On 17 November Exeter Corn Exchange will host a performance by From the Jam on their All Mod Cons 35th Anniversary Tour. From the Jam features Bruce Foxton from the original Jam line up. He also spent 15 years playing bass with Stiff Little Fingers. Bruce is joined by Russell Hastings, lead vocal and guitar, and Mark Brzezicki (Big Country) on drums. The Jam had amazing chart success with 18 singles and 7 albums to make the top 40 in the United Kingdom from their debut in 1977 to their break up in 1982. Their last 5 albums were all top ten hits and their last 8 singles made it into the top...
Have you got what it takes - to take on the world famous Royal Marines endurance training course - in the name of charity? 6 and 7 September will see the 24th annual running of this historic event in the heart of Devon.
The Commandant of the nearby Marine training centre has given permission for civilians to attempt the very same training course that the Royal Marines use each and every day.
Anyone over the age of 16 can enter and will need grit and determination but most of all a great sense of humour to test their fitness on the 4k Fun or 10k Marine or the ultimate 17k...
Hospiscare is thrilled to have been nominated as one of the three charities to gain from Chelsea Building Society’s ‘Charity Choice’ Scheme. Members of Chelsea Building Society and the general public are able to visit the South Street, Exeter branch, until 8 November to vote for their favourite local charity to receive the Charitable Foundation’s support.
The charity which receives the most votes will receive a donation of £500, the second £300 and the third £200.
Mike Tate, Manager of Chelsea Building Society in Exeter explained, ‘The charities benefitting are all...
The University of Exeter Students’ Guild and local charity Hospiscare are calling for adventurous families to join them for their ‘Haunted Halloween Hobble’ on the evening of Halloween, this Thursday 31 October.
The University’s team of student volunteers will be dressing up to create a spooky walk around the Streatham Campus. The event offers a family friendly alternative to trick or treating and is set to be an enjoyable spooky occasion. There will be lots of activities to get involved with including apple bobbing and a fancy dress parade with prizes for the best outfit.
Supermarket giants Sainsbury’s will go to court over claims that their competitors’ Tesco Price Promise is misleading. The case put forward by Sainsbury’s claims that the Price Promise doesn’t incorporate any ethical sourcing standards into its comparisons. Sainsbury’s originally challenged Tesco in the ASA over the Price Promise scheme, in which Tesco matches products such as its Everyday Value Tea, which is not Fairtrade, with Sainsbury’s basics tea, which is. Other examples include our basics water, which comes from a spring in Yorkshire, filtered through mineral-rich Greenmoor rock but...
Police in Exeter are appealing for the public's help to find a missing man, Police are concerned for the welfare of 51 year-old Robert Salter who lives in the St Davids area of the city and was last seen at around 1pm on Friday, October 11, 2013. Robert is described as a white man between 5’ 7” and 5’ 10” tall, of slim build with short dark brown hair. He may be wearing a cream fleece and a black leather jacket and using a walking stick. There has been a reported but unconfirmed sighting in the Exmouth area of Robert and he is believed to have links to the area. He also has furrher links...
This month has the opportunity to make a difference with a special fundraising dinner supporting life-saving work in Kibera, the biggest slum in Africa.
The evening will see live music, magic and comedy as well as an auction with a chance to win holiday accommodation in Italy and Spain.
The event will be headlined by Shane Richie and The Prelude. One of the country's premier funk bands fronted by the actor and comedian Shane Richie.
Kibera houses nearly 1m people living in extreme poverty and dangerous, unhygienic conditions. One in five children living there will...
The UK’s economic recovery appears to have strengthened during the third quarter of 2013, based on a wide range of indicators, according to a review by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
Estimates of output in the services and construction industries both show an acceleration between the second and third quarters, while retail sales volumes grew at the fastest quarterly rate since the start of 2008. The labour market continued its recent improvement, with employment and hours rising and unemployment falling. Following a period of relatively flat output growth during 2011 and...
The University of Exeter Students’ Guild and local charity Hospiscare are calling for adventurous families to join them for their ‘Haunted Halloween Hobble’ on the evening of Halloween, this Thursday 31 October.
The University’s team of student volunteers will be dressing up to create a spooky walk around the Streatham Campus. The event offers a family friendly alternative to trick or treating and is set to be an enjoyable spooky occasion. There will be lots of activities to get involved with including apple bobbing and a fancy dress parade with prizes for the best outfit.
An NHS communications and community relations manager from Exeter has been recognised by the NHS Leadership Academy for the way he reaches out to involve local communities in decisions about healthcare.
Nick Pearson has been shortlisted for a prestigious ‘emerging leader of the year award’.
The award recognises NHS staff who have gone above and beyond in their role to make a difference to the way patients are cared for.
Nick’s role is to involve people in decisions about healthcare.
He said: “I always strive to put patients and those that use NHS services at...
