Vita Student Exeter has launched a new sustainable initiative to help decrease waste and give pre-loved goods a second lease of life thanks to the Vita Student Swap Shop.
With the average person reportedly throwing 400kg of waste away every year*, the impact that individuals can have on the environment is significant.
The Vita Student Swap Shops aim to tackle this issue by encouraging students to share previously loved items which they no longer have a use for, donating them to other residents.
Whether that’s last year’s expensive text books or an Instagram...
Police investigating a road traffic collision in Alphington, Exeter, involving a car and a pedestrian, are appealing for any witnesses to come forward.
Officers were called to reports of a road traffic collision involving a grey Ford Focus and a female pedestrian in Church Road, Alphington, at around 8.45am on Friday 26 August.
As a result of the collision, the pedestrian, a woman in her 60s, sustained life changing injuries and was taken to Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital.
There’s just over a month left to apply for free trees from Devon County Council.
Devon County Council is offering free packs of trees to landowners and communities within Devon, thanks to the Emergency Tree Fund granted by The Woodland Trust.
Each pack will contain 45 trees, comprising three types of native broadleaved tree commonly found throughout the county.
A total of 3,150 trees were planted by landowners across Devon who took part in the scheme last year, which also supported The Queen’s Green Canopy initiative as part of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee...
Barchester’s Cumberland Grange care home in Exeter invited the local community and their pooches into their home to celebrate National Dog Day on August 25th, without a doubt one of the best days of the year!
Residents and staff put together Doggy Party Bags which included a variety of yummy treats and tennis balls, and the Chef made some delicious cakes and biscuits for the humans. Everyone sat together in the garden having a wonderful time. Lots of cuddles were had and lots of treats were given to the lucky pooches.
General Manager Julie said: “We reached out to our...
Construction of the new Cranbrook town centre is due to start on Tuesday 30th August.
The consortium of developers, Henry Davidson, Hallam Land Management, Taylor Wimpey and Persimmon will start work on a supermarket, high street shops with homes above, a town square and a children’s day nursery.
This major milestone will ultimately provide a town centre that will serve the population of up to 20,000 people and other communities nearby. Completion for the supermarket and children’s day nursery is due next year and high street shops with apartments above are due to be...
InExeter are pleased to announce further Word Play event dates.
Word Play was launched in July and following its success five extra dates have been confirmed for 2022. It is a free, family friendly event for children celebrating storytelling and the beauty of the written word and is held at Positive Light Projects on Sidwell Street.
Ann Hunter, InExeter BID Manager comments, ‘I am really pleased that InExeter are continuing Word Play. The focus is simply to inspire young people to engage with reading and writing through a range of free fun and creative workshops and...
The Exeter-based Cash Converters store has announced a move from its former location on Sidwell Street to a new premise at Guildhall Shopping Centre.
Staff at the store are celebrating the new move and plan to officially open the doors of their brand-new store on Saturday 20th August where they’ll be ideally placed for increased footfall in the area.
The stores first opening day will see exclusive offers including brand new 40” Smart TVs for £199.99 and pre-owned Xbox consoles from £79.99
This relocation support’s the brand’s wider commitment to investing in...
Leading UK leukaemia charities launch memorable new campaign to get people “parroting on” about the symptoms for Blood Cancer Awareness Month in September
People in the South West are being urged to take notice of the symptoms of leukaemia, as new research published today shows that none of those surveyed in the region were able to identify ALL four of most widely reported symptoms - fatigue, bruising, unusual bleeding and repeated infections.
Leukaemia is a form of blood cancer affects people of all ages and 28 people receive a leukaemia diagnosis every day in the UK –...
A symposium to be held at the Royal Albert Memorial Museum, Exeter, on Saturday 1st October 2022
2022 marks 50 years since two leading documentary photographers started out on their careers in Devon.
Half a century ago James Ravilious was appointed by the Beaford Arts Centre to be its resident photographer in North Devon. James dedicated himself, until his untimely death in 1999, to photographing the rural communities around his home leaving behind a stunning record of rural life and landscape in the Beaford Archive.
The LTA’s Wheelchair Tennis Initiative is set to arrive at Exeter Tennis Centre on Sunday 27 August , as the search for the next big stars of the game continues.
This initiative is part of the LTA’s Wheelchair Performance Pathway Talent Identification Programme, delivered by our Wheelchair Performance staff. These open days offer players the first opportunity to enter our Wheelchair Performance Pathway and are designed to attract, engage and inspire people with physical impairments to join the game.
The LTA Wheelchair Tennis Initiative aims to attract, inspire and engage...
