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EX2 Group at Building Greater Exeter work experience week

Supporting Building Greater Exeter for Work Experience Week

In July EX2 Group was proud to support Building Greater Exeter’s Work Experience Week, an inspiring initiative aimed at introducing Year 10 students to careers in the built environment.

EX2 group team member James Rayner TMIET, led an engaging hands-on solar masterclass for Year 10 students from the Ted Wragg Trust.

Building Greater Exeter brought together a strong network of industry and educational partners, to educate and inspire, including:

New Roots Workshop CIC Vistry Group Taylor Lewis Western Counties Roofing Ltd Exeter College & Exeter College...

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Lady Elizabeth Butler-Sloss hosts elegant tea party

Authored by Hospiscare
Posted: Tue, 06/16/2015 - 11:12am

Lady Elizabeth Butler-Sloss hosted a charity summer tea party on Sunday (14 June) at beautiful East Devon mansion house, Nutwell Court.

The Georgian neo-classical Grade 2 listed mansion house which sits on the east bank of the River Exe estuary at Lympstone, has extensive grounds and gardens and is the private home of Carole Lee.

Guests were greeted by Lady Butler-Sloss, who is a vice-president of local charity Hospiscare, Mrs Lee and Glynis Atherton, Hospiscare chief executive.

The Isca String Quarter entertained guests during the afternoon which raised £2,523 for...

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Schools join fight against bacterial resistance

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Tue, 06/16/2015 - 11:01am

Researchers from Biosciences at the University of Exeter will be working closely with school pupils from Newton Abbot College as part of the Small World Initiative which aims to discover new antibiotics from soil bacteria.

Teachers and researchers at the University of Exeter and Newton Abbot College, have successfully won a grant from the Society for General Microbiology which aims to engage students with the problems surrounding drug resistance and drug discovery.

The Small World Initiative will support teachers in providing practical lessons with links to the wider...

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Appeal after woman injured in Dawlish

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 06/16/2015 - 10:17am

Police are appealing for witnesses after a woman suffered facial injuries in Dawlish in the early hours of Sunday 14 June.

A 44-year-old local woman is believed to have fallen to the ground on Millin Way, Dawlish Warren, at around 2am.

She was taken by ambulance to Torbay Hospital and was later discharged.

Officers are investigating whether the woman may have been hit by a vehicle.

A 22-year-old local man has been arrested on suspicion of assault and released on police bail until 27 August.

Enquiries are continuing to establish what happened....

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Limited supply of rental homes in city

New research carried out by Exeter Citizens Advice Bureau has revealed that there is a limited supply of suitable housing for students and other private renters in Exeter.

The findings are published today in a new report from Citizens Advice called Dispatches from the front lines of the housing crisis. Exeter Citizens Advice Bureau features in the report highlighting the issues faced in the city in relation to its growing student population.

The report also examines the impact of the development of large student blocks on the rental market in Exeter.

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Community transport volunteers and staff honoured

Dedicated volunteers and staff who are the driving force behind Devon’s Community Transport schemes were honoured at a special ceremony on Thursday 11 June.

As part of Community Transport Awareness Week, Devon County Council held its 16th annual Community Transport Awards ceremony at County Hall. The ceremony, which is sponsored by GM Coachwork who specialise in wheelchair access vehicles and vehicle adaptations, recognises outstanding contributions within the community transport sector.

Winner of the Community Transport Volunteer of the Year was Steve Brownridge of TRIP...

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Alive Studios launches a world first to help keep the past alive

Wherever you are in the world, Devon-based company, Alive Studios, has just made it possible to manage film and image transfer without the use of a computer thanks to its new “Karishma Cloud App”.

This world first App, that is available for all Apple and Android devices, means that old cine film, video and camcorder tapes can be sent for transfer into a High Definition format straight from a phone or tablet.

Once downloaded from the AppStore, Karishma Cloud App will request registration and sign in before setting up an account for the first time. It then prompts the user to...

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Woman seeks time travel companion

A woman from Exminster has claimed to have built a functioning time machine in her garage.

In an ad posted on classifieds website Gumtree.com, the creator of the time machine is seeking a companion to join her in the first human transportation on the device. The ad poster states she has successfully made mice "disappear" in the machine, but is unsure if the animals went back or forward in time. She is seeking a "male or female who is open minded with a good sense of humour" to accompany her on the journey through time. Although the poster did not supply images of the time machine,...

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MP walks the Guide Dogs Walk of Fame

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...

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Students learn about dementia

Gina Awad and Colin Bray, Exeter Dementia Friends Champions, delivered an information session to 100 Year 7 students at Westexe School recently.

The students were informed of the 5 key messages that the national initiative is aspiring to deliver. "A thoroughly engaging group, that were keen to learn more" said Gina who is also leading the Exeter Dementia Action Alliance in working towards a dementia friendly city.

The students were keen to go back to class afterwards and create a short poem or poster to illustrate their learning.

Gina will be delivering her next...

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Stay safe in the water while having fun

“Stay safe in the water” is the message that East Devon District Council is promoting with its Water Safety Day, which is taking place at Beach Gardens (opposite Exmouth Pavilion) in Exmouth, on Sunday 5 July, from 10am to 4pm. Entry is free.

The event, which also involves local water sports companies, clubs and charities, aims to raise awareness of the potential risks involved in water sports, whether at sea or on inland waters, and to get people thinking about keeping safe while having fun.

Throughout the day there will be a number of informative presentations,...

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