The British Heart Foundation (BHF) is calling on everyone in the South West to join the fight against heart disease by wearing red and hosting a red-themed fundraising event on Friday 9 June to raise money for life saving research.
Around 639,000 people are fighting a daily battle with heart and circulatory disease in the region and these conditions claim the lives of around 15,000 people each year.
The BHF is helping to end the devastation caused by heart disease by funding around £100 million of cutting-edge research each year. In the South West alone, the BHF currently...
“It’s great to see workplaces getting creative and making the campaign their own,” says Becky Russell, from Active Devon who joined Exeter College on a lunchtime walk around Exeter, taking in the history of Rougemont Gardens.
Matt Rowett, who has been championing the project for Exeter College and led the history walk said: “I’ve loved seeing how many staff have joined in with this activity from all areas of the college workforce. It’s created a great opportunity for cross college competition along with the county wide rivalry.” More than 60 staff from Exeter College, named as a...
Cardboard, plastics, cartons and small electrical items added to weekly recycling collections and grey wheeled waste bins to be collected every three weeks
Key information is being sent out next week (w/b April 24) to around 51,000 homes in East Devon giving details of a new improved recycling collection service which is being introduced by East Devon District Council from Monday June 12.
The new service, which has already started in Exmouth, is being rolled out to the rest of the district and it means that all residents will be able to recycle more items than ever before....
Exeter Racecourse’s regional business development executive Hannah Hawkins is one of 12 riders who has been selected to take part in The Jockey Challenge, a one mile five furlong charity race that takes place at Warwick Racecourse on May 25 in aid of The Air Ambulance.
Hannah, 24, whose day to day job involves dealing with racing hospitality and sponsorship, is well placed to take part in the race having ridden in point-to-points. She’s had 25 rides in all and has won four times on a horse called Mister Moonax.
Given Hannah is barely five foot tall, and as light as a...
Last weekend it was the turn of Honiton Gymnastics Club’s stars of the future to display their prowess, as 52 gymnasts competed at the South West Club Development Championships in Sherborne, Dorset.
The results included two golds, a silver and three bronze medals.
Taking top honours were Grade 2 Group Daisy Spiller, Abigail Wilson & Libby Wray and Grade 1 Women’s Pair Chloe Hutsby and Hettie Behan. Chloe and Hettie raised the level even further, taking the top score of the whole day out of 133 partnerships.
Sisters Abigail, Katharine and Christiana Wilson also...
On Tuesday 11th April 2017 the Gilbert Stephens Young Professionals Network hosted an informal Easter drinks evening at their office 15-17 Southerhay East, Exeter. The event was held slightly earlier in the week than normal to cater for members taking an extended break over the Easter holidays. Over 20 members attended to enjoy drinks, nibbles and Easter Eggs in the Library at the Firm, with much discussion over local business matters and plans for the forthcoming Easter weekend.
Family fun for the post-rave generation of parents. Helping parents be responsibly irresponsible since 2013.
For anyone that was looking forward to our “ Sail The Seven Seas ” theme, we’ve rescheduled it for April, so you can still bust out your pirates, sea creature, mermaid outfits and get your rave on!
Headline DJ Aston Harvey (The Freestylers), plus resident DJs Little My & High Eight play (grown up) dance music on the multi-sensory dancefloor with glitter cannons, bubbles and giant parachute dance.
Craft tables with giant colouring mural, themed crafts and...
Eight fire crews have been tackling a blaze overnight in East Devon.
Fire Control received a call from a member of the public advising that they had a fire at their thatched property in Woodmanton, Woodbury.
Eight pumping appliances were mobilised, these included two from Exmouth station, one from Middlemoor station, one from Budleigh station, one from Topsham station, two from Exeter Danes Castle station and one from Sidmouth station.
Alongside these pumps a specialist water carrier was mobilised from Danes Castle station along with an incident command unit from...
Communities in Devon and Cornwall will be able to research the history of Roman, Iron Age and medieval settlements in the region by helping experts on a major archaeological dig and associated surveys this year.
Thanks to money raised by National Lottery players, the University of Exeter has been awarded initial support from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for a £222,500 grant and development funding of £38,500.
A series of projects will allow people to take part in an excavation near Ipplepen in South Devon this June. They will also have the opportunity to take part in...
