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A road safety campaign which was launched in Devon last year has been so successful, it's to have its own national awareness day.

The My Red Thumb campaign, hit the headlines last May as a multi-agency road safety campaign designed to raise awareness of the risks of distraction specifically associated with using a mobile phone while driving.

The aim of the campaign was to reach as many road users as possible through the use of social media and to use behavioural change techniques to encourage people to change their habits.

National My Red Thumb day will take place...

Exeter Deaf Academy students will be out in force in Exeter City Centre tomorrow (Thursday 7 May) as part of National Deaf Awareness Week (4–10 May).

This year’s theme is ‘Connect and Communicate’ and the Deaf Academy’s students would love to meet more of the local community to help raise awareness of deafness and the Deaf Academy.

From 9.30am-12.30pm a group of Deaf Academy’s School students will be ready and waiting in Bedford Square to deliver Deaf Awareness sessions and also on hand to teach members of the public how to sign their names in British Sign Language (BSL...

Leading local researchers and professionals will provide fascinating new insights on the impact of head injury in sport at a seminar taking place in Exeter in May.

Organised by local brain injury charity, Headway Devon, the session aims to share the latest research and knowledge in this much talked about field to encourage safe and responsible participation in sports including improved safety measures, timely intervention, and appropriate aftercare. The thought-provoking seminar is designed to appeal to people from all professional backgrounds, giving a comprehensive insight into...

The director of the local branch of Samaritans says she is disappointed by the lack of responses from parliamentary candidates to her letter outlining what they and a future government could do to reduce suicide.

The charity wrote to candidates in the Exeter, Mid Devon and Central Devon constituencies, setting out four key policies on how suicide risks could be minimised.

This could be achieved through improved mental health information and diagnosis, creation a local suicide prevention plan, tackling alcohol misuse and understanding its link to suicide, and making the...