Next week, Air Ambulance charities across the UK will join together to raise awareness of the lifesaving service that each of them provides and is the only week ofthe year dedicated to raising funds that enable these specially skilled teams to keep responding. This years’ campaign, led by Air Ambulances UK, the national charity that supports, champions and represents air ambulance charities, is focussed on the powerful message that Every Second Counts and Every Penny Matters when saving the lives of the critically ill or injured. Nigel Hare, Operations Director at Devon Air Ambulance said...
Two nurses have received a prestigious award to recognise their outstanding contribution to human rights and care, at an international conference about ethics in care during COVID-19 hosted by the University of Exeter.
Suman Shrestha and Kerri Nuku are the winners of this year’s Human Rights and Nursing Awards . The awards are presented to two exemplary nurses each year, to give nurses visibility and celebrate their commitment and work to foster international respect for human rights and dignity of people everywhere in the world.
Exeter – along with other Cities of Literature around the world – is marking International Literacy Day 2021 by highlighting work to give families a “book prescription”.
Cities with the prestigious UNESCO status strive to improve literacy every day, in order to enhance life outcomes and wellbeing for their communities.
The free bibliotherapy programme in Exeter is for the benefit of low-income families who struggle with literacy and reading engagement. It was run in association with Susan Elderkin from The Novel Cure, with parents and children from Whipton Barton Junior...
A recent study from conveyancing solicitors, Bird & Co, has uncovered the UK’s most sought-after locations, having analysed June 2021 figures from the Office of National Statistics, HM Land Registry and Rightmove.
Known for its stunning beaches and bustling historic cities, Devon has scooped the top spot as the most migrated to county in the United Kingdom.
The study found that a whopping 8,521 UK citizens moved to this region in 2020, a marked change from the previous year, when Devon came second to that of Kent.
Acorn Property Group has secured a £23.2 million finance package from Paragon Development Finance to support the development of its St Leonards Quarter scheme in Exeter.
The finance will assist with the Phase 1 development of 37 one and two-bed apartments and 28 two to five-bed houses. The development is located within the popular St Leonards area of the city, which is close to independent restaurants and shops, as well as the River Exe.
Acorn Property Group acquired the site from the Exeter Royal Academy for Deaf Education in 2018.The Phase 1 development is expected to...
EXETER CHIEFS’ emphatic introduction to the Allianz Premier 15s has sparked more players dreaming of Devon, says head coach Susie Appleby.
Chiefs finished sixth last year, their maiden top-flight season, tying fifth-placed Gloucester-Hartpury Women with 50 points apiece but missing out on the top half of the table on points difference.
It’s been a busy offseason for Appleby, whose new signings include hooker Clara Nielson, a Devon native and Exeter University PhD graduate joining the club from Bristol Bears, alongside scrum-half Brooke Bradley, full-back/wing Olivia...
Exeter city centre-based businesses have come together to showcase the city’s wedding industry through nine short films, a brand-new website and an event at Exeter Cathedral.
The business-led campaign called #SomethingSpecial is supported by InExeter, Exeter’s Business Improvement District, and celebrates the city’s independent businesses and larger retailers linked to the wedding industry who have faced a difficult 2020 and 2021 as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.
From venues and caterers to dress makers and jewellery designers, #SomethingSpecial celebrates the...
To mark World Suicide Prevention Day on September 10 the Exeter, East and Mid Devon Samaritans branch is encouraging people across the area to share those things that give them hope.
After a hugely challenging 18 months, volunteers are asking residents what they do to help maintain their wellbeing, in line with this year’s theme for the day, Creating Hope Through Action .
With the long-term effects of the pandemic likely to be felt for several years, sharing ways of remaining hopeful could support anyone struggling to cope and be an important reminder that they do not...
Lympstone Manor, the UK’s renowned luxury vineyard hotel has unveiled a new series of vineyard tours, welcoming guests to its idyllic location on the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the Jurassic Coast. Just two years ago, the team planted approximately 17,500 vines to produce high-quality sparkling wines using classic Champagne methods inspired by the outstanding quality of wines produced from grapes grown in Devon and the ideal south-west facing position of the grounds. From wine tastings to tours of the vineyard and impeccably paired dinners at its Michelin-starred restaurant – this...
As autumn approaches, gardeners are being given advice on how to attract and protect wildlife.
Experts at GardeningExpress.co.uk have put together their tips on how to attract wildlife including birds and hedgehogs to your garden as the temperature begins to drop.
As autumn approaches, many wildlife species will be looking for a place to stay and hibernate as the cold months pass.
Gardens across the country will be acting as a home and there are small things that gardeners can do to help attract wildlife and provide them with a safe space.
