The under-11s at Okehampton Argyle football club have received some brand-new football kits from a premium homebuilder, Redrow Southwest. The Devon-based youngsters are an energetic team who play weekly, making their new football kits a brilliant addition to their frequent training and matches. The new kits come at the perfect time just as the team head back to the pitch for the new season.
The new kits include new shirts, shorts, and some much-needed waterproof jackets that are vital given Okehampton’s wet climate and are guaranteed to get the children back outside and playing...
The third Monday in January has been known as “Blue Monday” ever since 2005 when Sky Travel identified it as the most depressing day of the year.
While there may be no scientific evidence to prove this, it stands to reason that people may struggle at this time of year. The end of the festive season, the cold dark evenings and wintery weather combined with increased debt and failing New Year’s resolutions all add up to leave people feeling a bit gloomy.
For the Samaritans , a registered charity aimed at providing emotional support to anyone in emotional distress,...
Olly’s Future has trained 120 first year students at the University of Exeter Medical School in suicide prevention skills to help friends and future patients who are thinking of suicide.
Since 2021, the charity has delivered Dr SAMS (Suicide Awareness to Medical Students) to 1,162 students at medical schools across the UK as part of the core curriculum. More and more medical schools are signing up for this life-saving initiative.
The charity’s vision is a world where no young person loses their life to suicide and was born out the tragedy of Founder and Chair Ann Feloy...
The local branch of Samaritans is encouraging people across Exeter and East Devon to reach out to someone they care about for a cuppa and a catch up for Brew Monday - that’s January 16, the third Monday of January.
Volunteers from the branch will be out in force, with tea bags and cups, at six stations in the area: Exeter St David’s, Exeter Central, Exmouth, Dawlish, Tiverton Parkway and Okehampton.
The third Monday in January is sometimes referred to as ‘the most difficult day of the year’ but the charity is highlighting that many people have year-round issues...
Business owners across Devon can kick off the New Year with free support to boost their resilience and help with the recent rises in the cost of living.
Following a successful event held in Somerset in November, the Heart of the South West Growth Hub, delivered by Devon County Council, has teamed up with Plymouth City Council and the Devon and Plymouth Chamber of Commerce to put on a Business Resilience Event in Plymouth to support local businesses in the area.
This free event will take place on 8th February at Plymouth Science Park, Davy Rd, Plymouth and local...
National Highways is advising drivers travelling southbound on the M5 near Exeter to allow extra time for their journeys as overnight repairs start tonight on the Exe Viaduct.
A half-mile section of lane 1 of the southbound carriageway between junctions 30 and 31 has been closed for safety reasons over the Christmas and New Year holiday period due to a bridge defect.
The fractured bridge expansion joint plate was detected by a monitoring system in operation on the Exe viaduct, which carries the M5 over the River Exe, and specialist repair work will start tonight under...
Aldi is recruiting new colleagues in Devon as a result of its continued expansion in the area.
In a welcome boost to the local economy, the UK’s fastest growing supermarket is currently recruiting for 20 store roles, including Store Assistants.
Aldi is looking to hire for these roles at its Newton Abbot store in Devon.
As the UK’s best paying supermarket, from 1 January 2023, Aldi will pay all Store Assistants at least £11.00 an hour nationally and £12.45 for those inside the M25.
The supermarket remains the only supermarket to offer paid breaks, which...
Following the record-breaking smash-hit Robin Hood, Exeter Northcott and Le Navet Bete are teaming up once again to bring you an unmissable family panto for Christmas 2023 – Dick Whittington!
Expect plenty of laughs, great music, amazing special effects and full-on-fun for every generation with this fabulous rags-to-riches tale.
Kelly Johnson, Interim Co-CEO at Exeter Northcott, said: "The Northcott pantomime is a Christmas tradition for so many families in Devon and we've been bowled over by the glowing reviews and the sheer joy we are seeing from the thousands of...
PEOPLE are being invited to kick start the New Year by signing up to Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life in Devon.
The charity’s much-loved events are returning to the town and anyone who joins this January can claim 50 per cent off the entry fee as part of the half-price sale by using the code RFL23NY.* This is the 30th year of Race for Life and participants will receive a special medal to mark the milestone.
Every year around 36,300 people are diagnosed with cancer in the South West**. Money raised at Race for Life enables scientists to find new ways to prevent,...
Residents in Exeter still have time to book a charity collection of their real Christmas tree – and raise money for a great cause at the same time.
The service is being offered by Hospiscare in return for a donation to the charity. The suggested donation is £10 per tree.
People must register for the service by 11.59pm on Sunday 8 January.
Anyone who would like to join Hospiscare’s happy band of volunteer tree collectors can find out more and apply by visiting https://www.hospiscare.co.uk/christmas-tree-recycling-volunteer/
