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Two men due in court following Honiton robbery

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 09/29/2014 - 10:58am

Two men have been charged in connection with a robbery at an antiques shop in Honiton. The incident took place at Banwell Antiques on Saturday, March 22 2014 as a female staff member, who was working alone, opened up the store at around 9am. Edward O’Hare, age 45 from London, has been charged with robbery (following his extradition from Belgium).

Kevin Neal, age 52 from London, was also charged with robbery.

Both men are due to appear at Exeter Crown Court on 14 November 2014.

Uffculme Co-opeative reopens this week

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Mon, 09/29/2014 - 10:51am

The Co-operative food store in Uffculme, Cullompton, is set to re-open next week (Thursday, 2 October) following a near £200,000 investment to create a new shopping experience for the community.

The new-look store in The Square has been redefined with a new kiosk, an increased bakery range and, a focus on meal ideas, healthy, fresh and chilled foods and, essentials.

The store is also pioneering a new role, known as a Community Pioneer, with members of the food store team, Karen Clench and Rachael Margetts, also working to foster involvement in community activities.

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IOD expands SW team

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Mon, 09/29/2014 - 10:23am

The Institute of Directors has expanded its South West team with the appointment of Hannah Goodenough as head of Business Development for the region.

Hannah, who lives in Bath, will be based at the regional headquarters at the Science Park in Emerson's Green, Bristol, but will be responsible for retaining and attracting membership across the South West which has branches representing members in Bristol, Somerset, Bath and Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, Dorset and Devon and Cornwall.

She brings significant expertise to the role, having headed up business development for a...

Cervical cancer symptoms not recognised by young women

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Mon, 09/29/2014 - 10:03am

New research led by King’s College London and involving the University of Exeter Medical School suggests that many women under 30 with cervical cancer are diagnosed more than three months after first having symptoms. In many cases this was because they did not recognise the symptoms as serious.

The study is published in the British Journal of General Practice.

Professor Willie Hamilton, co-author from the University of Exeter Medical School, says: “This study matters as we know screening in the much younger age groups is problematic- so we have to try and diagnose young...

Chiefs crush Quins

Rob Baxter’s calls for Exeter Chiefs to re-establish their Sandy Park fortress were well and truly answered as his side swot aside the attentions of visiting Harlequins.

Having only won two of their last nine league games on their own turf and just seven out of 17 matches in all competitions in the last 12 months, the Chiefs could not have picked a better time to rediscover the winning formula.

From start to finish, Baxter’s braves had too much for their rivals.

Thomas Waldrom, Jack Yeandle and Henry Slade all crossed for tries, whilst the boots of Slade and Gareth...

Chiefs team to face Harlequins

Exeter Chiefs welcome back Jack Nowell and Phil Dollman into their starting line-up for Sunday’s Aviva Premiership clash with Harlequins at Sandy Park (2pm).

Both Nowell and Dollman appeared off the bench in last week’s 25-22 win at Gloucester, but head coach Rob Baxter is keen to see the duo in action from the outset as the Chiefs look to record a third win in four starts this season.

England international Nowell has not started a league game since he injured a shoulder during Exeter’s defeat at Leicester Tigers last March, while Dollman has also had to sit on the...

Massive hoard of Roman coins unearthed

A massive hoard of almost 22,000 Roman coins has been unearthed near Seaton in East Devon.

East Devon builder and metal detector enthusiast Laurence Edgerton discovered the hoard of 4th-Century copper-alloy coins in November 2013 while operating under licence on Clinton Devon Estates land near Seaton Down. The findspot is near to the Honeyditches site which includes a Roman villa and a possible Roman fort.

Exeter’s award-winning museum, the Royal Albert Memorial Museum is today (Friday) launching a bid to purchase the coins for public display in the city.

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Applications for RWC2015 tickets close Monday

Rugby fans have just three days left to apply for Rugby World Cup 2015 tickets via the general sales application window before it closes at 1800 (BST) on September 29, 2014. The volume of interest in tickets is highly encouraging a year out from the Tournament, hosted in England and in Cardiff between September 18 and October 31, 2015. Fans can still apply for tickets for all 48 matches, including those that will go to ballot, up until the application window closes on Monday (September 29, 1800 BST). Whilst many matches will go to ballot there is still availability at venues across the...

The Shipwrecked House

Event Date: 
28/09/2014 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Bike Shed Theatre, Exeter

Outside, a storm is raging. Inside, a darkened room preserves the fragments of a past underneath dust sheets. Sea-shells, voices, yellowing postcards: the flotsam and jetsam of a childhood spent beach-combing on the coast of Brittany. Stories emerge: of treasure found in tidal ponds, and women metamorphosing into serpents. But beneath the floorboards, the creaking groans of whales warn of unsettled futures.

In a sparkling one-woman performance that blends poetry with theatre, Anglo-Breton poet Claire Trévien navigates a shifting maritime landscape. Memory and myth from the Celtic...

Artists of the Devon Association

Event Date: 
09/10/2014 - 9:30am to 26/10/2014 - 5:00pm
Venue: 
gloss-Art Exeter

gloss-Art Exeter is honoured to be involved with the Devon Association's first exhibition in their hundred and fifty two year history.

Over twenty artist are submitting work that covers a range of media including painting, sculpture and tapestry.

For more information visit http://www.glossgallery.co.uk/

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