On Wednesday11 March, The British Heart Foundation’s No Smoking Day returns for its 32nd year.
The annual campaign inspires and helps smokers who want to quit. This year, over one million smokers are expected to use No Smoking Day to quit.
As well as supporting as many smokers as possible to take part and begin their smoke-free lives, our Public Health team has been working with Devon Partnership NHS Trust to provide support for people with mental health issues – who are particularly susceptible to the damaging effects of smoking.
Baroque Theatre Company announces its first touring production for 2015, and it promises to be a real treat for all Inspector Morse fans. House of Ghosts, by Alma Cullen, is an Inspector Morse mystery inspired by the original novels of Colin Dexter. House of Ghosts, the only Inspector Morse play written for the stage, will be directed by Adam Morley, produced by Claire Bibby and sponsored by Clarian Ltd. This stage-within-a-stage whodunit will tour venues across England from 27 March to 16 May 2015 (full details attached).
House of Ghosts will see Colin Dexter’s eponymous sleuth,...
East Devon District Council played its part in a national celebration of Commonwealth Day on Monday 9 March when the Commonwealth Flag was raised outside the council’s Knowle headquarters in Sidmouth.
Councillor Graham Godbeer, EDDC Chairman, performed the ceremony, assisted by Mrs Christine Drew, Vice Chairman, watched by civic representatives of local towns and supported by members of the Royal British Legion.
A special message of good wishes from Her Majesty The Queen to all those taking part was read out by Councillor Godbeer, along with a personal message from His...
Music fans of all ages are being invited to put their knowledge to the test in The Big Fun Music Quiz in Tiverton.
Teams of up to six people are being sought for the quiz, which takes place at Tiverton Golf Club on Friday 10 April (7pm for 7.30pm) and will raise money for local charity Hospiscare.
Jim Bray, social committee chairman at the golf club, said: “The quiz promises to be great fun for people of all ages and tastes.
“There will be popular music from the 50s to the present day covering all the main genres, including pop, rock, country, Motown, R&B, soul...
A group of youngsters are celebrating being the first graduates from an in-demand apprenticeship programme offering diverse career opportunities with national optical retailer Vision Express.
The 13-month employee-embedded scheme accepted its first recruits in February 2014, with Vision Express deluged by almost 3,000 applications to date.
Every apprentice successfully completing the scheme has been offered a full time, permanent post as an optical assistant within Vision Express. They have qualified with a Level 2, Intermediate Apprenticeship in Health (Optical Retail),...
Music fans of all ages are being invited to put their knowledge to the test in The Big Fun Music Quiz in Tiverton.
Teams of up to six people are being sought for the quiz, which takes place at Tiverton Golf Club on Friday 10 April (7pm for 7.30pm) and will raise money for local charity Hospiscare.
Jim Bray, social committee chairman at the golf club, said: “The quiz promises to be great fun for people of all ages and tastes.
“There will be popular music from the 50s to the present day covering all the main genres, including pop, rock, country, Motown, R&B, soul...
Males that mate more often are more insecure about their social status than those mating less, according to new research on the behaviour of burying beetles.
The study, published tomorrow (Tuesday 10th March) in the journal Evolution, provides new evidence that the social sensitivity of male behaviour is linked to how often male beetles mate.
Male burying beetles actively compete with each other for access to breeding resources such as dead mice, and when they find a suitable carcass will emit pheromones as a signal to attract females. But the emission of pheromones may...
Exeter Cathedral has appointed its second female canon in just a few months.
The Revd Victoria Thurtell will join the Cathedral this summer as Canon Precentor, looking after the Cathedral’s liturgy and music, and its choristers. All 36 boy and girl choristers attend the Cathedral School next door, and Vicky will also be priest to the school.
Canon Anna Norman Walker was appointed as the first full time women canon to the Cathedral in 900 years before Christmas. Vicky’s appointment means that the Cathedral now has two male and two female full time canons for the first time...
Devon’s Crealy Great Adventure Park is supporting a charity game of tag rugby which 15 year old organiser, Daniel, hopes will last more than 24 hours. Daniel, who attends Uffculme School, has a passion for sport, plays for Cullompton RFC U15's and is also an Army Cadet.
The 7-a-side Rug-a-thon will raise money for Help for Heroes, a charity Daniel has wanted to support from a young age. Daniel is looking for people of all ages and abilities to support the event at Uffculme School on Friday 20th March from 5pm through to the evening of Saturday 21st March.
