Luxury student accommodation providers, Study Inn , have recently released their new campaign - " the most fun cities to be a student! " and Exeter has come in at 15th, overall.

Study Inn took the top 20 universities from the Guardian's league table and rated 5 categories that matter most out of 5 to find the average score for each university.

Categories include the number of pubs and restaurants, the average pint price, how many societies the University has and the Student Crowd student scores.

For the category "Student satisfaction" Exeter is in the top 5 and...

Understanding how the power of nature can help people improve their mental health and overcome conditions such as depression, anxiety and stress has been boosted thanks to a new handbook.

The resource, from researchers at the University of Exeter, provides guidance and best practice for organisations providing Nature on Prescription, helping them to develop beneficial, safe and sustainable services.

Nature on Prescription is one form of social prescribing through which people can self-refer or be referred by a health or social care professional to engage proactively with...

Housing Association LiveWest has donated thirty laptops to Queen Elizabeth’s School in Crediton.

Rupert Poole, Principal of Queen Elizabeth’s School, said: “QE is very grateful for the generous donation of laptops from LiveWest and it will help our students immensely.

Clearly everyone has been through a challenging year, a year where the importance of developing students’ IT skills and ensuring good internet access has been highlighted.

This donation will not only ensure greater online access for our...

Tarot readings have been heavily practiced among specific cultures over the years. Because of this, the culture of tarot reading has gained traction and is now done across the world. Many people are into tarot readings, especially tarot love readings and financial readings, and will seek out the very best psychic readings in the hope that they will give them either the answers they are looking for or some direction that will then help them achieve what they would like to. Tarots are meant to give some clarity when you’re faced with life uncertainties or have a pressing problem that you...

A new survey from ATS Euromaster has revealed how in-the-know British motorists are regarding driving etiquette.

The study polled 2,000 motorists in the UK to find out whether age, gender and location play a role in their driving knowledge.

According to the survey conducted in February 2021, younger generation drivers are the most likely to answer incorrectly when asked basic driving knowledge questions.

Nearly half of motorists aged 18-44 think splashing a pedestrian is acceptable, while a third of the same age group think...

Six new potentially lifesaving throw line boards and reach poles have been installed at locations around Exeter Quay with the aim to reduce drownings around the area.

Between 2015 and 2019, confirmed fatality statistics show that ten lives have been lost on Exeter's waterways.

Nationally, around half of people who drown had no intention of being in water – they may have been walking, running, or jump in the water after their dog. There is also an increased likelihood after drinking alcohol. According to the latest national data, double the number of people drowned after...

Most sports lovers are passionate about their favorite sports, teams, and players. They always find a way to show this off in their dressing, stickers on cars, logos on doors, etc. But do you know you can rep your team or sports in your home décor and interior design?

You can add several creative and beautiful ways to integrate your love for sports into your home décor. Consider using suitable sports-themed wall art. There are several ideas and concepts you can use.

Are you unsure about the sports-themed artwork suitable for your wall space? We'll help you get some ideas...

Exeter City Council’s Planning Officer has recommended that an application by the University of Exeter to build an Estates Services Centre on the eastern edge of the campus be approved.

If you like to walk along Belvidere Road, in the Duryard Valley or around the Green Circle this will have a significant impact on your enjoyment.

An ‘estates services centre’ is not an office block. It is an industrial facility.

Birdsong will be replaced by the sounds of machinery including fork lift trucks, pressure washers, tractors and HGVs.

It will be hard to dodge this,...

For the third year running, Ecclesiastical Insurance Group is giving away £1million to charities with the return of its Movement for Good awards.

From today, people in Devon can nominate a cause close to their hearts for a potential £1,000 award to help make a difference. 500 charities will each receive £1,000 during the first phase of the campaign. A second phase of giving will happen later this summer.

Since the initiative began in 2019, nearly 4,000 Devon residents have nominated causes they care about, leading to the Movement for Good awards gifting £11,000 to...

Road verges cover 1.2% of land in Great Britain – an area the size of Dorset – and could be managed to help wildlife, new research shows .

University of Exeter researchers used Google Earth and Google Street View to estimate that verges account for 2,579 km2 (almost 1,000 square miles) of land.

About 27% of these verges are frequently mown, 41% is wilder grassland, 19% is woodland and the rest is scrub.

There are "significant opportunities" to improve verges by reducing mowing and planting trees, the researchers say.

"Our key message is that there's a...