It is estimated that over 250 million people make pilgrimage every year across the world. Whether from Buddhist, Christian, Islamic, Jewish or other traditions (or none), women, men and children set out to journey towards a special place, with the most popular destinations including Mecca, Jerusalem, Santiago de Compostela, Bodh Gaya, Amritsar and the Ganges and Jordan rivers.
Pilgrims use the travelling (traditionally made on foot or by animal) as a time of reviewing themselves and their beliefs, to reconnect with the natural rhythms of life, to meet others and to refresh their...
Exeter-based Bluegrass Computer Services has expanded and moved offices following a huge increase in business.
The company which offers 24/7 computer support 365 days per year, has won substantial business with the Rigby Group, an international parent company for a £1.8 billion portfolio of highly successful businesses operating across Europe, the Middle East and North Africa, including SCC, Europe’s biggest independent technology solutions provider.
As a result, Bluegrass has taken on 2 new engineers plus 2 staff and moved offices to Courtenay House at Pynes Hill. From...
ESO will be the first orchestra to perform 'Voices of Remembrance' by Laura Rossi at a concert in Exeter on the 7th November.
A former member of ESO, Laura Rossi is a critically acclaimed composer who has written extensively for film and television. Voices of Remembrance invokes the thoughts and fears of the soldiers who fought in the First World War, by the skilful combination of orchestra, choir and poetry. The ESO will be joined by St David’s Singers and narrators Felicity Cawthra and Kenneth Parry for this performance.
Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) currently oversee the work of police forces while separate bodies made up of councillors, called Fire and Rescue Authorities (FRAs), oversee firefighters. The Government is consulting on allowing PCCs to take over control of firefighters, replacing FRAs.
In a detailed response to the consultation, the Local Government Association, which represents all 46 fire authorities in England, says firefighters carry out almost annual 700,000 home safety visits. Firefighters are working with a range of health partners and schools to prevent poor health,...
Generous friends, family and strangers have raised an incredible £62,000 for a dying Exeter mum - in a matter of weeks.
Jo Smith is currently travelling with her best friend Sarah Lacey to Arizona by sea and land in a desperate bid to find a cure for her two terminal conditions.
She needs £70,000 for the trip and her treatment and her YOUCARING site is now close to the target.
A friend of Jo told the Exeter Daily she would be bowled over by the amount raised.
The friend added: "The kindness of people who don't even know Jo has been incredible. This trip...
Researchers at the Annals of Internal Medicine, have published new findings exploring the relationship between BMI and waist-to-hip ratio, and waist circumference, and increased cardiovascular mortality.
The study looked at 15,184 adults aged 18-90 years old and showed that those with a healthy BMI but with excess weight around their middle were up to twice as likely to die early as people with high BMI but with normal fat distribution.
Christopher Allen, Senior Cardiac Nurse at British Heart Foundation said: “We all know that watching our weight is important, but often it’...
Police and Crime Commissioner Tony Hogg has spoken of his delight after Policing Minister Mike Penning withdrew the Home Office review into the police funding formula. In answer to a question by MP Keith Vaz, Mr Penning said the withdrawal came as a direct result of the mistakes discovered by the Devon and Cornwall OPCC and highlighted in the media last week. “The funding formula was descending into chaos, and the Government’s decision to delay is the right one,” said Mr Hogg. “My excellent team has worked on the Government’s proposals for the past five months. They have submitted two...
The Environment Agency and partner Teignbridge District Council are holding a public exhibition on 26 November 2015 to provide more information about the Dawlish Warren beach management scheme to hear your views on what is planned.
The exhibition will be open from 2pm until 8pm on 26 November 2015 at the Langstone Cliff Hotel, Dawlish Warren, EX7 0NA.
A range of information will be available about the scheme including its objectives and the approximate timescales. Visitors will be able to see an overview of the scheme - how the beach and sand spit work to protect the...
The talk is about Buddhism & Meditation and is presented by an experienced Diamond Way Buddhist teacher Lena Leonteva.
Lena was born in Ukraine in 1965. She took refuge with Lama Ole Nydahl in 1992 and six years later, at Lama Ole's request, started teaching about Buddhism. Lena has lived in the Moscow Buddhist centre since 1998 and has worked as a translater, editor and currently is the Deputy director at Orietalia Publishers. Lena completed a Phd in Buddhist History in 2011 with a thesis about the works of the Karma Kagyu lineage holder "Marpa".
