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The RSPCA is calling for a new animal welfare law which will give animals involved in legal proceedings in the South West the chance to be rehomed much more quickly.
Currently, some neglected and abused pets which are rescued by the RSPCA as part of an investigation cannot be rehomed until the case itself has completed, which sadly means some animals can wait months and even years before finding their second chance.
As part of its Second Chances campaign, the charity is calling for a change in the law which would mean an animal’s future is no longer dependent on court...
It’s International Women’s Day (8 March) and Dignity Funerals are taking this opportunity to recognise the dedication of thousands of female funeral professionals in the UK who are caring for the bereaved and those they’ve lost, day-in-day-out.
Once a rarity in what was previously a traditionally male-dominated profession, there are now many female Funeral Directors, Arrangers and Crematorium Managers helping families to say farewell to their loved ones that have died.
In pre-Victorian times, before funeral directing became a profession, the practical tasks required when...
Exeter University students Henry Yannaghas, 21, from Suffolk and Edward Warner, also 21, from Llandudno in North Wales, have set themselves the challenge of running 48 kilometres over the course of 24 hours. The distance will be split over equal hourly stints with the aim of raising funds for the UK charity Mind .
The final year Mechanical Engineering and the Arabic and Islamic Studies undergraduates are helping to raise awareness of mental health issues and the pressures students are suffering as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and the impact it is having on student lives....
RGB Building Supplies is delighted to announce it has been acquired by Grant & Stone and has become part of the largest independent builders merchant group in southern England.
The company will continue trading as RGB Building Supplies across Devon, Cornwall and Somerset, and its head office will still be located in Barnstaple. The majority of RGB’s Executive Board of Directors will not change and its current Chief Executive Kevin Fenlon will remain leading the business.
Customers will continue to receive the same high standards of service and will not see any...
Exeter bakers are being urged to grab their mixing bowls and whip up some cash, as ‘The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer’ returns this March on Channel 4.
As the Bake Off tent opens its doors again, foodies and fundraisers alike are being asked to don their aprons in aid of Stand Up To Cancer, the joint fundraising campaign from Cancer Research UK and Channel 4.
Getting started is a piece of cake with a free kit to download full of tips, recipes and COVID-safe ideas on how to raise some serious dough for lifesaving research, such as staging an at home...
The £20m redevelopment of a former school in Exeter, known as St Margaret’s , has become the first property in the UK to secure an Energy Performance Certification (EPC) A for a set of historic buildings.
Sustainable Exeter-based developer, Grenadier , is transforming the Grade II and Grade II* listed buildings into new energy efficient homes and has secured the highest EPC rating for a Grade II building, making it the first of its kind in the UK to secure the certification.
The EPC A rating is more commonly achieved in new-build properties which can perform to the...
The manager of an Exeter care home has rejected media reports that residents are being isolated in their rooms during the pandemic.
Kerry Dempsey, who leads the team at The Old Rectory Nursing Home, says staff are working very hard to ensure that residents are enjoying a programme of stimulating activities, despite the constraints of the virus.
She says: “it is simply not true that residents are stuck in their rooms. If they are well and want to socialise, our staff are being very creative in finding entertaining things to do. For example, we recently celebrated...
M&S Exeter is taking applications for a newly launched work placement programme to enable young people, aged 16-24, to gain valuable experience to help them onto the career ladder.
Supporting the UK Government’s Kickstart programme, M&S has created 360 work placements across the breadth of the country.
The programme will be run in partnership with The Prince’s Trust – M&S’s long-standing employability and Sparks charity partner. The first Kickstart cohort of 180 placements across 30 Regional Academy stores including six placements delivered in Exeter in April...
A couple from the Honiton area have recently been banned from selling puppies and handed a life-time ban on owning dogs, prompting council warnings on buying puppies.
East Devon District Council (EDDC) has recently had a flurry of enquiries regarding the buying and selling puppies as well as complaints of alleged unlicensed breeders during lockdown.
The authority has been contacted by residents from across the district, including from areas such as Exmouth, Exton, and Newton Poppleford and Whimple as well as further afield.
