The University of Exeter has received a slice of £23.2 million in Government funding for cutting-edge medical research to ensure academics can work with industry to ensure their research transforms medical care.
Science Minister Jo Johnson has today announced further financial support from the Medical Research Council for innovative work, which will help thousands of patients.
Exeter is one of 26 universities around the UK to receive a share of the funding, and has been given £425,000 in total.
It will ensure experts at the University of Exeter Medical School and...
Exeter City Football Club will be taking another stand against homophobia at its home game with Newport County (Saturday, February 20; kick off 1pm).
The match has been designated as the Club’s annual “Football v Homophobia” fixture and a number of initiatives to mark the day have been organised by the Exeter City Supporters’ Trust and its One Game One Community (OGOC) Group and the Club’s Football in the Community charity.
This is the seventh time that a Football v Homophobia match has been held by Exeter City and the initiative has been backed by first team player and...
Illegal tobacco with an on-the-street value of more than £63,000 has been seized in a day of raids across Exeter.
In a joint operation on Friday 5 February carried out by Devon and Somerset Trading Standards Service and HRMC, six businesses in St Thomas, the city centre and in Pinhoe were investigated by officers, sniffer dogs and their handlers.
A mixture of retail and licensed premises and a self storage business were raided. Further investigations are being conducted by Devon and Somerset Trading Standards Service for trademark breaches.
A traffic calming scheme near a Tiverton school, which includes 20mph zones in Blundell’s Road and Blundell’s Avenue, has been backed by the county council’s ruling cabinet.
The estimated £1.1m scheme includes raised tables at the main junctions along Blundell’s Road and an additional raised table with a new puffin crossing along the front of Blundell’s School.
A new 20mph zone will also be introduced within the vicinity of the school extending south into Tidcombe Lane and carriageways along the front of the school, and at the sites of the other raised tables, will be...
US Wrestling Company Global Force Wrestling is returning to the UK with a tour of shows that includes an event on Wednesday March 2nd at Exeter Corn Exchange.
In the main event, Exeter's own Joel Redman, who was known as Oliver Grey in WWE NXT, challenges the Global Force Wrestling Champion Nick "Magnus" Aldis for his title. Redman is one of the most respected and successful British wrestlers of his generation, holding titles such as the NXT tag team titles with WWE star Neville. Aldis became the first recognized British World Champion in wrestling when he defeated Jeff Hardy in...
A creative journey from Devon to Australia and back again! Painting the sunny beaches of Perth, Western Australia, or the changeable scenery of Devon?
For Devon Artist Network painter Julie Dunster, there is no contest - and she is celebrating her return home with her first solo art exhibition in this country, at the Boston Tea Party in Honiton from 27 February to 7 May 2016.
The exhibition will feature original oil paintings produced through sketches and photographs on location and completed in her Mid Devon studio. Julie captures the season’s differences, whether...
Pret A Manger has announced it will be opening its first ever campus-based shop at the University of Exeter, with work starting on the site in the coming weeks. The shop, located in the Forum, is expected to open towards the end of April and follows the successful opening of Pret’s first outlet in Exeter last September. The shop will offer Pret’s popular menu of organic coffee and handmade natural food, including sandwiches, salads, wraps, baguettes and hot options – all of which will be made fresh each day in the shop’s on-site kitchen. Caroline Cromar, Pret’s Group Director of Food and a...
Follow the special Easter trail around the blossoming garden and parkland. On your way around, explore winding paths to find the Bear's Hut, Ice House and the Chapel. Claim your Cadbury chocoloate prize at the end.
Spend a relaxing day at Killerton with mum. You can take a stroll around the tranquil grounds and see the garden bursting into life. Make a day of it and book a table in the Killerton Kitchen restaurant for a lovingly prepared lunch. £
Take a peek at the menu: http://bit.ly/MothersDayKillerton
Booking essential on 01392 881345.
Normal admission fees apply to Killerton and the restaurant.
For full details visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk/killerton
Tempt your taste buds and support local producers at Killerton's monthly farmers' market. Browse stalls brimming with meat, sweet treats, preserves and vegetables. Producers include our award-winning tenant farmers found on the vast Killerton estate. Free parking and tasters.
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