Trying to eat healthy while still getting all of what you need nutritionally can sometimes be a challenging affair. It's a matter of getting healthy fats, the right amounts of protein, and enough carbohydrates to give you the energy you need to get through your day. Trace minerals and extra vitamins are just the icing on the cake.
How can you factor this into your daily diet? Well, nuts might just be the answer. They are incredibly tasty, are incredibly varied, and are cheap on top of it all. All of these make them an attractive option to either add into an existing dish, or to...
Members of the public are invited to nominate and vote for their outstanding RD&E heroes in the brand new People’s Choice Awards.
Patients, staff and members of the public can nominate and then vote for any member of staff at the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust who they feel has provided exceptional service, care, or made a difference, no matter their role.
The RD&E already has an extremely successful awards scheme where patients can nominate staff for the Excellent Care award, however the new People’s Choice Awards allows a much wider audience to get...
Nearly two thirds (63%) of teachers would support a ban on motor vehicles outside the school gates during school drop off and pick up times, new figures reveal, as 29 schools in Devon start the annual Big Pedal challenge to walk, scoot or cycle their journeys.
A YouGov poll, carried out for Sustrans, the walking and cycling charity, surveyed 840 teaching professionals across the UK about their attitudes towards air pollution and the actions they think should be taken to improve air quality outside the school gates.
More than half (59%) of those surveyed want the Government...
Exeter City of Sanctuary are hosting a fundraising concert on 13th April 2019
Recent events both here and the terrible tragedy in New Zealand have heightened the need for us to help create a culture of welcome. Refugees are seeking a safe and compassionate community to live within, as their home countries become so difficult to survive in.
Exeter and Devon have a long and positive history of supporting refugees.
Far from the Home I love - A special concert by Margaret Fingerhut
Acclaimed international pianist Margaret Fingerhut has devised a very special...
Peppa Pig is coming to the big screen once again for a series of adventures with all the characters you know and love.
The hour-long film, Peppa Pig: Festival of Fun, includes 10 never-before-seen episodes – and features a two-part festival special.
Aimed at pre-school children, Peppa and the gang are seen splashing around in muddy puddles at their first festival, visiting a restaurant for Grandpa Pig’s birthday, and taking their own trip to the cinema to see Super Potato.
If that isn’t enough, audiences will also get a chance to take part in interactive activities...
“If you like music and guitars you will LOVE this show!”
We all love a bit of guitar wielding in a song, it’s iconic, soulful and – oh what a beautiful instrument!
Coming to Exmouth Pavilion on Friday 26 April, The Story of Guitar Heroes is an awe-inspiring, dynamic show which transports you through time: from the 1950’s with artistes such as Chuck Berry and Hank Marvin from The Shadows, including gifted legends such as Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page, through to modern day players such as the great Brian May and the electrifying Steve Vai, to name but a few!...
Six sensational entertainment artists gained a unanimous "Yes!" vote from cheering staff at Budleigh Salterton's Ladram Bay Holiday Park this spring.
The talented team staged a special preview of their 2019 shows for employees at the park's annual conference as the business prepared to open for the new season.
Ladram Bay says its entertainment line-up is stronger than ever this year, and will once again be relying almost exclusively on shows produced in-house.
The two male and four female entertainers are employed full-time throughout the season at the park, and...
ICE was back in the South West earlier this month in a BIG way...
Hundreds of care providers and carers came together at the Westpoint Arena in Exeter for the first business show dedicated to the care industry to be held in the region since 2008.
The Innovative Care Exhibition (ICE) saw a sell out of around 100 exhibitors showcasing new products and services - from infection control products to elearning services to healthcare professionals - to key figures in the care sector.
The event was organised by the Paignton-based care managers network, Care Network Group...
The first ever exhibition of paintings and works of art created by artists who have no “mind’s eye” will cast new light on the creative brain when it goes comes to Exeter in March.
It combines with the first ever conference to bring together people at either extreme of the visual imagery spectrum.
Extreme Imagination: Inside the Mind’s Eye will feature works by people who have aphantasia, meaning they cannot visualise, alongside works by those who have particularly vivid mental imagery.
Funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council, the exhibition will come to...
Devon county council is to open up its funding opportunities to benefit a wider range of local groups and community projects.
It’s launching three new funds worth nearly £460,000 to support local voluntary and community organisations, groups and projects that help to make communities stronger, and that improve people’s wellbeing.
The aim is to encourage people to work together to feel part of their communities and to be active in them.
A priority this year is to support projects and groups that help tackle loneliness or isolation.
