Police and Crime Commissioner Tony Hogg is calling on the Government to introduce minimum unit pricing immediately, as part of the battle to reduce the harm caused by alcohol misuse. He is also demanding that opposition parties make manifesto commitments to introduce similar legislation. “It is now time to act.” said Mr Hogg. “The Government has put plans to introduce a minimum unit price for alcohol on hold for too long.” “It must press on and not be deterred by industry interests. Every day that the political parties delay, there are more hospital admissions and more arrests – affecting...
Bishop Robert spent a morning with chaplains and prisoners at Exeter Prison this week, as part of his prayer pilgrimage around the county in the run up to his installation.
He said his time at the prison was a “deeply moving experience”.
“I met a whole group of men in their 20s, one of them asked me to pray for his partner, who was expecting their first child and was suffering from being apart. I also spoke with a man who was on a ward on his own, dying. It was very moving seeing how the chaplains were ministering to these men.”
Morrisons is removing all trolley locks at its Prince Charles Road store in response to Exeter’s customer feedback, which has called for quicker and easier shopping trips. A team were visiting the store today (2 July) to update all of the store’s trolley fixtures. This will remove the need to insert a £1 coin or token to release a trolley from its bay. Glen Allen, Store General Manager for Morrisons Exeter said: “Our nation is getting busier and we have less free time than previous generations. “Customers in Exeter have told us that they want a quicker shop. The removal of trolley locks is...
David Cameron has called for global action to tackle the growing threat of resistance to antibiotics.
Speaking to the BBC, Mr Cameron said: "If we fail to act, we are looking at an almost unthinkable scenario where antibiotics no longer work and we are cast back into the dark ages of medicine where treatable infections and injuries will kill once again."
Growing numbers of infections are resistant to antibiotics but no new classes of anti-microbial drugs have come onto the market for more than 25 years.
The prime minister also announced a review of the market and...
Firefighters in England and Wales will join hundreds of thousands of other public sector workers taking strike action on Thursday 10 July, the Fire Brigades Union has announced.
The long-running dispute over firefighters’ pensions will see a further day of strikes at the same time as a walk out by local government workers, teachers and civil servants over a range of issues, including attacks on pay and pensions and workloads.
The strike will last between 10am and 7pm and will be the 15th in the FBU’s campaign. The union is also expected to announce further action later this...
Being a Personal Trainer can be a fantastically rewarding job especially when someone like Dave Pethick walks into your gym in Exeter.
Weighing almost 20 stone, Dave was a man on a mission and had his mind set on losing weight and getting fit. With some health problems beginning to emerge, Dave realised the time had arrived to join a gym in Exeter, addressing his weight issues to ensure a healthy, and happy future ahead.
At only 20 years old, Dave desperately wanted to regain the confidence which had been shattered as his weight increased over a number of years beforehand....
Camoflauge and war paint were in on Saturday when staff from an Exeter opticians raised awareness and funds for the Blind Veterans UK.
On Saturday 28 June staff from Specsavers Exeter dressed up in camouflage to raise money for the charity. In addition, they have raised funds throughout June for the cause.
Jonathan Baumber, store director at Specsavers Exeter, said ahead of the event: "We are very pleased to be supporting the Blind Veterans, supporting our ex-Service men and also the importance of eye examinations. We look forward to dressing up in our army gear and raising...
Following the launch of RGB Building Supplies Community Fund, when £1,000 worth of building materials was given to a charity last month, the builders merchant is now calling for sports clubs in the Exeter area to get in contact and tell them what help they need.
Perhaps a local football team needs their changing rooms decorated, or a cricket club needs help with some fencing, or possibly the facilities used by a local martial arts club need updating, whatever the project, RGB would like to find out how £1,000 worth of materials could help.
A budding entrepreneur has opened his first hairdressing business in Ottery St Mary.
At just 19 years of age, Matt Booth is determined to make a success of Alley Barber, a traditional barber’s shop.
After training at the Total Barber Hair Academy in London and serving his apprenticeship in a number of Exeter salons including Gentry and Restyle Barber, Matt decided the time was right to set up on his own.
He said: “I’d just started looking for suitable premises, when I heard the video rental shop in Saddlers Lane was available. It seemed the ideal spot to catch...
The Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities are calling for a change to the language used about people with learning disabilities and the way they are represented in the media, in order to tackle the increase in bullying, harassment and hate crime.
Social media and the internet are places where high levels of bullying and hate crime are experienced by people with learning disabilities, as well as when they are at home, at work or out in their communities.
As well as campaigning for more positive representation in society and the media, the Foundation, working with...
