Devon Contract Waste, RGB Building Supplies and Exmouth-based Thomson Reuters, have pledged their support for Children’s Hospice South West’s (CHSW) fundraising Rainbow Run which takes place on Saturday 9 June at Exeter’s Westpoint.
All three companies have chosen to sponsor coloured paint stations at the run, and Naomi Dymond corporate fundraiser at the charity’s Little Bridge house hospice near Barnstaple said: ‘We cannot thank our sponsors enough for choosing to support CHSW this year. Their sponsorship helps us to cover the costs of running our events and ensures that we can...
A world-leading expert in the economics of health is joining the University of Exeter Medical School’s senior team.
Professor Richard Smith will move to Exeter from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, where he is currently Dean of the Faculty of Public Health and Policy. He will take up the newly-created role of Deputy Pro-Vice Chancellor in September, as well as continuing his outstanding work in analysing the economic impact of health issues and innovations worldwide.
Professor Smith’s appointment will further strengthen the Medical School’s Health...
Get into gear this summer admiring 400 vintage vehicles at Killerton’s Classic Car Day on the National Trust estate just outside of Exeter.
On Sunday 13 May, over 400 classic car enthusiasts will be taking a pit stop in the historic parkland to showcase their pride and joy. Visitors can enjoy the live music of vintage trio Liberty Sisters who will perform on their quirky stage, a vintage 1950’s yellow truck called buttercup; as well as The Sundogs who will put a spring in everyone’s step with their up-tempo, classic rock'n'roll with rhythm and blues.
High quality recycling now being transported to processing plants across the UK and Europe
East Devon District Council has invested in a giant sorting and baling machine to separate more than 5,000 tonnes of recycling a year collected from residents across the district.
The council’s new machine at the Greendale Resources Recycling Centre has been built specifically to handle the high amounts of recycling that East Devon residents collect every day. Fifteen months ago the district was recycling 43% of its waste every week. Today, residents recycle an average 57% of their...
Your essential guide to What’s On in and around Exeter this weekend (11-13 May):
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Skin Deep - The Musical Friday, Exmouth Pavilion Worried that your body isn’t perfect? Then Skin Deep is for you! Yes, YOU! It’s the ultimate look at a subject that obsesses us all: BODY IMAGE. Too fat? Too thin? Never exercised? Gym crazy? Addicted to diets? Hate how you look in the nude? This musical revue has a song for every hang-up, including Embarrassing Bodies, Let It All Hang Out and Does My Bum Look Big in This? The sensational female star and her four boys explore why we don’...
The East Devon Music Festival launch took place this Bank Holiday weekend in Exeter, with shoppers and visitors treated to performances by SING Devon, while soaking up the sunshine in Princesshay Square. There will be 10 events taking place over the two weeks of the Festival, from 16th to 30th June. Having recently enjoyed a rebrand from the Honiton Festival, this year’s event will feature an eclectic mix of UK and international classical artists, giving East Devon residents a rare opportunity to enjoy a glittering array of talent on their doorstep. The Festival committee was on hand this...
Get into gear this summer admiring 400 vintage vehicles at Killerton’s Classic Car Day on the National Trust estate just outside of Exeter.
On Sunday 13 May, over 400 classic car enthusiasts will be taking a pit stop in the historic parkland to showcase their pride and joy. Visitors can enjoy the live music of vintage trio Liberty Sisters who will perform on their quirky stage, a vintage 1950’s yellow truck called buttercup; as well as The Sundogs who will put a spring in everyone’s step with their up-tempo, classic rock'n'roll with rhythm and blues.
This Spring, Hospiscare is encouraging people to get their affairs in order and help to support their local end of life care services at the same time.
17 different solicitors across Exeter, Mid and East Devon will be generously giving their time and expertise so that you can have your Will prepared or updated. Instead of paying the usual solicitor’s fee, you can instead make an appropriate donation to Hospiscare at your appointment.
In previous years Hospiscare’s Will Fortnight has been the incentive and encouragement many people have needed to get their Will made or...
The University of Exeter will join forces with the Exeter Chiefs from today to hold the first ever Sports Medicine Conference, promising to tackle the biggest issues in the field.
The event, held at the Chiefs’ home stadium of Sandy Park, will combine world-class research from the University with the expertise of the National premiership champions to improve our understanding of how to maximise impact on the pitch.
Professor Jean McEwan, Vice Dean of Education at the University of Exeter Medical School, said: “This exciting conference is a first for Exeter, and will bring...
Members of the public are invited to come and see what it’s like to work in a hospital operating theatre during an open day at North Devon District Hospital (NDDH) on National Operating Department Practitioner (ODP) Day. On Monday 14 May, the simulation suite at NDDH will be open to the public from 10am-3pm. There will be an anaesthetic room, theatre and recovery area set up in the sim suite, and visitors will be shown a typical patient journey through these areas. Visitors will get to see some of the day-to-day activities of an ODP and there will also be skills stations where they can...
