Exeter set for International Ideas Festival

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 03/28/2017 - 7:25am

An international Ideas Festival for Business, held in London and New York is coming to Exeter, it was announced today.

The influential Like Minds Ideas Festival will arrive in Exeter in September, with business leaders and speakers from the US, Europe and the UK taking part.

It will be held at Exeter Castle on Friday September 29th, after a speakers and sponsors welcome dinner the evening before. Some 250 delegates will hear from international business speakers, take part in immersive masterclasses and debate with renowned business experts during panel sessions and lunches...

New tool will help GPs decide if patients under 50 have serious bowel condition

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 03/28/2017 - 7:22am

A new research-backed risk assessment tool will support GPs in identifying the symptoms of bowel cancer and inflammatory bowel disease in patients aged under 50.

The research and the assessment tool is led by the University of Exeter, in partnership with Bowel Cancer UK Never Too Young campaign, Durham University and University Hospital of North Tees.

The assessment tool will calculate the risk of the patient’s bowel symptoms allowing the GP to decide whether they need further tests. This is the first of its kind for younger people and aims to speed up the diagnosis of...

New cash to help vulnerable women in Exeter turn their backs on crime

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Posted: Mon, 03/27/2017 - 6:31pm

Vulnerable women at risk of committing crime are to benefit from tailored, targeted support to break the cycle of reoffending and turn their lives around for good – backed by funding totalling over £800,000, Justice Minister Dr Phillip Lee has today announced.

Exeter City Council has been successful in winning £61,694 of funding, and is one of the successful bidders in six regions across the country – Devon, Lancashire, Shropshire, Norfolk, Sussex and Surrey. They will use the cash boost to increase the support on offer to female offenders both behind bars and in the community,...

Cranbrook Calling!

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Posted: Mon, 03/27/2017 - 5:53pm

Students at Cranbrook Education Campus broadcast live on the digital airwaves on Thursday 23rd March between 2-3pm, discussing three key health topics affecting young people: anxiety, digital overload, and risks from energy drinks.

This was part of an innovative scheme helping students to learn new skills as well as to explore health and wellbeing issues which are important to them. You can listen again https://www.spreaker.com/show/2215858 and answer a short survey about your experience https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/WTF8KFL

In a workshop provided by Sound Communities...

Armand targeting big final push

Don Armand insists Exeter Chiefs will make the most of time off to ensure they are in fine fettle for the visit of lowly Bristol to Sandy Park in the Aviva Premiership next month.

Having failed to advance through the group stages of this season’s European Champions Cup, the Chiefs are set to have their first weekend off since the start of the season as others battle it out for Europe’s top prize.

The chance to recharge the batteries at a crucial stage of the season will certainly be welcomed, but the rest will only be short-lived for Rob Baxter’s squad as they gear up for...

The Twilight Walk

Event Date: 
08/07/2017 - 4:30pm to 10:00pm
Venue: 
The Maer, Exmouth

Bring a posse of girls together, dig out your legwarmers and join hundreds of women walking for Hospiscare!

Life Behind a Lens

Event Date: 
10/05/2017 - 6:00pm to 9:00pm
Venue: 
Deer Park Country House Hotel, Weston, Honiton

If you love watching ground-breaking BBC wildlife programmes, like: The Hunt, South Pacific & Planet Earth, you won't want to miss this...

Vital overnight resurfacing in Cullompton

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Posted: Mon, 03/27/2017 - 1:25pm

Overnight resurfacing work will be carried out in High Street and Higher Street in Cullompton, starting tomorrow night (Tuesday 28 March).

The night-time work, which is needed to complete improvements to the road condition, is scheduled to take three evenings, subject to weather conditions.

Higher Street will be closed overnight from 7pm to 7am between Tuesday (28 March) to Thursday (30 March), and traffic signals will be in operation at the Station Road Junction with High Street and Higher Street Cullompton.

Traffic management and diversions will be in place for...

M&S to open new Exmouth foodhall

Authored by MandSSW
Posted: Mon, 03/27/2017 - 11:28am

The new Marks & Spencer (M&S) Foodhall in Exmouth is set to open at 10am on Wednesday 29th March. Located on Royal Avenue, a stone’s throw from the railway station, the M&S Foodhall will feature a 24 seat Café, as well as the very best of M&S’s innovative and delicious food and drink products.

Opening just in time for Easter, the team at Exmouth will be delighting shoppers by handing out Easter eggs to the first 20 customers in store to celebrate opening day. Shoppers will also be able to discover the mouth-watering range of products for Easter from M&S’s Spring...

Put the Kettle on Devon!

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Posted: Mon, 03/27/2017 - 11:15am

PEOPLE across Devon are being invited to host a Cancer Research UK Coffee Morning and help raise money to fund life-saving research. Every day, 85 people are diagnosed with cancer in the south west. And that’s why the charity is calling on people across Devon to join together with friends, colleagues and family for a cuppa and a natter while raising funds to help beat cancer sooner. The charity is encouraging everyone to sign up for a free fundraising pack today and host a coffee morning any time until the end of May – with the official coffee morning day falling on April 6. The coffee...

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