A young transgender man is hoping to dispel often widespread misunderstanding about transgender culture with an event he is hosting in Devon.
Kay Browning from Tiverton wants others like himself and those questioning their gender identity to be accepted for who they are.
The 25-year-old who as a young girl was a majorette, but now as a man is head coach and choreographer for Tiverton Town Majorettes is working with Fixers to put on an event to promote his message.
Kay who began his transition two years ago, recently underwent chest reduction surgery to remove his...
To mark this year’s Deafblind Awareness Week, Roger Mulholland a young deafblind man is leading a sensory walk around the quay and river in Exeter on Tuesday 23 June.
Roger who is deaf and registered blind, is a regular volunteer at Café 55 a unique café in central Exeter staffed by disabled people and run by national deafblind charity Sense.
The 28-year-old from Tiverton who received the Duke of Edinburg Gold Award in 2012 and was named ‘Deafblind Person of the Year’ in 2011 was born deafblind. He has also learning difficulties and a heart condition and communicates using...
Neil Parish MP was given a star on Guide Dogs’ pavement parking Walk of Fame for supporting the charity’s campaign to stop cars parking on pavements.
The MP for Tiverton and Honiton attended Guide Dogs’ event at the Houses of Parliament on the 10th of June in support of their campaign. The charity wants people living with sight loss to feel confident and independent when they are out and about, and believes that vehicles parked on pavements put people living with sight loss in danger.
The event, hosted by Lord Holmes of Richmond, highlighted the problems faced daily by...
Some 116 Samaritans volunteers from Exeter, Mid and East Devon branch have answered 47,588 calls, emails and texts for help in the last 12 months.
The figures are being issued to coincide with Volunteers Week from June 1 to June 7, organised to highlight the work of the charity’s volunteers.
Like all Samaritans volunteers across the country these are ordinary people who dedicate time each week to provide a safe space for anyone struggling to cope.
One local volunteer is Sally who, like many, came to Samaritans after a personal experience.
Update: A man has been arrested in connection with a burglary at an elderly woman’s home in Tiverton. A 26-year-old man from Newton Abbot has been arrested on suspicion of burglary and has been released on police bail until 5th August pending further enquiries.
The incident took place on Monday 13 April while the woman, who is in her 80s, was in her garden.
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Police have issued an Evofit of a man they are seeking in connection with a burglary at an elderly woman’s home in Tiverton.
A man entered the house around 4pm on Monday 13 April while the woman...
A PE teacher and former semi-professional footballer from Cullompton is running the Virgin Money London Marathon to raise money for Get Kids Going! – a charity which helps disabled children achieve their sporting dreams.
Ian Patchett, 30, has played football for the likes of Tiverton Town, Willand Rovers, Yeovil Town, Exmouth Town and Barnstaple Town.
In the last year he has switched his attention to running, competing in several 5k and 10k events and recording top-20 finishes in his only two half marathons.
Having enjoyed success in the Great West Run and the...
A Tiverton mum fighting cancer is backing an appeal from Cancer Research UK to save more lives, as new figures show one in two people will be diagnosed with the disease.
With around three weeks to go until the General Election, Ellie King, 32, is rallying people across the South West to get behind the charity’s Cross Cancer Out campaign and make sure their future MP is committed to beating cancer sooner.
Ellie was preparing for the birth of her baby in November 2012 when she received the news that no expecting mother would ever wish to hear – that she had cancer.
A nurse recruitment drive by the Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust continues to bear fruit.
The Trust is looking to enhance its nursing teams at North Devon District Hospital and its community hospitals.
It is also aiming to boost its community nursing teams which care for patients in their own homes.
A total of 40 people attended the Trust’s latest recruitment open day at Tiverton and District Hospital on Monday 23 March, 15 of whom were offered jobs following an interview on the day.
It follows a similarly successful open day at NDDH the previous Monday...
