A £10,000 donation from a healthcare charity will enable University of Exeter Medical School Students to take up clinical placements in hospitals and laboratories around the globe, to help shape their education.
The Hospital Saturday Fund has given fifteen final year Exeter medical students the opportunity to undertake training abroad through a bursary. The final year students will take off for countries in South America, Southeast Asia, Australia and more. Once there, the students will undertake a clinical placement, which diversifies their experience of how different health...
The multi award-winning songstress Gabrielle is the latest headline act confirmed for Sandy Park Stadium’s busy summer of music. Gabrielle rose to fame in 1993 with her distinctive soulful voice, releasing her debut single ‘Dreams’ which reached the top of the UK charts and earnt her a Brit Award for Best British Breakthrough Act. Joining her will be the British musical collective, Soul II Soul. Founded by Jazzy B, they rose to prominence in the late 1980s and early 1990s with their blend of soul, R&B and hip-hop, characterised by the smooth grooves, lush instrumentation and powerful...
Pioneering Pete Tong says Exeter's grass is a better dancefloor than Ibizan beaches as he chooses Powderham Castle for his Ibiza Classics show this summer
When it comes to the ultimate dance floor, global DJ, broadcaster and presenter, Pete Tong is swapping hot golden sands for the cool green grasses of Powderham Castle, because he feels our Brit soil is better to dance on than sand.
As the pioneering icon of house music brings his Ibiza Classics show to Exeter on 28 August, alongside Jules Buckley and the Essential Orchestra, Tongie explains that the green green grass of home,...
Members of a junior football club in Exeter will have the chance to get a taste of life as a professional footballer after a special competition was launched.
The initiative will offer one lucky team the chance to be trained by Exeter City’s coaches at the club’s new £3 million Cliff Hill Training Ground, as well as receiving 15 tickets for City’s final League One home game of the season against Morecambe on Sunday, May 7.
The Grecians and club partner Selco Builders Warehouse have joined forces to offer the exciting prize which will see City’s elite coaches deliver...
Devon & Cornwall Police are launching a knife amnesty to encourage members of the public to dispose of knives to reduce the number in circulation that could become involved in criminality.
Devon and Cornwall is one of the safest areas to live in the UK and recent statistics from June 2022 show there was just 42 knife crime offences for every 100,000 resident population, placing the force 37 out of 43 police forces nationally.
However the force is determined to reduce this even further and is encouraging communities to keep each other safe by handing in their unwanted...
A top Devon primary care vet practice provides high-level specialist care to exotics and small mammals thanks to a highly-regarded expert leading the team.
Remarkably, Livia Benato is an EBVS Specialist in Small Mammal Medicine and an RCVS Specialist in Zoo and Wildlife Medicine (Mammalian).
It is very unusual for a primary care vet practice to have a specialist as part of the team, and Livia’s role at Linnaeus-owned CityVets in Exeter sees her providing caring for rare and exotic animals, together with small mammals such as rabbits and rodents, reptiles and birds....
UK law firm Michelmores has announced the launch of its new strategy, unveiled alongside a new visual identity to reflect its sustainable ambitions.
At the heart of the Firm’s new Destination 2030 strategy is a solutions-driven ambition to develop a more diverse, equitable, and engaged business, with a vision that delivers both profit and purpose.
With the aim of becoming the destination law firm for enterprises and individuals navigating change to find a positive future, the firm plans to build on its strengths and equip its people with the resources, tools and mindset...
Deaf customers who use British Sign Language (BSL) are now able to use a video link interpreter when they contact the customer service centre for broadband provider Jurassic Fibre.
The company, which is rolling out an ambitious programme of ultra-fast broadband connection to homes across the South West, has introduced the innovative service via Sign Solutions, providing InterpretersLive! via the App or website.
Sarah Howells, Chief Customer Officer from Jurassic Fibre, said: “People are at the heart of everything we do at Jurassic Fibre. Our business is to connect...
A community talk in Exeter will give people the chance to discuss the climate and nature emergency and hear about a major new campaign.
Award-winning writer, climate thinker, and Exeter University professor James Dyke will speak at the event at Exeter Community Centre, at 6pm on Friday March 31.
The event is for everyone, including a talk about the climate emergency, free vegan food, and information about a protest bringing 100,000 people together outside Parliament in London from April 21 to 24.
Exeter Community Alliance, a collective of 30 local community...
Devon & Cornwall Police are stepping up patrols in Exeter city centre in response to public concerns about anti-social behaviour, drug and alcohol use and violence.
The increased police response aims to supplement the work of the City’s Community Safety Partnership which has spent two years responding to community concerns through its Government funded Safer Streets projects.
Sidwell Street, High Street, Fore Street, South Street and Gandy Street will see an increased police presence led by Exeter‘s Neighbourhood Policing Teams and will be supported by officers from...
