After a historical game against Colombia, England has made it through to the quarter finals of the World Cup for the first time in 12 years, but how did the nation celebrate and watch one of the most momentous occasions in UK football history? And what did the sore heads costing the country’s economy?
William Hill has carried out research of 2000 UK adults to find out how the country watches and celebrates the World Cup, from the total pints sunk on Tuesday to the number of people who skived off work yesterday.
The British Heart Foundation (BHF) is calling on all crafty shoppers from Exeter to help beat heart disease by taking part in The Big Stitch campaign.
Style seekers can help raise vital funds for life saving heart research, by buying an item from the Exeter Home & Fashion BHF shop and adding their own personal stamp to it. The best will be in with a chance of winning one of three fantastic prizes. The Exeter Home & Fashion BHF shop, based at 160 Sidwell Street is one of 530 BHF clothing and accessory shops across the UK. BHF shops are full of amazing finds that can easily...
Four Exeter students are running the British 10K on 15 July in aid of the UK’s eating disorder charity Beat. The team from the Exeter Beats Eating Disorders student society have already beaten their own fundraising target – twice – and are now aiming to raise £1,200.
Ana Silva, President of Exeter Beats Eating Disorders, said: “For two years we have been spreading the word about eating disorders in our university. We have just become an affiliated society which will give us the opportunity to work even harder on a higher platform. Running the British 10K is our finale fundraiser...
Conservationists at family attraction, Dartmoor Zoo, have revealed that they have successfully bred the endangered yellow-headed day gecko in captivity following the hatching of a juvenile gecko on 25 June.
The tiny baby is the first to hatch from a clutch of eggs produced by a carefully planned breeding programme which identified the valuable genetics of Dartmoor Zoo’s three adult yellow-headed day geckos.
The 10-day old youngster is currently the size of an adult’s fingertip and will be too small to sex until it is fully grown. Young geckos are fragile and can be...
Food Drink Devon is delighted to announce that this year their prestigious award ceremony will be held on Monday 8th October 2018 at Highbullen Hotel Golf & Country Club, Umberleigh, North Devon and will be hosted by legendary broadcaster Nigel Barden.
Following 2017's record-breaking year, entries have now closed for the Food Drink Devon Awards 2018 and it looks set to be another bumper year with an increase of more than 10% in entrant numbers.
Barbara King, a proud champion of Devon’s producers and chair of the board of directors for Food Drink Devon, comments: “The...
Two siblings from Devon have raised an incredible £4000 for the Intensive Care Unit at the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust after the department saved their step-father’s life.
Harrison and Arianna Folland decided to run the Brighton Marathon after their step father, Tom Lander, spent just under a week in the Intensive Care Unit after suffering from inflammation on the brain in March 2018.
Harrison and Arianna had already planned to run the Brighton Marathon on 15th April and, after seeing the hard work of the team in the ICU, felt that it would be a perfect...
Every day we face situations that require courage: at home, at school, at work, or in the community, especially when tragedy strikes. Where can we find this courage?
That is the question that will be addressed, beginning this Friday at the Westpoint Arena, Exeter, as around 3000 Jehovah’s Witnesses and members of the public from across the region attend their 3-day annual convention, the theme of which this year is “Be Courageous!”
This is one of 38 Conventions being held across the country. Across the world over 13 million attend these conventions each year in 180 lands...
A new nationwide social enterprise has been established with the aim of keeping local communities in the UK healthy, active and social - and Devon is the first county that will benefit.
‘Healthy Communities’ is a not-for-profit organisation set up by national fitness business Move it or Lose it, with the intention of bringing people together whilst helping them to improve their health at the same time.
The organisation has already secured a £25,000 fund to train 20 new fitness instructors across Devon to deliver classes for older people and those with limited mobility....
Topsham Library, run by Devon-based charity Libraries Unlimited, has moved to Topsham’s brand new community hub, Nancy Potter House, alongside The Estuary League of Friends.
The multipurpose community hub, built by The Estuary League of Friends, will offer a wide range of services and activities for the local community, including the contemporary new library, a café, day room, wet rooms and laundry as well as conference, training, exercise and treatment rooms for hire for business and private functions.
Devon County Council is responsible for the county’s public library...
The Splash Pad in Exeter's St Thomas Pleasure Ground has been closed due to technical difficulties.
A spokesman for Exeter City Council said: "We are doing everything possible to get the popular facility back in action but the likelihood is that it will remain closed up until and probably into the weekend. We would like to apologise for this inconvenience."
The council's paddling pools at Heavitree Pleasure Ground remain open for use.
