As the festive season approaches, Devon & Cornwall Police is launching its annual Christmas safety campaign aimed at helping residents enjoy a safe and crime-free festive period.
Running throughout December, the campaign will share practical advice and timely reminders on a wide range of safety topics – from fraud prevention and online security to personal safety, home security and road safety, so that everyone can celebrate Christmas safely.
Assistant Chief Constable Nikki Leaper said: “Christmas should be a time of joy and celebration. Unfortunately, it’s also a...
With unemployment levels in the UK at their highest since the Covid pandemic, according to recent figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), the opportunity to receive free skills training and kickstart a new career has never been more important.
Many people are looking for more secure work, while employers across the region are facing acute skills shortages.
Train4Tomorrow , funded by the Government’s Skills For Life programme and delivered by Devon County Council, meets both needs. It offers * free, flexible Skills Bootcamps designed with employers to fill...
A major new gym is set to open at Exeter Science Park this winter, with The Engine offering high-quality fitness provision for Science Park businesses, residents and commuters.
The new facility is the result of a strategic partnership between Exeter Science Park and LED Community Leisure , bringing together the Park’s long-term vision for onsite gym facilities with LED’s extensive expertise in delivering accessible, community-focused fitness centres across the region.
Designed to meet the needs of a rapidly growing community, the new gym - which will be named The Engine -...
Tops Day Nurseries is delighted to sponsor this year’s Cinderella pantomime by Exeter Little Theatre Company, bringing extra festive magic to families across the city. The classic rags-to-riches story follows Cinderella on her journey from the kitchen to the castle, helped along by her Fairy Godmother, a pair of sparkling glass slippers and plenty of pantomime magic as she races to make it to the ball before the clock strikes midnight.
As part of the partnership, Cinderella paid a special visit to Tops Day Nurseries Exeter, located in University of Exeter, where children had the...
As the festive season approaches, Devon Air Ambulance is calling on the community to support its Comfort at Christmas appeal, to help bring warmth, dignity and compassion to patients facing time-critical emergencies this winter.
Mark Hawley, Operations Manager and Pre-hospital Paramedic at Devon Air Ambulance, shares why comfort is an important part of the critical care that the crew brings to the scene of an incident:
‘When we arrive at the scene of an emergency, our priority is always to deliver critical care. But we also do everything we can to ease suffering. A...
Young people aged 13 to 24 who will spend Christmas in an Exeter hospital are set to receive a bundle of festive gifts this year, thanks to a nationwide campaign from Project Youth Cancer.
Patients at Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital are among hundreds of teenage and young adult cancer patients across 45 hospitals in the UK and Ireland who will wake up on Christmas morning to gift bags filled with vouchers, selection boxes, sweet treats, and festive surprises.
This year, Project Youth Cancer i s also donating Luma3 devices for use on hospital wards - a light-based tool...
Exeter College has secured £1.3m in funding to create a new, world-class healthcare training facility, opening up opportunities for hundreds of learners to develop vital skills in nursing and healthcare professions.
Funded through an Office for Students grant, the state-of-the-art facility will see a fully simulated hospital ward and two multi-purpose laboratories added to Exeter College’s Hele Road campus, right in the heart of Exeter City Centre.
Work to convert the existing Ted Wragg building, which will house both the ward and laboratories, is scheduled to start in...
Best-selling author and illustrator Rachel Bright has completed a hugely successful two-day visit to East Devon schools and community groups, meeting around 1,280 children as part of Budleigh Salterton Literary Festival’s learning and engagement programme.
The creator of much-loved titles including The Lion Inside, The Koala Who Could and the Love Monster series led a series of interactive sessions, encouraging children to draw, imagine and create alongside her. Workshops included live illustration, storytelling and creative exercises designed to build confidence in reading,...
People in modern times look beyond the key-and-lock solution to seek smarter and safer ways of protecting whatever is important. This is the reason behind locksmith services becoming indispensable in both home and commercial security. From upgrading mechanisms to repairing sudden faults, the role of a locksmith extends beyond opening just a stuck door. Be it outdated cylinders or planning a complete revamp in security, the right professional can transform your overall sense of safety.
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