A Devon dad is running 100-miles over 10 weeks for charity, taking his 9-month-old son Arthur along for the ride in his buggy.
Ian Chown, from Ottery-St-Mary has already travelled 86.9 miles with Arthur in tow and plans to complete the running challenge this weekend with his final run to hit 100 miles. He has already raised over £950 of his £1000 target for Wallace & Gromit’s Grand Appeal.
The final half marathon (13.1 miles) will be completed as part of The Grand Run - a charity’s new virtual running event raising money for Bristol Children’s Hospital and its...
PEOPLE in Exeter will be able to join an international response to the climate crisis when TEDxExeter Countdown launches on Tuesday, October 13.
The year-long initiative kicks off with a virtual event featuring talks from leading thinkers and doers in the campaign for climate action, who will share examples of the progress communities around the world are making towards a zero-emission future. Places are free and can be booked via tedxexeter.com/tedxexeter-countdown .
Exeter’s independently organised programme of events will be part of TED Countdown, a global initiative...
£1.2 million in government funding will help researchers develop an innovative online programme to improve and personalise care for people with dementia in care homes, which were hard-hit by the COVID-19 crisis.
Many of the 400,000 people living in care homes in the UK have dementia, mental health or neuropsychiatric symptoms, and a number of physical illnesses. They are at particularly high risk of developing severe COVID-19, and providing support is challenging for care staff who are facing a difficult, distressing and isolated work environment.
Nopinz, the Devon-based cycle racewear brand, today announced its latest product breakthrough, SubZero: the world’s first indoor cycling kit designed to actively cool the body’s core temperature. Founder Blake Pond, can be considered as a Devon-local by now, after moving from London to Devon at the age of 13. Today he lives in Barnstaple, where his factory is based as well.
Nopinz’ SubZero kit was designed to help address overheating of the body, a key issue that particularly affects the performance of athletes during high intensity indoor exercise. SubZero’s Patent Pending...
It might only be a couple of miles as the crow flies, but news that one of the country’s best known wineries is moving from one side of a river to another is one of the biggest stories British viticulture has seen in years.
After nearly 40 years making wine at the Sharpham Estate on the west bank of the River Dart, the multi-award-winning Sharpham Winery is relocating to the east bank.
The big move, which will continue over the next year, has been underway for the past 12 months and this week the new season’s grapes were being crushed at the new winery at the Sandridge...
Twenty new state-of-the-art gritters will be patrolling the South West’s motorways and major A roads this winter as part of a multi-million-pound investment to help keep traffic moving in severe weather.
The new gritters will improve safety for drivers and workers due to the vehicles’ improved technology, set-up and enhanced visibility.
They also treat the roads at a maximum of 50mph – 10mph faster than earlier models.
The addition of 20 new gritters takes Highways England’s fleet of winter service vehicles to 60 in the South West.
The launch of the ambitious “Saving Devon’s Treescapes” project has been marked by the planting of its first trees.
Backed by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, Devon County Council and others, the initiative forms part of Devon’s efforts to address the huge loss of trees as a result of ash dieback. More than 90% of Devon’s native ash trees are expected to be lost due to ash dieback in the next five to 15 years.
Saving Devon’s Treescapes aims to support local communities to plant and nurture 250,000 trees across the county over the next five years - with a particular...
Charlie Bigham’s requires electricity 24-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week to produce wonderful food for the likes of Waitrose, Tesco and Sainsbury’s.
So, when the fine-food manufacturer got the opportunity to make its operations even more sustainable—by hugely reducing the amount of electricity it imports—it contacted Exeter company SunGift Energy to design a bespoke 318.58kWp solar PV system.
Carbon emissions reduced by 163 tonnes per year
The 318.58 kWp solar PV system will produce around 314,000 kWh of electricity per year—enough to power the equivalent of 101...
Talented young athletes will soon get advice and support on reducing the risk of injury from two projects jointly run by the University of Exeter and England Athletics.
The first project will create an evidence-based and practice-informed intervention to reduce the risk of injury in adolescent distance runners.
This intervention will be focused on runners in the Youth Talent Programme (YTP) – one of the first steps on England Athletics' "talent pathway" for English track and field athletes aged 16-18.
Robert Mann, a final year PhD student at the University of...
A fifth of people have reported experiencing mental health issues and a third of people are feeling isolated because of the coronavirus pandemic, a major new survey shows.
A total of 25 per cent of women who took part in the research reported mental health issues compared to 15 per cent of men.
The survey, run by the University of Exeter and ORB International among 5,000 people living in England, also shows coronavirus may be deepening some social inequalities.
A total of 8 per cent of those involved in the research said they were finding it more difficult to...
