“If there is one guarantee in life that’s absolute, it’s death. We are all going to die. However, many never give this a second thought until it happens to someone we are close to. When it does, it can shatter lives. That’s why it’s so important that we talk about death and drop the old stiff upper lip attitude.”
Liz Philpott, 69, from Exeter has been a volunteer for local charity Hospiscare for over 14 years. Having worked previously as a nurse and midwife, Liz began volunteering at Hospiscare as a complementary therapist and reflexologist. Giving treatments to patients and...
A church in Exeter is launching a new event next month aimed at those who are curious about Christianity.
In a recent BBC poll, it was found that a fifth of non-religious people believe in life after death, and a growing number of people are open to exploring the Bible and faith further.
Rediscover Church in Northernhay Street is now launching Alpha, a new 8 week course, which explores the basics of the Christian faith and is relevant to those who have never come to church before.
Alpha shares stories of finding God from personalities including TV adventurer Bear...
Do you think that your local park, playground or playing field is the best in the country? Here’s your chance to prove it.
National charity Fields in Trust have launched a campaign to find the UK’s Best Park, as voted by YOU! This unique award is open to all public green spaces across the UK through a simple online nomination at www.fieldsintrust.org/bestpark . It might be that your local park is great for a Sunday afternoon stroll, your neighbourhood playground is a hive of activity for children, or a nature reserve provides a stress-free space to relax. This is your chance to...
There’s a new bike on the streets of Exeter this autumn and it’ll be arriving at a school near you soon!
The bike in question is a very special three-wheeler and it belongs to local nature charity, Devon Wildlife Trust. Since April the Trust has been running a project which is working with most of the schools in Exeter, helping them to take their pupils out of the classroom and into the great outdoors to learn more about nature and themselves.
The Exeter Schools Project, as it is known, is being supported by players of the People’s Postcode Lottery. Its aim is simple: to...
Amy Jones, having battled with her weight over the years, has found a solution for herself, and a way to help others.
At one time being a fit and healthy mum seemed out of reach for Amy. She was nearly 17 stone and struggling with health issues and anxiety.
Following a history of joint problems, surgeries, three children, and trying every diet plan going, Amy decided to join a Slimming World group in Countess Wear, Exeter in February 2016. She turned to the Extra Easy Food Optimising plan and discovered that weight loss needn’t be a struggle.
Jeff Stokes from Exeter has found a sense of purpose and renewed self-confidence from volunteering with local charity Hospiscare. Five years ago Jeff, who is now 67, retired early from a busy job with South West Water. Having been unwell for a while with a persistent cough, Jeff made the decision to leave work and investigate his ill health further. After seeing various specialists a tumour was discovered on one of Jeff’s tonsils and subsequently he was given the devastating diagnosis of having head and neck cancer.
Jeff had to undergo what he describes as “barbaric treatment” in...
Dogs living in the South West of England are more likely to have longer walks than the national average, according to a new survey.
The survey, of more than 3,000 dog-owners across the country, showed that 38% of dogs have a walk of longer than an hour, compared to 35% nationally.
The survey was commissioned in the lead up to the RSPCA’s Big Walkies challenge in October, which invites people to walk 10,000 steps a day, with or without a dog, to raise money for animals in need. The results also found that 22% of dogs in the region have three walks a day - while almost 7%...
Bus Workers Union RMT has confirmed that members on Stagecoach South West buses will be mounting a major programme of strike action in a fight for pay and workplace justice.
RMT’s executive has taken the decision to call on all our Stagecoach South West Exeter, Torquay and Barnstaple members to take industrial action as a result of the company’s abject failure to address pay and conditions issues at the heart of this dispute.
Strike action will take place on the following dates:
04:00 on Friday 13th October 2017 and 03:59 hours on Saturday 14th October 2017
Exeter’s Lord Mayor has witnessed the innovative curriculum at a city school which is leading the way in teaching science and maths.
Teenagers from Cornwall, Devon, Dorset and Somerset all attend the Exeter Mathematics School, a state-funded sixth form for mathematicians which is sponsored by the University of Exeter and Exeter College.
Pupils work with university academics and companies such as Dyson and the National Hydrographic Office to complete research into topics such as autonomous flight, artificial gills and neurons.
A £1 million flood prevention scheme in Axminster has been completed.
The Devon County Council scheme in Willhay Lane, which has widened and realigned the Millbrook culvert to improve its capacity and flow of water, now provides vital protection to over 160 homes. A new structure has fully enclosed part of the flood prone channel and earlier phases of the scheme enabled the construction of a flood defence wall and the installation of a ‘tree-catcher’ debris grill upstream of the culvert beneath Willhay Lane. The channel downstream of the railway towards the main River Axe has also...
