A newly formed local company is to provide a ground-breaking health screening service to clients across the South West. Exeter-based business partners Terri Bainbridge and Lisa Portman have launched Thermalogica, providing revolutionary Digital Infrared Thermal Imaging (DITI). A sophisticated camera is used to detect heat in order to measure the physiological activity, creating a map or thermal fingerprint of the infrared patterns of the body.
Still relatively new to the UK, DITI is widely established throughout America and some parts of Europe and is supported by 30 years of...
The UK’s surface repair specialist Plastic Surgeon is going ape for charity. The company has pledged its expertise in support of Paignton Zoo’s 90th birthday Great Gorillas Project.
Plastic Surgeon has set up the Gorilla Preservation Squad to care for the host of life-sized fibre-glass gorillas spending the summer at major landmarks and locations across the region.
The model gorillas have been sponsored by businesses and community groups, painted in original designs by specially commissioned artists and displayed in public, creating a unique art trail around Exeter and the...
Devon has been selected to host this year’s national Rural Health Conference, being held at Sandy Park, Exeter, on Friday, 18 October.
Organised by the Rural Health Network, and supported by Devon County Council, the theme of this year’s conference is “Challenging Times – One Year On” – working together to deliver effective rural health services.
Councillor Andrea Davis, Devon County Council’s Cabinet Member for health and wellbeing said: “It’s an honour to be hosting this event, which is highly significant for Devon and its population, as one of the largest rural...
Police searching for the body of missing person Alma Royle have discovered a body in the Pocombe Bridge area of Exeter.
Police supported by other search agencies, including mountain rescue, have been carrying out extensive searches since Alma was reported missing from her home in Exeter on Saturday 27 July.
She was last seen at the Co-op store in Dunsford Hill on the morning of Friday 26 July.
A police spokesperson confirmed: "Officers are at the scene and will recover the body today and the identification process will be completed in due course.
Tony Campolo will be speaking at Exeter Cathedral on Wednesday 4 September at 7.30pm. The ordained Baptist minister with an internationally appreciated speaking ministry, has spoken at both Spring Harvest and Greenbelt Festival and he is one of the founders of the Red Letter Christian movement. www.redletterchristians.org/start
He will be speaking on "Being a Red Letter Christian in today's world". David Edwards from Cullompton will be leading the music.
Tony is also Professor Emeritus of sociology at Eastern University, a former faculty member at the University of...
In August 2013, Furniture Village turns 24 and, in order to celebrate, the UK’s largest independent retailer of its type is commemorating another significant event from 1989 – the invention of the text message. To mark its birthday, Furniture Village is launching a search for each county’s earliest recorded text sent by a member of the Great British public.
The Furniture Village branch in Exeter is calling on the public to search attics, drawers and shoe boxes to dig-out old mobile phones, power them up once more, and find the region’s earliest recorded text. If a person thinks...
With over 1 million more people visiting A&E compared to three years ago, last year's harsh winter put exceptional pressure on urgent and emergency wards.
The new funding will go to A&E departments identified as being under the most pressure and be targeted at 'pinch points' in local services.
The aim is for patients to be treated promptly, with fewer delays in A&E, and for other patients to get the care, prescriptions or advice they need without going to A&E.
Local initiatives: how extra A&E funding could be spent
Whether you fancy a 1940s experience night with The Three Belles, Jazz in the afternoon in Sidmouth or family fun at the magnificent Imaginarium visiting RAMM, don't plan your weekend until you have checked out our essential guide to what's on in and around Exeter.
THEATRE Grandpa in my Pocket: Teamwork! Friday & Saturday, Exeter Northcott Grandpa in my Pocket comes to the stage for a whole new ‘Grandpa’ theatre experience for young fans of the hugely popular CBeebies television series. Performances: Friday at 2.30pm and 6pm and on Saturday at 10.30am and 2.30pm. Tickets: £16....
Who owns your business strategy? Do you have a gap between the think and do in your strategy?
Strategic planning is key to driving business success. A business without an organic strategy that is regularly reviewed and updated will quickly be overtaken by its competitors. A strategically aware business will be in tune with its environment and ahead of its competition and able to influence its growth and development.
This breakfast will enable delegates to:
* Understand the importance of strategy * Understand the strategic process * Understand the difference between...
Devon & Somerset Law Society is holding a seminar at Exeter Race Course on 17 October to bring legal practitioners up to speed with the latest developments in the world of contentious probate. The Wills, Trusts and Probate Team of St John’s Chambers, the largest set in the South West with 80 members and seven Silks, will be speaking at the seminar on a range of topics. This includes Inheritance Act claims, the role of Trustees, Mutual Will disputes and highlights of the Contentious Probate and Trust litigation over the past 12 months.
