This year environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy presented 208 awards to England’s very best beaches, including 71 international Blue Flags and 137 Seaside Awards, with 52 beaches achieving both awards. This includes awards to East Devon District Council’s Exmouth, Budleigh, Sidmouth and Seaton beaches. Keep Britain Tidy recognises and rewards beaches in England that achieve the highest standards of beach management and, in the case of bathing beaches, meet the required standards for water quality. East Devon’s beaches join the country’s very best beaches, from popular holiday spots to...
A DEVON care provider says unpaid and paid carers are invaluable in today’s society and this is why it is helping raise awareness of the role they play during Carers Week (June 2019).
Running from June 10 until 16, Carers Week is designed to show how being an unpaid carer impacts on an individual’s life, as the campaign says one in three feel isolated.
Catherine Porter, Manager for Guardian Homecare, which provides services in Exeter and Torbay, said: “There is an army of unsung heroes out there who provide care for their loved ones day-in and day-out, 24/7 and they need...
The University of Exeter has been ranked as one of the top 10 UK universities in the UK in the influential Guardian University Guide 2020.
The latest league table, released today (June 7th 2019) ranks Exeter tenth of 121 UK higher education institutions – a rise of four places year-on-year.
Universities are ranked according to a number of factors, including student satisfaction on courses and teaching and the proportion of graduates in employment or further study after six months. It also includes a “value added” score, which compares degree results with entry...
Princesshay is bringing Wimbledon to Exeter with live outdoor screenings of matches on the giant screen. The screen will be in Princesshay Square for the duration of the legendary two-week tournament (Monday 1st July – Sunday 14th July 2019).
Princesshay is also providing deckchairs, bean bags and a temporary lawn for visiting tennis fans watching the matches free of charge.
Visitors can sit and enjoy prime court matches daily, with the finals starting at 2pm on 13th and 14th July 2019 Throughout the two-week ‘Tennis Takeover’, Wimbledon specials will be available at a...
The twelve athletes who will head to Rotterdam in the Netherlands to represent Great Britain Women at the 2019 European Championships have been named.
The squad aim to realise two ambitions in Rotterdam; achieve a podium finish and secure qualification to the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics.
The European Championships, taking place from 30th June to 7th July 2019, will welcome six competing nations, including World Champions the Netherlands and Rio Paralympic Silver Medallists, Germany.
The GB Women’s squad selection stays almost intact from the Hamburg 2018 World...
South West based digital growth agency Bigwave media with offices in Exeter, Torquay and Plymouth, announces a decade of success for its hugely popular Business Games. The Bigwave Business Games are a highly anticipated event in the local business calendar, boasting five-time Olympian, Jo Pavey, as their ambassador, and expanding for the first time this year with the launch of the Torbay games.
The Games kickstarted with the first event in the series, ten pin bowling. Twenty-eight businesses battled it out to strike lucky with five playing their joker, a wild card option which...
To mark volunteers week (1-7 June), the University of Exeter is delighted to announce that since 2012 Exeter alumni have donated over 75,000 hours to the ‘ Making the Exceptional Happen ’ Campaign.
The Campaign, Exeter’s most ambitious to-date, originally aimed to achieve 60,000 volunteering hours by 2020, however the commitment and generosity of the alumni community meant that was reached nearly two years early in February 2018. A new target of 90,000 hours has now been set following the milestone achievement.
75,000 hours equates to a graduate volunteering for Exeter...
It is likely you will experience a mixture of emotions when finishing university. While you might be excited to embark on the next stage of your life, you could also be struggling with the prospect of life outside of education.
While it is natural to feel anxious about leaving the bubble of university, you must embrace your graduate life with both hands. If you need a little assistance moving forward, here is some helpful advice on what to do following graduation.
Open a Graduate Bank Account
Once you have donned your cap and gown and received your degree, you will...
Fifteen charities based in Devon have received donations of £1,000 each as part of the Movement for Good awards.
The awards, set up by specialist insurer Ecclesiastical, will see a total of £1million given to charities across the UK this summer. Members of the public were invited to nominate causes close to their hearts, with 500 awards of £1,000 available for donation.
The Pack Project in Bideford, Chardstock Community Hall Trust in Axminster and Nowzad based in Tiverton are among the local charities set to benefit from the money, following overwhelming public support in...
The Ashfords Foundation has awarded a significant grant to children's charity CHICKS. The Devon-based charity provides free respite breaks to children aged 8-17 years who would really benefit from a break from their challenging home lives.
CHICKS believe every child has the right to make positive childhood memories and since 1992, the charity has provided over 16,000 children with a much-needed break. A CHICKS break inspires new confidence and gives children the opportunity to have fun, try new experiences and relax out of their usual environments. More than anything, it gives them...
