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Family-friendly event will share practical ways to cut food waste

The award-winning charity, Exeter Food Action, will host the free one-day Exeter Food Action Festival in Princesshay Square on Sunday 20 September, from 10.30am to 4pm.

The event will celebrate the charity’s work rescuing surplus food and redistributing it across Exeter and Devon, while inspiring local people to think differently about food waste.

The Exeter Food Action Festival will offer a hands-on, engaging and accessible programme designed to encourage local people to find out more about cutting food waste, saving money and discovering simple, practical ways to make...

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Exeter teacher supports vulnerable children at London Marathon

A 50-year-old teacher from Exeter, who was inspired to run the London Marathon to help vulnerable children and young people proudly crossed the finish line on Sunday to raise hundreds of pounds for The Children’s Society.

Tracey Lloyd completed the gruelling 26.2 mile course in an impressive four hours and 22 minutes on Sunday 23 April to support the charity’s work with the most vulnerable children across the country who experience issues such as child sexual exploitation, poverty and neglect.

Tracey is passionate about helping young people – a cause that led her to run for...

Exeter Labour leads the call to improve funding for Devon schools

The full council meeting of Exeter City Council on 25th April passed a motion opposing central government education funding cuts and calling for revision of the proposed funding formula which otherwise would together result in an average cut of £420 per annum for Exeter students.

Councillor Hannah Packham moved the motion arguing that: “When leaders in our local schools, the Devon Association of Secondary Heads, and the Devon Association of Primary Heads, describe the current funding situation in Devon schools as reaching “a real crisis point in the immediate future” we need to...

Beneath the Blitz in Exeter

People can gain a fascinating insight into the Exeter Blitz and how locals took refuge from the falling bombs in Exeter’s Underground Passages at a series of events next week. This year marks the 75th anniversary of the Exeter Blitz of 1942. Although the first bombs fell on Exeter on 25 April 1942, it was not until a few days later on 4 May that the city was devastated by what has become known as the Exeter Blitz. To commemorate these events, Exeter’s Underground Passages & the Red Coat Guided Tours have planned a number of events running from Monday (1 May) until Sunday (7 May)....

Overnight lane closures on Bridge Road in Exeter

An overnight lane closure and temporary traffic signals will be in place on Bridge Road in Exeter tonight (Wednesday 26 April) and tomorrow evening (Thursday 27 April).

On both evenings, the signals will be in use from 8.30pm and up to 5.30am the following morning. The lane closure is needed to enable safe working during the installation of sockets for new traffic signals north of the Bascule Bridge, which will eventually replace the existing pedestrian crossing at the canal.

The next weekend closure of Bridge Road is planned to take place from 10pm on Friday 5 May until...

Nominate a children's hospital for a “cine makeover”

Children’s wards across the country are being offered the chance to have a space in their facility transformed into a state-of-the-art cinema room, complete with all the latest technology.

Finite Solutions, a national company specialising in smart home technologies and bespoke home cinema design and installation, is looking to provide a children’s hospital with a full cinema room installation worth more than £15,000 for its patients and visitors to enjoy, as part of its “Cine-makeover” campaign.

The cinema system will include a full suite of top-of-the-range equipment...

Call for donations of fashion resources and equipment

Fabric of Life and the Bavubuka Allstarz Foundation are putting out a call for their global family and friends in the UK, USA, Canada and East Africa to donate fashion resources and equipment.

Fabric of Life is celebrating the stories and dreams of young aspiring Ugandan fashion designers through education, social entrepreneurship and community action

Fabric of Life is nurturing a generation of community leaders and social entrepreneurs, creating capacity for young Ugandans to build sustainable livelihood opportunities in the textile industry, seeded in their unique...

Hustings for Devon County Council Elections

Transition Exeter has organized a hustings for the Devon County Council Elections on Thursday April 27th at Exeter Community Centre at 7pm.

Local candidates from will speak and answer questions from the public. The event will be chaired by Martyn Goss, Director of Church and Society and Convenor of Exeter Food Network.

The County Council election is on May 4th; however the proceedings may be coloured by the impending General Election on June 8th as many County Council matters are deeply influenced by policies of central government.

Hilary Ackland with represent the...

President of the Solicitors for the Elderly Praises Kitsons

Lynn Smith a Partner and head of department at local law firm Kitsons Solicitors and Marjorie Creek a Private Client Solicitor in their Plympton branch, both full accredited members of Solicitors for the Elderly, have been singled out for praise by Anne Edis, President of the Solicitors for the Elderly.

The SFE is an independent, national organisation of over 1,500 solicitors, barristers and chartered legal executives, committed to providing the highest quality of legal advice for older and vulnerable people, their families and carers. It has campaigned hard, alongside other...

Exeter Phoenix 2017 commissions announced

This week Exeter Phoenix announced the winners of its 2017 film commissions. Over the last three months, ideas for new short films and artist moving image work have been streaming in from all over the South West. The final six filmmakers have now been selected by a panel of industry experts to receive a share of over £10,000 worth of support from Exeter Phoenix and make their ideas a reality. The winning concepts include surrealist comedies, dramatic portraits of human endeavor and mental health, innovative animation, and artist moving image work exploring hybrid bodies.

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Mortgage lending is easier for the first time since 2014

Those looking to get onto the property ladder in Exeter and Devon will be happy to hear that it is easier to get a mortgage right now than any time since 2014.

After the housing crisis, mortgage lending standards became unreasonably tight for many years. The inability to source a mortgage has been an issue particularly acute among first-time buyers.

However, the tide appears to be changing as research has shown that nearly a third of mortgage brokers hadn't encountered any problems sourcing mortgage for any type of client in the latter half of last year. This figure was up...

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Family-friendly event will share practical ways to cut food waste

Exeter teacher supports vulnerable children at London Marathon

Exeter Labour leads the call to improve funding for Devon schools

Beneath the Blitz in Exeter

Overnight lane closures on Bridge Road in Exeter

Nominate a children's hospital for a “cine makeover”

Call for donations of fashion resources and equipment

Hustings for Devon County Council Elections

President of the Solicitors for the Elderly Praises Kitsons

Exeter Phoenix 2017 commissions announced

Mortgage lending is easier for the first time since 2014

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