“My two daughters were only nine and eleven years old when I was diagnosed with a brain tumour,” says Simon Dyke, 51 from Exeter, “So they have walked this path for a long time.

“It was 2006, I was 40 years old and we were on a family holiday in France when I first got sick. I came straight back to the UK and was diagnosed with a high grade glioma – a brain tumour.”

Simon Dyke, a former church minister, lived in London where he received radiotherapy, surgeries to reduce the tumour and numerous chemotherapy sessions. But in 2017 when he was told there were no treatment...

When you’ve only cycled a total of 60 miles before, taking on Children’s Hospice South West’s epic 205-mile Ride for Precious Lives event could be a massive challenge, but nurse Jo Bingham, from Exeter, is determined to give something back to the charity.

In 2016, Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) launched an initiative to encourage nurses to return to practice and retrain as a children’s palliative care nurse. Jo was selected for the programme and joined the care team at the charity’s Little Bridge House hospice near Barnstaple in January 2017 and completed her training at...

Teignbridge’s award winning beaches aim to be even cleaner with the help of new litter picking boards encouraging beach goers to collect marine litter every time they visit.

Launched at the start of what is expected to be another busy season, the beach clean boards are the initiative of the Love Your Beach campaign which is led by Teignbridge District Council in partnership with Teignmouth Town Council, the Environment Agency, Teignmouth Harbour Commission, South West Water, the Town Centre and Development Manager, the Teign Estuary Partnership, Teignmouth Tourist Information...

Super cyclist Helen Hulme has just completed another epic bike ride in aid of FORCE Cancer Charity.

The former Devon County Council social worker from Exeter rode 522 miles from Girona to Bilbao.

The seven-day trip involved 43,545 feet of climbing in the Pyrenees – that’s one and a half times the height of Mount Everest.

What made the trip an even more remarkable feat of endurance were the conditions she encountered.

“We had freak weather. We cycled in wind, thick snow and heavy rain, there were rivers bursting their banks and flooding on the roads that made...

The local event manager joined forces with cheerleaders, Starlights and Exeter Mayor, Cllr Lesley Robson, on Saturday to promote Race for Life and to celebrate its 21st year in Exeter. The team, along with Cancer Research UK (CRUK) nurse, Mirander, were on hand in Princesshay, to answer questions about Race for Life, fundraising and the impressive strides CRUK scientists are making to treat, diagnose and prevent cancer. Local cheerleaders, Exeter Starlights (pictured), entertained the crowds with routines throughout the afternoon. Exeter Pretty Muddy Adults and Kids, and Race for Life 5k...

The East Devon seasonal dog ban is now in force. The ban covers all of the town beaches in East Devon, other than some designated areas on each beach.

Dog owners, visitors and walkers are reminded to check on the council website at http://eastdevon.gov.uk/dogs/ if they are not sure where they can take their dog.

Cllr Tom Wright, East Devon District Council’s Environment Portfolio Holder said: “We want to keep our beaches clean and safe for everyone who uses them so even in the "dogs allowed" areas dogs must be kept under control, close by, and on a lead if necessary....

Everyone knows how painstaking it can be to create a CV from scratch but with constantly evolving technologies, that difficult task is fast becoming a thing of the past. However, what are the advantages of using an online CV Builder to compose your job application and are they still the way to go to get an efficient, outstanding CV?

In the new technology-dominant era, jobseekers and human resource managers alike find themselves wondering whether CVs are really a continued requirement or if we could just scrap them altogether and digitise the whole process through online profiles?...