Large proportion of those in the South West fail to be ‘on the money’ when it comes to who’s who on bank notes They are some of the most important and “noteworthy” figures in British history. But according to a new survey, over three in five people living in the South West (62%) admit they struggle identify the famous faces who appear on our banknotes. Researchers presented 2,000 British adults with images of the £5, £10, £20 and £50 notes. In the South West, just over one in three were able to name philanthropist and social reformer Elizabeth Fry who is the face of the £5, with 34 percent...
The Cardiac Rehab Team at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital have been showing their support for World Heart Day by raising awareness of the importance of keeping your heart healthy.
World Heart Day, which takes place annually on the 29th September, is a chance for people across the globe to take part in the world's biggest intervention against cardiovascular disease (CVD). Organised by the World Heart Federation (WHF), this year’s focus is on creating healthy heart environments, by ensuring that everyone has the chance to make healthy heart choices wherever they live, work and...
Twenty interns joined a variety of divisions in June, after successfully being selected to join the UKHO on either 12 week or 12 month internships.
The purpose of the internship programme is to provide school leavers, undergraduates and graduates with an opportunity to gain experience in the workplace through participating in projects or tasks which support our business.
The interns have found there are great personal benefits in taking up this opportunity.
As University of Exeter student Binu explains “The work itself was challenging yet I was able to successfully...
Fancy yourself as a hard man/woman? Love a fiery vindaloo? Know your nagas from your New Mex XX, your Poblanos from your Pasillas?
If you think you can eat really hot chillies, Powderham Food Festival, held this weekend, is THE place to test your taste buds.
Run by chilli connoisseurs, Clifton Chilli Club, whose mission it is to introduce, encourage, educate, have fun and share the love for all things chilli, the competition will certainly turn up the heat at this year’s Food Festival.
Held in conjunction with Dartmoor Chilli Farm and Hunters Ale, entrants will...
Earlier this week I found myself on a train between Exeter and Birmingham which was stopped at Gloucester because of a gas leak and where a two hour wait and chaos ensued. Eventually I arrived at my destination almost 3 hours late and the fragmentation of our once effective railway system is very apparent.
It is clear that the train operators and station companies do not always have contingency plans and, as usual in such situations, official communications are very poor with nobody seeming to know what is going on.
What really happens is that the institutional life of the...
Rogue traders, Thomas Johnson, 57, and Tommy Johnson, 29, of Birtley Road, Guildford in Surrey, have been sentenced at Exeter Crown Court.
Thomas Johnson senior was sentenced to 21 months imprisonment, suspended for 2 years, with 150 hours community service and a curfew order. Thomas Johnson junior received 18 months imprisonment, suspended for 2 years, and 150 hours community service.
The defendants were ordered to pay £1,000 each in contribution to costs, and a Proceeds of Crime Act investigation was ordered into Thomas Johnson senior.
The inspirational achievements of nine peer supporters at RISE Recovery Integrated Services were recognised at the first ever RISE Peer Supporter graduation on Tuesday 22nd September.
The graduation ceremony was held at RISE Exeter with peer supporters coming from RISE services across the county including Newton Abbot, Barnstaple, Tiverton and Exeter.
Over the last year each of the peer supporters completed an ‘Understanding the Principles of Care, Organisational Policies and the Role of the Supporter’ training course accredited by NOCN and have since become a vital part of...
Join more than 60 Exeter businesses, schools and organisations who are taking part in Hospiscare’s big fundraising event, Bring a £1 Day, on Friday October 9.
They are all keen to support the local charity which last year cared for 632 terminally ill Exeter patients and their families, with 473 people being visited in their own homes by Hospiscare nurses and 164 local people were admitted to the hospice.
Hospiscare is calling on local people to collect their £1 coins and bring them to Princesshay to put them in a giant pink collection hat.
As part of his residency at Spacex artist and independent curator Trevor Pitt is setting up Preston Street Union - PSU an affiliation of artists from in and around Exeter that will come together over a five week period to explore collaboration as a strategy for artists making things and making things happen.
PSU will draw on and extend elements from Pitt’s previous project Cannon Hill Art School, and reference the work of influential artist and educator Josef Albers.
PSU is for visual artists: At any stage of their development, regardless of age or experience (although must...
