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Eminent NHS physician and policy advisor, Professor Sir Muir Gray, who helped develop Britain's screening programmes and NHS Choices, is coming to the South West to discuss the launch of innovative exercise and health initiatives. Sir Muir Gray, who advocates the power of activity in healthcare, is meeting the head of the South West Academic Health Science Network (SW AHSN) on Friday 23 March to discuss how exercise can improve the physical and mental health of residents in the South West, particularly older people and people with one or more long term conditions – groups which overlap...

Home furnishings retailer, IKEA, today announces a revised opening date for its new Exeter store. Following extreme weather conditions in the region, IKEA Exeter will now open on Thursday 10th May, 2018. As a values-driven organisation, IKEA always prioritises the safety and wellbeing of its co-workers and contractors. Due to adverse weather conditions over the last three weeks and temperatures reaching sub-zero with snow and ice, IKEA made the decision twice to halt construction of its upcoming Exeter store to ensure the safety of its team. Nick Earle, IKEA Exeter Store Manager, said: “At...

The behaviour of birds on and around the River Exe Estuary is to be monitored for the next three years to understand the effects of people and their activities on this important wildlife habitat.

Monitoring of birds will help measure the effect of new Wildlife Refuges at Exmouth and Dawlish Warren, which will come into force in September 2018.

The Wildlife Refuges were agreed by the South East Devon Habitat Regulations Executive Committee (SEDHREC) in October 2017 , following a 9 month public consultation.

Chair of SEDHREC, and Chair of Exeter City Council’s...

According to a recent UK travel survey collated by Great Western Railway (GWR), the residents of Exeter are some of the most spontaneous travellers in the UK with 81% revealing that their ideal weekend would involve a trip away. Residents of Exeter are also keen explorers of the UK having visited 11 UK cities on average compared to the UK average of 10. 44% of Exeter residents treat the weekend as opportunity of discovery and adventure with 77% having taken a spontaneous, unplanned trip in the last 6 months. Residents of Exeter are also willing to spend over 3hrs travelling for a...