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comparethemarket.com has announced Annabelle Statham of the University of Exeter in the shortlist of students for their ‘Travel Advisor’ competition - the perfect experience for a grad student who wants to travel the world and report on their experience. With almost 1,000 applications since the position opened in April, a team of experts has narrow it down to the final five.

The finalists who have made it through to the final round are: - Annabelle Statham (Geography at University of Exeter) - Lucy Hayton (Photography and Video at De Montfort University) - Joseph Thompson (Digital...

Exeter BID has launched a new trade waste scheme which aims to reduce costs on refuse, recycling, glass and food waste collections for levy payers.

The scheme is the latest in a series of initiatives introduced by Exeter BID to help the city centre to continue to thrive and be a welcoming place for businesses, visitors and residents. Wayne Pearce, Chairman of the Exeter BID Board said: “We are proud to introduce our latest project, bringing more benefits to our levy payers.

"The trade waste scheme continues to evolve but initial stages have created savings across a range of...

FoodCycle Exeter, a project which serves community meals made from surplus food has reached a significant milestone: 1,000 meals in just over a year. The project, which has grown from strength to strength, has served over 1,000 three-course meals every Tuesday night since March 2016 in Wonford Community Centre. In the last year, the volunteer team has saved over a tonne of food from going in the bin and instead used it to cook and serve 1,000 meals as well as give away over 350 parcels of food for guests to take home. Regular guest, James, said "I really appreciate it. I like chatting to...

In March this year, Hospiscare was delighted to welcome the Men’s Walk 2017 `sell-out` crowd to Double Locks. The 650 men and boys walked eight miles in fine weather along the canal path to the Turf Hotel and back to enjoy a pint, a Chunk pasty and watch England beat Scotland to retain the Calcutta Cup – and they have raised an amazing £40,000 for Hospiscare!

One of the walkers, Jack Carter, said, ‘I walked in memory of my wife, Jan, who was looked after by Hospiscare, but I worried about raising sponsorship as I thought I had no one to ask. Then I jotted down the names of family,...

A team of young entrepreneurs from Exeter School are celebrating success after coming first in the region's Young Enterprise finals.

The event, held at the MET office on 26 April 2017, showcased the talents of nine teams of schoolchildren from eight Devon schools in an Apprentice-style showdown to see who had the best business idea.

Overall winners were team ‘Company Roots' from Exeter School, who produced a distinctive colouring book based on scenes of Devon, which doubles up as a tourist guide. The team also won an award for Best Trade Stand.

Fleur Lewis, a...

Police in Devon have issued a warning following the tragic death of a teenager in a suspected drug related incident.

Police were informed on Saturday 27th May that a 15-year-old boy was admitted to North Devon District Hospital after taking a recreational drug at a youth disco in Ilfracombe on Friday. He tragically died in the early hours of that morning and his next of kin have been informed.

Local enquires are currently underway into this death.

Officers have also been informed of two young adults being admitted to Derriford Hospital in Plymouth after also taking...

More than 100 volunteers filled a skip full of rubbish collected from the internationally important Exmouth Local Nature Reserve on Saturday 13 May.

And this year there was a notable reduction in the amount of litter found on the Exe Estuary when compared with previous clean-ups.

Organised by the Exe Estuary Management Partnership, which includes local authorities like Devon County Council, Exeter City Council and Teignbridge and East Devon District Councils, the clean-up ensures that the area is ready for summer visitors and wildlife.

This year’s volunteers...

A pioneering new technique that encourages the wonder material graphene to “talk” could revolutionise the global audio and telecommunications industries.

Researchers from the University of Exeter have devised a ground-breaking method to use graphene to generate complex and controllable sound signals. In essence, it combines speaker, amplifier and graphic equaliser into a chip the size of a thumbnail.

Traditional speakers mechanically vibrate to produce sound, with a moving coil or membrane pushing the air around it back and forth. It is a bulky technology that has hardly...