A survey by an Exeter hearing centre revealed 40 per cent of people feel embarrassed or anxious about hearing loss.
Specsavers Hearing Centre Exeter conducted research at the Exeter 50+ Show, polling visitors at the annual gathering about their perceptions of hearing loss, which affects one in six people in the UK.
Results also revealed 78 per cent of people feel unable to join in conversations in some social situations due to background noise, while 29 per cent of people have pretended to know what someone was saying despite not being able to hear them.
A wishing well has been hand crafted and donated by local contractor, Build Care Plus Limited to Princesshay’s charity of the year Dream-A-Way.
The wishing well is located in the centre of the main thoroughfare in Princesshay and has proved a big hit with shoppers of all ages.
Jeff Merrett MBE, Chairman of Dream-A-Way said: “We’re extremely grateful to Build Care Plus for creating and donating the wishing well.
"We hope visitors to Princesshay will enjoy the new feature and we’d like to thank those who have already donated. Those looking to exchange their pennies...
Exeter Citizens Advice Bureau held a celebration to mark the opening of its new city centre offices.
Guest-of-honour, MP Ben Bradshaw officially opened the charity’s new premises which are now based in Dix’s Field.
And there was a special honour bestowed on one of Exeter CAB’s most dedicated volunteers.
Anna Warne, who has worked as a volunteer and later as a member of the trustee board for more than 32 years, was made the organisation’s first ‘life friend’. The office’s new meeting and training room was also named in her honour.
A big beach recycling scheme to help protect Teignmouth seafront from future storm damage gets underway today.
Specialist diggers and bulldozers will move 10,000 tonnes of sand from the estuary side of The Point Spit to the sands in the front of The Point car park.
Beaches act as giant sponges soaking up wave energy and this reshaping of the beach will give it a protective healthy layer in readiness for any future winter storms like those that hit the South Devon coastline in February.
The work starts today (21 October) and will take three weeks. The work has been...
Staff at Torquay’s coastal zoo have spoken out about the amount of litter on the beaches and in the sea and highlighted the threat to marine life.
Clare Rugg, from Living Coasts, explained: “Beacon Cove is the beach on our doorstep. Some litter is brought in by the waves but much of it is left by beach users. The Council regularly cleans the beach – but it becomes littered again overnight! We think the problem is getting worse. Some people who volunteered at our recent big beach clean weekend were horrified by how much rubbish was picked up.
Network Rail has announced plans for tackling the problem of continual flooding at Cowley and Stafford bridges in Exeter.
This solution involves the removal of three weirs close to the bridges to lower the water level in this part of the River Exe.
Flooding at these bridges is a long-standing problem that has had a devastating impact on the nearby railway line and on the local community. In total, it has resulted in four weeks of disruption over the last two years, meaning numerous delays and closures on this part of the Great Western Main Line; loss of profit for...
An Exeter solicitor has been appointed as Press Officer to the Devon & Cornwall region of Resolution, the organisation working to ensure improved solutions for family law matters.
Cathryn Smith, from The Family Law Company will draw on her previous experience as a specialist media lawyer to help publicise the aims of the campaigning group.
Resolution is an independent, national body that promotes a constructive, non-confrontational approach to family law matters and campaigns for improvements to the justice system. Members follow a code of practice, the principles of...
What do you call an ale that’s been brewed for giraffes? That’s the challenge being set by two major local names.
Paignton Zoo and Bays Brewery have teamed up to launch a brand new ale to help raise money for conservation. And they’re inviting people to enter an online competition to give it a name.
Pete Salmon of Bays Brewery explained: “We produced a special ale for The Great Gorillas Project in 2013 and a rhino ale this summer. They were both successful, so now we’re doing another – and this time the theme is giraffes.”
Devon was today being buffeted by the former Hurricane Gonzalo.
Gale force winds and heavy rain are forecast throughout the day resulting in a yellow warning by the Met Office.
Drivers are being warned to take extra care due to the potential of fallen trees and debris on the road.
Winds in the north of the county are predicted to reach up to 27mph and 20mph in Exeter.
A Met Office spokesman said: “Fallen leaves impeding drainage increases the risk of surface water affecting roads, while some damage to trees is possible, given that many are still in full leaf...
Who really benefits most from welfare spending? A lot of people think that it’s the unemployed. So then, what percentage of welfare spending do you think goes to the unemployed, through Jobseekers Allowance - 50%, 25% or 10%?
The answer, according to the Department for Work and Pensions Annual Report for 2013-14, is just 2.34%. Of an overall annual expenditure of £163 billion, Jobseekers Allowance gets £3.81 billion. However, over half (50.93%) of DWP benefit money goes to those who receive the State Pension - £83.14 billion.
