SNUG is a charitable organisation that supports Devon based Neonatal families and works closely with staff from the RD&E’s Neonatal Unit.
The party was held in the Centre for Women’s Health, where staff from the Neonatal unit were able to catch up with babies and their parents who have now left the unit to see how they are getting on.
The babies enjoyed some Christmas games and the opportunity to meet Santa, whilst their mums chatted over coffee and cake. They also had a chance to enter the Christmas hamper raffle, the contents of which had been kindly donated by local...
Exeter Chiefs will head into the New Year with their European aspirations firmly on track as they made it back-to-back wins with another hugely impressive win over La Rochelle.
The visiting Frenchman were again no match for Rob Baxter’s in-form side, who helped themselves to six tries in another one-sided encounter at Sandy Park. Exeter skipper Kai
Horstmann led the charge for the home side, scoring the first of those touchdowns with less than a minute on the clock – and he was followed over the whitewash by team-mates...
Exeter Chiefs head coach Rob Baxter says a different “mental challenge” awaits his players as they prepare to tackle European Challenge Cup opponents La Rochelle for the second time inside a week at Sandy Park tomorrow (3pm).
The Aviva Premiership club maintained pole position in Pool Two of this season’s competition as they collected a five-point maximum in their 36-10 victory at the Stade Marcel Deflandre.
However, Baxter knows their Top 14 rivals will arrive in Devon this weekend not only desperate to avenge last week’s defeat, but at the same time keep their own...
South West Water's household customers can look forward to improved services and average bills pegged to 7% below inflation by the end of the decade, following today's Final Determination of the company's 2015-20 business plan by water regulator Ofwat.
As well as keeping bills down, South West Water will spend about £1 billion on improving the region's water and wastewater services. This follows a 7% bill reduction last year and a price freeze this year, to April 2015.
As darker evenings and winter conditions begin, road users are being reminded to take extra care as they travel along the route of the A380 South Devon Link Road construction site.
Devon County Council and Torbay Council, along with Galliford Try - the contractors responsible for constructing the road – are urging motorists, cyclists and pedestrians to exercise caution during the winter months.
Road users will have already seen changes to the road layout including the temporary lane realignments introduced to allow work along the centre line of the A380 to continue....
Exeter cancer charity FORCE is offering the chance for one lucky runner to take part in next year’s Virgin Money London Marathon.
For the first time, FORCE has been awarded a golden bond space for the race on Sunday April 26.
Under the scheme, charities buy guaranteed entries which they offer to anyone who missed out on a ballot place. Runners then commit to raise a four figure sum for their cause.
“Obviously we want to maximise this fantastic opportunity, so we are looking for a keen runner to represent FORCE on the day. He or she will also need to be an...
Nearly half of the UK’s 200,000 grandparents and kinship carers who are bringing up relatives’ children in traumatic circumstances face stigma and discrimination, often from public officials, with their children bullied and excluded from activities and many carers forced to give up their jobs, according to the first survey of its kind.
The survey Disadvantage, discrimination, reslience: the lives of kinship families reveals that:
*43% of kinship carers report having been stigmatised, discriminated against or treated rudely or differently because they are raising a relatives...
DNA from a rare specimen of an extinct mammal will be sampled, Jurassic Park style at the Ark, the Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery’s archive.
Although, unlike in the film, the technology doesn't yet exist to bring the animal back to life, the DNA will be important for a research project into the species. Until the two Swan Island hutia were brought to light at RAMM, researcher Roseina Woods had just 12 specimens in the UK to work on. The collection at the Natural History Museum in London, was thought to contain the only remaining examples in the country. The animals...
The South West is home to some of the best Christmas fairs in the UK. We introduce you to the best.
Enjoy the Best Christmas Fairs in the South West
Christmas fairs are the perfect way to avoid the annual chaos that is getting ready for the Holidays. From tree shopping to gift getting, local Christmas fairs are the perfect way to enjoy the season with local, often handmade gifts and crafts.
These fairs are fun evenings out for the whole family, and a great way to get into the swing of the holiday season. Gaining popularity year on year, these fairs are well...
