A hay fever map of Britain – with the first ever guide to the location of plants in the UK that can trigger the allergy - has been produced to help sufferers cope, and warn them which ‘hotspots’ to avoid.
Academics at the University of Exeter’s Medical School have produced new, highly-detailed maps http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969717309749 of the UK containing the location of key plants and trees known to produce pollen that triggers allergies and asthma.
The maps, produced in collaboration with the Met Office, may help acute hay-fever or asthma...
Residents of Cranbrook can now borrow a range of new books that support adult mental wellbeing from the town’s library, all of which have been paid for by the Cranbrook Healthy Town scheme.
The thirty new ‘Reading Well Books’ have been bought by Cranbrook Healthy Town and are part of a national scheme run by the Reading Agency to help support mental wellbeing.
The books valued at around £360 are on topics including common mental health conditions including anxiety, depression, phobias and some eating disorders and have been funded by NHS England’s Healthy New Town programme...
Equiniti Group PLC, the FTSE listed FinTech and regulatory services business has opened its latest regional technology hub, Ada House, in Exeter’s Pynes Hill business park.
The opening expands Equiniti’s footprint in the South West and Wales, with over 200 employees currently based in Bristol, Cardiff, Exeter and Stroud.
The new centre was opened in a ceremony today (Friday 19 May) by Sir Hugo Swire, Conservative candidate for East Devon, alongside Equiniti Group’s Chief Executive, Guy Wakeley. They were joined by Stuart Robb, the CEO of EQ Data (formerly Marketing Source)...
This half-term there are lots of family events on at Castle Drogo including crafty castle capers, a bird detective trail and meet the builder’s day. On Saturday 3 June from 11am-4pm Castle Drogo will be giving visitors the chance to get hands on and learn more about the ongoing building work to make the castle water tight.
In 2013 one of the largest projects ever undertaken by the National Trust began at Castle Drogo. The castle has suffered major structural problems ever since completion which has resulted in serious leaks and water penetration throughout the building. If...
An Exeter healthcare worker says her life has been positively transformed since she took part herself in a clinical research study into high blood pressure treatment.
As well as pro-actively identifying patients of St Thomas Health Centre who were eligible to take part in the DASHER clinical research study, Health Care Assistant Julie Main has also discovered first-hand the benefits of taking part in this trial for her own health.
Julie, aged 57, said: “I cannot tell you how amazing this study has been for me. I have had the most thorough check-up which I would otherwise...
The Exeter branch of Yorkshire Building Society will be holding an action day on Thursday, May 25, in support of its charity partnership with End Youth Homelessness (EYH).
Colleagues at the branch on the High Street will be selling cakes, holding a guess the sweets in the jar competition and selling EYH trolley coin key rings in support of the partnership.
Other Society colleagues around the UK are cycling, rowing, running and walking to raise funds for EYH as the Society takes up the challenge of travelling 83,000 kilometres over their three year partnership – one...
After unexpectedly losing his sister to an accident in 2003 then his brother from cancer in 2010, Iain MacDougall has decided to raise £10,000 for the organisations that looked after his siblings in their final days.
In order to get fit and raise money, Iain chose this year to start running. But this isn’t just your average fitness regime. Iain decided that he wanted to quite literally go that extra mile and spend two years working his way up to running a full marathon. Along the way he will be running 5k and 10k races and a half marathon.
Oh yes, it’s Ladies’ Night! The 80s themed Twilight Walk at Exmouth on Saturday July 8th is fast approaching and open to all female walkers. All proceeds will go to renowned local charity, Hospiscare.
One group of ten ladies who will be taking part is Melissa and her friends and colleagues from The Dolphin Nursery and Pre-School in Exmouth. The walk is a lot of fun and Melissa has taken part twice before. Like many of the walkers, she has very personal reasons for wanting to help raise money for Hospiscare.
“I lost my Mum to cancer in November last year,” Melissa remembers...
Two “awful” runners are taking on a 120-mile run to raise money for charity.
Friends Mike Sheppard and Gaz Burroughes, neither of whom have run more than a half marathon before, are raising money for men’s health charity The Movember Foundation in memory of Gaz’s dad, who died of prostate cancer in December.
They admit their bid to run around Hungary’s Lake Balaton in four days is ambitious – possibly foolish – for novice runners.
But what they lack in skill, experience and ability, they make up in determination.
Guests to Crealy Adventure Park & Resort this May Half Term are in for a treat, as they’ll be amongst the first to climb aboard the brand new giddy galleon with Captain Crealy and his shipmates! Unlike other pirate ship rides, The Jolly Roger rocks and spins simultaneously, so riders really do feel like they are on high seas.
To mark the opening of the Jolly Roger, Crealy will host Pirate Week from Saturday 27th May to Sunday 4th June. Captain Crealy and his shipmates will be performing live shows on the Piazza Stage across May half term including family favourite, Off to...
