The Exeter Daily caught up with Les Bright, who clearly likes to keep busy... self employed researcher / writer specialising in care issues, invariably away from Exeter/ Devon. I spend even more time on various voluntary commitments at The Real Food Store and Exeter Trails in the city, and contributing to the work of a couple of national voluntary organisations.
How would you describe yourself in 5 words? Optimistic, energetic, passionate and opinionated
How would you describe Exeter in 5 words? Lively, attractive, oozing with energy
WOMEN who work at The Magdalen Chapter in Exeter will going ‘Bear Faced’ for the day in aid of BBC Children in Need.
Staff at the city centre hotel will be ditching their make-up on Friday 8th November to raise money for the national appeal.
The Exeter women will be joining TV favorites such as Alex Jones (pictured) and Arlene Phillips, actress Sheridan Smith plus many more high profile celebrities who have also pledged to have a day without makeup.
Spa Manager Charlotte Channing, from The Magdalen Chapter, said this undertaking would be harder for some women than...
As Devon braces itself for the worst storm in two decades, the AA has issued advice to drivers who may encounter flooding.
Where the risk of flooding comes from rivers or the sea you're likely to get some advanced warning from the Environment Agency but surface water flooding resulting from heavy rain combined with drains that can't cope is much more difficult to predict.
The AA advises that whatever the cause, flood water presents a general hazard to health. Moving flood water in particular is powerful, relentless and extremely dangerous.
Firework phobia could be a thing of the past for pet dogs according to the RSPCA, which is bracing itself for another busy bonfire night season.
The charity regularly receives more than three-quarters of all calls about fireworks in October and November, when Guy Fawkes and Diwali celebrations are in full swing.
Last year there were 326 fireworks related calls in those two months alone. That is 75% of the 436 received across the whole year.
It is a stressful time of year for pets and their owners, with an estimated 45% of dogs in the UK showing signs of fear when...
As the temperature drops deeper into the season, all skin types need richer and more nourishing protection and hydration just like fashion turns to thicker clothing to warm up. Otherwise, tiny cracks can give way to visible lines that are not usually there. Dry skin due to cold or harsh weather can also cause irritation for sensitive individuals which is why its also a good idea to choose natural ingredients whenever possible. Many people will find they need to layer moisturising products over a hydrating serum to stay hydrated. Even oily skin needs hydration to stay balanced and to keep...
Eccentric Exeter present Dr Shapter vs the Cholera Epidemic.
Take a dramatic historical theatre walk through Exeter's own horrid history to a time when cholera infested the streets and only one man could save the City from total contamination!
Back by popular demand, Dr Shapter vs the Cholera Epidemic starts and ends at the City Gate Pub, Lower North Street, Exeter on: Friday 8, Saturday 9, Sunday 10 November at 6.30pm and at 3pm on Saturday 9 November 2013.
The play, which debuted last year is set in 1832 when Exeter was seized by the grip of the dreaded...
Special celebration of the sons and daughters of our foster carers.
The Five Rivers Fostering Service is joining Fostering Network’s Campaign: Sons & Daughters: Celebrating the Foster Family to acknowledge the phenomenal contribution which the children of foster carers make to fostering.
Fostering relies on the support, patience and co-operation of everyone in the household, fostering will present challenges but with those challenges come many rewards and you and your family will benefit from enabling your children to learn how to share, how to empathise and gain a...
Champion jockey AP McCoy has said he is ‘delighted’ that Exeter Racecourse, where he rode his first ever winner on English soil in 1994, has renamed one of its bars AP’s, which he officially opened at a race meeting there on Tuesday.
The 18-times champion jockey and 2010 Sports Personality of the Year winner booted home Chickabiddy, who was trained locally on Exmoor by Gordon Edwards, to win some 19 years ago on September 7. The champion is now 20 winners away (correct Oct 24) from achieving a record breaking 4,000 winners under Rules.
One of the most open Premier League seasons ever continues this weekend. Can Arsenal remain top dogs? Will Chelsea, Liverpool or Manchester City make a break from the chasing pack? Will Manchester United begin to mount their challenge? Can Norwich, Palace and Sunderland lift themselves from their bottom three gloom? Sunday's north east derby and the big money boys, Chelsea v Man City, are arguably the pick of this weekend's Premier League fixtures with our predictions below.
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Saturday 26 October 2013 (kick-off 3pm unless stated) (predictions in...
Exeter Chiefs are backing a push by the Heart of Devon Tourism Partnership to encourage people to get out and get ‘spooked’ this Hallowe'en.
England under 21 stars Lloyd Fairbrother and Jack Nowell and team-mate Luke Cowandickie transformed into spooks themselves, dressing up in fancy dress costumes, donning wigs and putting on make-up following training at Sandy Park on Wednesday (Oct 23).
Prop Lloyd Fairbrother, 21, became a slain warrior back from the dead, hooker Luke Cowandickie, 20, took on the alter ego of a scary clown, while full back Jack Nowell, 20, was...
