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The Microbiome Garden, RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2024

Devon trio unites to create an innovative health garden at Chelsea Flower Show

Three leading local companies have joined forces in a high-profile charitable project aimed at rewilding the environment, promoting healthy eating and raising awareness of bowel disease.

The project has been commissioned by Bowel Research UK with the aim of constructing a ‘Microbiome Garden’ that reflects a healthy gut. It has been funded by Project Giving Back and designed by top garden designers, Chris Hull and Sid Hill.

The state-of-the-art garden is being constructed by Atlantes Landscapes in Exeter, transported to the prestigious RHS Chelsea Flower Show and returned...

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Extra roads cash as repair backlog hits £200m

Extra funding to help repair Devon’s battered roads has been approved but comes as the county’s backlog of repairs hits an estimated £200 million.

Thanks to savings accrued during the year and a budget underspend, Devon is now able to put £12 million extra into maintaining the county’s roads, notably repairing its deluge of potholes and improving drainage issues.

But Devon County Council’s cabinet heard that the extra cash comes as the repair bill for outstanding maintenance on the county’s roads is thought to be £200 million.

Councillor Stuart Hughes (...

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IKEA gears up on more sustainable shopping: Car boot sale comes to Exeter

IKEA has announced that it will be hosting a car boot event in Exeter this spring, following a successful pilot last year.

The retailer is set to host the event on 18th and 19th May, giving more customers the opportunity to sell and purchase pre-loved homeware bargains.

The IKEA car boot gives locals a space to sell unwanted home furnishing goods, decorations and more (which don’t have to be IKEA products) to give a new lease of life to old items. With a growing environmental awareness shaping the way consumers value the things they own, and how they shop, the event also...

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Ed Courtney, home manager, Langford Park Care Home

Langford Park Care Home Appoints Young and Ambitious New Care Home Manager

Langford Park Care Home, situated just outside Exeter in Devon, has appointed Ed Courtney as its new home manager. Ed will be responsible for the day-to-day management of the 35-bed care home as well as overseeing the substantial modernisation and refurbishment project currently underway at Langford Park.

Ed has broad experience of all aspects of the care home sector. His first job at 16 was as an activities co-ordinator in a care home, which was where he first realised his passion and talent for helping and supporting older people.

Ed later worked for a care consultancy,...

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New leader and deputy at County Hall

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 05/07/2024 - 3:41pm

Devon County Council's deputy leader is set to become the new leader of the authority.

James McInnes has been chosen by the ruling Conservative group to replace John Hart. Long-standing Cabinet member Andrea Davis will become deputy leader.

The changes are set to be ratified at the council's annual meeting on Thursday 23 May.

Mr Hart is being nominated to become chairman of the council at the same meeting.

Mr McInnes represents Hatherleigh and Chagford and is a retired farmer from West Devon. He is married with a daughter.

He was first elected...

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Top score for Bloor Homes at Pinhoe as team achieves 100% customer satisfaction

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 05/07/2024 - 9:06am

Staff at the Bloor Homes at Pinhoe development close to Exeter are celebrating a 100% satisfaction score from customers who purchased a new home there, when asked in an independent survey by the National House Building Council (NHBC).

The score is based on individual customer responses after they move into their new home and supports NHBC’s purpose of ‘raising standards in house building by championing high-quality homes and protecting homeowners, through training and quality services and by assessing, inspecting and directly insuring new homes registered with them’.

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Help your ambulance service this May bank holiday

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Sun, 05/05/2024 - 12:18pm

The South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) is encouraging people to use the right healthcare for them this May bank holiday weekend as the region prepares for a further influx of visitors.

Residents and tourists to the South West are reminded to only dial 999 in a life-threatening emergency.

Bank holiday weekends can be a busy time for 999 services, especially if the weather turns out to be warm and sunny – whether in the garden, doing DIY at home, visiting family and friends, or exploring the region’s beauty spots.

Ahead of the bank...

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InExeter Presents The First Fore Street Flea of 2024

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Sat, 05/04/2024 - 12:36pm

InExeter is thrilled to announce the return of the highly anticipated Fore Street Flea, scheduled for Sunday 12th May 2024. Taking place in the heart of Exeter's West Quarter, this beloved community event promises a day of excitement, discovery, and celebration.

Originating in 2016 as a grassroots initiative by local businesses along Fore Street, the Fore Street Flea has since become a cherished tradition in Exeter. Now organised by InExeter as the Business Improvement District for Exeter, this event continues to thrive, supporting local businesses and nurturing a vibrant...

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Exeter announces new £3.4 million global funding for solutions to antifungal drug resistance

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Sat, 05/04/2024 - 12:55am

Researchers working on solutions for antifungal resistance are being encouraged to apply to a new £3.4 million fund led by the University of Exeter with UK government funding.

The new fund, called FAILSAFE ( Fungal AMR Innovations for LMICS: Solutions and Access For Everyone ), is being launched by the University of Exeter’s MRC Centre for Medical Mycology, in partnership with the UK Department of Health and Social Care’s Global AMR Innovation Fund (GAMRIF).

Life-threatening fungal diseases take as many lives annually as TB or malaria, but the organisms that cause them...

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Devon County Show to introduce signing for the first time

As part of its commitment to accessibility and inclusivity, Devon County Show is to introduce British Sign Language (BSL) to cater to the Deaf Community on Thursday 16th May - the first day of the 2024 show.

Two BSL interpreters will sign in tandem with commentaries for events across both the Main Arena and the Countryside (Phil Greed) Arena.

The signing in the main arena will take place from the dedicated disability platform. The signing in the Countryside Arena will take place to the side of the commentary box and an area will be cordoned off in front of the...

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Alison Hernandez returned as Devon and Cornwall Police and Crime Commissioner for third term

Alison Hernandez has been returned as Police and Crime Commissioner for Devon and Cornwall for a third term.

The Conservative politician said there was still work to do to maintain the Devon and Cornwall Police area as one of the safest in the country.

She pledged to continue with her work to maintain record police officer numbers, reopen more police stations to the public, expand the award-winning Prisoners Building Homes scheme, and continue to work in partnership with other commissioners to crack down on drugs.

There will be a renewed focus on rural crime and...

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