A new research-backed risk assessment tool will support GPs in identifying the symptoms of bowel cancer and inflammatory bowel disease in patients aged under 50.
The research and the assessment tool is led by the University of Exeter, in partnership with Bowel Cancer UK Never Too Young campaign, Durham University and University Hospital of North Tees.
The assessment tool will calculate the risk of the patient’s bowel symptoms allowing the GP to decide whether they need further tests. This is the first of its kind for younger people and aims to speed up the diagnosis of...
Vulnerable women at risk of committing crime are to benefit from tailored, targeted support to break the cycle of reoffending and turn their lives around for good – backed by funding totalling over £800,000, Justice Minister Dr Phillip Lee has today announced.
Exeter City Council has been successful in winning £61,694 of funding, and is one of the successful bidders in six regions across the country – Devon, Lancashire, Shropshire, Norfolk, Sussex and Surrey. They will use the cash boost to increase the support on offer to female offenders both behind bars and in the community,...
Don Armand insists Exeter Chiefs will make the most of time off to ensure they are in fine fettle for the visit of lowly Bristol to Sandy Park in the Aviva Premiership next month.
Having failed to advance through the group stages of this season’s European Champions Cup, the Chiefs are set to have their first weekend off since the start of the season as others battle it out for Europe’s top prize.
The chance to recharge the batteries at a crucial stage of the season will certainly be welcomed, but the rest will only be short-lived for Rob Baxter’s squad as they gear up for...
Overnight resurfacing work will be carried out in High Street and Higher Street in Cullompton, starting tomorrow night (Tuesday 28 March).
The night-time work, which is needed to complete improvements to the road condition, is scheduled to take three evenings, subject to weather conditions.
Higher Street will be closed overnight from 7pm to 7am between Tuesday (28 March) to Thursday (30 March), and traffic signals will be in operation at the Station Road Junction with High Street and Higher Street Cullompton.
Traffic management and diversions will be in place for...
PEOPLE across Devon are being invited to host a Cancer Research UK Coffee Morning and help raise money to fund life-saving research. Every day, 85 people are diagnosed with cancer in the south west. And that’s why the charity is calling on people across Devon to join together with friends, colleagues and family for a cuppa and a natter while raising funds to help beat cancer sooner. The charity is encouraging everyone to sign up for a free fundraising pack today and host a coffee morning any time until the end of May – with the official coffee morning day falling on April 6. The coffee...
Festival organisers in Teignbridge are invited to get on board with a new event aimed at giving them all the help they need in ensuring their event is a success.
Teignbridge is organising a new Festivals Forum event on April 3 from 4pm – 6.30pm at Old Forde House, Newton Abbot. The forum is focused on helping established and new festival organisers, big or small, come together under one roof to help make it easier for them to stage their events and reassure themselves that they have everything covered and are up to date with all the new developments in the industry.
Mitsubishi Motors Exeter 7s took over Princesshay Shopping Centre on Wednesday (22 March) to launch this year’s tournament which returns to the South West on 15-16 July.
England Sevens players Tom Bowen and Charlton Kerr were in attendance, fresh from winning the HSBC Vancouver 7s, alongside England Sevens Academy player Callum Sirker, the Deputy Lord Mayor and a host of rugby clubs from the local area, all showing their support for the upcoming tournament.
Hundreds of passers-by got the chance to test out their rugby skills against the England Sevens players with passing...
The East Devon Pebblebed Heaths are amongst the most highly regarded conservation sites in Europe.
Known to some as Woodbury Common, this wildlife haven also encompasses common land associated with other historical parishes including Dalditch, Withycombe, Lympstone, Bicton, East Budleigh, Colaton Raleigh, Hawkerland, Aylesbeare and Harpford.
The East Devon Pebblebed Heaths Conservation Trust was established by Clinton Devon Estates in 2006 in response to increasing national and international recognition that lowland heaths are a habitat rich in wildlife and need...
As we put the clocks forward this weekend, the National Trust’s Castle Drogo is inviting people to donate their unwanted clocks to become part of a new contemporary art installation, ‘Harrison’s Garden,’ by internationally renowned artist Luke Jerram, that will be on display at the castle from 14 July. The countdown to collect timepieces starts this Sunday, 26 March, as Castle Drogo hopes to gather over 500 ticking treasures from the public by 7 July. The 500 clocks will join 2000 clocks already part of the installation that will go on display. ‘Harrison’s Garden’ promises to be a...
