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PEOPLE in Devon are being urged to show support on World Cancer Day for everyone affected by the disease.

Cancer Research UK is calling on men, women and children to wear one of the charity’s brightly coloured Unity Bands with pride on Tuesday, February 4.

Every hour, around 4 people are diagnosed with cancer in the South West.*

Wearing a Unity Band is a way of showing solidarity with people affected by the disease.

The Unity Band is available in three different colours – pink, navy and blue. It can be worn in memory of a loved one, to celebrate people who’...

Wintry showers could make conditions on Devon’s roads hazardous overnight and into tomorrow morning, Devon County Council is warning.

While most of the county is likely to see rain and hail showers over the next 24 hours, up to 3.5cm of snow is forecast for higher ground such as Dartmoor, with less expected on Exmoor and the Blackdown Hills.

Devon County Council’s fleet of gritters will be treating all of Devon’s main gritting routes between 8pm until 6am, with multiple treatments in some areas. They will be monitoring conditions throughout the night and the County Council...

‘The Haven Spa’ located in Guildhall Shopping Centre, Exeter, has been acquired by new owners.

Zoe Davies Haven Spa Director said: “We are thrilled and delighted with the new acquisition; it’s an amazing opportunity to invest in the only independent day spa in the City. Each member of staff is highly qualified in their area of expertise offering an exceptional and very personal customer service; and they contribute to the success of the business.”

The Haven boasts eight treatment rooms, including two doubles, a manicure and nail bar as well as a dedicated studio for groups...

A poem and film written and created by Riverford co-owners is to form the centrepiece of the company’s 2020 brand campaign and first-ever TV on-demand adverts.

Based around the company’s history and values and set on the farm, the poem, entitled ‘A Walk Through Our Fields’, was written by Riverford co-owner Ellen Warrell.

It was then produced as a short film directed by video producer Christian Kay, who held auditions and built a cast of co-owners from across the Riverford business.

Released today (Monday 27 Jan), it will form the centre of Riverford’s upcoming...

If you are hoping to become more active in 2020, while enjoying some friendly competition at the same time, you can team up with work colleagues and enter a Devon wide walking challenge.

This February’s ‘Let’s Walk’ challenge will encourage employees to get out of the office and raise heart rates a little. If becoming healthier isn’t incentive enough, there are also prizes on offer for those workplaces leading the way in striding out across the county. Individuals can sign up alongside work colleagues and start ‘collecting’ steps! Those who achieve the highest average numbers will...

EXPERTS at a leading south Devon care provider are championing a variety of innovative techniques this month (February 2020) to care for people with dementia living at home in the county.

Guardian Homecare, operating in the Exeter area, says it is important to use different methods for those with the condition and has rolled these out as part of its staff training.

Manager for Guardian Homecare, Catherine Porter says: “We have worked with people with dementia for many years and through this we have developed a variety of techniques, which can be used when caring for someone...

Sally Chapman from Chudleigh celebrated her birthday this year by having her head shaved to raise money for Alzheimer’s Research UK, the UK’s leading dementia research charity.

Sally, who turned 55, was inspired by her father who had vascular dementia.

In the build up to her head shave, Sally raised over £1300 for Alzheimer’s Research UK, which powers world-class studies focusing on prevention, diagnosis and treatments for dementia. There are 850,000 people living with dementia in the UK and this number is expected to rise to over 1 million by 2025.

Sally says “When...

Princesshay has been awarded the highest grade, Platinum, in the national Loo of the Year awards for its recently upgraded toilets in Catherine Square and St Stephen’s House.

Princesshay invested £500,000 in the refurbishment of these toilets last year which include male and female toilets, two family / gender neutral toilets as well as the only Changing Places toilet in the city centre, inside St Stephen’s House, providing extra equipment and space for anyone with a disability. A new, purpose-built parent and baby facility, also located in St Stephen’s House, was also created last...

A Torbay garden centre celebrated the amount raised for the RNLI in the run up to Christmas 2019 with a visit from Stormy Sam.

In just three months, staff and customers at Otter Garden Centre in Moles Lane raised over £1,200 for the charity that that is reliant on voluntary donations to power its lifesaving work at sea.

The total came from charity boxes at the tills and donations made to two animated displays over the Christmas period comprising musical polar bears and a group of singing reindeer. In addition, offcuts from Christmas trees were made available to customers to...

Energy levels across the Gallagher Premiership maybe edging into the red following a relentless 15-week block of fixtures, but Exeter Chiefs Director of Rugby, Rob Baxter, wants his side to 'empty the tank' before getting the chance to refuel in the coming weeks.

Tomorrow's visit of Sale Sharks in the top-flight, coupled with next week's Premiership Rugby Cup semi-final against Harlequins, will bring to a head a relentless opening to the 2019/20 campaign for the Devonians.

After which, they will get a well-earned week off feet before coming together in preparation of their...