New walking football session at Exeter Uni

Exeter City’s Football in the Community team are delighted to offer a new Walking Football session at the University of Exeter.

Aimed at the over 55s - male and female - the game is ideal for those who would like a gentle reintroduction to physical activity or who need to improve their baseline fitness.

Of course, people are more than welcome to just come along to have some fun and meet new friends!

The sessions are split into ten-minute games so participants can do as much, or as little, as they feel appropriate. They take place every Wednesday from 6-7pm at the...

Ancient floor uncovered at Exeter Cathedral

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Fri, 07/31/2015 - 11:46am

An ancient tiled floor described as the "finest medieval tile pavement surviving in Devon and Cornwall" has been revealed for the first time in decades.

The floor has been uncovered as part of planned renovation work to the Cathedral. It is in a room above a Chapel, which in the Middle Ages was used as the Exchequer and in the 20th century as the Song School for boy choristers.

The decorative tiled floor has intricate patterns and was laid in the late 13th century.

The nearest similar medieval floor is in Winchester Cathedral.

The Cathedral’s Archaeologist,...

Volunteers needed for depression study

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 07/31/2015 - 11:38am

Researchers from the University of Exeter have launched a large-scale research study to improve understanding of treatments that are currently offered to people with depression. The aim of the trial is to develop stronger, more effective and more widely available treatments.

The trial provides free online cognitive behavioural therapy for people in the South West who suffer with depression. Cognitive behavioural therapy focuses on the relationship between what people think and do, and how they feel. Each participant is supported with modules of the online therapy by personalised...

Investment secured for supply teacher start up

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Fri, 07/31/2015 - 10:38am

An innovative start up company that has developed an app to help schools find supply teachers has secured £100,000 of investor funding, with South West law firm Stephens Scown advising on the deal.

Supply Clouds Development, which has already been valued at £1 million, was looking for investment to help it grow further and market its cloud-based solution which links schools, job agencies and supply teachers with an effective communication tool.

Private equity firm Annection Limited agreed to invest £100,000 in the company for a 10% stake – and London-based Supply Clouds...

Dartmoor archaeologists need you!

Help Dartmoor National Park Archaeologists and Rangers look after prehistoric stone rows on a two day conservation work project on 19 and 20 August 2015.

Dartmoor’s landscape is among the richest in western Europe in terms of its prehistoric archaeological remains. Dartmoor contains the longest stone row in the world and has the greatest number of archaeological sites out of all the UK National Parks. In fact 60% of all stone rows to be found in England are on Dartmoor and 1/3 of all stone rows in the UK and Brittany are on Dartmoor.

All of this takes some looking after!...

Grand Dine Out

Event Date: 
28/08/2015 - 10:00am to 11:00pm
Venue: 
Princesshay, Exeter

Diners in Princesshay could be celebrating a summer to remember with the centre’s Grand Dine Out competition which will reward four winners with a £1000 gift card to spend in Princesshay.

Visitors to Princesshay spending £35 or more on food in any of its restaurants will have a chance to win a £1000 Princesshay Gift Card, plus the bill back from the 1st August to 28th August 2015. There is no limit on the amount of times diners can enter the competition, so the more times visitors dine, the more chances they have to win.

All nine of the Princesshay restaurants are...

Lecturers team up to create The Arb Academy

Professional practicing arborists and lecturers Nobby Clarke and Luke Blaber have joined forces with Focus Training (SW) Limited to create The Arb Academy, a high quality tree and forestry training academy based in the heart of Devon.

Nobby Clarke, a well-known arborist in the South West who boasts over 30 years’ experience, had a vision of creating a high standard, enjoyable training academy led by industry professionals that focuses on delivering high quality traineeships, apprenticeships and vocational courses under realistic forestry and arboricultural working conditions....

Exeter Board Game Café runs Kickstarter to fund relaunch

Authored by Beth M-Ward
Posted: Fri, 07/31/2015 - 6:59am

'Board' has unveiled a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds for a new permanent location in Exeter.

The independent Board Game Café, run by siblings Luke and Beth Mildenhall-Ward, opened as a pop-up shop earlier this year in South Street.

After a successful four month run, the café is now looking to set down roots in the city at a new, larger location.

During its pop-up period, 'Board' worked exactly like a normal café but with a twist – there were shelves upon shelves of board games for customers to play.

From old favourites like Scrabble...

Firefighters tackle Exmouth gorse fire

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 07/31/2015 - 6:16am

Firefighters were called a gorse fire in Exmouth yesterday.

Fire control received numerous calls to gorse on fire near the cliff edge at Orcombe Point, at around 6.30pm.

One appliance was initially mobilised, but a second was also sent, both from Exmouth, along with the 4x4 appliance from Budleigh Salterton.

Crews tackled the blaze with beaters, and latterly, one hose reel jet and one 45mm jet.

Safety at heights equipment was also used due to the proximity of the fire to the cliff edge.

Devon looks set for bumper tourist season

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 07/31/2015 - 5:58am

Visitors to Devon’s official tourist information site, Visit Devon, are on the up and predictions expect record breaking visits to the county this summer from both UK tourists and those from overseas.

Visits to www.visitdevon.co.uk for the past month of July are up 45% on last year’s website hits, and for the first week of the summer holidays (week commencing 20th July) website views were up 60%.

Chair of Visit Devon, Victoria Hatfield, says of the increased web views: “We are delighted that traffic to the Visit Devon website is on the increase - it really shows that...

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