The president of Diabetes UK will talk about the ground-breaking treatment he underwent to gain control of his diabetes at a meeting in Exeter.
Richard Lane, 68, was among the first people in the country to receive a transplant of insulin-producing islet cells in 2005. Following three transplants, he was the first person in the UK with Type 1 diabetes to come off insulin altogether.
Richard will be discussing his own experience of diabetes and the work of Diabetes UK at the meeting at the Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry on October 18....
This month sees a jump in new seller average asking prices of 3.5% (+£8,310), the biggest increase for eight months, with a regional boost of 4.8% (+£21,834) and a 6.2% increase on last year's prices. This goes a long way towards reversing the Olympic-induced price lull over the summer, which saw asking prices of property coming to market fall by 4.6% (-£11,377) over the three months between June and September. This price rebound indicates the market is not performing as badly as some feared.
However, sellers looking to try for a higher price should note Rightmove research which...
A national newspaper has praised the joint effort that went into securing the new John Lewis store for Exeter.
Observer journalist Zoe Wood wrote:
Despite the rearguard action being fought by government high street tsar Mary Portas, town centres around the country are being pushed to breaking point as retail chains are felled by the recession. One in seven high-street shops lies empty, with the recent failure of JJB Sports, which resulted in more than 130 closures, making a grim picture worse.
Against that backdrop, the strength of Exeter's retail centre – albeit...
More firefighters from Devon and Somerset Fire Service are choosing to take part in the Exeter 10,000 project, run by the National Institute for Health Research Exeter Clinical Research Facility (CRF), University of Exeter Medical School (formerly Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry).
Last month, firefighters from Red Watch took part in the scheme. Not to be outdone, this month it is Green Watch who are planning to add their data to the Exeter 10,000 project.
The project aims to compile a research register of 10,000 individuals from the Exeter and East Devon area....
A man arrrested by police in Exeter earlier this month has died in hospital.
The coroner will now hold a postmortem and The Independent Police Complaints Commission is investigating the incident.
Thomas Orchard was detained following a disturbance in the city centre on October 3.
IPCC Commissioner Amerdeep Somal said: “This is very sad news and I extend my condolences to Mr Orchard’s family and friends. We will arrange to meet with his family again when they are ready. We will, of course, keep...
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The countdown is well and truly underway for the long-awaited opening of the John Lewis store in Exeter.
This was the scene this afternoon as contractors pulled out the stops to get the entrance area finished on time.
The TED team will be posting live from outside the store from 7.30am, so if you can't make it yourself, you won't miss a thing.
Exeter city centre manager, John Harvey, told TED: "Clearly there have been some late challenges which have resulted from the interface between the paving work and utilities, and dealing with the significance of buried...
