Queen Street adorned with bright and bold artwork

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Sat, 08/04/2018 - 11:05am

Queen Street is a key route into the city and this month has seen that route brightened up with new art work installed with the help of InExeter and the St David's Neighbourhood Partnership.

Illustrator, Aylwyn Bowen is excited to be part of the project saying, “I have a passion for creating images of Exeter’s well known buildings and love to work on projects related to the city. Each panel took approximately 2-3 days to create and I feel that they bring such light and colour to the area.

"I was so pleased to take part in this project as I am a keen supporter of community...

RD&E Neonatal unit bounce their way to the top to win international Kangaroo-a-thon challenge

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Sat, 08/04/2018 - 10:00am

The Neonatal team at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital have fought off competition from across the globe to win an international Kangaroo-a-thon.

The challenge saw the unit competing against 110 other hospitals around the world including the USA, India and Australia. The team came out on top with an incredible 1351 hours of Kangaroo care recorded over 15 days.

Kangaroo Care, named as such from the close physical contact that a kangaroo gives their young, encourages skin to skin contact between parents and their premature or sick babies.

Mounting evidence has shown...

Eat Static returns to Exeter in September !

Authored by Mihangelf
Posted: Fri, 08/03/2018 - 8:41pm

The dance music phenomenon that is Eat Static is back in Exeter on 7th September after several years with a gig at Move, down on The Quay. There'll be an eclectic mix of psy trance, techno and other musical wizardry. Here's to there being a recreation of the magic at the sold out gig last October in Totnes ! Doors open at 10pm with the night going on until 3am. Supporting DJs are Anton (Acid Drop) and Luke (Psycartel) of the Neurotrition collective based in Torbay. The venue boasts a Funktion-One sound rig and an exemplary selection of German beers plus Devon ciders !

Tackle aches and pains - flamingo style!

Authored by Sue Cade
Posted: Fri, 08/03/2018 - 5:05pm

An Exeter-based physiotherapist wants us all to stand on one leg to improve our movement awareness.

Cara Simpson of Flamingo Physio believes that everyone can prevent pain without having to exercise but by becoming more aware of the way they move during everyday life.

“After many years of working in the NHS as a musculoskeletal (MSK) specialist physiotherapist, it struck me that the majority of people I was seeing didn’t actually require treatment,” Cara explained.

She has written a book to help explain the idea. Flamingo Physio uses a mixture of easy-to-follow...

Visalus shake recipes: Chocolate peanut butter

Visalus shake is a savior for those who want to get slimmer in practically no time, but who have no intention to starve or exhaust themselves with hours and hours of training.

Exercising is a good thing, but only when you keep on a healthy diet. With Visalus shake you don’t have to choose between delicious and nutritious, because why have one if you can do both. But shakes are not a full food substitution, so preparing mixes instead of meals, hoping that it will save you from excessive weight, is simply unreasonable.

Visalus shake offers a range of tasty flavors and...

New High Ropes adventure at Haldon

NEW for summer 2018, Go Ape’s Tree Top Junior is opening at Haldon Forest Park on Saturday (4th August).

Go Ape’s Tree Top Junior adventure activity is Haldon Forest’s newest arrival, the high ropes course designed with kids in mind is an unforgettable day of family fuelled fun up in the trees tops. The course is the perfect challenge for all the family (children must be over 1m tall), it’s an action-packed hour of exhilarating adventure, 9 meters above the ground, up high in the tree top canopy where you will find families trail blazing, swinging through the trees, leaping across...

The Broadclyst Summer Holiday Scarecrow Trail

Come and see the 57 scarecrows involved in the Broadclyst Summer Holiday trail, a great activity to get you out and about exploring the English countryside this summer.

Along the 7km route you will stumble across scarecrows such as Mr Plastic Fantastic, Scary Mary Poppins, Emily Pankhurst (suffragette), Shrekcrow, WillyWonka to name just a few!

“The scarecrows that the community have produced are of an outstanding quality” says this year’s trail organiser Ben Evans. “it is fantastic to hear the shrieks of excitement as participants discover the latest (predominantly) straw...

Wildlife organisations from across East Devon take part in a Wild Day on the Maer

Council’s Countryside team organises fun filled wildlife related activities and crafts day for all the family at the Maer nature reserve in Exmouth

On Monday 6 August 2018, East Devon District Council’s Countryside service has teamed up with a number of wildlife organisations to hold a fun-filled family day at the Maer Local Nature Reserve.

From 10.30am to 3.30pm, there will be plenty of activities to take part in such as bug hunting, a scavenger hunt and natural crafts. Plus you can find out more about wildlife and the countryside from the RSPB, Devon Loves Dogs and the...

Summer time and the living is hard…

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 08/02/2018 - 11:56am

For most children the school holidays are a time they look forward to, with weeks off school playing with friends, outings with parents and time to make memories together.

Unfortunately for others it is a time when they are at their most vulnerable to abuse or neglect, particularly as they are away from school for six weeks without the support network of teachers and other staff around them.

With the first week of the school summer holidays underway, residents are being urged to help protect children and young people by being more alert to spot signs of child abuse and...

New Teignbridge business swings into action

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 08/02/2018 - 11:40am

Teignbridge District Council has welcomed the return of mini golf to Tucks Plot in Dawlish with a new business getting into the swing of things this summer.

Earlier this year Teignbridge advertised for expressions of interest to take on the running of the mini golf so that it could be open all year round to attract visitors. Offering an iconic spot close to Dawlish seafront, the popular location attracted the attention of four applicants who each made rental offers for the popular visitor attraction.

After successfully submitting a business plan to the council, enterprising...

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