Exeter Deaf Academy is recruiting volunteers to take part in a one-off awareness day in Exeter and surrounding areas. The aim of the day will be to place Deaf Academy collection boxes in various locations throughout the City in order to raise both awareness and vital funds for an essential local charity. Exeter Deaf Academy is a charity that runs a School and College providing specialist education and care tailored to the individual needs of Deaf young people aged 4-24 years. The charity’s vision is to see Deaf people valued by themselves and their society, being confident, well educated,...
Community groups in Honiton came together in impressive numbers for an event organised by a partnership of organisations, led by East Devon District Council, at the Beehive Centre in Dowell Street.
The Honiton Together discovery day featured a number of opportunities for groups to share experiences and best practice, discuss the future of community initiatives in the town and, for some, to pitch for funding through a ‘Dragons’ Den’ session.
Honiton Together received funding from central government to support local people and organisations to: • Feel that positive local...
Transport Minister John Hayes has given a commitment that Department for Transport and Highways Agency staff will work with Devon County Council and the Blackdowns AONB to build much needed improvements to the A303/A30.
Meeting with a delegation led by John Hart, Leader of Devon County Council, on Tuesday (24 February), the Minister welcomed the joint work by the County Council and AONB to develop improvement proposals that are sensitive to the special environmental importance of the area.
Councillor Hart said: “This meeting with the Minister was an important milestone in...
A new photography exhibition in the corridors of the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital challenges its viewers to think differently about ageing.
The ‘Growing Old Competitively' exhibition by Alex Rotas features a series of photos of athletes in their 60s, 70s, 80s and even 90s who still compete in international sporting events.
The exhibition has been organised by Exeter Health Care Arts, an ‘arts for health’ initiative designed to deliver a range of activities to improve the hospital environment, for patients, visitors and for staff. This inspirational exhibition fits into a...
The British Heart Foundation (BHF) is encouraging smokers in Exeter to visit their local stop smoking services ahead of this year’s No Smoking Day on 11 March.
The charity’s latest figures show that around 23% of adults in Exeter smoke – the national average is 18%. Studies have found that smokers are four times more likely to succeed in quitting with help from NHS stop smoking services than if they go it alone.
Dr Mike Knapton, Associate Medical Director at the BHF, said: “Smoking increases the risk of coronary heart disease, stroke and a variety of cancers. The good news...
The housing market in Exeter has been given an early spring boost following news that buyers will have their best opportunity ever to secure a low mortgage rate in the next few months.
Housebuilder Barratt Homes says that figures from the Bank of England and advice from mortgage brokers are set to give buyers the confidence to make a move sooner rather than later.
“It looks like spring has come early to the housing market,’’ said Barratt managing director Paul Moran. “A combination of low interest rates, new mortgage products and schemes such as Help to Buy are really...
Olympic Silver Medallist, Peter Waterfield, opens the new spectator, viewing and coaching area in the Multi-sport Hub at Paignton Community and Sports Academy (PCSA) with an official ribbon cutting ceremony. The £150,000 project received lottery funding from Sport England.
The new spectator’s area is the final phase of the original £1.6m sports arena completed in 2010, also funded by Sport England. The multi-use Sports Hub is utilised for Badminton, Netball, Tennis, Basketball, Futsal and Cricket, with the flexibility for multiple sports to be played all at one time. Phases 1 and 2...
Teignbridge District Council's share of the Council Tax remains unchanged for the sixth year in a row after Full Council approved budget plans for the coming financial year.
Prudent financial management, ongoing savings and additional income identified through a series of internal business challenge reviews have contributed to maintain front line services whilst absorbing cuts in grant funding from Government.
The final financial plans 2015/16 include:
A continued Council Tax freeze of Teignbridge’s portion of the bill, keeping the average Band D price for
A book that helped King Henry VIII to build his case against the Pope, and annul his marriage to his first wife, Catherine of Aragon, has been discovered at the National Trust’s Lanhydrock in Cornwall. Now the book is to be the centrepiece of a new exhibition at the house where visitors will be able to see rare and unusual works with Royal themes from Lanhydrock’s library. Dated 1495, the book is a summary of works by philosopher and theologian William of Ockham who was a major figure in medieval intellectual and political thought. To help Henry VIII to gather evidence to support an...
ONE of the UK's top tribute acts will perform hits by Freddie Mercury, Showaddywaddy, the New Jersey Boys and more in a dazzling show at Ladram Bay, Otterton.
Tickets are now on sale for the FX Tributes Night on Saturday, February 28, at the Otterton holiday park which boasts a glittering entertainment venue big enough to accommodate audiences of up to 450 people.
The evening will see the band undertake stunning costume changes in an act cited as "entertainment like it used to be ", it will also feature a support act yet to be announced and Bay FMs DJ Dale. The event is in...
