developments and businesses have sprung up across every corner of town. News of the latest development to be announced may well be the biggest yet: Exeter could soon be getting a new mega-casino.

As you may...

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Pharmacy Technician Training – Courses for Success

Authored by Sam Richards
Posted: Mon, 03/18/2019 - 12:49pm

A pharmacy technician is a healthcare provider working under direct supervision of a licensed pharmacist. Pharmacy technicians conduct various pharmacy-related tasks. Although they usually work in the community, retail, or hospital pharmacies, they can as well work for long-term care facilities, third-party insurance companies, academe, grocery stores, general merchandise stores, computer software companies, pharmaceutical manufacturers, or in government.

Other functions of a pharmacy technician include:

  • Assembling and packaging medicine for prescriptions
  • ...
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Huw Llewellyn

Barratt Homes appoints new managing director to spearhead growth in the south west

Barratt Developments, which includes Barratt Homes and David Wilson Homes has appointed Huw Llewellyn as managing director of its Exeter-based division.

Huw moves to the five star developer from roles in Wales which included technical director with Barratt Developments and spells with two other housebuilders.

He said he was delighted to be joining at such an interesting time for the division which this year celebrates its 20th anniversary.

“The south west is a strong area for Barratt Homes and David Wilson Homes with high demand for quality homes and we continue to...

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Bike fan celebrates winning a £35,000 Ducati … for a fiver!

Authored by Marc Astley
Posted: Mon, 03/18/2019 - 10:37am

It will probably turn out to be the best £5 motorcycle fan Blair Swinhoe will ever spend – after it won him a £35,000 Ducati mean machine.

The 25-year-old was named the winner of a unique competition which was run by a Devon couple who are also offering the opportunity for someone to win their £2.3m mansion for £10 a ticket.

Blair collected his limited edition Ducati Penigale V4 Speciale from GT Motorcycles in Plymouth.

A spokesperson for Ogilvie Promotions, who are behind both the bike and house competitions, said: “We are delighted for Blair. Despite this being...

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Checking account alternatives: Your options when you can't get a bank account

Authored by Claire Small
Posted: Mon, 03/18/2019 - 10:33am

Everyone wants financial security, and for most, that starts with a bank account. For some people, though, this isn’t an option.

There are many reasons why a person can’t or doesn’t want a bank account. Luckily, there are plenty of checking account alternatives available.

Money makes the world go around. If you want to buy something online or don’t have cash on hand, a check or debit card would be a great choice. You may think you've lost many financial avenues without a bank account, but that’s not true.

There are several alternatives that provide you with the...

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Helpful tips for online casinos

Games, fun and entertainment are a must in everyday life for many people. This is very simple these days. More and more Germans are enjoying the countless online casinos on the Internet. Whether on a mobile phone, a tablet or a computer, you can pursue your hobby at any time and virtually anywhere. You can save yourself the trip to a casino. And for example in the bus on the way to work, in a bar with friends or comfortably on the couch, you can try your luck and pass the time. What is important when choosing an online casino and how to recognize a reputable provider, they learn in this...

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BBC Radio Devon announces big changes to its line-up

New presenters have joined the station’s popular team in a fresh sound that aims to reflect the whole county.

Breakfast Show presenter Gordon Sparks is now joined by Laura James, waking Devon up from 6am to 9am every morning with interesting chat, news, sport, weather and travel.

Laura is known to early risers for her BBC Radio Devon show from 5am to 6am, which she continues to present. Before joining the station she presented breakfast shows across the West Country for Heart and Breeze.

She has been co-hosting the breakfast show for the last few weeks and has now...

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Artists announced for Dartmoor Folk Festival

FUN for all the family is assured at the 42nd Dartmoor Folk Festival, all at modest prices or free-of-charge.

The festival, on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, August 9, 10 and 11, will take place in the foothills of Dartmoor at South Zeal, near Okehampton.

It will include a packed programme of events and activities suitable for all ages, including a hugely-successful dedicated children's festival which will run alongside the main event.

There will be concerts, a ceilidh, craft displays, dances, a Dartmoor Fayre, music hall, pub sessions and music, song and dance...

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Rachel Sutton at Climate Change protest

Exeter aims to be carbon-neutral city by 2030

Exeter will strive to become a carbon-neutral city in just over a decade in an ambitious new vision adopted by the City Council.

Councillors recently backed a motion recognising the scale and urgency of the global challenge from climate change, and accepted that the City has a duty to act “quickly, collectively and concertedly” to avoid the worst of the predicted outcomes.

The bold commitment was made today (Friday 15 March) on a day of environmental protests across the country. Cllr Rachel Sutton, Lead Councillor with responsibility for the Low Carbon Task Force, met with...

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New Rockfish restaurant is the PLAICE to be!

Authored by Marc Astley
Posted: Fri, 03/15/2019 - 6:23pm

When you ask a server in a restaurant where the scampi is from and you are given what amounts to a postcode, you know they know their stuff.

I was lucky enough to be invited to the launch of Rockfish in Exeter which, when it comes to the dining experience, (and here's the pun) is the plaice to be!

We were served with an array of delightful dishes including, spider crab croquettes, ceviche sardines, cuttlefish, oysters and scampi.

When the scampi tray came around, I was informed by the server that they would be the tastiest and juiciest I had ever experienced....

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