Women in England can now get a first prescription of the pill and repeat orders without having to see a GP, in a move that makes access to free contraception even more convenient.
Pharmacies across the country are now offering the new service, increasing choice for women in the ways in which they can access contraception.
The rollout is part of the government and the NHS’s primary care access recovery plan, which committed to making it quicker and easier for millions of people to access healthcare on their high street.
Walk and Talk is a new initiative in Devon and Cornwall asking women aged 18 and over: “Is there a place you feel unsafe? Take us there”.
Devon & Cornwall Police will be linking up with women in person to understand more about what our region looks like and feels like, seeking to understand more through first-hand experience about the places and spaces where women feel unsafe.
The Walk and Talk initiative will be trialled for three months, starting this February, in selected locations across the force area. Anyone wishing to take part can apply using the email at the...
Devon & Cornwall Police and the Police and Crime Commissioner are committed to tackling violence against women and girls, wherever it happens - not least on a night out, which everyone should be able to enjoy without fear of crime.
This has led to the creation of Project NightEye, a policing approach that makes the evening and night-time a hostile environment for men intent on harassment, or sexual or physical violence.
NightEye has been used in selected locations this summer, and learning from these deployments will be assessed and used to refine the project prior...
Members of the Devon Work Hub network have been joining forces to host a coworking day for women.
For the past three years the Devon Business and IP Centre (BIPC) has run a Women in Business Course designed to help women to start and grow businesses. The free 12-week course is delivered by Devon-based businesswomen for Devon-based businesswomen.
It offers a mixture of core business skills, digital skills, how-to guides for finding resources, and mindset and coaching skills. The aim is to provide everything women need to feel confident and competent in starting and...
… Honiton Golf Club (HGC) are supporting more women and girls in East Devon to do just that.
Female golfers make up less than 20% of memberships in most golf clubs. Honiton Golf Club are working hard to change that. But how?
Working closely with England Golf, HGC has recently been awarded the Women in Golf Charter . This prestigious accreditation signals the on-going commitment to support, enable, and inspire more women and girls in East Devon to take up the sport. In a way that’s fun, accessible and inclusive.
To launch a programme of initiatives HGC held a “...
MORE than 150 businesses in Exeter have now signed up to Exeter’s Safety of Women at Night (SWaN) Charter and committed to keeping people safer when they spend time in this fantastic city.
Launched following a major survey of women in Exeter in 2022 and published by Safer Exeter, the city’s community safety partnership, the Charter has been developed as part of the city’s commitment to keeping the city a safe place, where women feel confident and safe at night.
There has been a tremendous response from businesses to the Charter which, by signing, commits each to making...
A vehicle leasing company says customers should be given the choice to speak with a female employee from enquiries through to sales.
The Devon based company, Carparison, are offering customers the option of speaking to a female member of the team in an effort to make customers feel more comfortable when doing business with the automotive industry.
Carparison’s decision follows the publication of a number of automotive industry surveys, which shockingly show that nearly 70 per cent of car buyers have never bought a car from a female sales representative. It also follows...
Claire Humphries has never looked back since swapping a frying pan for a toolkit on as she realises her dream to become an electrician.
Having worked as a chef for the last 20 years, Claire worked on private yachts in Florida, the Bahamas and the Caribbean and, in the off season, on luxury barges in France.
Due to family circumstances, Claire returned to the UK and used her cheffing skills for a charity providing palliative and respite care.
Exeter-based Claire was unexpectedly made redundant at the age of 46, leaving her at a crossroads as she weighed up her...
By Lindsay Lucas, CEO of Exeter-based data and software specialist, Software Solved
The UK technology industry is growing at a rapid rate and globally recognised for its pioneering innovations in science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine (STEMM). According to Tech Nation’s 2021 Scale Ratio Report , Exeter was a key tech hub to watch in 2021, along with Belfast and Dundee. The scale indicates the areas in the UK which have the highest potential for growth.
The region has become a hub for tech excellence, turning over £2.4 billion annually, housing big...
Referee Emily Willett from Coalville, Leicestershire, was this week nominated by the RFU as the third referee who will join 49 other inspiring female officials at Twickenham this November – all to inspire more women into refereeing.
Emily will join fellow referees on the pitch at the England v Japan Autumn International minutes before kick off as part of the nationwide #INSPIRE campaign to celebrate female rugby referees around the country.
Having referred for 3 years, Emily said: “I started playing rugby when I was 15 after going to watch a Leicester Tigers match and...
