Exeter Community Initiatives' Transitions Project is recruiting vounteers now to start a new training course planned for late January 2013.
Transitions volunteers provide mentoring support to people who have been homeless, or who are at risk of becoming homeless, or who are vulnerable or isolated, to live independently in the community.
The Transitions Project works with people to develop their skills and resources to manage change, cope with life’s ups and downs, and become more resilient. They are looking for people who are interested in helping others, not to do things...
Come along to this very friendly baby group where you can:
* Meet other Mums * Chat about all things baby (other topics allowed too!) * Have a free cloth nappy demo * Pick up your free Exeter Baby Activities new parent pack * Find out about free nappy trials * Ask about 20% discounts on nappy purchases, funded by the Devon Real Nappy Project
This group is part-funded by the Devon Real Nappy Project but a donation of £1 is asked to help pay the room hire.
Arabella from http://www.naturalnursery.co.uk/reusable-nappies.html will be there to answer your nappy questions...
Come and join us for a cup of real coffee and a biccie plus chat about all things nappy and mummy. Arabella will be there to answer all your real nappy questions or just meet other mums.
With the New Year underway, Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service are asking people to make one of their resolutions in 2013 to check that their smoke alarms are up to date and are in the right place to protect their home.
A spokesperson said "Many people see January as an opportunity for a fresh start, and safety should be no exception. So this month we are encouraging everyone to make sure they have enough working smoke alarms in their home."
A smoke alarm can give someone the few extra seconds they need to escape in a fire. But while the majority of homes across...
The Devon and Cornwall region is one of 13 areas that will roll out video technology in their court service during 2013, Justice and Policing Minister Damian Green has announced. The local community will benefit from quick and effective justice as court appearances will take place via video-link technology, saving police and court time.
The region is one of 13 areas across England and Wales to launch this new scheme, where technology will allow police officers to give evidence in court from the station Mr Green said today .
Police are appealing for witnesses following a serious road traffic collision in Kingsteignton.
The collision occurred around 3.50pm on Thursday 3rd January on the B3193 Chudleigh Road in kingsteignton. The road is also known locally as Claypits Road.
Involved in the collision was a Ford Fiesta driven by a local woman and a Ford Focus motor vehicle containing two men who also reside locally.
The woman, aged 27 sustained fracture injuries and was conveyed to the R D & E Hospital in Exeter.
Both men travelling in the Ford Focus, an 84-year-old driver and...
If you would like to find out more about babywearing and how it could fit into your family or would like to meet other babywearing families, then come along to a Sling Meet.
More than 20,000 worshippers attended Christmas services and concerts at Exeter Cathedral last month.
The traditional Christmas Eve service at 6pm, the Grandisson, attracted 1,800 people into the Cathedral to hear the choir and join worship, and on Christmas Day, nearly 1,500 attended services.
Other Christmas services, including the carols for shoppers and workers at lunchtimes, were packed out.
The figures represent a rise of more than 8 per cent on the numbers attending Christmas services and concerts in 2011.
Brain-in-Hand Ltd, a company based at Exeter University, has developed a personal technology system to assist people with Asperger’s Syndrome, high-functioning autism, acquired brain injury and a number of other conditions with their day-to-day living.
Police are asking for the public's help to locate a man who went missing from HMP Leyhill in South Gloucestershire.
Sean Cawthray, aged 41 was last seen on Sunday (December 30th) at HMP Leyhill at about 5.30pm and is thought to have left the prison sometime before 8.30pm.
He was reported missing and police enquiries have been underway since to locate him.
He has links to Leicestershire, Yorkshire, London and the South West and it is possible he may have travelled from the south west to one of these areas.
He is described as a white man, 5ft 9ins to 5ft 11ins...
