Devon’s doctors are urging patients to use the NHS 111 system for health advice through the winter months as hospitals become increasingly busy.
The free to call service is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and can provide patients with advice on any urgent issues that they may be facing.
The service is staffed by a team of fully trained medical advisers who are assisted by nurses and paramedics.
They are able to provide information on personal health, direct a patient to a walk-in centre or minor injuries unit and, if necessary, book an appointment with a...
The Devon County Agricultural Association has announced the appointment of a new Honorary Show Director for its flagship event, the Devon County Show which is held annually on the showground at Westpoint, Exeter.
Stewart Stevens takes up the reins for the 2019 show and beyond, replacing David Parish who retired in June.
Mary Quicke MBE, Chairman of the Council of the DCAA, is delighted that Stewart has accepted the role: ‘Stewart is one of the most respected individuals on the agricultural show circuit. We have no doubt that his vast experience and wealth of knowledge will...
A fundraising evening organised by Barratt Homes and David Wilson Homes has raised more than £10,000 for The Exeter Foundation charity, with money raised going towards helping a range of charities and groups across the region.
Staff from the five star housebuilder together with suppliers and sub-contractors enjoyed a James Bond themed evening at Sandy Park, the home of the Exeter Chiefs which included a raffle, auction and fundraising casino.
Barratt Homes and David Wilson Homes commercial director Steve Fowler said the fundraiser was part of the housebuilders’ long-term...
Hospiscare celebrates the theme of Hospice Care Week 2018, Heart My Hospice, by welcoming its third group of Heart2Heart participants at Searle House this October.
Earlier this year Hospiscare collaborated with Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust to provide the much needed fortnightly Heart2Heart sessions.
At the sessions patients and their carers learn about managing symptoms and the ups and downs of heart failure with the guidance of professionals like Kate Hetherington, an RD&E Heart Failure Specialist Nurse. Kate says: “The sessions have been hugely helpful...
Brain Tumour Support, a charity that runs a monthly Support Group in Exeter, is asking for donations to help it continue to provide its services to brain tumour patients, their friends, family and carers.
There are currently more than 100,000 people in the UK living with a brain tumour. The effects of a brain tumour diagnosis can be devastating to the patients and everyone around them.
Patients often lose their job, their driving licence and their independence. A brain tumour can also affect a patient’s personality and can cause depression and anxiety. While friends and...
Part of an open playing area in a much-loved park, enjoyed by many families in Exeter, is at serious threat of being reduced to tarmac and converted into a turning point for cars to access a new housing development.
Bull Meadow Park, located behind the Hotel du Vin in the city centre, is a cherished little park blessed with a magnificent array of ancient trees, a separate play area for very young children and a wide-open space for a variety of park users and the children to play sport.
Despite its close proximity to busy Magdalen Street, the park has a unique character; it’...
This year's Christmas Market will run from Thursday 15th November until Sunday 16th December organised by Exeter Cathedral.
The market support local businesses and performers, with an exciting mix of continental and local, independent traders, showcasing the best of festive food, crafts and gifts. The west front bandstand showcases local bands, carol singers and choirs able to bid for free slots to entertain traders and customers.
This year promises to be better than ever with great entertainment on stage, more stalls for local businesses and another drinks outlet where...
STAIRCASE OPERA Myth Magic and Superstition Scenes from operas by Verdi, Gluck, Rubinstein, Mozart, and Bizet.
Prepare to be spellbound by plotting Witches from Verdi's Macbeth and Masked Ball ; Grieve as Orfeo leaves Eurydice in the Under world for ever; Thrill to meet Rubinstein's Demon Join Papageno in his adventurous search for Enlightenment - and a mate - in Mozart’s The Magic Flute, We will then take you into the violent and superstition laden world of Spanish gypsies in Carmen - a whole opera in miniature.
Saturday November 3rd at 7.30 pm CHAGFORD St. Michael's Church...
Cancer patients at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital have rated the services they receive as the second best in the UK, according to survey results released this week.
The annual National Cancer Patient Experience Survey was completed by over 900 patients at the RD&E who had received a cancer diagnosis and attended the hospital in April, May or June 2017. Questions asked included how involved they were with their care and treatment; the levels of respect and dignity they received while in hospital and the support they received after going home.
Tesco colleagues across Exeter have thanked friends and family for their support in helping them raise £6,864 for Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life.
This year, 245 colleagues from stores and distribution centres across Exeter joined women from all over the UK to take part in this year’s Race for Life events.
Race for Life is a series of women-only 5k, 10k and Pretty Muddy events which raises millions of pounds every year for vital research in the fight against cancer.
Since 2002 Tesco has raised over £45m to help fund Cancer Research UK’s vital work. Money raised...
