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Dr Jemma Wood from Exeter has been awarded a prize by the IBMS. The Institute of Biomedical Science (IBMS) awarded its Company Members prize in Diploma of Expert Practice (DEP) to Jemma at their AGM. In the UK alone, pathologists are involved in over 70% of diagnoses in the NHS. Biomedical scientists like Jemma diagnose disease and evaluate the effectiveness of treatments through the analysis of fluids and tissue samples, handling over 150 million samples every year. When individuals like Jemma achieve excellence in the field, they are formally recognised by the Institute. Held in Aberdeen...

Grief-stricken Ozie Gilbert today told how he watched in horror as a friend suffered fatal injuries in a fall from a landmark Exeter statue.

Ozie was on a night out with three friends when tragedy struck.

He said one of the group, Tom Callaway, was attempting to place a traffic cone on the top of the General Sir Redvers Buller statue at the junction of Hele Road and New North Road when he fell backwards.

The accident happened at 12.30am on Sunday morning and the 18-year-old was pronounced dead at 5.15am.

Ozie, who has just finished studying at Exeter College...

A great day was had by all at Children’s Hospice South West’s fundraising Rainbow Run event which was held for the first time at Westpoint Arena on Saturday 10 June.

Over 1200 people of all ages took part in the 5k fun run and were covered from head to toe in multi-coloured powder paint while they ran, walked and jogged their way through the seven different colour stations around the route.

The event is all about having fun whilst raising funds for the charity’s Little Bridge House hospice in Devon and Jayne Jarrett, event fundraiser at the hospice said: ‘What a fantastic...

Stagecoach South West has donated 100 travel vouchers providing much needed support to asylum seekers and refugees living in and around Exeter.

"We hope this donation goes some way to help refugees access the help and support they need as they rebuild their lives in the South West" a Stagecoach South West spokesperson commented.

This generous donation is warmly welcomed by Exeter City of Sanctuary, who worked with Stagecoach South West, alongside other organisations, to identify ways in which they might play a part in making Exeter a place of welcome and opportunity for...