Devon digital advertising agency, Launch Online, has raised £1000 for the FORCE Cancer Charity Autumn Bike Ride initiative after the team cycled over 245 miles from underneath their desks during November.
With the help of a fleet of mini pedal exercisers, which fit underneath the desk, the team generated over 389,466 revolutions on their desk bikes over the four weeks of lockdown while they worked.
Senior account manager Elliot Smith was the overall winner of the challenge, nicknamed the Tour de Office, achieving an amazing 101,463 revolutions over the month-long...
Residents have the chance to shape the county’s roadmap to net-zero by taking part in the Interim Devon Carbon Plan Consultation.
The consultation, which opens on Monday December 7 and runs for 10 weeks, gives the public an opportunity to influence Devon’s collective response to the global climate emergency and create a healthier, fairer and stronger Devon.
The consultation follows a series of hearings and more than 893 submissions of ideas and evidence from the public.
It’s the next crucial step towards producing the Final Devon Carbon Plan, which once...
Generous businesses, organisations and individuals have come together to support hundreds of disadvantaged children across the Exeter area in a fantastic display of unity.
In just 10 days, a total of almost £30,000 has been raised to buy devices for children most in need and most at risk of falling behind in their education due to the pandemic. Now, thanks to that generosity, primary schools in Exeter and children attending the Cranbrook Education Campus will be able to access a library of devices which will be loaned to children who are learning from home.
ArmaUrto, the innovative lifestyle protection brand, has today announced a new partnership with Ribble Weldtite, the UK's number 1 domestic cycling team. The partnership will see Ribble Weltide riders including Dan Bigham, Jacob Tipper and newly signed Cameron Jeffers, train and race in ArmaUrto’s advanced protective Impact Pro base layers. Incorporating the brand’s own lightweight, flexible and machine washable ARMA active polymer padding (rated to EN1621 motorcycle standard) and the latest anti-abrasion fabrics located in the most common impact areas, ArmaUrto’s range of road cycling...
The brilliant Zippo’s Circus - several times voted “Britain’s Best Circus” – is bringing a special Christmas Circus to Plymouth . Zippo’s is Covid-safe, sanitised, and well-ventilated.
Enter our competition to win one of five VIP ringside family tickets (2 adults and 2 children).
Winners get free popcorn and candy floss for each member of the party!
The new colourful Christmas themed production will delight family audiences whilst providing breath-taking magical moments throughout and will be performed in Zippos’ super-heated Big Top...
Rydon Signs have launched a new range of sign system products to complement their well-established bespoke sign manufacturing capabilities and enable them to offer a total sign service to a wider range of customers.
Best known for working with well-known High Street retailers, rail and other transport operators, the new range provides a ready-made solution to many common signage requirements, particularly in towns, public spaces and buildings, education establishments and service businesses.
Waypoint finger posts provide effective directions for visitors to towns, cities...
A group of charity-minded Exeter College students have been inundated with knitted clothing after a post asking for donations went viral on Facebook.
A tutor group of Health and Social Care students have been collecting various knitted items for distribution to neonatal units around the country to help keep babies that are premature or with additional needs to stay warm in the days after birth. Students had planned to contact a few local knitting groups to help create small knitted hats, gloves and blankets but after a poster found its way on to Facebook the request has gone viral...
Proud to Care Devon has successfully secured £3.45million of European funding to help Devon’s health and care workers develop new skills and to encourage others to join the profession. The money was awarded by the European Social Fund, and follows a successful bid by Devon County Council in a partnership with Torbay Council, Plymouth City Council, Devon’s NHS trusts and education and training providers.
The funding will be used to develop an ‘accelerator’ programme, which will assist care and health workers with their training and development and to remove some of the barriers...
South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) is urging people to ‘Make the right call’ this winter by only calling 999 for life-threatening emergencies.
The Trust is expecting a significant increase in 999 calls over the Christmas period and beyond, due to the ongoing coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic alongside normal winter pressures.
It expects to deal with almost 3,000 incidents a day during the next month, an increase of around 20 per cent compared to normal, with demand expected to be highest at weekends and on bank holidays.
