One of the most life changing things that can happen to any individual is getting a rare disease diagnosis from your doctor. Depending on your prognosis, the financial and emotional strains are enough to lead to other mental complications such as depression, as such diseases affect less than two thousand people within a geographical region.
Numbers like one in two thousand people in Europe and one in two hundred thousand in the United States are enough to discourage anyone that they will live a long and fruitful life. However, one can take bold and decisive steps towards positively...
Audiences will once again be able to immerse themselves in the wonders of the ocean without getting their feet wet, as the Ocean Film Festival World Tour returns to Exeter next month.
The tour is bringing a collection of the newest and most mesmerising ocean films to Exeter Corn Exchange on Friday 8 September.
Get up close and personal with the world’s weirdest marine creatures, witness rarely seen footage of the least-explored depths of the planet, and meet the unique characters who dedicate their lives to the sea’s salt spray – all on the big screen!
The long-awaited outlet at Newcourt Way, near Sandy Park on the outskirts of the city, is due to open in early summer 2018.
And as these pictures show, the development is rapidly taking shape.
IKEA has invested £80 million in the new Exeter store, which will be the 21st IKEA in the UK. It will create 350 new jobs.
The start of work on site has been welcomed by Exeter City Council leader Pete Edwards.
He said: “This is a significant moment for Exeter. We have long been anticipating IKEA’s arrival in the city, which is why we’ve worked closely with IKEA to...
Police are seeking witnesses to a serious collision near Axminster yesterday afternoon [10 August] which left four men injured.
Emergency services were called to the A35 at Kilmington at 2pm following the collision between a blue VW Passat and a red Chevrolet Corvette.
The Corvette driver, a 57-year-old man from Wellington, and a male passenger both sustained serious injuries and were airlifted to hospital where they remain in a stable condition.
The Passat driver, a 63-year-old man from Swanage, and a male passenger sustained less serious injuries and were taken by...
At a recent meeting W. Bro. Dr. Reuben Ayres, Devonshire Freemasons Provincial Charity Steward, presented Tony Griffin, the Chairman of the Exmouth Sea Cadets Management Committee, with a cheque for £2,000, this brings the total given by the Freemasons in recent years to £4,250.
The Cadets need for funding came about after the East Devon District Council terminated the lease of their old building and, due to its very dilapidated state and lack of amenities, this had also restricted the number of cadets able to use the building.
San Francisco has relatively cool summers, so if you were hoping for Caribbean weather...keep hoping. The fact the weather is relatively cool, has many advantages for a traveller on a budget. Getting around the city is easy and no matter if you are undertaking an ambitious walk, or eating some local delicacies, chances are you will not have to battle or prepare for scorching heats. The Golden Gate city has so much to offer as you are about to discover.
The cool, yet surprising thing about San Francisco is that you can plan a whole week of amazing...
A total of 28 members of the Axe Valley Community Choir joined former bass singer 92-year-old Ron Styles, now a resident at The Seaton Care Home, for a special reunion performance. The 85-strong Axe Valley Community Choir, was formed in 2009 to bring people of all ages and abilities to enjoy singing together, as well as participating in fundraising events within the community. Ron had been a popular member of the choir before setting up residence in the care home in February and has been sorely missed.
On the day, the choir even brought their own piano and filled the home with...
Businesses nowadays need to shine bright when it comes to retaining employees as they are a company’s most precious asset whom need to feel valued and cared for. Productive and successful businesses need their employees to be self-motivated and one way of achieving that is by rewarding them from time to time.
In order to push employees to do their best in every aspect of their job, organisations need to get creative and create opportunities for them to excel and reward them for their work.
Employers should think creatively about employee reward ideas that can help boost...
The UK’s leading marine charity is urging people who love the coast to organise a beach clean and survey and do their bit in the worldwide fight against marine litter.
The Marine Conservation Society (MCS) will be running its 24th annual Great British Beach Clean-up event between the 15th and 18th September. The charity hopes this year’s clean-up will put the UK in the top ten of the 100 or so participating countries and regions which take part in the International Coastal Clean-up during the same weekend every year.
This year, the Great British Beach Clean is being...
