Police appeal after unprovoked attack on teenager in Exeter

Police are appealing for witnesses to an unprovoked assault where four young men targeted a 17-year-old boy in Exeter.

The teenager was on his bicycle in Pinhoe Road on Monday lunchtime [26 June] when he was set upon by a group of similar aged boys by Polsloe Bridge.

The offenders repeatedly punched and kicked the Exeter boy after knocking him to the ground.

One of them then attempted to steal the bicycle, which was damaged during the incident, before they all ran off towards Hamlyn Lane Playing Fields.

The victim sustained a head and arm injury and was...

Get ready for the Summer of Independents

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 06/29/2017 - 3:01pm

Exeter Business Improvement District (BID) has launched its latest campaign to support the city’s thriving centre with a dedicated celebration of independent shops and businesses.

Independent businesses are what make Exeter stand out from other cities in the South West and the campaign, called Summer of Independents, launches on Tuesday 4th July with the Exeter BID asking visitors and residents to vote for and support their favourite business. Wayne Pearce, Chairman of the Exeter BID Board, said “Summer of Independents is a fantastic campaign to promote all that Exeter has to offer...

Aspirin reduces risk of pre-eclampsia in pregnant women

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Posted: Thu, 06/29/2017 - 2:52pm

Taking a low-dose aspirin before bed can reduce the risk of pre-eclampsia, which can cause premature birth and, in extreme cases, maternal and foetal death.

A trial, led by Professor Kypros Nicolaides, Professor of Foetal Medicine at King’s College London, Dr Liona Poon of King’s College, London with Professor David Wright of the University of Exeter, found that administering low-dose aspirin (150 mg) led to a 62% reduction in the rate of pre-term preeclampsia, resulting in delivery before 37 weeks.

The study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, found an 82%...

Overnight closures planned for Bridge Road in Exeter

Bridge Road in Exeter will be closed overnight over four evenings next week for resurfacing work.

The road will be closed from 8.30pm to 5.30am each evening from Monday (3 July) to Thursday (6 July). Resurfacing will take place between Matford Roundabout and the Canal Bridges.

The original road surface will be removed over the first two nights, with surfacing laid over the following evenings. The road will re-open during the daytime, but all traffic will have to travel on the planed surface without road markings, therefore drivers are asked to reduce their speed and take...

Why is Emotional Intelligence critical to success?

Event Date: 
20/07/2017 - 7:30am to 9:00am
Venue: 
Hotel du Vin, Exeter, EX2 4HY

Emotional intelligence (EQ) has been shown to be 3 times more likely to predict success than cognitive intelligence. So, what is it and how can we develop it? EQ is the capacity for

• Recognising our own feelings and those of others • For motivating ourselves and others • It is a key attribute of effective leaders • For managing emotions effectively in ourselves and in others.

It describes the behaviours that sustain people in challenging roles, or as their careers become more demanding, and it captures the qualities that help people deal effectively with change. It...

Michael Morpurgo's Out of the Ashes

Event Date: 
24/07/2017 - 6:00pm to 25/07/2017 - 7:00pm
Venue: 
The Boat Shed, Maclaines Warehouses, Haven Road, Exeter Quay

Tickets: £5 from https://www.bikeshedtheatre.co.uk/shows/out-of-the-ashes/

Becky Morely begins her diary on New Years Day 2001, little does she realise just how much that year would change her life.

Based on the novel by award-winning writer Michael Morpurgo, Out of the Ashes is the story of Becky’s experience on her family farm in Devon, during the outbreak of foot and mouth disease across the UK.

We experience Becky’s memories of the outbreak as she wrote them in her diary. The story features the birth of her first lamb, Little Josh, her glorious rides with Ruby...

Special Italian connection for The Nello 2017

This year’s Nello cycle ride in aid of FORCE Cancer Charity has been described as possibly the best ever.

The Nello is the biggest fundraising event of the year for FORCE, which works locally to offer face-to-face support for anyone affected by cancer.

This year’s event will raise an estimated £75,000.

Riders tackled 55 or 100 mile routes around glorious Devon and Somerset countryside in variable weather condition.

The ride started and finished at Topsham Rugby Club with everyone pedalling to Tiverton where the course split.

The 100-mile challenge...

Young entrepreneurs praised for their enterprise

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Posted: Thu, 06/29/2017 - 11:51am

A leading accountant in the South West has praised young entrepreneurs in the region for displaying skills and determination at the regional finals of the Young Enterprise Awards on 14 June 2017.

Students from Exeter School and Devonport High School for Girls in Plymouth were among eight teams taking part in the competition at the Renishaw Innovation Centre, near Gloucester.

Awards judge and Managing Partner of top 40 accountants Bishop Fleming, Matthew Lee, congratulated students who had made the regional final for their "sterling endeavours" in setting up and running...

Jehovah's Witnesses attend annual convention in Exeter

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Posted: Thu, 06/29/2017 - 10:11am

Jehovah’s Witnesses will be hosting their annual convention entitled: “Don’t Give Up” in many major cities around the world. The public is invited to attend this three-day event, which is free of charge.

This convention will include interviews, demonstrations, and videos aimed at inspiring all attendees to not give up hope, but continue to endure during difficult circumstances. The complete program can be found online on their official website. A spokesperson for Jehovah’s Witnesses at their world headquarters in Warwick, New York said the following:

“Challenges in life can...

New £1 coins only at council car parks from 1 July

Drivers are being encouraged to check they’ve swapped the ‘old for the new’ before they park in any of Exeter City Council’s car parks.

From Saturday July 1, payment machines in City Council-owned car parks will only accept the new 12-sided new pound coins.

At the same time, people are able to ‘go cashless’ by using card or phone payments as quicker ways to pay.

Although old one pound coins don’t go out of circulation until October 15, 2017, Exeter needed to bring the switch in earlier than planned to avoid making expensive changes to cash handling processes to...

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