Local charities in Devon helped Aldi donate 14,546 meals to people in need over the summer school holidays.
The supermarket paired up its stores with local charities, community groups and foodbanks to donate surplus food, with the majority of meals going to causes supporting families and children.
The donation is part of Aldi’s commitment to donate 10 million meals across the country in 2021, in partnership with community giving platform Neighbourly.
So far this year, Aldi stores across the UK have already donated over six million meals to good causes.
Thomas Godwin has been appointed Chief Executive of Citizens Advice Exeter and Citizens Advice Torbay.
A champion of diversity and inclusion Thomas takes up the role from October 2021 having previously been Director of External Affairs at Citizens Advice Plymouth. This will allow for a significant handover before Steve Barriball retires at the end of the year following 15 years of distinguished service as Chief Executive.
Thomas takes the reins at a crucial time for the work of Citizens Advice Exeter and Citizens Advice Torbay as they continue to support thousands of...
One of the most active community organisations in the west country has made a splash by securing its 100th business supporter - a new watersports company.
Shaka Watersports has signed up to Love Topsham, the high profile community interest company that acts as a cheerleader for the East Devon estuary town.
Love Topsham already has scores of independent local firms as business supporters, ranging from food shops and fitness professionals to artisan craftspeople and even estate agents and holiday let owners, all based in and operating from Topsham.
There is Group 1 action at Longchamp on Sunday September 5. It’s the Prix du Moulin de Longchamp which is for horses aged at least three years old and run over a mile. It’s due to start at 2.48 UK time and the winner will take home £229,580. The forecast is for the ground to be Good to Soft.
Not many races are named after a windmill but this one is. Last year saw Persian King, trained by André Fabre finish first. That was the third time in the last four years that a four-year-old has won this race. There’s a strong field for Sunday’s race, so let’s take a look at the leading...
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FILM-GOERS have their last chances to escape to the jungle, Wild West or even space this September, as a raft of family-friendly content is still screening at Vue Exeter as summer closes.
For those who want to go on an adventure to a more tropical climate, the long-awaited comedy Jungle Cruise is still screening. Featuring a star-studded cast including Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt, and based on Disneyland’s thrilling theme park ride where a small riverboat take a group of travellers through a jungle filled with the dangerous and supernatural, this escapade promises to excite...
Double Elephant Print Workshop, one of Exeter’s leading community arts organisations, is opening the doors to its two professional artist studios for a Heritage Open Day later this month. It will include studio tours, printmaking demonstrations and the chance to have a go yourself.
The event takes place on Saturday 11th September 11am - 3pm. Visitors will be able to try out traditional printmaking skills as a part of the Heritage Open Days event running across the country from 10 - 19 September.
Printmaking is one of the oldest forms of reproduction of text and image. In...
People requiring clinically urgent blood tests have been assured they will still be able to have them as surgeries and health care settings are faced with a shortage of equipment used for carrying out blood tests.
A global supply issue is affecting the availability nationally of the blood tubes used for blood tests and this is now having an impact on the number of tests that are being carried out.
The shortage means surgeries and other healthcare settings are having to restrict the number of blood tests they can carry out and reduce non-clinically urgent testing....
Next week, Air Ambulance charities across the UK will join together to raise awareness of the lifesaving service that each of them provides and is the only week ofthe year dedicated to raising funds that enable these specially skilled teams to keep responding. This years’ campaign, led by Air Ambulances UK, the national charity that supports, champions and represents air ambulance charities, is focussed on the powerful message that Every Second Counts and Every Penny Matters when saving the lives of the critically ill or injured. Nigel Hare, Operations Director at Devon Air Ambulance said...
Two nurses have received a prestigious award to recognise their outstanding contribution to human rights and care, at an international conference about ethics in care during COVID-19 hosted by the University of Exeter.
Suman Shrestha and Kerri Nuku are the winners of this year’s Human Rights and Nursing Awards . The awards are presented to two exemplary nurses each year, to give nurses visibility and celebrate their commitment and work to foster international respect for human rights and dignity of people everywhere in the world.
