South West housebuilder Barratt Homes is offering wildlife in the area a brand new home with a pledge to install hedgehog shelters at its new developments.
The plans to have hogitats at new developments come as the housebuilding industry marks New Homes Week (May 16-22) and sales director Sara Parker said this was an ideal opportunity extend its five star commitment to the local wildlife.
To mark the pledge pupils from Canada Hill Primary School in Newton Abbot visited Prickly Ball Farm and Hedgehog Rescue Centre to learn more about how to care for hedgehogs and their life...
Help allow people to die and live with dignity by supporting the Hospiscare Coffee Morning urged broadcaster Judi Spiers.
Judi was speaking at the official launch of the local charity’s latest campaign to raise funds to help 2,200 terminally ill patients who are cared for by Hospiscare across Exeter, East and Mid Devon.
“The hospice movement is an incredible national organisation and it allows people to die with dignity and live with dignity,” said Judi. “Keep up the fantastic work Hospiscare.”
She urged local people to hold a coffee morning to help towards the £6....
Two years ago, retired Exeter policeman Brian Kendall had to have his leg amputated after it went septic following an operation below the knee. Along with the obvious emotional and physical distress it caused the then 73-year-old, it meant that he and his wife, Mary, had to make some major changes to their home.
Confined to a wheelchair, Brian could not use the upstairs of their house for the first year so the couple had to put a bed in the living room and turn the space into a bedroom. After another 12 months, he was able, with the help of Mary, to manage the stairs sitting down,...
Join us at our Master Veg class to get to grips with the green stuff and find out about life with a veg box.
This is a two hour hands-on cooking course, followed by a meal where you'll will enjoy the food you have chopped and prepared. The vegetables cooked during the course of the class will be a selection of the best of the seasonal produce grown on Riverford’s organic farms. Spaces cost £25 per person.
What we'll be cooking (subject to seasonal availability):
Over 60 athletes from clubs and schools across the region will take part in the Typhoo South West regional athletics event at the Exeter Arena on Thursday 19th May 2016.
Typhoo and national charity the English Federation of Disability Sport (EFDS) have teamed up to ensure more disabled athletes have access to participation opportunities across England.
The South West event is one of a number of regional meets taking place this summer. Under the banner ‘Typhoo Sports for All’, the programme aims to increase disabled people’s access to local athletics competition. Rob Belbin...
The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) has recognised another researcher at the University of Exeter Medical School as being one of the most outstanding health researchers in the UK.
Professor Stuart Logan, Cerebra Professor of Paediatric Epidemiology, has been made NIHR Senior Investigator for his commitment to the field. It means the Medical School now has four professors recognised with the NIHR’s prestigious title.
Professor Logan is also Director of the Medical School’s Institute of Health Research and Director of NIHR CLAHRC South West Peninsula (PenCLAHRC...
Shoppers can contribute to the collection at a new pop-up museum in Exeter city centre, where the guide is a talking doll.
The Museum of Contemporary Commodities has been set up to prompt conversations about data, place, trade and values in today’s commodity culture, and the impact of this on future generations.
Shoppers can add items they value to an online collection and take a quiz that tells them what kind of shopper they are.
The project has been developed by Dr Ian Cook, Associate Professor of Geography, and artist and PhD student Paula Crutchlow.
A walking treasure hunt and barbecue, to raise funds for new gymnastics equipment for Honiton Gymnastics Club, is taking place at Honiton Rugby Club on Saturday 21 May - and everyone is welcome. Starting at 1pm, the fun afternoon for all the family - which has been organised by the club's Supporters Association. The Treasure Hunt is open to teams of between one and six.
With at least 1 adult (over 18) if there are children in the team at primary school. Parents are responsible for letting children enter.
£1 entry per person. Under 5’s free. Barbecue food will be ready to...
Author Helen Dunmore, who recently released her new book “Exposure”, will be visiting Waterstones on Exeter High Street to discuss her latest novel.
Dunmore, who previously authored books such as “The Siege” (2001), “The Betrayal” (2010) and “The Lie” (2014), will attend the book store on Thursday 2nd June 2016 at 6:30pm to introduce and read from “Exposure.”
Those who wish to attend the event will be charged £3.00 to enter, though this will be redeemable against the price of the book on the night.
The 63-year-old won her first fictional prize for her novel “A Spell...
