RNLI lifeguard Kate Berridge rescued a nine-year-old boy who’d been swept off the sand bar in the River Exe yesterday afternoon (8 August). The boy who was with his brother couldn’t swim and was under the water when Kate pulled him out.
Kate was doing a routine patrol along the left hand side of the beach when she saw the boy disappear off the end of the sand bar, which is exposed in the middle of the river at low tide.
Kate says: "I immediately grabbed a rescue tube and dolphin-dived though the shallow water between the beach and the sand bar before swimming the 20 to 30...
The first national Job Confidence Index, which reveals the state of the nation’s work and employment prospects based on a study by ICM of over 4,000 people in England, shows an overall job confidence score of 51.5 for the South West. On a national level, the data shows a score of 51.8 out of 100. The Index, which is based on seven pillars ranging from job and personal experience, qualifications and opportunities, reveals that while job confidence is highest in London and the South East of England, the picture across the country is a relatively consistent one, with confidence lowest in the...
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....
