This week Devon Air Ambulance have confirmed that 2018 was the busiest year in its 27 years of operation, having assisted 1,109 patients, an increase of 12% from the previous year.
Nigel Hare, Operations Director for Devon Air Ambulance said, “We knew we had been busier, and in fact have helped an additional 119 patients in 2018.”
He added “Trauma related incidents, for example, road traffic collisions and accidental injuriesequated to 49% of the patients we responded to, with the remaining 51% being medical emergencies; e.g. heart attacks or breathing problems. We are here...
On 2nd March GPShunts, the UK’s premiere GPS Interactive Adventure Game is coming to Exeter!
Bring together your line up of super sleuths and put your skills to the test against Time, Terrain & Trivia in this thrilling city-based smartphone challenge. You will not be alone however as we are throwing the competition wide open to all challengers! Your dream team will be competing directly against other rival teams to uncover the clues and score as many points as possible before the timer runs out…
Don your fancy dress, sharpen up your wits and ready your nerves of steel!...
After fighting off fierce competition, multi award-winning Cofton Holidays, based near Dawlish Warren, has been awarded Gold in the Holiday Park and Village of the Year category at the South West Tourism Excellence Awards 2018/19.
The family-run business scooped the prestigious accolade at the South West Tourism Awards’ glittering ceremony in Bristol – the region’s tourism awards ‘grand final’.
Now in its ninth year, the South West Tourism Excellence Awards saw a record 651 entries across 27 different categories. Finalists were selected from across the region, which covers...
Paramedics at South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) are reminding people to only call 999 in an emergency and to use other more appropriate services for less urgent conditions.
It is estimated that one in ten calls into the ambulance service are from ‘frequent callers’ taking up over 200 hours a day of vital emergency team’s time - putting a huge strain on the Trust.
Across the South West patch over the past year there have been 15 court convictions against frequent callers who have abused the system calling 999 ambulance control. One was a court...
A new national wellbeing plan for older people has been launched at Millbrook Village later living community in Exeter which has seen residents clock up more than 7 million steps in the space of just six weeks. Inspired Villages, the later living developer and operator behind Millbrook Village, has joined forces with three high profile wellness organisations to boost the health and wellbeing of its residents. It has partnered with ukactive, hero and Oomph! to dramatically improve the physical, social and mental wellbeing of its residents around the UK.
The Donkey Sanctuary offers a packed programme of seasonal fun this February half term. It’s the perfect opportunity to get the family outdoors, enjoy a host of activities and meet some of the friendly donkeys who are cared for at the sanctuary,
As part of the charity’s Golden Anniversary celebrations, the ‘Golden Carrot Hunt’ gives visitors a chance to follow clues around the Sidmouth sanctuary to find a treasure chest full of golden carrots. Each clue relates to a special achievement or interesting fact that have defined the charity over the past 50 years.
An exciting line-up of speakers has been revealed for this year’s eagerly anticipated TEDxExeter event.
The city’s eighth annual ideas festival takes place on Friday, April 5, at the Exeter Northcott Theatre. Tickets for the live event and a livestream at the University of Exeter’s Alumni Auditorium sold out in 10 minutes when they went on sale in November, but there are plenty of opportunities to be part of the day at free livestreams happening at venues across Devon.
At a launch event at the Royal Albert Memorial Museum on Thursday, February 7, organisers announced that...
Your guide to What’s On in and around Exeter this weekend (8-10 February):
THEATRE
Return to the Forbidden Planet
Friday & Saturday, Queen Elizabeth's School Drama Hall, Western Road, Crediton
Billed as Shakespeare’s forgotten rock and roll masterpiece! Shows at 7.30pm, matinee 2.30pm Saturday. Tickets £10, £7 students. Available from the School Libraries 01363 778365.
The Life I Lead
Friday & Saturday, Exeter Northcott
David Tomlinson built a career playing a certain type of Englishman – stiff, formal and a bit of a silly...
Worrying new research published in Accountancy Age has revealed that with less than two months to go until ‘Making Tax Digital’ becomes mandatory on 01 April, just 57 per cent of UK businesses are expected to be ready for the change.
To help get businesses Making Tax Digital-ready, local Chartered Accountancy firm Simpkins Edwards is staging a series of free "What You Need To Know" seminars. Events will take place on:
26 February at Daignton Park Golf Club with NatWest, 10.30am-12pm
Flybe, Europe’s largest regional airline, has confirmed an expansion of its 2019 Summer schedule from Exeter Airport with the addition of an extra three flights a week to Edinburgh operating on Monday, Thursday and Friday evenings; together with an extra Sunday service to Amsterdam. All flights are available for booking now at www.flybe.com for travel between 31st March and 26th October 2019.
The airline’s double-daily flights to and from Paris Charles de Gaulle continue through to the summer programme. They offer the added opportunity for convenient onward connections to a wide...
