Across the globe, cases of allergy are significantly increasing. An estimated 21 million people in the UK now suffer from an allergy, with at least one in three people affected at some time in their lives. In Devon and Cornwall, that equates to around 600,000 people.
A conference hosted by the University of Exeter Medical School will bring together a range of experts in the field to analyse the evidence and advise health professionals on how best to diagnose and treat an increasingly wide range of allergic reactions.
Professor Edward Kaminski, Honorary Professor at the...
This weekend offers a veritable cornucopia of possibilities to keep you and the family entertained in and aroud Exeter.
EVENTS
Milling at Cricklepit Friday, Cricklepit Mill, from 10am See a historic watermill in action and visit Devon Wildlife Trust's headquarters. Watch as volunteer millers grind wheat for flour in the traditional way. The stone-ground wholemeal flour will also be available to buy on the day. Admission is free and there is no need to book in advance except for groups and schools. More information: 01392 279244 www.devonwildlifetrust.org
Solicitors in Devon are being given the opportunity to undertake two hours free accredited CPD training in central Exeter this October.
The event is made up of two sessions - one on Personal Branding for Solicitors and one which gives an introduction to PATLIB, the Patent Library based in Plymouth - and is aimed at an introductory level,
The course is jointly hosted and presented by Social:haus Limited and Plymouth PATLIB with support from the Intellectual Property Office.
Full time solicitors are required to have taken 16 hours CPD by the 31 October each year of...
Research by the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) proposes cap on price growth
The Bank of England’s Financial Policy Committee should consider limiting annual house price inflation to 5% in order to prevent another housing bubble, reckless bank lending and a dangerous build up in household debt, according to new RICS research launched on Friday 13 September.
RiCs argues that with excessive price growth and high mortgage lending having led to a vulnerable banking sector, specific policy on limiting growth is needed. The surveyors' group says that such a policy...
East Devon District Council has agreed to the request from Save The Red Lion Campaign to list the Red Lion pub in Sidbury village, East Devon, as an Asset of Community Value under the 2012 Localism Act. The District Council’s important decision is a significant one for a rural community in East Devon.
This listing is only the second that the District Council has made and the Red Lion pub now joins around a hundred other pubs across the country which have been listed as Assets of Community Value by their local authorities. This reflects a growing demand by local communities to not...
Today (Friday 13 September 2013) marks the 10th anniversary, to the day, of the Supporters' Trust purchasing the majority shareholding of Exeter City FC .
Ten years ago today Dr David Treharne and Martin Ellicott, on behalf of the relatively newly formed Supporters' Trust stepped out of Ivor Doble’s jewellery shop pinching themselves that they had just bought their football club!
The Club had been in turmoil for months since the arrest of fraudulent John Russell and Mike Lewis. Members of the Supporters' Trust had been trying to keep the Club in existence, and all summer...
Spectators have 85 miles (137km) of Devon’s roads to choose from when it comes to being part of the 10th anniversary Tour of Britain in the county on Friday 20 September.
Devon County Council will host Stage Six of The Tour, starting in Sidmouth and finishing at Haytor, in Dartmoor National Park.
Crowds are being tipped to exceed last year’s record of 220,000 spectators that lined the route in Devon, and the advice is to leave plenty of time to travel to where you’re planning to watch the action, in order to avoid delays. Among the world class teams taking part are Sky Pro...
Children and young people in Exeter can join a new term of fun singing and song-writing as part of Wren Music’s Roots Music School.
Wren Music is Devon’s leading community music education charity and is running two groups in Exeter, offering young people the chance to learn from professional singing leaders. Based at St Sidwell’s Centre, Exeter Singing Roots meets weekly on Thursdays from 5-6.30pm, where 8-16 year olds learn a rich range of songs and harmonies from all over the world, as well as discovering how to write their own.
