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RMBI Care Co, Cadogan Court

Exeter care home residents and staff support Movember

Residents and staff at RMBI Care Co. Home Cadogan Court in Exeter supported Movember this week to raise awareness of men’s health issues.

Ladies and gentlemen at the Home, some in their 90s, had a giggle donning fake moustaches to pose for photos, and enjoyed an afternoon tea.

Movember, the month formerly known as November, is when brave and selfless men around the world grow a moustache and women step up to support them, all to raise awareness and funds for men’s health, specifically prostate cancer, testicular cancer and male suicide.

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Jingle Bill’s – Bill’s Exeter decks the halls and lights up the nation’s Christmas spirits this year

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 11/30/2020 - 1:19pm

This Christmas, Bill’s Restaurant & Bar is lighting up the nation with Jingle Bill’s, an exciting array of Christmas delights that will bring Christmas back into colour from Wednesday, 2 December.

Guests can soak up the Christmas spirit and marvel at Bill’s Exeter colourful neon-inspired installation whilst indulging in a selection of bespoke Christmas cocktails and special dishes not to be missed.

Mixed by Bill’s creative Bar team, Bill’s Exeter has created a collection of festive concoctions, including a a Chocolate Orange Espresso Martini, a Stars & Spice Gin...

Participants wanted for most in-depth brain study of early Alzheimer’s disease

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Sun, 11/29/2020 - 10:45pm

Exeter researchers are seeking local volunteers to take part in the world’s most detailed study into the onset and development of Alzheimer’s disease.

The Deep and Frequent Phenotyping (DFP) study aims to tackle the challenge of diagnosing and tracking Alzheimer’s disease in its earliest stages – often decades before symptoms start to show.

DFP will recruit 250 participants from across the UK who are over 60 and in good health, but with a family history of dementia. Volunteers will undergo a range of existing and new tests over a year-long period, including brain scans,...

Exeter Phoenix

Could you make a film in two days? 

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Sat, 11/28/2020 - 4:58pm

Exeter Phoenix’s famous 48 Hour Film Challenge is back! The challenge sees teams race against the clock to create a film in just two days and will run from Friday 29th - Sunday 31st January 2021. Each team will be given a prop, some text and a genre that must be included in their final film. Registration is free.

In an exciting change to tradition, teams will be able to take part in this year’s challenge remotely. You can register your team, receive your brief and complete the challenge all from the comfort of your own home. This means that for the first time in the challenge’s...

A new breed of takeaway is coming to Exeter

Launching on Thursday 3rd December after months of planning, Easy Eats, a new online ordering service and app is upping the game of delivered food by bringing together some of the best dishes from around the world, covering all cravings, cuisines and dietary requirements.

Residents of Cranbrook, Pinhoe and Whipton will be the first to try out this new foodie venture, with plans to extend the delivery areas further in the coming months.

From pizzas and kebabs to wok fried noodles, sticky ribs and a whole vegan section packed with fresh, plant-based ingredients, this...

I Will Survive: The new novel from Graham Sclater

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 11/27/2020 - 11:35am

After a life of crime and alcoholism, East Ender Liam Reilly was given the unexpected opportunity to run the Love Shack, a bar and brothel in the Red Light District of Amsterdam.

But in 1999, during a private New Year’s Eve party with his girls and a few select clients, the Love Shack is firebombed and his life is once again destroyed and thrown into chaos and despair. With nothing to lose he sets out across Europe and the Baltic to track down the perpetrators and exact his violent revenge.

“Another great thriller from Sclater”

“I’ve been waiting a long time for...

Churches get ready to take Christmas cheer online

We may not be able to gather together for the traditional Christmas carol concerts and school nativity plays this year, but schools and churches from across the South West have joined together to create a unique online Christmas extravaganza instead.

The first ever online South West Carols event will see thousands of people across the region tuning in to the LIVE online event from the comfort of their own homes.

The event could be the biggest ever festive Carols and Nativity event that has ever taken place in the region, with lockdown encouraging churches to think...

Energy Hair wins best Salon Design in the Salon Business Awards 2020

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Posted: Thu, 11/26/2020 - 8:59pm

Devon based Energy Hair has been presented with the prestigious Design Salon Award for their outstanding salon refurbishment in 2019. Thousands of national salons including Gatsby & Miller and Mark David were also competing for this highly sought-after award.

Owner, Nathan Plumridge comments: “ After expanding last year we’ve never looked back and feel so privileged that our beautiful salon has not only been enjoyed by our fantastic clients, but recognised by experts we hold in such high regard.” He continues : “We continue to review and improve our customer experience every...

Charity tree festival and donation hub launches in Princesshay

A donation hub has been set up for the first time in Princesshay as part of its Christmas 2020 charitable initiatives. The Giving Hub will occupy a unit on Roman Walk and will be collecting specific donations to support people who are homeless or vulnerably housed this Christmas.

Princesshay is working with the Exeter Homelessness Partnership to deliver the scheme.

The hub will open Thursday 3rd December and will operate until the 16th January on Roman Walk on a Thursday, Friday and Saturday, collecting items such as winter coats, sleeping bags, boots and some other...

Pioneering health research at the University of Exeter to continue thanks to renewed Wellcome funding

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Posted: Thu, 11/26/2020 - 5:41pm

Pioneering University of Exeter work on worldwide health challenges will continue thanks to renewed funding for a unique research centre.

The Wellcome Centre for Cultures and Environments of Health at the University of Exeter has been awarded an additional £1.43m by Wellcome.

The support will allow the centre’s experts to scale up their innovative research programme, which includes new analysis of the health impacts of social and environmental inequalities.

During the next three years, staff at the Centre will conduct research on health across the life course,...

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