The Hospiscare charity shop in Cowick Street, Exeter, has found a new lease of life since focussing on providing mobility aids alongside its usual homewares and clothing.
Mandy Harding, the Shop Manager for nearly six years, said: “We’ve always provided a great selection of homewares and furniture, but realised that because of our location, space and easy access, it made sense to focus on mobility aids. Our supporters donate all sorts of items - electric beds, riser recliner chairs and scooters. We’ve found our top sellers are 3 wheeled walkers and the 4 wheeled walkers that can...
Police were called just after 9.15am on Thursday 25 November with reports of a collision between a Vauxhall Astra and an 86-year-old local woman on Cowick Street, Exeter.
The serious collisions unit attended the scene to undertake initial investigation work.
The woman was taken to the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital with serious injuries including a fractured skull and injuries to her leg.
Anyone with any information is asked to contact 101@dc.police.uk quoting log number 149 for 23 November.
Detectives investigating a serious assault in Exeter are appealing for witnesses to come forward.
A 21-year-old local man was found unconscious in the road in Cowick Street, St Thomas, shortly before 4.20am on Saturday 8 August. He had suffered serious head and neck injuries.
Officers believe he had been the victim of an assault at the junction of Cowick Street and Old Vicarage Road before being struck by a car, driven by a 37-year-old man from the Exeter area. The collision is believed to be unrelated to the assault.
Detectives investigating a serious assault in Exeter at the weekend are appealing for witnesses to come forward.
A 21-year-old local man was found unconscious in the road in Cowick Street, St Thomas, shortly before 4.20am on Saturday 8 August. He had suffered serious head and neck injuries.
Officers believe he had been the victim of an assault at the junction of Cowick Street and Old Vicarage Road before being struck by a car, driven by a 37-year-old man from the Exeter area. The collision is believed to be unrelated to the assault.
Exeter charity Hospiscare is celebrating after receiving an early Christmas present - the £3,540 left outside one if its city shops last month.
Today (Thurs) local police officially handed over the cash found outside the Hospiscare Cowick Street shop as the identity of the donor remains a mystery. No one came forward to claim the cash, the police are satisfied it was a genuine donation and Hospiscare has now banked the used £20 notes left in two carrier bags outside the shop window on November 10th.
Glynis Atherton, Hospiscare chief executive said: “I would like to say a...
The Cowick Street Christmas Lights Switch-On will be taking place on Wednesday 4 December at 6pm - but the fun begins at 5pm! The Christmas Lights are organised and funded by local traders it's a fabulous community event for all the family young and old!
So come and join in the festive fun and you may even meet Santa......
Highlights include carol singing, Christmas hat competition, face painting, hog roast, ice creams, drinks stall, balloon modeler, Santa's Grotto, open top bus, tombola and a Surprise Attraction! A Radio Exe Live presenter will also be there.
As recently reported, one of Exeter's oldest parish churches is threatened with closure as St Thomas Church in Cowick Street faces repair bills of around £3m and rising. Its plight has led to a major rethink of how best to look after it and its two sister churches, Emmanuel in Okehampton Road and St Andrew's in Alphington Road, which are also both in need of considerable repair and refurbishment.
St Thomas City and County Councillor Rob Hannaford, who attended the recent well-attended public meeting about these issues adds:
“One option is to make the parish church, which is...
