Diabetes UK will run one of a national series of free educational events to provide expert advice and information for people recently diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes in Exeter in October.
The ‘Living with Diabetes Day’ will be held at Exeter Racecourse on Wednesday, October 22. The events are being held at 80 locations across the UK and it is expected that 10,000 people with Type 2 diabetes will attend them over the next two years.
The one-day events are aimed at helping people who have been diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes in the last few years and to provide them with...
Migraines used to control 26-year-old Sarah McClement's life but that has changed thanks to a new gadget.
Sarah, a business consultant from Exeter, has suffered from migraines for 11 years - weekly attacks that could take up to two days to clear.
This month sees Migraine Awareness Week (September 7-13). Migraines affect one in seven adults in the UK (over 8m people) making it more prevalent than diabetes, epilepsy and asthma combined. In 2012-13 there were more than 19,000 emergency hospital admissions for migraine and headache disorders and a recent report estimated the...
The Exeter Chiefs’ Comedy Night on October 10th is a new event on the Sandy Park calendar and promises to be a rip-roaring evening of entertainment.
The hilarious line-up includes Jim Grant, a compere with ‘razor-sharp wit’, multi award-winning Julian Deane, who is currently performing his ‘first-rate material’ at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and Ray Crawford, who has been described as the ‘funniest and most original Australian comedian ever’.
Tickets are on sale now at just £10 and doors will open at 7.30pm, with the first comedian taking to the stage at 8.30pm.
AWARD WINNING Indian Chef Monisha Bharadwaj is set to descend on The Magdalen Chapter in Exeter to treat guests to an insightful evening of Indian cookery.
The globally acclaimed Indian food writer and chef is famed for her best-selling books including Indian in Six, Healthy Indian Cooking and The Indian Kitchen, which have sold over half a million copies in 8 languages.
Monisha will be joining The Magdalen Chapter’s Head Chef Ben Bulger on Thursday 9 October to host an evening exploring Indian food and fare.
The menu will be based on dishes which use no more than 6...
Pavey Group has long promoted the development of its staff, and 2014 has already brought great recognition for the Exeter and Torbay based Insurance and Financial Services firm.
Pavey Group are strong supporters of the local Insurance Institute and were incredibly proud to see Helen Jones, Senior Account Manager, representing the Exeter Institute as President for 2013/2014. The Chartered Insurance Institute is the world’s leading professional body for the Insurance and Financial Services Industry, and is committed to maintaining the highest standard of technical competence. The...
Three appliances from Middlemoor and Danes Castle were mobilised to reports of a laundrette on fire in Richmond Road, Exeter.
On arrival crews made forced entry and discovered a fire in the vertical shaft to the rear of the property.
Crews used four breathing apparatus, two hose reel jets, one safety jet, 135 ladder, two short extension ladders, one thermal imaging camera, one saw and small tools.
The electrics were also isolated.
Crews spent a period of time cutting away and damping down to make safe.
TV presenter, Nicki Chapman, who hosts the popular Escape to the Country programme will launch the first show homes at Exeter’s only retirement village, Millbrook Village on Saturday 6th September.
Nicki Chapman - who first hit our screens when she appeared as a judge on Popstars and Pop Idol in 2001 - is now a well known presenter on many homes and gardens TV shows including Escape to the Country, Escape to the Continent, Holiday and Wanted Down Under.
Nicki will celebrate the opening of the long awaited show homes with a ribbon cutting ceremony and take a tour of the...
Rail travellers faced major disruption this morning after the line between Exeter and Taunton was closed due to a gas leak.
The alarm was raised at 5.14 am after alarms began sounding at Swallofield tank farm, Station Road, Wellington,.
On attendance the first crew requested support as it was confirmed gas was leaking from one of the LPG tanks on the tank farm.
One appliance from Wellington, one appliance from Taunton, one from Wiveliscombe along with the incident copmmand unit from Wiveliscombe attended. Supervisory officers and hazardous materials officers also...
Members of East Devon District Council will today (Wednesday) hear how well the authority is doing at delivering its promises and staying within budget, as well as the main aims it hopes to achieve in the coming year. The information comes in the form of an annual report for 2013-14, highlighting the council’s performance against the four priorities in the Council Plan 2012-16, and looking ahead to future aspirations.
The report also records levels of satisfaction among residents as collected in a Viewpoint survey sent to a random selection of residents in May 2013. Overall, the...
