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Faith & belief in Exeter: "Do you have a religion?"

Authored by Kevin Dixon
Posted: Thu, 01/03/2013 - 11:47am

The 2011 Census asked the people of Exeter which faith or belief system they held. Here's the breakdown.

Out of a population of 117,773, people described themselves as the following:

Christian 63,486

No Religion 39,449

Religion not stated 9,529

Muslim 1,855

Buddhist 683

Jedi Knight 547

Hindu 372

Pagan 200

Sikh 160

Jewish 155

Spiritualist 97

Mixed religion 80

Spiritual 44

Wicca 33

Rastafarian 27

Baha’i 15

Satanism 14

Taoist 11

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Arbuthnot Latham appoints chartered wealth planner

The Exeter and London-based private, independent bank, Arbuthnot Latham & Co., Limited, today announced the appointment of Ian Avery to the role of Chartered Wealth Planner. Ian takes up his role with Arbuthnot Latham with immediate effect.

Arbuthnot Latham Chief Executive, James Fleming, said:

“I am delighted that Ian is joining us at this important time in the Bank’s growth and development. Ian brings a great deal of experience in the Wealth Planning field.”

“I wish Ian well and I am looking forward to working with him”

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Wild weather leads to the Year of the Slug & Orchid

According to National Trust wildlife experts, unsettled, unpredictable and at times chaotic weather has meant that last year was a particularly challenging one for wildlife.

Whilst birds and insects have struggled, slugs and orchids have done well throughout Britain in our special places.

Matthew Oates, Naturalist at the Trust, said: "This has been a highly polarised year, with wildlife in the places we look after doing either remarkably well or incredibly badly.

"In general, plants and slugs were the big winners and insects the big losers. But even in this wet...

Flybe announces partnership with Perfect Getaways

Perfect Getaways, the leading holiday home search engine, has announced (2nd Jan) a new partnership with Flybe, Europe’s largest regional airline, which will offer self-catering accommodation including villas, cottages, gites, apartments and holiday homes to Flybe customers.

This new partnership between Flybe and Perfect Getaways will give the 8M passengers of Flybe across Europe, access to thousands of holiday homes around the world direct from the owner and their managing agents on the website www.flybe.com .

Flybe Marketing Director, Simon Lilley, said:

"Flybe is...

Police appeal for witnesses after attack in Braunton

Police are appealing for witnesses following a serious unprovoked assault in Braunton.

The incident took place at around 1am on Sunday, 30th December outside the George pub on Exeter Road.

A 29-year-old local woman was punched in the face by a man, sustaining a broken nose and split lip.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Police on 101, quoting reference CN/12/514.

Successful Stoptober sees 15% increase in quitters

A month-long national campaign has seen a sharp rise in the number of Devon smokers quitting, early figures have revealed.

Early indications for the second part of the year, which includes the Stoptober campaign run by NHS Devon and Devon County Council as part of a national quit smoking attempt, show a 15% increase in the number of people stopping smoking.

And the increase has been across a wide age range. 25% of the increase was for those in the age category 18-34. Figures also show the increase is more marked in men than women.

The month-long campaign included a...

Struggling Plymouth Argyle sack Carl Fletcher

Exeter City rivals Plymouth Argyle have sacked manager Carl Fletcher after 16 months in charge of the struggling League Two side.

Argyle are only two points clear of the relegation zone after losing 2-1 at home to John Ward's Bristol Rovers. Ward was set to become Argyle director of football just three weeks ago, until being offered the job as Rovers boss.

Former Argyle and Wales midfielder, Fletcher, 32, initially took over as caretaker after Peter Reid's sacking in September 2011. In his post-match interview with BBC Radio Devon, he revealed: "[Owner] James Brent has just...

Man sexually exposes himself to woman in Barnstaple

Police in Barnstaple are appealing for information after a man sexually exposed himself to a young woman in the town.

The incident took place at around 7.20pm on Sunday, 30th December 2012 on Vicarage Street. Police say "A 24-year-old local woman was sitting in her car when she became aware of a man walking on the pavement towards her car. He then exposed himself to her." The suspect is described as being in his late sixties, with white hair and stubble, around 6ft tall and of large build. He was wearing a cream-coloured suit. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Police on...

Person freed from 'confined space' in Princesshay

Fire Crews from Exeter Danes Castle and Middlemoor were called to Princesshay at 9.37pm on Tuesday evening to rescue a member of the public following a fall into a confined space.

Fire Service personnel used safety equipment and two short extension ladders to rescue the casualty, who was conveyed to hospital by the ambulance service.

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