Young donors are crucial to ensuring there will be enough donors in the years to come. Despite the percentage of 17–24 year old blood donors in Devon being higher than the national average, more younger donors are needed.
NHS Blood and Transplant has released the figures at the start of National Blood Week to encourage more people across Devon to ‘get off the bench’ and start giving blood. The need for people to join the Greatest Team in the World is also intensified as donations are expected to be disrupted this summer as people’s attention turns to the Football World Cup....
Exeter businessman Chris Wollacott and his friend Steve Robertson are cycling to the five D Day beaches in Normandy, France to remember the brave soldiers who fought in 1944.
Steve's father (from London, pictured) was one of the servicemen and lied about his age 18 (he was 17 years old) to be able to sign up.
Chris's Dad Cyril Wollacott (from Crediton) is 88 on the 9th June 14, he was 18 years old all but 3 days by the skin of his teeth. He missed the D Day landings because but was part of the India & Burma soldiers.
With all football fans’ eyes turning towards Brazil, DVLA has today revealed the top ten football number plates that they have sold.
Topping the table is WE57 HAM with their fellow London team AR53 NAL joint second with HU11 CTY. EN61 AND finished mid-table in seventh place and PRE 570N prop up the table in tenth.
This week's Exeter Farmers’ Market is cancelled "due to unforeseen problems" (Thursday 12 June).
The disruption to the market is due to the extensive works being carried out on the pavement area at the junction of Fore Street and South Street in the city centre.
It was originally hoped that the market would only need to be cancelled for this week but unforeseen problems mean that the site will now be unavailable next week as well.
David Lewis, Exeter City’s Council’s Events, Facilities & Markets Manager said: “It is very disappointing, for the producers and...
Job prospects in the South West are the best in the country, with an employment outlook of +15% this quarter, according to Manpower, the global leader in contingent and permanent recruitment workforce solutions. This is a significant increase on last quarter’s Outlook of +10%, and the highest in the region for over three years.
The Manpower Employment Outlook Survey is based on responses from 2,101 UK employers. It asks whether employers intend to hire additional workers or reduce the size of their workforce in the coming quarter. It is the most comprehensive, forward-looking...
People living in an area of Teignmouth will benefit from a new and exciting health and fitness project thanks to £142,500 of National Lottery funding from Sport England’s Community Sport Activation Fund.
Teignbridge District Council is among 88 projects to receive a share of £15 million of funding to support grassroots sport activity across the country.
The Sports Bug project focuses on the Teignmouth West Ward and is all about creating more sport sessions – both traditional and non-traditional – as well as better access to health advice for people aged 14 and over....
The Exeter branch of RGB Building Supplies will be hosting a Blooming Great Tea Party on Friday 27 June in aid of Marie Curie Cancer Care.
Taking place between 7.30am and 5pm, those visiting the branch will be able to purchase cakes, tea and coffee throughout the day with all proceeds going to the charity. For the early starters, there will be a breakfast option being served until 10am.
For a small donation, customers can also have their car and van windscreens washed, and there will be opportunities to win prizes to boost the fundraising total.
Prepare to walk the plank straight to Devon’s Crealy Great Adventure Park for the Princess and Pirate weekend on Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 June 2014.
Guests visiting over the weekend are invited to dress up as their favourite princess or pesky pirate where a magical world of adventure awaits to spark the most vivid of imaginations. There will also be an exciting opportunity to meet and pose for a photograph with the UK’s number one Captain Jack Sparrow look-a-like ‘Jonty Depp’ and his beautiful Princess.
Pirates of all ages will love the brand new live outdoor entertainment...
Local business Doodlebug Marketing & Design are going to be holding a ‘Social Media Surgery’ day on Thursday 17 July 2014 at The Generator in Dix’s Field, Exeter.
If you’re a business that wants to know how to make better use of social media channels or overcome challenges and frustrations then this event will be perfect for you.
Following successful registrations businesses will receive a dedicated 30 minute slot on the day where Zoe Keeping or Ben Hicks from Doodlebug will provide hints, tips and advice specific to their needs.
Police in Devon and Cornwall now have new powers to help victims of domestic violence and abuse.
Where a perpetrator has been violent, or threatened violence, towards a victim or their children and there are unlikely to be any substantive criminal charges the police may authorise a Domestic Violence Protection Notice whilst the perpetrator is in custody.
The notice protects the victim from violence or a threat of violence by:
Prohibiting the perpetrator from evicting or excluding the victim and their children from their premises
