MASSAGE training company director Emma Gilmore is poised for a major expansion which will double capacity to meet growing demand, which, she believes, could be due to a reduction in funding for NHS services.
Exeter-based School of Bodywork is moving premises to provide more permanent space which will double capacity to accommodate the number of students wanting to train.
Emma, 50, who founded the school 10 years ago, believes the increased interest may be due to a lack of NHS funding and waiting lists for massage therapies.
Exeter Racecourse will be raising money for the Devon Air Ambulance at its race meeting on Sunday, November 24 and the meeting will kick off in fine style with the first ever Dartmoor Hillies race.
Eight ponies bred on Dartmoor will come dashing down the home straight and racegoers will be able to place their bets, with every penny donated to the charity. Entry is always free to under-18s at Exeter, making it the perfect family day out, with a range of free activities to enjoy including a helicopter simulator.
The Dartmoor Hillies will race at 12.20pm and then seven more...
Patients being treated for cancer at the RD&E highly rate the services they receive, according to results published by a national survey this month.
The annual National Cancer Patient Experience Survey, now in its eighth year, is designed to monitor national progress on cancer care; provide information to drive local improvements and to inform the work of groups supporting cancer patients, including the voluntary sector.
The survey was completed by over 1300 patients at the RD&E who had received a cancer diagnosis and attended the hospital in April, May or June 2018...
Gas pipeline and emergency service, Wales & West Utilities is working in the Topsham area this coming weekend (5/6 October).
Following gas pipe upgrade work, which completed in the area earlier this year, the company needs to remove the old pipe from along Clyst Bridge. The work is essential tokeep the gas flowing to heat homes and power businesses in the area so that people are safe and warm for generations to come.
For safety reasons it has been agreed with Devon County Council that road closures will be in place while the work takes place.
Former World Champion Boxer, Ricky Hatton, has announced that he will be coming to Exeter as part of his UK wide tour.
Ricky, whose boxing career spans over 20 years, and who now runs his own successful boxing promotions company, will be coming to Exeter University’s Great Hall on Wednesday, 22 November.
The event is being staged by Exeter City Football Club and is one of a number of sporting dinners the club is planning. The audience will enjoy a two-course meal and be entertained by Ricky, as well as have the opportunity to take part in a Q&A and an auction.
Earlier this year Ian Kingsbury visited Hospiscare in Exeter with a cheque for £1388 as part of the freemasons annual giving to hospices throughout England & Wales, this as it turned out was only the beginning.
In 2018 the Masonic Charitable Foundation (MCF) formed a partnership with Hospice UK, to help target support within the palliative care sector with the aim of helping expand vital support for bereaved families and individuals.
This year over and above the £300,000 donated directly to hospices in January they were encouraged to apply for grants specifically aimed...
A celebration of music and gratitude, the UK’s largest grassroots music festival ‘OXJAM’ returns to Exeter for it’s 8th birthday!
Exeter Phoenix and St.Davids Church will be kitted with live music, guest speakers, games, a HUGE raffle, cake sale, plus nifty independent traders to tick all the boxes…
All you need to bring is yourself and your festival energy!
By supporting Oxjam you are supporting your community, your local independent music venues, you’re providing a platform for up and coming musical talent and you’re raising money to fight poverty worldwide with...
WESC Foundation is inviting staff at businesses around Exeter to gather their cleverest colleagues together for a charity pub quiz to help raise funds for blind and partially-sighted children and young adults.
Sponsored by LV=, the Exeter-based charity is hosting another fundraising quiz at its Topsham Road campus on Thursday 17th October 2019 at 7pm. WESC Foundation supports children and young adults with visual impairment. All the young people also contend with other additional needs such as autism, cerebral palsy and, sadly, life limiting illnesses too.
With the Rugby World Cup underway the Crediton Bookshop is thrilled to announce that we'll be hosting an event with England Coach Eddie Jones for his new book Eddie Jones: My Life and Rugby publishing in November. This event will take place on Friday 22nd November at Sandy Park, home of the Exeter Chiefs, when Eddie will be giving the inside story on England's World Cup campaign and his long and illustrious career.
Tickets are available from the bookshop (01363 774740) at Sandford Orchards and online and are priced at £30 including signed copy of the book. All profits from this...
A LEADING care provider in south Devon is asking companies to think about employing people with early onset dementia or to keep those on who may have received a diagnosis (October 2019).
With some not unreasonable adjustments, Guardian Homecare says it’s possible for people with the condition to work and they shouldn’t leave employment immediately if they aren’t ready to do so.
Catherine Porter, who is a Manager at Guardian Homecare, which provides care in the Exeter area, said: “Following the recent Channel 4 programme ‘The Restaurant That Makes Mistakes’, it’s clear those...
