Exeter

Thousands of meals have been donated to food banks and groups feeding people, thanks to the generosity of Tesco’s Exeter shoppers, figures released today reveal.

Exeter shoppers donated 5,322 meals as part of the overall total of 2.5 million meals donated to charities the Trussell Trust and FareShare by shoppers during last month’s Tesco Food Collection, with Tesco topping up the value of all the donations by an additional 20%.

These donations to food banks in the Trussell Trust’s network are being used to provide food parcels for people in crisis, while donations to...

Five people in Exeter are celebrating the new year a little early this week as they each scooped a £1,000 cash prize thanks to their lucky postcode.

The Broadway neighbours netted the windfall when EX2 9NT was announced as a Daily Prize winner with People’s Postcode Lottery on Monday 30th December 2019.

People’s Postcode Lottery ambassador Danyl Johnson sent his well-wished to the winners. He said: “Congratulations to our winners in Exeter. I’m sure this win will make their New Year celebrations even more special.”

A minimum of 32% of ticket sales goes directly to...

Cricket brownies and “chocolate chirp cookies” were served at a meeting about the future of edible insects.

Insects are eaten in many parts of the world, and if people in countries such as the UK and US could get over the “yuk factor” it would open a “new frontier in food”, experts said.

Insects are a rich source of protein and can be produced using far less land and water – and with a far smaller carbon footprint – than meat such as beef.

Scientists, insect producers and other experts discussed the key issues at the University of Exeter’s Penryn Campus in Cornwall...

Doctors in Devon are providing essential advice to people across the county on how to choose the right service for them if they feel unwell over the New Year period.

Devon’s NHS leaders are asking people to do what they can to prevent themselves becoming unwell and make sensible to decisions when it comes to choosing the right NHS service if they need help.

All parts of the NHS system are very busy in Devon at this time of year.

If it’s not an emergency or life-threatening condition, help the NHS to help you by choosing the right service for your needs:

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Devon’s residents are being urged to hang on to their broken possessions over the Christmas holidays so they can be fixed at what promises will be the largest repair café ever held.

The Big Fix 2020 will be held on Saturday February 15, and will see up to 109 repair cafes across the UK being held simultaneously.

The national event is being coordinated by Devon County Council and follows the success of The Big Fix last year when volunteers broke the record for the number of items repaired at a single repair café.

Both events are examples of Devon County Council’s...

Three women whose relatives were involved in the Battle of the River Plate had a chance meeting at a recent exhibition.

The ladies - pictured above - were visiting an exhibition at Exeter Guildhall to mark the 80th Anniversary of HMS Exeter's involvement in the Battle of the River Plate in the South Atlantic during the Second World War.

Whilst watching a film as part of the exhibition they got talking. They soon realised that their relatives had been involved in the Battle.

Claire Higginson (pictured left) is the great granddaughter of Charles Cloke, the leading...

Amid warnings that new cases of flu could peak over the busy Christmas period, the parents of a nine-year-old boy from Devon who died from the illness in January last year, are calling on parents to vaccinate their children.

The request follows the release of data from Public Health England (PHE), showing that GP consultations across the country for Influenza-like illness have risen in the last few weeks.

In Devon, community clinics are being scheduled for school age children, who missed their initial school appointment for a nasal flu spray. Parents who would like to book...

An active GP and professor of general practice and primary care at the University of Exeter Medical School has been honoured with an MBE in the New Year’s 2020 Honours List.

John Campbell, Professor of General Practice and Primary Care, has been awarded the honour, presented for his outstanding contributions to primary care of patients and improving GP services.

John, who is also Associate Dean for Research (Research Excellence Framework), said: “I’m extremely honoured and humbled to be receiving this award for my work in primary care. Through my work, I’m committed to the...