At first glance the small cluster of wooden houses, sat next to a dirt road under the dappled shade of lychee and mango trees, in the rural community of Belavenoky, looks like any other you might find in south east Madagascar.
Look a little closer however and you notice their palm thatched roofs are draped in a series of slanted tarpaulin sheets and there are blue tanks by their walls.
These houses are part of a project called Tatirano (meaning ‘to collect water’ in Malagasy), set up by engineer Harry Chaplin, which is hoping to expand its clean drinking water project to...
The location and size of urban trees plays an important role in providinghealth and wellbeing benefits, according to a new study by Exeter University. Using National Tree Mapdata, created by aerial mapping company Bluesky, the study assessed the role of 600,000 individual trees in providing nature experiences. Those trees that are experienced by more people, more frequently, have the potential to provide greater health and wellbeing benefits.
With urbanisation emerging as one of the most important human health issues of the 21st century, the study concluded the contribution of...
Your guide to What’s On in and around Exeter this weekend (22-24 February):
THEATRE
Aladdin
Friday & Saturday, Silverton Community Hall
A timeless tale of love set in exotic ancient China is coming to Silverton as Aladdin swops the 55B bus to ride in on his magic carpet!The village will be transformed into enchanting old Peking fit for a beautiful princess, a dastardly uncle, a clever genie and love-struck Aladdin in this family-favourite pantomime. Staged by the Silverton Luvvies, this modern take on a time-less classic promises laughs, love, intrigue...
The nation's funkiest 10 piece band with an insanely loyal local following. We bring you 3 great vocalists, a driving rhythm section and a kicking horn section that won't stay still for a second. This band really do love what they do; their on-stage energy is infectious and they create a fantastic atmosphere.
Local marketing agency MiHi Digital has welcomed a new Digital Marketing Executive to the team as its client base across the South West continues to grow rapidly.
Now entering its sixth year, MiHi Digital, which works with a number of well-known and award winning regional businesses has appointed Hannah Cook, who joins the team after a number of years working in marketing within the hospitality and manufacturing sectors.
MiHi Digital Director, Mark Worden said, “Hannah brings with her a wealth of experience and and we are delighted to welcome her to the team. In order to...
If you own a device which counts the number of steps you take each day, you can team up with work colleagues and enter a Devon wide challenge!
The ‘Big Devon March’* encourages employees to get out of the office and raise heart rates a little! If becoming healthier isn’t incentive enough, there are also prizes on offer for those workplaces which lead the way in striding out across the county. Individuals can sign up alongside work colleagues and start ‘collecting’ steps! Those who achieve the highest average numbers will put their company on the leaderboard!
Last week saw Devon Air Ambulance reach yet another landmark, by attending it’s 27,000thmission.
On 11 February the service was called to help a rural patient, in an agricultural location, who had suffered chest injuries, after being crushed by a cow.
Nigel Hare, Operations Director for Devon Air Ambulance said, “Due to patient confidentiality we don’t know much about the patients we help. For our 27,000th mission we were deployed at 1531 from a 999 call and were in the air at 1534 hours. The flight to scene took just 11 minutes.”
