Exeter Deaf Academy is recruiting volunteers to take part in a one-off awareness day in Exeter and surrounding areas.
The aim of the day will be to place Deaf Academy collection boxes in various locations throughout the City in order to raise both awareness and vital funds for an essential local charity.
Exeter Deaf Academy is a charity that runs a School and College providing specialist education and care tailored to the individual needs of Deaf young people aged 4-24 years.
The charity’s vision is to see Deaf people valued by themselves and their society, being...
Detectives from Titan, the North-west regional organised crime unit, are appealing for the public’s help in tracing a Manchester man who they want to speak to as part of an investigation into a drugs conspiracy.
Glenn Phillip Madden (pictured) has links to the Salford, Stretford, Swinton and Urmston areas of Greater Manchester as well as West Yorkshire and Devon and Cornwall.
Officers want to speak to the 36-year-old as they believe he may have information that could help their investigation.
Madden is also known to have links to Dubai in the Middle East and Titan...
South West Green MEP, Molly Scott Cato, has drawn attention to the 'green surge' sweeping across the region following a constituency week in which she met with local communities and visited several “inspirational” projects across the South West.
She said, “The South West is witnessing a political green surge, the Green Party has quadrupled in size in just one year and this goes along with a massive growth in truly sustainable projects. Innovative individuals and communities across the region are showcasing examples of a Green Society and helping to create resilient local economies...
Exeter Deaf Academy is recruiting volunteers to take part in a one-off awareness day in Exeter and surrounding areas. The aim of the day will be to place Deaf Academy collection boxes in various locations throughout the City in order to raise both awareness and vital funds for an essential local charity. Exeter Deaf Academy is a charity that runs a School and College providing specialist education and care tailored to the individual needs of Deaf young people aged 4-24 years. The charity’s vision is to see Deaf people valued by themselves and their society, being confident, well educated,...
Community groups in Honiton came together in impressive numbers for an event organised by a partnership of organisations, led by East Devon District Council, at the Beehive Centre in Dowell Street.
The Honiton Together discovery day featured a number of opportunities for groups to share experiences and best practice, discuss the future of community initiatives in the town and, for some, to pitch for funding through a ‘Dragons’ Den’ session.
Honiton Together received funding from central government to support local people and organisations to: • Feel that positive local...
Transport Minister John Hayes has given a commitment that Department for Transport and Highways Agency staff will work with Devon County Council and the Blackdowns AONB to build much needed improvements to the A303/A30.
Meeting with a delegation led by John Hart, Leader of Devon County Council, on Tuesday (24 February), the Minister welcomed the joint work by the County Council and AONB to develop improvement proposals that are sensitive to the special environmental importance of the area.
Councillor Hart said: “This meeting with the Minister was an important milestone in...
A new photography exhibition in the corridors of the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital challenges its viewers to think differently about ageing.
The ‘Growing Old Competitively' exhibition by Alex Rotas features a series of photos of athletes in their 60s, 70s, 80s and even 90s who still compete in international sporting events.
The exhibition has been organised by Exeter Health Care Arts, an ‘arts for health’ initiative designed to deliver a range of activities to improve the hospital environment, for patients, visitors and for staff. This inspirational exhibition fits into a...
The British Heart Foundation (BHF) is encouraging smokers in Exeter to visit their local stop smoking services ahead of this year’s No Smoking Day on 11 March.
The charity’s latest figures show that around 23% of adults in Exeter smoke – the national average is 18%. Studies have found that smokers are four times more likely to succeed in quitting with help from NHS stop smoking services than if they go it alone.
Dr Mike Knapton, Associate Medical Director at the BHF, said: “Smoking increases the risk of coronary heart disease, stroke and a variety of cancers. The good news...
The housing market in Exeter has been given an early spring boost following news that buyers will have their best opportunity ever to secure a low mortgage rate in the next few months.
Housebuilder Barratt Homes says that figures from the Bank of England and advice from mortgage brokers are set to give buyers the confidence to make a move sooner rather than later.
“It looks like spring has come early to the housing market,’’ said Barratt managing director Paul Moran. “A combination of low interest rates, new mortgage products and schemes such as Help to Buy are really...
Teignbridge District Council's share of the Council Tax remains unchanged for the sixth year in a row after Full Council approved budget plans for the coming financial year.
Prudent financial management, ongoing savings and additional income identified through a series of internal business challenge reviews have contributed to maintain front line services whilst absorbing cuts in grant funding from Government.
The final financial plans 2015/16 include:
A continued Council Tax freeze of Teignbridge’s portion of the bill, keeping the average Band D price for
