March was "walk over cancer" month for Cancer Research UK. The team at Impact for Change fully embraced this challenge. Russell Chapman complete 20,000 steps a day, Shane Pulling and Clare Leach, 10,000 steps a day for the whole of the month. Even young people got involved with Amara (10) and Rhea (9) Morris completing the 10,000 step challenge. As a team they walked over a staggering 930 miles!
An amazing £585 was raised for Cancer Research UK, Impact for Change matched the amount raised and gave £585 to Force, a local charity based in Exeter supporting people affected by Cancer...
Two signs for a speculative high-end housing development in St Leonards were removed on Tuesday after they were repeatedly defaced by graffiti. Burrington Estates had placed the signs, advertising the development, around the playing field site just before Easter. The uniformed Estates’ staff member who was dismantling them said that he’d been "told to take them down" but didn’t know the reason why they were being removed. One of the three signs, overlooking the St Leonards Road junction with the Topsham Road, remains. The proposed development on the sports field, currently owned by the...
The Exeter Philharmonic Choir, directed by Howard Ionascu will perform Rossini's joyous Petite Messe Solonnel and Brahms' delightful Liebeslieder-Walzer, Op. 52.
With David Davies and Andrew Millington (piano) and Stephen Tanner (harmonium) A perfect programme for a summer's evening!
Tickets: £24, £16.50 from The Northcott Theatre 01392 726363 / www.exeternorthcott.co.uk
People who took part in Devon’s Drink Wise, Age Well programme cut the average amount of alcohol they drink on a typical drinking day by half from 15 units to 7. They also reported reducing the number of drinking days per month from 28 at initial assessment to 13 upon discharge from the programme.
The National Lottery Community funded programme was first established in 2015 in response to 1increasing alcohol harm in the over 50s, with initial research showing that older adults were facing particular challenges when trying to get help with alcohol problems.
On Friday 26 April 2019, pop-up exhibitions on the origins, means and future of writing will simultaneously launch in over 20 partner libraries around the UK, including at Exeter Library, in tandem with the opening of Writing: Making Your Mark at the British Library in London.
Through images of carved stone inscriptions, medieval manuscripts and early printed works, the family-focused pop-up displays will span five millennia and five continents to deconstruct the act of writing and consider its future in the digital age.
The free pop-up exhibition at Exeter Library (26th...
Being a new mom is extremely overwhelming to say that least. Even with all the excitement of your newborn child, you quickly realize that's there just too much stuff to do for such a tiny human being. Thanks to 21st-century technology, however, you'll always have a few handy contraptions to help you in a few things. Apart from the pacifier and the stroller, there are other lesser-known baby products are pure lifesavers. Here are three baby products that will make life a whole lot easier for new moms.
The Silves Castle is a remainder of the period when Silves was the capital of the Algarve. The massive construction is one of the oldest castles in the Algarve that is still erect, and it should come on top of your things to see in this area of Portugal. Since 1919, the Moorish Castle of Silves has been included in the national monuments portfolio due to its historic importance. Very well preserved, this castle used to be part of the defensive system of this citadel during the Almohade period, in the 12th and 13th centuries. Just by the entrance, you'...
A greenhouse made entirely from re-used plastic bottles and a garden built out of recycled materials will be the centre-piece of the Craft and Garden Pavilion at Devon County Show this May.
The 6ft by 8ft greenhouse, which comprises used plastic bottles (otherwise destined for land fill) threaded onto a frame of bamboo canes, and the garden with numerous re-used ideas, including a swing made from an old car tyre and painted to look like a giant bee, have been made by Devon County Show committee member and Crafts and Gardens Chief Steward and creative genius, Deborah Custance Baker...
Staging is so important when it comes to selling your house. It is the best way for potential buyers to get a feel for the space and really start to picture themselves living there.
We have put together a list of tips to help you with staging your home, to make sure your house gets snapped up quick!
First Impressions Matter
Potential buyers will be examining everything as soon as they approach the property. So the last thing you want is a messy garden or flaky paint on a garden wall.
Take the time to tidy up the outside of your home and any surrounding...
A&E Fire & Security, the south of England’s leading fire and security protection specialist, has announced that it has installed Lightfoot’s award-winning in-cab technology and rewards platform across its fleet of 27 commercial vehicles. Introduced to reduce the company’s carbon footprint, fuel use and claims incidence, Lightfoot’s driver behaviour technology has already resulted in a miles per gallon saving of 9.8% and reductions in over speeding by 19.5%.
Industry leaders in fire equipment and security services, A&E Fire and Security is dedicated to improving working...
