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Entries now open for the RSPCA’s Walk on the Wild Side challenge

Wildlife lovers are being invited to sign up for the RSPCA’s autumn active fundraising event ‘ Walk on the Wild Side ’.

The event invites participants across England and Wales to complete a walking challenge throughout October.

The fundraising challenge comes at a critical time for the charity as it reveals that last October (2024) was its busiest month for hedgehogs in the last five years*, and also marks the beginning of ‘seal pup season’ - when the RSPCA’s wildlife hospitals also typically see a spike in grey seals admitted as orphans, or struggling to feed and are...

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Long term future of Manor Pavilion theatre in Sidmouth could be secured

Cabinet members will meet on 5 April 2017 to decide on whether Manor Pavilion Theatre’s car park should become a pay and display facility, which will be open to the public and not restricted to users of the theatre.

The proposed charges are in response to a pressing need to find ways of supporting the theatre, whose running costs have increased year on year, making it more and more expensive to operate. It has become clear that management of the car park needs to be brought under control, particularly as its free use is being taken unfair advantage of by non-theatre goers.

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Study to assess whether Exeter needs new entertainment venue underway

Work to assess the need for a major new entertainment venue in the city is underway.

Exeter City Council has appointed external adviser Fourth Street to carry out a needs assessment for a new 1,000 seat minimum capacity venue.

Fourth Street will analyse current and future demand for different facilities, current provision and potential opportunities and funding.

It will then report back to councillors and the New Entertainment Venue Advisory Group, which was set up by the council to support the review.

Fourth Street have been appointed following a tendering...

Devon hospitals beat NHS deadline for women on boards

Devon health trusts are setting the pace nationally for putting women at the top of the NHS.

The local hospital trusts have hit the official target for women on NHS boards three years ahead of schedule, a report by a University of Exeter academic has found. A national study of the representation of women doing the top jobs in the health service, commissioned by NHS Improvement and NHS Employers, has found that the four health trusts in Devon have collectively hit the 50 per cent target, and all have female Chief Executives. The study, carried out by Professor Ruth Sealy of the...

FORCE It’s A Knockout returns for third year

It’s big and bouncy. It’s bubbly, wet and wild. It’s great fun. And it raises thousands of pounds for a fantastic cause.

The FORCE Cancer Charity It's A Knockout event is back for a third year.

Topsham Rugby Club on Saturday September 2 is the place to be for a full day of games based on the popular TV show.

There’ll be colourful inflatables, big slides, comical props and plenty of water.

Up to 72 teams of 10 will be tackling the 12-game spectacular, most in whacky fancy dress costumes as businesses, clubs and groups of friends compete to come up with the...

Appeal to trace good friend Stella

The Exeter Daily has been contacted by a reader who is keen to contact a friend of his mother, Mrs Jean Dudley.

She is known to Mrs Dudley’s relatives only as Stella but may have gone by the name Stella White or Wright.

Stella was a great comfort to Mrs Dudley in the 50s, according to her son John.

The pair met in the Dunsford Road area of Exeter and it is thought Stella may have worked on the beauty counter of the department store Colsons/Dingles.

However, it is known that Stella emigrated with a Mr Peter Herbert and could have returned.

Mrs Dudley...

I can’t wait – Olly’s message for Devon fans

Pop idol Olly Murs is today telling fans how much he is looking forward to playing live at Powderham Castle on Saturday, July 29.

Up to 12,000 fans are likely to see Olly, whose latest album 24 Hrs was his fourth consecutive number one hit. The popular singer-songwriter is one of British music’s biggest stars with record sales exceeding 10 million and demand for Powderham tickets has been high.

He said: “We’ve played at the castle before; the venue is iconic – being on stage and seeing a castle – I mean it’s pretty awesome really!

“These are fun gigs, gigs I wanted...

Chilcotts and the Big Picture

Auction lots come in all shapes and sizes, sometimes with an ambiguous history as Chilcotts Auctioneers discovered when a portrait was delivered to the Honiton Silver Street sale room.

The painting, an oil on canvas portrait of the Earl of Carrick in the Irish Peerage, measured 100 by 65 inches, with the frame adding another 6 inches to the already imposing size.

While these impressive measurements provided a ‘wow’ factor, the painting also created a minor mystery with regard to dating.

Auctioneer Duncan Chilcott explained: “The vendor told us that family lore...

Topsham Library relocates to make way for bespoke new building

Topsham Library will temporarily relocate to the Nelson Close Community Centre in Topsham to make way for a brand new community hub.

The new ‘Community Hub’ is being built by Estuary League of Friends following a successful funding bid to the Big Lottery Fund and fundraising efforts by the charity, reaching a total of £1.95million. On completion, the hub will comprise of a day centre room, community café, exercise and fitness space, two treatment rooms, a laundry, meeting/training room, serviced offices and improved library facilities.

The current library service, run by...

Exeter Bioscientist honoured at House of Commons

A Biosciences expert from the University of Exeter is celebrating after being honoured as one of an exclusive group of leading entrepreneurs, at a special ceremony at the House of Commons.

Dr Olivia Champion was named amongst the top 50 entrepreneurs by world leading university business incubator, SETsquared, at the celebratory event in London on Wednesday, March 29 2017.

Olivia was selected for the her pioneering spin-out company, BioSystems Technology, which she co-founded with fellow Exeter professor, Richard Titball.

They developed a proprietary method for...

Edible bananas grown for the first time at University of Exeter

Edible bananas have been grown for the first time by the talented gardeners at the University of Exeter.

The mini versions of the popular fruit of the Musa acuminata ‘Dwarf Cavendish’ – normally only found in tropical countries - have been cultivated at a greenhouse at the University’s Streatham campus. They are of the same Cavendish variety found in shops but taste slightly sweeter.

The plant has been growing for five years, and the University’s grounds team are unsure as to why it has suddenly started producing fruit. It gets plenty of feed and attention, particularly...

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Entries now open for the RSPCA’s Walk on the Wild Side challenge

Long term future of Manor Pavilion theatre in Sidmouth could be secured

Study to assess whether Exeter needs new entertainment venue underway

Devon hospitals beat NHS deadline for women on boards

FORCE It’s A Knockout returns for third year

Appeal to trace good friend Stella

I can’t wait – Olly’s message for Devon fans

Chilcotts and the Big Picture

Topsham Library relocates to make way for bespoke new building

Exeter Bioscientist honoured at House of Commons

Edible bananas grown for the first time at University of Exeter

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