According to a sleep study from 2010 at a sleep laboratory in Stockholm, Sweden, people who were sleep deprived were rated less healthy and less dishy than those who got a good night's sleep! So how many hours of sleep is best? Adults need between seven and nine hours of sleep, while teens and babies need more. During deep sleep, our skin's metabolic rate and the body's cells show higher production rates and the breakdown of proteins decrease. Proteins are the building blocks of our skin cells, so if they're chuffed and flourishing, so is our skin! If your hubby thinks...
We would like to invite you to our open evening to celebrate the re-branding of our new name 'Purity Boutique Spa' & Corporate evening on 16 May from 5-7.30pm.
This will be the perfect opportunity for you to pop in after work and join us with the chance to view our stunning spa and exquisite treatment suites. Please feel free to bring any work colleagues along with you, groups are welcome.
We are offering complimentary taster treatments to new clients who haven't been to us before, male & female. *Heavenly back massage *Skin analysis, skincare and...
Dog mess is one of the most common causes for complaints among residents when asked about issues in their community.
This month, East Devon District Council (EDDC) is launching a new campaign aimed at deterring the small but irritating band of irresponsible dog owners who allow their pets to foul pavements and public areas in East Devon.
The council’s “Pick It Up” campaign features a particularly strong message, which will be painted on the ground at hotspots around the district where dog mess is a particular problem.
Councillor Iain Chubb, EDDC’s Cabinet Member for...
The countdown has begun for the start of the Devon County Show, which runs this year from 16 to 18 May. Organic family farmers from Talaton near Honiton are sure to be cooking up a storm. Jonathan and Louise Burrough from Peradon Farm specialise in gourmet burgers, made from their home-grown Aberdeen Angus beef as well as lamb. The award-winning steak burgers will be ready to eat from their catering stand near the Mole Valley Farmers Main Arena. The 310-acre farm has been in the Burrough family for several generations and has been organic for more than a decade. In recent years they have...
The twelfth annual International Compost Awareness Week will be celebrated from Monday 6 to Sunday 12 May 2013.
In Devon, acclaimed gardening professional and BBC Gardeners' World regular, Toby Buckland is supporting the Don't let Devon go to waste's campaign of getting people composting.
This is an opportunity to get involved and help Devon to recycle or compost 60% of its waste by 2014/15.
Compost Awareness Week aims to encourage more people to realise the benefits of home composting and the great results that can be achieved by using peat-free composts containing...
Richard Baxter brought the curtain down on his illustrious career with the Exeter Chiefs by playing a leading role in his side’s final-day Aviva Premiership victory over Gloucester.
After 16 stand-out years at the Devon club, the all-action forward said his goodbyes with not only one last hurrah in the black jersey, but by also helping steer the Chiefs into the Heineken Cup again next season.
In a pulsating encounter at a packed Sandy Park, the Chiefs notched up their 12th league win of the campaign to ensure them of a crucial top six...
Three non-stop hours of your favourite dance fitness - all in aid of Cancer Research UK!
On Sunday 30 June, three local dance fitness instructors will be teaming up to lead the ultimate danceathon. With an hour each of Just Jhoom, Zumba AND Swagga, you will be sure to work up a sweat whilst helping to raise some money for a fantastic cause!
Whether you are looking for a fitness challenge, or even a way to raise money for a charity of your choice (why not ask your friends to sponsor you for taking part?): this is the event for you!
Devon-based artist collective Blind Ditch is looking for Exeter residents to be involved in an ambitious art project that will result in a video installation at Royal Albert Memorial Museum this summer, and provide inspiration for performances around the city in September during Unexpected, the new festival for Exeter.
Blind Ditch are looking for a particular group of 20 people who live within 10 minutes of Cathedral Green to become part of the video installation at RAMM this July.
To draw attention to the project, Blind Ditch have been out in the city centre with a...
Following the announcement last week that the Rugby World Cup is set to come to Exeter's very own Sandy Park in 2015, combined with a thrilling end to the Season which saw the Chiefs notching up their 12th league win of the campaign to ensure them of a crucial top six finish, Exeter Rugby Club are on an all-time high. In 2015, when over 4.5 million viewers from across the globe will be watching the relative minnows in the list of Rugby World Cup venues, exactly what does this mean for the Chiefs and for the city? The Exeter Daily spoke to the key people that made it happen.
