Despite reaching ‘peak beard’ last year, their ubiquity shows no sign of abating; facial hair remains the defining look for a generation of modern men.
Now, coinciding with World Beard Day (September 5 2015), a University of Exeter expert will take a look back at beards throughout history, in a major three-year project funded by the Wellcome Trust.
Dr Alun Withey, an expert in medical history, is launching “Do Beards Matter?”, which will study facial hair and its relationship to health and hygiene in Britain between 1700 and 1918, a period of extremes in facial hair trends...
People in Exeter are being given the chance to quiz councillors on any key issues for the city.
Exeter residents are invited to put forward questions to members of the joint County and City Councils' Exeter Board, at their next meeting on 24 September at 5:30pm at the Civic Centre in Paris Street.
The Board allocates 15 minutes for their ‘open forum’, with 3 minutes per speaker, with a maximum of 3 - 4 speakers to allow time for discussion.
Previously, residents have prompted debate about issues including street lighting, homelessness and waste collection. Questions...
Elite Training South West are offering a fantastic opportunity for you and your staff to gain a Level 2 Award in Emergency First Aid at Work for just £65 per person. Already one of the best prices in the South West, this falls to just £55 per person for 5 candidates or more!
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Teignbridge leisure centres are encouraging a healthy lifestyle by joining in with National Fitness Day on Wednesday 9 September.
Newton Abbot Leisure Centre, Broadmeadow Sports Centre and Dawlish Leisure Centre are providing free swims, gym sessions and other events for everyone as part of National Fitness Day.
People across the country will be given access to gyms, health clubs, leisure centres and park sessions throughout the UK in what is being billed as the country’s largest celebration of physical activity.
National Fitness Day 2015 will build upon the success...
Our huge thanks go to everyone who made our recent fundraising and awareness day in Exeter a great success. Volunteers from the Wilko, Exeter, Bovis Homes SW and the Cranbrook Macmillan Fundraising Group collected over £1,400 from generous Exeter shoppers in the High Street and the volunteers at the cancer information tent, many of whom were Macmillan healthcare professionals, were able to provide information to help people at a difficult time
Every day in Devon 19 people hear the news that they have cancer. The money collected will go a long way to help them, and others, and to...
Exeter City Council said today (Friday 4 September) that in light of recent events throughout Europe, it was keen to work with the Home Office and other councils throughout the south west to support refugees and people seeking asylum.
Council Leader Pete Edwards said: “We are very keen to move this forward and started talking to the Home Office and the South West Migration Partnership about this in June.
It is really important that the South West plays its part in supporting those that are caught up in this desperate situation and here in Exeter, we want to work with our...
The waiting is over and rugby returns to Sandy Park today (Saturday) as Exeter Chiefs prepare to kick-off their 2015-16 campaign with the visit of Gloucester in the inaugural match of the West Country Challenge Cup (4:30pm).
After two months of gruelling work in the gym and the training field, Rob Baxter's side will at last be able to put into practice new ideas and fresh plans in the first of four warm-up fixtures for the Devon club.
With the forthcoming Rugby World Cup not only ensuring a later start to the domestic year, but also robbing clubs of key personnel for the...
Enjoy a FREE visit to Dartmoor National Park's Higher Uppacott medieval longhouse as part of Heritage Open Days 2015.
A longhouse is a medieval farmhouse in which both people and cattle were accommodated under a single roof. Higher Uppacott is rare and of national importance. It is one of the few remaining examples of this historic building type, which has retained its lower or shippon end (cattle shelter) in its original unaltered state. It is a Grade 1 listed building.
One of the things that makes Higher Uppacott so special is that its development from its medieval...
UK fisheries survey logbooks from the 1930s to 1950s have been digitised for the first time, revealing how cod responded to changing temperatures in the last century.
Scientists at the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas) and the University of Exeter found that at the time, the warm seas experienced around Norway benefitted the cod, similar to the conditions there today.
Most cod eaten by the UK comes from northern seas including the Barents Sea around Norway, because the stocks there at the moment are at record highs. Cod stocks were also big...
The 1st XV at Exeter School, Exeter were treated to a Masterclass with none other than Exeter Chiefs' Head Coach Rob Baxter on Wednesday 2 September.
Sponsored by Westerly Exeter BMW, Exeter School were pleased to welcome Rob for the exclusive training session. A local sports celebrity in his own right, Rob played for, captained, and is now Head Coach at Exeter Chiefs, and has been supported by Westerly Exeter BMW since 2006.
Rob made history taking Exeter Chiefs through to the Rugby Premiership finishing fifth last year and winning the LV cup in 2014. Rob was also part of...
