GPs should consider a more overt discussion with patients when referring them for further investigation of symptoms which may indicate cancer, according to a paper published in the British Journal of General Practice.
In an NIHR-funded study, researchers from the Universities of Bristol, Cambridge, Durham and Exeter conducted interviews with patients being referred for possible lung and colorectal cancer.
They found that patients were rarely involved in the decision to be referred for investigation and that reasons for referral tended to be couched in non-specific terms...
As the Exeter Business Improvement District (BID) reaches the next stage in its campaign, those involved in the BID are beginning to explore options with other businesses within the city centre with a view to design, plan, manage and deliver a Business Plan that reflects their business priorities to take the city centre forward for the next five years.
Ray Frame, store manager at Wilkos is one of the faces of Exeter BID who are supporting the scheme
1. How do you feel about the Exeter BID?
City and town centres have, over the years, lost their position in the...
A Mid Devon village school has been praised by education inspectors for making learning enjoyable and achieving above average standards.
They have rated Rackenford primary as a good school across the board.
They say the quality of teaching and the achievement of pupils is good, as is the behaviour and safety of the children and the leadership and management.
Pupils say the school is ‘brilliant’ because the teachers make it fun to learn, report the inspectors from the school standards agency Ofsted.
Lead inspector Andrew Saunders says: “Pupils reach standards...
The drugs we release into the environment are likely to have a significant impact on plant growth, finds a new study led by the University of Exeter Medical School and Plymouth University.
By assessing the impacts of a range of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, the research has shown that the growth of edible crops can be affected by these chemicals – even at the very low concentrations found in the environment.
Published in the Journal of Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, the research focused its analysis on lettuce and radish plants and tested the effects of...
There is no intelligence to suggest organised child sexual exploitation networks are operating in Devon, according to a detailed new report.
But child exploitation is still likely to be happening in the county on a daily basis, according to the report.
However neither the police nor the county council currently hold enough information on the issue to take effective preventative action.
And the report calls for an urgent new database to be set up to record and map instances of child exploitation so that prevention work can be targeted in ‘hot-spots’.
When push came to shove, it was Bath who emerged triumphant in a pulsating Aviva Premiership encounter with Exeter Chiefs at the Recreation Ground.
With little to choose between either side for much of the game, it was Mike Ford’s gladiators who ultimately prevailed in the famous Roman City.
Tries from international stars Horacio Agulla, Kyle Eastmond, Dave Attwood and Anthony Watson were the key highlights, whilst a further 11 points from the boot of England ace George Ford brought the curtain down on the stubborn Exeter resistance.
2014 ended in a disappointing fashion for Exeter City, who were defeated 4-1 at AFC Wimbledon in the final fixture of the calendar year.
Fine margins at either end of the field proved the difference, as the Dons scored once before the break and three times after – and came close to keeping Exeter out for the duration before conceding late.
Matt Tubbs netted from close-range in the first period, and Adebayo Azeez netted a brace after the break. Adebayo Akinfenwa slotted in a fourth for the Dons before Liam Sercombe placed in a...
As much as £300 million worth of gift vouchers bought this year could go unspent according to research by the UK Gift Card and Voucher Association (UKGCVA).
Consumer Affairs Minister Jo Swinson is urging consumers to spend and enjoy any vouchers they get for Christmas before they expire.
Every year 6% of vouchers bought by consumers go unused as they lay forgotten in people’s wallets and drawers.
In 2013 some £2.5 billion worth of gift cards and vouchers were sold in UK retail stores as gifts and £2.25 billion were purchased by businesses as staff or customer...
Sally Newell of Heavitree, Exeter, feels like a new woman after shedding over two stone thanks to her local Slimming World group.
The 38 year old piled on the pounds after the arrival of her first child, Thomas, who is now 4 and has struggled with yo yo dieting ever since.
She said: "I tried lots of different ways to shift the pounds including fasting and even diet pills but just ended up miserable after each failed attempt'. After meeting up with an old school friend for coffee, she decided to take her advice and join her local Slimming World group in April 2014...
