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EX2 Group welcomes apprentice electricians

EX2 Group welcomes new apprentice electricians from Exeter College

Leading South West building services engineering company EX2 Group has welcomed three new apprentices this week, as they begin their professional training in Electrical Installation with Exeter College.

Christian, Alfie, and Harvey were welcomed to the Exeter offices by James Rayner (right), Project Manager. The apprentices will combine on-site experience with classroom learning as they work towards their Level 3 Electrical Installation qualifications. Under the guidance of EX2’s experienced team, they will gain practical skills on projects ranging from decarbonisation and energy...

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Mature moggie found sleeping rough is Exeter woman’s purr-fect wake-up call

A senior cat who was offered a lifeline after he was found bunking down at night under hedges now provides an Exeter woman with the purr-fect wakeup call.

Fifteen year old Victor was found as a stray sleeping rough in piles of leaves in Exwick. It is thought he had been fending for himself for at least a year when a kind member of the public fed him and gained his trust in order to take him to Cats Protection’s Exeter Axhayes Adoption Centre for help.

Jackie Phipp, Deputy Adoption Centre Manager, says: “Victor came to us in poor condition. His fur was dull, he was...

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Exeter students to cycle 2,000 miles to Greece in charity fundraising challenge 

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 06/13/2022 - 11:10pm

Two University of Exeter students have set off on an epic 2,000 mile sponsored bike ride to Greece.

Jeremy Daubeny and Lottie Hinton have embarked on the 10-week trip to raise money for the Brain Tumour Charity and Motor Neurone Disease Association.

Last year, Jeremy, who is in his second year of studying for an Economics and Politics degree, raised £37,500 cycling around the UK to support two charities that helped him when he lost his mum and dad.

Typical life for the 20-year-old ended when his mother Clare first became ill with motor neurone disease (MND) when...

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Bradfords enlists region’s sports stars to get men talking this Men’s Health Week

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Mon, 06/13/2022 - 10:27pm

Bradfords Building Supplies has teamed up with the Exeter Chiefs and Somerset County Cricket Club to encourage people to check in on their friends this Men’s Health Week (13-19 June 2022).

Sports stars including Exeter Chiefs RFC and England player, Henry Slade, plus Somerset County Cricket Club captain, Tom Abell, will feature alongside tradesmen in a special video encouraging men to look out for each other.

Bradfords x Men’s Health Week (ft. Henry Slade and Tom Abell) - in association with Movember Play Video: Bradfords x Men’s Health Week (ft. Henry Slade and Tom...

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Exeter crowned the UK’s best 24-hour city for travels this year!

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 06/13/2022 - 10:22pm

It turns out you don’t need to head to the big cities for fun adventures because loads of the lesser-known and smaller cities have just as much on offer.

Holiday accommodation provider Stay in Devon has highlighted the UK’s best 24-hour cities. Ranked on the number of attractions, restaurants, and historic sites they house, they have found the best cities in the UK that can be explored easily in a day, freeing up time to explore further afield to National Parks, AONBs, and Blue flag beaches!

The best 24-hour UK cities are…

Exeter From adventure parks and Red...

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Word play: New one-day literacy event for children in Exeter

InExeter are pleased to announce a one-day event for children celebrating storytelling and the beauty of the written word. ‘Word Play’ will be at Positive Lights Projects on Saturday July 2nd between 10am and 3pm.

This free, family friendly event, celebrates literacy in all its forms, inspiring young minds to engage with reading and writing outside school through a range of workshops and activities designed to encourage creative writing and drawing.

Tom McLaughlin, local author, and illustrator of The Cloudspotter (Bloomsbury) and illustrator of the Captain Boots series...

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Upstairs tours return to Knightshayes as part of anniversary celebrations

The National Trust at Knightshayes in Devon is excited to announce the return of daily upstairs tours of its spectacular Gothic Revival house. Running throughout June, the volunteer-led tours offer an opportunity for visitors to visit the first floor at Knightshayes for the first time since 2019. The tours are one of many events taking place this year as the property celebrates 50 years since it was gifted to the National Trust.

The house at Knightshayes is a rare example of the work of William Burges, whose lavish designs have always inspired extremes of opinion. The upstairs...

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Buckfast Abbey’s wellbeing festival delivers vital support to hundreds of Devon children

Nearly 300 primary school age children from across the county attended a special event to boost their mental health and wellbeing at Buckfast Abbey.

The Take5 Festival on the 26th May, created by the Abbey’s Education Department, saw hundreds of key stage 2 pupils visit the beautiful Abbey and benefit from a series of fun, practical and engaging workshops focusing on emotional, physical, spiritual and mental health.

During the day, pupils participated in three workshops which included a physical, reflective, and craft-based activity such as Taiko drumming, walking a...

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Devon volunteers needed more than ever at milestone food donation weekend

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Sun, 06/12/2022 - 10:52pm

Kind-hearted people in Devon are being urged to support the UK’s biggest food donation event this summer, with charities launching a huge recruitment drive for volunteers.

This year the Trussell Trust and FareShare are marking 10 years of working in partnership with Tesco to collect food donations in its supermarkets.

With both charities reporting increasing need for food, those donations have never been more important.

The two charities have now put a call out for volunteers to help out at collection points in stores during the Tesco Food Collection, which...

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Exeter care home celebrates Her Majesty the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee with party

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 06/09/2022 - 11:02pm

Barchester’s Cumberland Grange Care Home in Exeter celebrated Her Majesty The Queens Platinum Jubilee with a wonderful party for family, friends and prospective residents.

What better time to celebrate togetherness than during Her Majesty The Queens Platinum Jubilee? Cumberland Grange welcomed their resident’s family and friends to join them for an afternoon of celebrations. Chefs John and Simon laid on a big spread of delicious foods, including the iconic strawberries and cream pudding! The professional singers got everyone singing along and up dancing to some well-known songs...

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Ban on charging for DIY waste could lead to closure of some recycling centres

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 06/09/2022 - 10:54pm

Some of Devon’s recycling centres could be at risk of closure or operate with reduced hours if Government proposals to ban charging for DIY waste get the green light.

That’s the warning from Councillor Roger Croad, Devon County Council’s (DCC) Cabinet Member for Public Health, Communities and Equality, who is also responsible for waste services.

DCC operates a network of 19 Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs) across the County and Cllr Croad’s warning follows Government proposals in April to stop charges at HWRCs for all DIY-related waste such as rubble, bricks,...

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