Exeter

Young voices raised in praise of Caves

CHILDREN and young people from across the region will come together on Sunday (DEC7) for the second in a series of three B Sharp Voices concerts of music and song inspired by Beer Quarry Caves.

The afternoon show at the Marine Theatre, Lyme Regis finds secondary school age soloists who have been working with professional musicians as part of the B Sharp Voices project performing with the 94-strong choir of primary school children from St Michael’s and

Mrs Ethelston’s in Lyme Regis, Marshwood Primary and Bridport St Mary’s who made their concert debut in October.

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Rolle Centre development moves forward

Rolle Exmouth Limited (REL) has been awarded a grant of £99,000 by Social Investment Business (SIB) Group from the Community Ownership and Management of Assets Feasibility Fund to develop plans for the future of the Rolle Centre site.

The seven acre site remains the property of Plymouth University, but has been unoccupied since the University relocated its Faculty of Education from Exmouth to its main Plymouth Campus in 2008. The site is located just half a mile from the town centre and the sea with views over the Exe Estuary and Haldon Hills.

The vision for REL is to...

Simon Bates to host Good Morning Devon

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 12/02/2014 - 1:48pm

BBC Radio Devon today (2 December) announced Simon Bates as its new Breakfast presenter, his new show will start on Monday 12 January 2015. Simon, who lives on a farm near Tiverton, mid-Devon, is joining BBC Radio Devon to present a mix of news and music each weekday morning between 7.00 and 10.00am.

As ever, quality local journalism will be the cornerstone of the new programme, and Simon Bates will use his interviewing skills honed over decades of broadcasting to interview the day’s newsmakers. Simon will also be out broadcasting from around the county and hearing from BBC Radio...

Exeter clinic Saves Face with accreditation

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Tue, 12/02/2014 - 11:43am

An Exeter dentist has become one of the first in the UK to become officially registered as 'safe and qualified' to carry out aesthetic treatments like anti-wrinkle injections.

Pradnya Apte, Clinical Director at revitalise rejuvenate clinic in Exeter, is one of the first aesthetic practitioners in the country to make it onto the Save Face register.

The register, which is the first of its kind in the industry, visits and assesses practitioners to check they are qualified and safe to carry out non-surgical cosmetic treatments. It shares the information with the public to give...

MP meets Royal British Legion area manager

The Royal British Legion has thanked Neil Parish, MP for Tiverton and Honiton, for taking the time to meet with Legion Area Manager, Dymphna Knowles.

The Royal British Legion is the country’s leading welfare provider for the Armed Forces community, and on Wednesday 19th November local MP Neil Parish attended an event in the Houses of Parliament dedicated to showcasing the Legion’s work throughout the South region. Neil used the opportunity to discuss with Dymphna Knowles the changing face of Armed Forces welfare provision in the local community, and to understand more about the...

Swipe and win with Co-operative Food

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 12/01/2014 - 5:36pm

A new loyalty promotion called “Swipe and Win” will see Co-operative members in the South West in with a chance to win thousands of prizes - worth a total of £1.3 million - up until 9 December.

Co-operative Food customers, presenting their membership card at the checkout, will be entered into a daily draw with the chance of winning a host of prizes.

On offer every day will be: £2,500 of Co-operative Food vouchers; a Samsung television; a Hotpoint American fridge freezer together with £100 of Co-operative gift vouchers and a £1,000 voucher to spend on Bosch branded products...

Exeter Sands to host Lights of Love service

With the Christmas season nearly upon us, Sands, the stillbirth and neonatal death charity, is organising a series of twelve ‘Lights of Love’ evenings across the UK for parents, family and friends of those whose baby has died.

In Exeter, the evening of traditional carols, inspirational readings and beautiful musical performances will be hosted St Thomas’ Methodist Church, 110-111 Cowick Street, Exeter, Devon, EX4 1JE Friday 5 December at 7.30pm.

Those attending this service will be able to sponsor a light on the ‘Lights of Love’ Christmas tree and add a special message in...

Exeter School goes Mo mad for Everyman Appeal

Exeter School staff and pupils have raised almost £1,000 for charity by growing or wearing moustaches for Movember.

Teaching, maintenance and administrative staff at the co-educational independent school have been amusing their colleagues and pupils with their elaborate facial hair to raise awareness and funds for testicular cancer and male cancers generally.

Al Reynolds, Giles Trelawny, Will Daws, Ben Masters, Ed Jones, Andy Mason, Julian Fawkes, Richard Baker, Warren Houghton, Paul Sprake, Tom Brimelow, James Wilson, Graham Bone, Guy Willson, Peter Boddington, Peter...

Funding boost for city’s integrated care plan

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 12/01/2014 - 11:33am

Ambitious plans to revolutionise care services in Exeter have received £1.5 million funding from Government.

Twelve local government, public and community sector organisations including Devon County Council, Exeter City Council , key NHS providers in the city such as the Devon Partnership NHS Trust, Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust and Northern Devon Health Care Trust and Age UK Exeter have joined forces to promote independence for adults with complex needs in the city, by working together to deliver high quality, cost effective, sustainable health and social care...

Devon Cares Scheme awarded funding

Seven inspiring social action projects across the UK have been awarded £700,000 to support unpaid family carers, including the Devon Carer’s Scheme - managed by Westbank Community Health. Westbank Community Health have been awarded £140,000 of funding to support carers through information social action, carer support groups, helplines and health and wellbeing checks. Matthew Byrne, Manager of Devon Carers, said: “Caring is social action at its most informal. This scheme enables us to build on the immense contribution that carers already make, and recognises that often they are the best...

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