Jim Duggan's advice for this year's Royal Rumble

Authored by Simon Wells
Posted: Wed, 02/09/2022 - 3:12pm

WWE's annual Tables, Ladders, and Chairs (TLC) event in December is a great way to end the year for many fans. However, a fresh calendar year of pay-per-views starts in January, with the annual Royal Rumble event first on the list.

Everyone knows how significant the Royal Rumble is since winning the 30-man match gives you a rare shot of glory at Wrestlemania. The Royal Rumble is one of WWE's "Big Four" events, alongside Wrestlemania, SummerSlam, and Survivor Series. Here is Jim Duggan's advice for this year's Royal Rumble.

"Hacksaw" Jim Duggan

If you were an...

National family law firm arrives in Exeter

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 02/09/2022 - 2:59pm

Stowe Family Law (Stowe) – the UK’s largest specialist family law firm –continues to widen its nationwide presence with the opening of its 44th office in Exeter .

Helping to provide much-needed reassurance in a time of continued anxiety for many couples, the new office will help clients across Exeter access some of the country’s top family lawyers.

As the UK draws closer to the introduction of no-fault divorce in April this year, a recent study conducted by the firm revealed that over 76% of people living in the Southwest were not aware that divorce law in England and...

Construction giant Midas goes into administration

By Philip Churm, local democracy reporter

Business leaders in Devon have been reacting to the news that one of the UK’s biggest privately owned construction companies has gone out of business – affecting a number of public sector projects in the county.

Midas Group Limited has offices across south west England and Wales including in Exeter in Newton Abbot.

A contract with Torbay Council to build an £11 million Premier Inn is now threatened but the council said it will work with stakeholders to make sure it is delivered.

Over 300 people are expected to...

Lions Barber Academy at South Devon College

Devon college trains barbers in suicide prevention

Authored by Joe Cooper
Posted: Wed, 02/09/2022 - 11:12am

Barbering and hairdressing students at a Devon college will now get suicide prevention training as part of their qualifications.

South Devon College in Torquay and The Lions Barber Collective have joined forces to set up the first ever Lions Barber Academy.

The charity was founded by the Torquay-based and internationally recognised barber, Tom Chapman. After losing a friend to suicide, Tom, a former South Devon College student, set out to do something to help prevent others from taking their own lives.

"It's a huge privilege to launch the first Lions Barber Academy...

Kids playing in the woods

The Outdoors Group to open next forest school at Escot

Authored by Sue Cade
Posted: Wed, 02/09/2022 - 10:15am

There’s a new opportunity for children in Exeter and East Devon to enjoy outdoor learning and play as The Outdoors Group launches its latest forest school at Escot Estate.

Opening just after February half term ‘The Forest School at Escot’ is located in a section of Black Aller Woods, a stunning plot of mixed woodland with an ever-changing setting including carpets of bluebells throughout Spring.

Head of Forest Schools, Nick Murphy explains how the new site came about. “We’d been looking for a suitable plot of woodland for a while and when we walked into Black Aller we knew...

Wins galore for Exeter area at estate agency awards

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 02/08/2022 - 11:45pm

Estate agents in and around Exeter scooped no less than five separate accolades at the Experts in Property Awards 2021.

With the ceremony held via Zoom, the Experts in Property Awards 2021 was attended by principals and staff from its member agencies across Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Somerset and Bristol and celebrated what was most important in agency in 2021, majoring on training, online marketing and community support.

There were seven awards categories in total, and agents in and around Exeter romped home with a full house in Customer Services. This award was based on...

Anti-social behaviour in Exeter remains high

By Ollie Heptinstall, local democracy reporter

Anti-social behaviour in Exeter is continuing at an “unreasonable” level, leading to a tightening of the city’s public space protection order.

The order, known as a PSPO, which outlaws certain types of anti-social behaviour in the city centre, was introduced in June 2017. It applies to everyone but currently only people in groups of two or more can be dispersed.

Following a consultation, the city’s council executive this week agreed to changes from June which will mean individuals can be forced to leave the area,...

Pilot scheme launched to help Devon farmers with future opportunities and new technology

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Tue, 02/08/2022 - 11:13pm

A pilot project has been launched to help support the growth of Devon’s agricultural industry. The £500,000 Devon County Council scheme is being supported through the UK Community Renewal Fund which was recently secured by Team Devon.

The DATA (Devon Agri-Tech Accelerator) project is aiming to provide support and research for farmers, growers, landowners, and other agricultural and Agri-Tech businesses to develop innovations which can help build a sustainable farming community within Devon. It will also look to reduce Devon’s carbon footprint, enhance farm productivity, support...

Exeter care home resident celebrates 101st birthday

A resident at RMBI Care Co. Cadogan Court, in Exeter, has celebrated her 101st birthday.

Janet Wigmore enjoyed a party at the Home with fellow residents. The staff, determined to ensure that she had a memorable birthday, arranged a celebration at lunchtime with flowers, balloons and a delicious cake.

Janet was born in February 1921, around two years after the end of the First World War, when films were still silent and a loaf of bread cost just 2 pence. She grew up in Grantham, Lincolnshire, where she attended the same school as Margaret Thatcher. In fact, their fathers...

Can beetroot juice help keep our brains sharp in later life? New study investigates 

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 02/08/2022 - 10:28pm

An innovative clinical trial will investigate how drinking beetroot juice impacts brain function in older adults, via the bacteria that live in our mouths.

A donation from University of Exeter alumnus Tom Morgan (Business Economics 1999) is supporting the new research. It seeks to investigate how the hundreds of species of bacteria and other organisms that colonise our mouths – known as the oral microbiome - impact on processes key to the development of major diseases, including brain diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias.

Beetroot juice is high in...

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