Twenty two Exeter businesses have together raised nearly £8,000 for The Exeter Foundation. As part of taking part in the Exeter Business Games 2013, teams from each business raised £3,939 for the charity. This amount has been generously matched by Thomson Reuters, bringing the total to £7878. Anette Grahns, of Thomson Reuters, said: “Thomson Reuters have been involved with Exeter Business Games since its inception. Apart from it being a fun annual event for Exeter businesses, it gives us the opportunity to give something back to the local Exeter community. Thomson Reuters is very proud to...
East Devon District Council have launched a fresh consultation on aspects of the document that will form the planning blueprint for the district over the next 13 years to 2026.
A decision to go ahead with a six-week consultation into the latest changes was made by EDDC’s Development Management Committee on Tuesday, following advice from the inspector who is examining the Local Plan document submitted to him on 2 August.
Mr Anthony Thickett has been appointed as the Independent Inspector and he has advised that he cannot undertake his examination of the document because...
Fire crews have been busy during the Bank Holiday weekend attending a variety of incidents.
At 0.51am today, one appliance from Axminster was sent to Cridlake after calls reporting a shed on fire.
Crews found a garden shed well alight, with the fire spreading to an adjoining fence and greenhouse.
One hose reel jet, small tools and thermal imaging camera were used in extinguishing the fire. The shed, fence and green house were all completely destroyed.
At 10.13pm yesterday crews responded to a call reporting a fire behind the cooker in a domestic property in...
As the summer buying season continues with The Great Barratt Move, the five star housebuilder takes a look at how your personality shapes your moving experience.
Leading psychology and health expert, Professor Cary Cooper says that moving home continues to be one of the most stressful life events and that your everyday personality will have a massive effect on how you approach a move.
“Moving really magnifies an individual’s personality,’’ said Cary. “It is one of the leading life events because it touches so much of your life and that has a massive effect on how you behave...
Hot on the heals of a recent public health report that cited "increasing the number of people at a healthy weight" as one the county's top ten health priorities, Devon County Council is asking commuters to leave the car, "get fit and save money".
A new countywide campaign starts this month, encouraging drivers out of their cars, and to walk or cycle to work.
Although Devon is predominantly a rural county, a great many residents live within easy walking or cycling distance to work and yet choose to drive.
This exhibition features Broadclyst Primary School’s performance of 'Keep Calm and Carry On’ which was developed by the schoolchildren in conjunction with Killerton staff and volunteers and gave the audience a rare chance to see World War II history brought to life in an innovative way. The performances were recorded on video and are now presented alongside displays of photographs, costumes and objects from the play.
The storyline, based on Killerton’s evacuee school in the days following the Exeter Blitz, was researched and written by the children with the help of teachers and...
Volunteering may be good for your health, reveals a large systematic review and meta-analysis published in the open access journal BMC Public Health .
Volunteering can improve mental health and help you live longer, finds the study which pools and compares data from multiple experimental trials and longitudinal cohort studies. Some observational evidence points to around a 20 per cent reduction in mortality among volunteers compared to non-volunteers in cohort studies. Volunteers also reported lower levels of depression, increased life satisfaction and enhanced well-being, although...
A Community Health Check is being held at St Stephen’s Church, High Street, Exeter on Saturday, 7th September. Do you “know your numbers”? Get your BMI, blood pressure, blood sugar, and cholesterol measured for FREE.
One fire fighting appliance from Cullompton fire station attended reports of a car on fire outside Mcdonald's restaurant at the Cullompton services at 6.37am today.
Upon arrival, crews found one vehicle well alight.
Crews used two breathing apparatus and two hose reel jets to extinguish the fire which was located in the engine compartment.
Meanwhile, crews attended reports of a fire at the Red Lion House at Membury in Axminster last night.
Appliances from Chard, Colyton and Honiton were called to the scene at 6.29pm.
Police are appealing for the public’s help in identifying a suspect (pictured) after an attempted robbery in St Thomas, Exeter. The incident happened on Monday 5 August at around 9.10am outside the Post Office in Okehampton Road. The victim, a 27-year-old woman from Whipton, approached the Post Office to pay in the takings from a local store when she was approached by a white man from behind who was riding a push bike. The victim was pushed by the offender who grabbed at the bag she was carrying and said “give me the money”. A brief struggle then ensued between the victim and the offender...
