Long-established Southern Healthcare owns four homes across Devon specialising in complex nursing, dementia and residential care. And it’s a double celebration for the independent care provider, which has been rated ‘Overall Outstanding’ by Care Quality Commission (CQC), for not one, but two of their homes. Sefton Hall based in Dawlish and The Old Rectory located in Exeter, were recognised in four domains: effective, responsive, caring and well-led. The coveted accomplishment is shared by only 1% of care homes in the country, thus earning Southern Healthcare the right to be recognised as...
Throughout December Devon and Cornwall Police will be making sure that the region’s roads are a safe place for everyone.
The annual Christmas operation to stop people driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol, through awareness raising and rigorous enforcement, is under way.
Any drivers involved in a collision and any motorists whose driving may lead police to suspect they are under the influence of alcohol will be breathalysed. If drug driving is suspected, drivers can also be tested at the roadside using a mouth swab device.
Police are appealing for witnesses after the theft of a £30,000 tractor from a farm in Bovey Tracey.
The red McCormick tractor [pictured] was taken from the farm yard overnight on Thursday 30 November to Friday 1 December.
Police are appealing for witnesses and asking anyone who may have seen the vehicle in the area to contact them. It carries the registration number WA10 KWT.
They would also like to hear from anyone who may have been offered the tractor for sale.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police via 101@dc.police.uk or by calling 101,...
COSTUME divas will be squaring up next weekend to see who can wear the most outlandish costume. The fifth annual Steampunk Yule Ball:The Nightmare before Christmas will be held at the Exeter Phoenix on Saturday, December 9. Featured acts include Victorian hip-hop artist Professor Elemental, dystopian art-rockers Babal, surreal cellist Miss Von Trapp, and The Wattingers. As well as celebrating the weird and wonderful underworld of Exeter, the event hopes to raise awareness of homelessness and the of work local charity Exeter Community Initiatives. Headliners & BBC6Music Favourites “Fey...
Exeter Phoenix’s annual short film festival, Two Short Nights, brought flocks of filmmakers, viewers and industry professionals to the city last week for a celebration of short film. Now in its sixteenth year, the festival featured more unmissable opportunities for emerging filmmakers alongside an extraordinary range and diversity of screenings for film fans than ever before, with a bumper two and a half days of cinema screenings, workshops and panel discussions. The festival’s opening day included the 48 Hour Film Screening, a collection of films written, shot and edited in just 48 hours...
A top scientist is swapping labs for lobbies as he spends a week in Westminster.
Professor Craig Williams, from the University of Exeter, is shadowing Exeter MP Ben Bradshaw this week to learn about his work.
An expert in exercise management for young people with chronic diseases, Professor Williams will attend seminars and discussions to see how scientific evidence is used in policy making.
The visit is part of a pairing scheme organised by the Royal Society, the UK’s national academy of science, with support from Government Science and Engineering.
There was double celebration for retired teacher and volunteer Richard Parker as he was crowned People’s Champion of the Year 2017 along with receiving the Lifetime Achievement award at Teignbridge’s Sports and Community Awards.
The former Teign School teacher has dedicated more than 40 years’ service in education, integrating his love for the outdoors in the school curriculum. Dick was also the recipient of the Army’s Platinum Award for this work on the Ten Tors.
It was also double joy for young Ethan Kirby as he picked up the title of Junior Sportsperson of the Year to...
Posting our plans on social media, leaving gift boxes we have bought in outside bins and forgetting to lock doors and windows… the simple mistakes that are inviting burglars into our homes.
As Christmas approaches, homes become filled with expensive gifts and gadgets. This sadly means that the festive season is also the peak time that domestic burglary increases due to opportunistic intruders.
New research from Verisure revealed it can take a long time to recover from a burglary. According to the research, 45% of victims felt angry for six months to over a year. A third...
