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Pitch perfect: Football meets rugby in Exeter’s Strive ‘25 takeover

Exeter City Community Trust, the charitable arm of Exeter City Football Club, is stepping into a new sport as it joins a major national initiative to grow women’s rugby in the city ahead of the Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025.

The organisation, which is more used to the beautiful game than the oval ball, is joining with Exeter Chiefs and Exeter City Council as the delivery partner for the Strive ‘25 Rugby Challenge, a national programme aimed at engaging 25,000 women and girls in rugby across host cities. Exeter is one of only eight UK cities which are hosting the Women’s Rugby World...

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Bird & Blend Tea Exeter celebrates Valentine’s Day with free Love Heart Tea

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Posted: Thu, 02/08/2024 - 5:43pm
Bird & Blend Tea Exeter is celebrating Valentine’s Day with free Love Heart Tea for every customer, as 55% of Brits agree making your partner a cup of tea in bed is a sign of true romance.

A new study by Bird & Blend Tea Co. has revealed the 10 signs that prove true romance isn’t dead in the modern age.

2,014 Brits were asked what the true signs of a romantic in today’s world are, and making your partner a cup of tea topped the list with 55% saying this beats having a picture of their other half as a screensaver (44%).

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Child in wellys walks past snowdrops

Watch Spring unfurl at RHS Rosemoor and enjoy Snowdrop walks and Half Term magic and stories

Spring has arrived at RHS Rosemoor, signalled by the appearance of large drifts of delicate snowdrops throughout the gorgeous gardens. In celebration, you can join an expert on a special walk every day at noon from 1–11 February . Booking is not required but places are limited and are offered on a first-come basis.

Before you know it the school holidays will be upon us – but have no fear, there is plenty of February Half Term fun planned for families to enjoy, no matter what the weather!

From 10 – 18 February children of all ages can follow an exciting ‘explorer’ trail that...

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100,000 Royal Devon patients now empowered by MY CARE 

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Posted: Wed, 02/07/2024 - 3:20pm

The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is celebrating a significant milestone, in January it passed 100,000 Devon patients signed up to MY CARE, a digital service that makes it makes it easy for patients to access their hospital information.

Accessible on a computer, phone or tablet, MY CARE brings information about hospital appointments, test results and other medical details together in one convenient place.

Not only does MY CARE allow patients to see details about appointments and test results at any time, home or abroad, for some patients it also...

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New bridge over A379 opens

The impressive new pedestrian and cycle bridge over the A379 is open for use.

The 36-metre span bridge, which was lifted into place last summer, has been constructed as part of the ongoing South West Exeter development .

Devon County Council is currently delivering £55 million of infrastructure improvements on the edge of the city following a successful bid through the Government’s Housing Infrastructure Fund, administered by Homes England.

As well as the bridge, the scheme includes road widening and realignment, new junctions, and an upgrade of the Devon Hotel...

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Higher Education Minister visits University of Exeter for National Apprenticeship Week celebration

The University of Exeter is “revolutionary” in its commitment to providing degree apprenticeships, according to the UK’s Minister for Skills, Apprenticeships and Higher Education, who visited the University on Tuesday.

An alumnus of the University, The Rt Hon Robert Halfon MP returned to Exeter during National Apprenticeship Week to hear more about the University’s apprenticeship provision as well as meet with apprentices and the University’s employer partners.

The University of Exeter is the leading provider of Degree Apprenticeships nationally and the largest provider...

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Prestigious Food Drink Devon Awards now open for entries

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Posted: Wed, 02/07/2024 - 12:14am

Following on from the hugely successful awards’ celebration last autumn, entries are now open for the esteemed 2024 Food Drink Devon Awards. The gold standard industry accolades celebrate the very best Devon has to offer, recognising the county’s most respected, influential and passionate artisan food and drink producers and establishments. Entries close on Monday 15th April, with applications welcome from both Food Drink Devon members and non-members. This year’s winners will be announced at a glittering awards ceremony on Monday 7th October.

Categories for this year’s eminent...

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My Heart was a Tree: Join Michael Morpurgo and friends for an afternoon of poetry and classical music

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Posted: Mon, 02/05/2024 - 9:31pm

Join Michael Morpurgo and friends for an afternoon of poetry and classical music, celebrating our countryside.

My Heart was a Tree

Come and enjoy the poetry of Michael Morpurgo, Ted Hughes, Rudyard Kipling and Dylan Thomas at Powderham Castle.

In a programme of poetry and music inspired by our beautiful countryside, Michael Morpurgo, Clare Morpurgo and Carol Hughes will be sharing their favourite poems, alongside the Iddesleigh String Quartet performing music by Elgar, Haydn, Max Richter and Vaughan Williams.

All proceeds to go to Devon Gardens Trust...

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Is your gas hob safe?

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Posted: Sun, 02/04/2024 - 11:51pm

Twelve UK gas hob manufacturers have been working with the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) to undertake a corrective action programme to make certain gas hobs safe.

An estimated 100,000 gas hobs sold in the UK may be fitted with a connector that is at risk of failing whether the hob is in use or not. Should this occur, it could lead to poisoning, burns, a gas leak or fire.

This corrective action programme affects certain models of the following brands of gas hobs:

· Belling / Stoves

· Cata / Culina

· Caple

· Comfee...

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Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra will be accompanying Exeter Philharmonic Choir in March

Acclaimed choir and orchestra promise a night of high drama at Exeter Cathedral

Concert-goers are in for a night of high drama at Exeter Cathedral on Saturday 16th March when Exeter Philharmonic Choir joins forces with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and four world-class soloists to perform Giuseppe Verdi’s Requiem.

Verdi’s choral ‘blockbuster’, also known as the Requiem Mass, is an opera in all but name and is one of the most dramatic large-scale choral works in the classical repertoire; any performance is a grand occasion.

First performed in 1874, the Requiem is a musical setting of the Catholic Funeral Mass. It was composed as a memorial to one...

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Devon housing developer to launch new showhome in Bradworthy

Property seekers on the hunt for their dream home this new year are invited to take an exclusive look at the new showhome at Allison Homes South West’s Primrose Meadow development. The showhome launch will take place on Saturday 3rd February, 10am to 5pm.

This comes as experts expect interest rates to settle in 2024, offering more confidence for buyers in the South West.

The event will give property seekers the chance to see what life could be like at Primrose Meadows. It is also a great opportunity to chat with the Allison Homes team about home buying schemes that make...

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