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The winners of the BBC1 adventure series Race Across the World had never travelled together for longer than a fortnight before embarking on their epic 16,000-kilometre journey across Canada which had millions of television viewers hooked earlier this spring.

After racing from Vancouver to Newfoundland in the fastest time and within a strict budget, Trish Sail and Cathie Rowe were crowned champions of series three as they narrowly edged out rival teams to win a potentially life-altering £20,000 prize.

Following the filming of the series, Trish left her job working for a...

Staff at Exeter Airport have joined forces with RNIB (Royal National Institute of Blind People) to undertake specialist awareness sessions, aimed at better-assisting passengers with sight loss and reduced mobility.

Around 20 members of the passenger assistance team (pictured) were involved in a series of two-hour practical sessions with the charity, where they wore glasses simulating common eye conditions and used white canes to complete a typical passenger journey through the airport.

The awareness sessions took place in the terminal building, check-in area, security...

A Devon woman says she hopes her appearance on a popular BBC adventure challenge series will encourage others with sight loss to take on their own challenges.

Tricia Sail, who has uveitis and is registered as severely sight impaired, and her fully sighted friend Cathie, are taking part in the third series of BAFTA-award winning BBC programme Race Across the World, which returns to our screens at 9pm on Wednesday 22 March, after a three-year hiatus.

The duo are among five sets of pairs competing to race across the second largest country in the world – Canada, starting off...

Children with vision impairment in the South West of England are set to benefit from LEGO® Braille Bricks toolkits thanks to the Royal National Institute of Blind People’s (RNIB) work with the LEGO Foundation.

The toolkits have so far been distributed to Cornwall Council, Wiltshire Council, Somerset County Council, WESC Foundation (Devon), Swindon Borough Council and Bristol City Council.

LEGO Braille Bricks introduce a new way to help children with vision impairment develop tactile skills and learn the braille system. The kits are made up of approximately 300 LEGO...

The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) has launched a new online library offering people with sight loss in South West instant access to thousands of free books in formats they can read.

RNIB’s new platform already has more than 26,000 titles making it the UK's largest online library of Talking Books – the world’s first audiobooks, which were originally created by the charity for soldiers who were blinded in the First World War.

Funded by voluntary donations, RNIB’s Library service sends out up to 10,000 books per day and lent more than 1.5 million titles...

Failing to wash your face is going to increase your chances of developing skin problems in this area. Simultaneously, you may get sick. If you’re serious about maintaining your perfect complexion and you want to be safe, you should wash your face regularly. Doing so will put your mind at ease and make a world of difference. Many people do not wash their faces regularly and they’ll regret their decisions. Below, you’re going to learn more about the importance of washing your face.

There is a good chance that you follow a skincare routine religiously. If this is...

A regional construction firm has created a happy ending by gifting £1,000 to the RNIB’s Talking Books Service in Exeter.

Persimmon Homes South West has donated £1,000 from its Community Champions fund to the service which is used by 1,200 people in Devon alone and more than 40,000 nationally.

The RNIB’s George Hinton explained: “RNIB Talking Books ensure that the visually impaired community never lose the ability to immerse themselves in a good book.

“One client, Emily, has enjoyed the service since she was nine. She had been left feeling isolated dis-heartened and...

Sight loss charity RNIB are inviting you to join us for this year’s Tea for RNIB on Thursday 23rd March by hosting your own Tea party or cake sale and help support thousands of people living with sight loss in Devon and Cornwall.

All you need to do is ask everyone you know either at work, school, college or even at home to bake something yummy, set a time and place for your tea party and ask everyone who attends to make a small donation to RNIB.

Emily was just one and a half when she was diagnosed with a sight loss condition. RNIB have been a huge part of her life since she...

An Exeter charity that works with blind and partially sighted people is to invest in exciting audiobooks thanks to a leading UK housebuilder.

The Royal National Institute of Blind People has received a £1,000 donation from Persimmon Homes South West’s Community Champions scheme, which sees up to £2,000 given away each month.

Nationally the housebuilder has given away almost £500,000 already this year.

Persimmon’s donation will go towards the RNIB’s Talking Books campaign, which has helped create a lifeline to the outside world for blind people for over 80 years....