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Exeter DJs can play their part in dance music history this weekend by playing a set for the world’s largest ever simultaneous live stream DJ event in aid of the Last Night A DJ Saved My Life (LNADJ) COVID-19 Emergency Appeal.
Local DJs can broadcast their ‘Set For Love’ - the brainchild of the LNADJ charity - to help raise money for those suffering from the impact of coronavirus in Africa and other developing countries.
The 72-hour extravaganza will draw together an expected collective of thousands of DJs across the globe and is being backed by music industry...
More than 1,800 trees were planted across Devon during March through two initiatives offered by Devon County Council. The County Council, in association with the UK’s leading woodland conservation charity The Woodland Trust , offered a limited number of packs of sapling trees via the Devon Ash Dieback Resilience Forum website . Landowners from 40 sites across the county took up the offer to plant a mix of native broadleaved trees through the scheme to create new tree clumps and copses. The free packs provided a mix of oak, rowan and birch trees as well as guards and canes to protect them...
Spending time in the garden is linked to similar benefits for health and wellbeing as living in wealthy areas, according to a new large-scale study.
Research conducted by the University of Exeter and the Royal Horticultural Society charity, published in Elsevier’s Landscape and Urban Planning , analysed data from nearly 8,000 people collected by Natural England between 2009 and 2016. The research, conducted with funding from Innovate UK and NIHR, found that people who spend time in the garden are significantly more likely to report general good health, higher psychological...
Hunger is likely to be the main driver of stone juggling in otters, new research has shown.
Researchers from the University of Exeter have carried out an extensive study into why captive otters tend to play with stones, commonly referred to as “rock juggling”.
The dextrous mammals are often seen lying on their backs and batting the stones into the air, catching them and rolling them around their chests and necks.
Experts had suggested the behaviour might help the animals practise the foraging skills they need to extract foods from complex prey such as mussels...
Ashfords LLP is pleased to announce it has elected Louise Workman, Corporate Partner and Head of Client Services, as its new Chief Executive.
Last night (4 May), the partnership voted for Louise to become the first female CEO in the law firm’s history. Louise Workman, based at Ashfords’ head office in Exeter, joined the Corporate team in 2010 and was appointed as Head of Client Services in 2017.
Prior to joining Ashfords, Louise trained at City firm Norton Rose and spent 5 years in the corporate finance department before moving to Berwin Leighton Paisner LLP where she...
The current lockdown may have come as a positive in terms of Tomas Francis’ return from injury, but the Exeter Chiefs prop insists he can’t wait to get playing for both club and country.
The 28-year-old has not played a game of rugby since he severely damaged his shoulder during Wales’ Rugby World Cup semi-final loss to South Africa back in October.
Following surgery on the injury, Francis has been working tirelessly behind the scenes in rehab to get himself back in the selection mix.
Months on, though, Francis finds his return to competitive action halted...
Over 100,000 key workers in the South West will join forces this bank holiday to say “thank you” to every member of the public who has stayed away from tourist hot spots this year and issue a plea to local people to continue to “think twice” about unnecessary journeys.
The South West is putting key workers at the heart of the bank holiday social media campaign as a reminder that every day they risk themselves to keep the public safe – whether they are health or social care professionals – or those who keeping us moving, keep us fed and ensure our essential services are maintained...
The British Cheese Weekender is set to be the first utterly unique cheese festival, coming to our screens, tablets and newspapers over the early May bank holiday – 8th – 10th May 2020.
Featuring masterclasses, virtual farm tours and tastings from the experts, cheese lovers are coming together to celebrate the best from our British Isles.
Organised by the Specialist Cheesemakers Association (SCA), the Academy of Cheese, the Guild of Fine Food and cheese writer Patrick McGuigan, the British Cheese Weekender will invite cheese lovers to stock up on artisan cheese in the lead-...
Frontline healthcare workers can take a new app-based micro-course on resilience and wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Developed by Dignity Health Global Education (DHGE) and the University of Exeter, Strength to Endure is a one-hour course that gives insights on navigating the unprecedented situation healthcare workers now face on a daily basis.
The course costs $10 (US) and, as a way to give back to frontline workers and their communities, profits will be donated to charities in the UK and the US.
For more information and to register, visit www.exeter.ac...
