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South West Community Chaplaincy Ltd, will continue to support ex-offenders moving on from prison, thanks to a three year £75,000 Lloyds Bank Foundation grant.

The charity helps people through the crucial months prior to and after their release back into the community, and will put its grant towards the salaries of the Coordinating Community and Community Chaplains, who will mentor ex-offenders at this important point in their lives, ensuring they get the a fresh start.

The Chaplaincy focuses on reducing the chances of re-offending by offering people a network of...

A University of Exeter expert marine pollution will be giving advice to a cross-party committee of MPs at the Palace of Westminster in London today (Monday).

Professor Tamara Galloway, an eco-toxicologist in the College of Life and Environmental Sciences, has been asked to provide oral evidence to the UK Environmental Audit Committee, which is conducting an inquiry into the environmental impact of microplastics. It comes amid growing pressure from the public and environmental campaigning organisations, such as Greenpeace UK, who are urging the Government to ban the use of plastic...

Tom Charman, a final year student at the University of Exeter, has been given the opportunity to represent the United Kingdom at the World Finals of the Global Student Entrepreneur Awards in Bangkok, hosted by the Entrepreneurs’ Organisation (EO) on 10th May 2016, with his business KOMPAS.

The Annual Competition is open to students who have created and run their own business for at least six months alongside their studies, with the finals hosting 50 finalists from 50 countries around the world.Tom decided to enter the competition after co-founding KOMPAS, an innovative tech-travel...

A free event to help communities across Devon prepare for incidents such as severe weather and flooding is being held near Exeter next week.

The interactive day, entitled 'Becoming Resilient', will include guest speakers, workshops, case studies and an expert question and answer panel.

It's being held on Wednesday 11 May, from 10am to 4pm, at the Kenn Centre in Kennford. Aimed at those interested or involved in emergency and recovery planning in their community, the event will include sessions on rest centres, Devon’s snow warden scheme, emergency plan implementation, risk...