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A primary school teacher from Devon has launched an app 'Fonics' designed to help 3-6 year olds learn how to read more effectively. The app is free and is available to download now across all major app stores.

Sophie Cooper “Learning to read is the most important skill we teach children when they first start school, it is a skill they will use every day for the rest of their lives. Those who get left behind will find themselves at a constant disadvantage.”

Fonics is a new type of educational resource that can be used by 3-6 year olds both at school and at home to help them...

On Saturday Exeter Pound plays host to a gathering of social entrepreneurs, economic thinkers, businesses, voluntary and community groups, all exploring ways to develop a more prosperous and ecologically beneficial economy in which everyone shares, starting here in Devon with local projects.

Stewart Wallis, Senior adviser at the New Economics Foundation, will give a keynote address ‘A New Economy and How To Make it Happen’. NEF is considered to be the UK’s leading think tank in promoting social, economic and environmental justice.

Also attending will be representatives of...

RD&E Chief Executive Angela Pedder OBE is to move into a new role this summer after leading the Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Foundation Trust for almost 20 years.

Angela is to become the Lead Chief Executive for the new collaborative NHS Success Regime programme in Northern, Eastern and Western Devon.

In this role, Angela will lead the delivery of changes agreed through the Success Regime to make sure that the residents of Devon have access to high quality health care that is affordable within the resources allocated to the county. Angela will be responsible for leading...

Bluebird Care Exeter, an award winning local homecare provider was proud to recently celebrate its 5 year anniversary and raise a toast to an exciting future.

In 2011, the inspirational husband and wife team William and Sara Flint both gave up Senior Management careers with the NHS to follow and fulfil their combined passion for providing outstanding support to the vulnerable in their community. Over the past 5 years, they have worked hard to build Bluebird Care a reputation across Exeter as an industry leader in the homecare sector.

William Flint, Director said: “Sara and...