The pioneering work of a charity based at a prison in Devon is in the international spotlight after a talk from TEDxExeter was selected to appear on TED.com, the 11th TEDxExeter talk to be featured on the global ideas channel.
In a moving talk at TEDxExeter in April, Alan Crickmore explained how Storybook Dads helps prisoners to keep in touch with their children by enabling them to record stories they can listen to at home – and how this benefits society.
“Every year in the UK, 200,000 children experience the shame and isolation of a parent in prison,” he said. “It can...
Skaters in Exeter have got an early Christmas present with the opening of a new skatepark. The new facility at Arena Park was opened today (Monday 10 December) by Exeter City Council. It contains ramps, quarterpipes, flatbanks, ledges and rails. The plaza style design also features a viewing/seating area overlooking all the action. Lighting will be added over the coming weeks, allowing skaters to use the facility up until 9:30pm. The design of the skatepark was chosen by a group of local skatepark users working to a design brief heavily influenced by the local skatepark community. The old...
Cartridges Law is continuing its support of a project which works with people who have dementia and their carers.
It’s the fourth year the St Thomas-based solicitors have supported the Budding Friends scheme, which is run by Age UK Exeter.
Members of the group were welcomed to the Cartridges Law office for a Christmas social evening, which included a performance by the Big Noise Chorus.
The Budding Friends group is made up of people aged over 50 who have dementia and either a family member or partner as their main carer. The group gets involved in various activities...
Strictly speaking, Exeter Chiefs have waltzed their way impressively to the top two of the Gallagher Premiership this season. Europe, on the other hand, remains a ‘work in progress’ as Rob Baxter’s side slipped to a second successive defeat at the hands of rivals Gloucester.
The visiting Cherry & Whites not only bolstered their own Pool 2 aspirations, but at the same time they gained sweet revenge for a 23-6 loss to Devon’s finest at the same venue just a fortnight ago.
Although they fell behind to an early Don Armand try – and again to Nic White’s converted score just...
Overnight closures on the Exeter-bound carriageway of the A380 Telegraph Hill will be needed for four evenings from Monday (10 December) to replace safety barriers.
A section of the barrier near Kenn was damaged in a collision last month. For the safety of motorists the whole length, of around 150 metres, will be removed and replaced with new barriers. Both lanes of the Exeter-bound carriageway between the Texaco garage and Splatford Spilt will be closed from 6pm to 6am each evening from Monday 10 December through to the morning of Friday 14 December. The closures will only be...
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In recent years, the pollution of our oceans has become a major issue. There have been several campaigns that have come to the fore, however 2018 has been the year that saw a real move away from the use of plastic.
This is probably thanks to Sir David Attenborough, who famously used the return of Blue Planet to lament the condition our waters are in. By singling out this very serious issue and placing it in a primetime slot on a show that took a decade to return, the message was loud and clear: it’s time to think about what’s happening to our ocean floors.
Christmas is a time for giving, and this year Cotley Christmas Tree Farm are on a mission to give back to the planet by converting fans of plastic trees to real ones.
Based in the rolling Whimple countryside, owners of the farm, Helen and Lester Bowker, have been growing Christmas trees at their 25-acre site for the past 16 years.
Owner, Helen, said: “A real tree has been part of Christmas tradition for centuries, but in recent years, more and more people have been turning to plastic ones. The production of a single artificial tree contributes to over 40kg of greenhouse...
