Best Foot Forward is an ambitious county-wide dance project for older people.
The project is one of five competing in the West Country for £50k of National Lottery funding in the People’s Projects competition. Voting opened at 9am on Monday 20 March at www.thepeoplesprojects.org.uk .
The Big Lottery Fund, ITV and The National Lottery have teamed up to give the UK public the chance to decide how £3 million of National Lottery funding will make a difference in their local area. The three projects with the most public votes will receive grants of up to £50,000 to help them...
The Virgin Money Exeter Store is collecting Easter Eggs on behalf of the Exeter Foodbank and Age UK.
Mark O’Higgins, Virgin Money Exeter Store Manager said: "We are collecting Easter Eggs on behalf of the Exeter Foodbank and Age UK , who both play an important part in our local community.
"We hope that by collecting and donating the Easter Eggs we can put a smile on people's faces this coming Easter.
"I would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who has already made a donation, we are extremely grateful.
The RSPCA investigated 27,019 animal cruelty cases in the South West last year - a rise of more than 5% compared to the previous 12 months.
These include the case of Max - an eight-year-old West Highland terrier (pictured) who was left to suffer for more than a year with a tumour so bad it was described as ‘like something out of a horror film’ by an RSPCA inspector.
His owner, from Wiltshire, was disqualified from keeping animals for five years, and Max is now thriving in his loving new home.
The animal welfare charity’s annual figures released today (Wednesday 29...
An Exeter teenager has won a nationwide competition looking for the UK’s ‘perfect home’.
Amelia-Jane Clyde beat other entrants to the winning spot after impressing judges with her creativity and attention to detail.
Leading UK housebuilder Redrow ran the nationwide competition to find the ‘perfect home’, with young people across the country submitting drawings of their dream property, including which features they would incorporate.
Sixteen-year-old Amelia-Jane’s dream home included a ballet studio, trampoline park, library, kitchen, cinema, bedroom, slide, bathroom...
A team from Tiverton achieved great success at their first attempt playing in the world’s largest school rugby tournament. But, while the Blundell’s boys’ teams are a regular feature at Rosslyn Park National Schools Sevens, it was the girls’ team that were runners-up - the first time that a girls’ team from the school has entered the competition. Many of the girls only took up the sport this term so the team have gone from beginners to prize winners in less than ten weeks.
The Blundell’s girls’ team were one of forty competing in the Under 18 National Sevens Girls’ competition. In...
Local company House of British Ceramic Tile ended a three year partnership with CLIC Sargent on a high by raising £4000, resulting in a overwhelming £7647.52 being raised for your cancer patients.
CLIC Sargent is the UK’s leading provider of support for young cancer patients under the age of 25, and their families.
When cancer strikes young lives CLIC Sargent helps families limit the damage cancer causes beyond their health.
Cancer affects every part of life, for the young person and their families – relationships, confidence, money, school, and work.
Figures from the NSPCC state that 1 in 20 children in the UK have been sexually abused, but the charity says the numbers are the tip of the iceberg.
In a separate report, the Children's Commissioner for England says that just 1 in 8 victims of child sexual abuse come to the attention of statutory services, such as the police, councils and the health service.
Devon’s agencies want to ensure that children are effectively safeguarded, and Devon County Council is supporting a national campaign aiming to raise public awareness of the wider issue of child abuse, with the message...
Business intelligence (BI) consultancy Saltare have started their plans to turn Exeter into a ‘National Centre of Business Intelligence Excellence’ by signing their first affiliate partner.
Their affiliation with South West Business Intelligence (SWBI) was agreed on 16th March, 2017, and means businesses in the South West are now able to get maximum benefit from their BI technology.
The partnership will provide local businesses with the skills needed to gain high value information from their data, in specialised ways that were previously not available to Exeter or the...
After two years of hosting the Live Loft Barber Sessions, Higher Eggbeer, in Cheriton Bishop, is set to relight its fires next month, with the launch of their brand new live music sessions: Higher Eggbeer Unplugged.
Offering a stage to some of the UK’s finest artists, Higher Eggbeer has built a reputation as a music venue unlike any other; a medieval barn, lit by candle light, a roaring log fire, a fully licensed bar and all just 10 minutes from Exeter.
“Higher Eggbeer is such a special place to play and watch live music. The atmosphere in that old barn sends shivers down...
