Devon public health bosses are helping to raise awareness of some simple ways to tackle sleep problems, to mark international World Sleep Day (Friday March 18).
According to sleep specialist Stephanie Romiszewski, based at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, a third of the population suffer from insomnia-type sleep problems. About 10% of those will seek treatment.
Stephanie Romiszewstephanie 2ski said: “Sleep is the third pillar of health and it’s just as cheap, easy and influential as diet and exercise.
“Our aim is to reduce GP consultations and prescriptions, and...
Visitors to Exeter can watch artists creating life-size model rhinos this Easter.
Paignton Zoo’s Great Big Rhino Project is launching a public painting space in Harlequins Shopping Centre in the heart of Exeter, just round the corner from the Royal Albert Memorial Museum.
Following on from the successful Great Gorillas Project in 2013, The Great Big Rhino Project will put a free trail of painted life-size rhinos around the streets, parks and open spaces of Exeter and the English Riviera this summer.
The auction of the artworks in November will raise money for rhino...
Otter Nurseries has donated special seeds of remembrance to be given to participants in the 2016 Ladies Twilight Walk in aid of Hospiscare.
1,000 packets of forget-me-not seeds will be handed out at the end of the walk, enough for everyone expected to take part.
Otter Nurseries Marketing Manager, Sabine Taylor said: “We are delighted to contribute to this event in this way. Many of those taking part will be walking in memory of a loved one, and the seeds can be planted afterwards as another way of remembering them.
“The forget-me-not is a self-seeding plant that...
Radio 1’s Big Weekend is set to bring £3.5million of benefits to the local economy, new figures reveal.
Teignbridge District Council and Exeter City Council have invested £100,000 each in the event, which will see 50,000 people enjoy some of the best acts in the world, for free, at Powderham Castle this May.
Dr Andrew Dean, from Innovation Impact and Business at the University of Exeter worked out the calculations in terms of both spend and marketing exposure.
He said the local authorities would be getting greater than 7 times their return on investment.
Premier Communication Electronics (PCE) ion Exeter, Devon, has been awarded ISO 27001:2013 certification to recognise the company’s best practice competence in managing assets, such as financial information and intellectual property.
Devon's leading independent trade supplier of tools and equipment to general light industrial businesses has strengthened its management team with a new senior appointment.
Cath Mullin has joined Parkins as its new sales director with a remit to drive the sales strategy forward for the company including all routes to market.
Before joining Parkins Cath spent 18 years at timber and builders' merchant giant Travis Perkins, working her way up from trainee to director of customer services responsible for around a third of the UK.
PizzaExpress has chosen Exeter to launch its exciting new delivery service on Monday 7th March, and will be giving away £10,000 worth of pizzas in the lead up to launch.
Residents need to look out for mobile waiters whizzing around town on their Italian styled electric scooters, and even knocking on their door.
PizzaExpress Delivered will transport hot, fresh, restaurant-quality pizzas straight to the door of homes and offices within a 10 minute radius of its dedicated site in Sidwell Street, Exeter.
Your essential guide to what’s on in and around Exeter this weekend (11-13 March).
THEATRE
Richard Herring: Happy Now? Friday, Exeter Northcott Theatre After years of drifting aimlessly and alone, Richard Herring is now settled down with a wife and a tiny baby. Is he finally happy now? Or does responsibility for the lives of others come with its own terrors? Tickets £16. https://exeternorthcott.co.uk
Into the Woods Friday & Saturday, Clyst Vale Community College present Into the Woods When a baker and his wife learn they have been cursed with childlessness by...
With the Brexit Referendum moving closer, we can expect a highly politically influenced Budget next week, when Chancellor George Osborne announces the Government’s plans for the economy based on the latest forecasts from the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) as well as his tax change proposals for the following financial year.
John Endacott, Head of Tax at Francis Clark and former Tax Writer of the Year, thinks the Chancellor has some tough decisions to make in the face of reduced growth predictions and lower tax revenues. He said: “He has already dropped the revenue raising...
A third of people who suspect child abuse do nothing to report it, according to the Department for Education.
Many don't report their suspicions because they're worried about being wrong or that they're overreacting, the Government says. But in a new national campaign, being promoted locally by Devon County Council, the message is that you don't have to be absolutely certain about your suspicions before reporting them.
The campaign, 'Together we can tackle child abuse', aims to highlight the fact that everyone has a role to play in protecting children and young people from...
