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The number of people in Exeter forced to sleep on the streets or in vulnerable circumstances is set to soar, should major funding cuts proposed by Devon County Council go ahead.

Local charity, St Petrock’s, is warning of a homelessness crisis in the city on a scale not seen before.

Rough sleeping in Exeter doubled between 2021 and 2022, due to a range of factors, including service cuts, cost-of-living pressures and interest rate rises.

There are now typically around 30 people sleeping rough in and around the city, in addition to a very large number of people...

JMC Group, a leading global aviation services company, announced today it is pleased to partner with the Exeter Leukaemia Fund (ELF) as its chosen charity for the next three years.

JMC, located at the International Office Park, Exeter Airport, will sponsor the transport service for patients attending the Haematology Centre at Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (RD&E).

JMC Group is sponsoring three Volkswagen Tiguans which will be operational from this month, transporting blood cancer patients in Devon.

“We are very grateful to JMC Group, said Exeter Leukaemia...

Call to action comes as nation celebrates Love Your Pet Day

A national charity has urged couples in conflict to embrace mediation to discuss what will happen to their pets following a divorce or separation in a bid to avoid costly court battles over matters relating to custody, contact and vets’ bills.

The call to action comes ahead of National Love Your Pet Day (20th of February), during which families across the country shower their furry or feathered friends or their beloved amphibians with love and devotion - whether they are cats, dogs, rabbits, birds, frogs, snakes...

Local charity, Exeter Community Initiatives (ECI), is seeking a new Treasurer.

The current Treasurer is standing down at the end of March and the charity is looking for a replacement to take up the voluntary role.

ECI, which celebrates its 30th anniversary this summer, helps people facing poverty and inequality to get their lives back on track by involving them in community projects to improve their mental, emotional and physical wellbeing, increase their sense of belonging and provide skills to help them succeed in life.

The Treasurer is responsible for ECI’s...

Join the Hospiscare team at Double Locks on Saturday 18 March, or take part ‘your way’ by choosing your own route and location, to raise vital funds for your local hospice.

Whichever way you join, everything we love about Men’s Walk will remain the same. You’ll get your own Men’s Walk t-shirt, a drink courtesy of Exeter Brewery, a pasty supplied by Chunk of Devon, the rugby, a great day out and the chance to support Hospiscare!

The only thing missing is you; whether you walk your own route or start at The Double Locks, we will all be walking together to support local...

Pets at Home is launching new community food donation points in stores across the UK to help support pets and owners as the cost of living continues to rise. 

Pets at Home’s store in Exeter is one of the first stores to feature the community collection points for those who wish to donate pet food to pet owners in need. 

In partnership with national pet charity Blue Cross, Pets at Home is seeking donations of dog, cat, puppy and kitten food, as well as food for small animals including rabbits, guinea pigs and hamsters.

Donations will then be collected and...

Devon based charity, Step One, is delighted to confirm Ben Greaves as their new CEO following a recruitment process during which he impressed both service managers and trustees with his strong leadership skills and positive, practical attitude towards delivering our mission to support people with disabilities and mental health issues. Ben will start in January 2023. Ben brings 20 years’ experience from various leadership roles in the British Army, recently leading a team of 500 people across 6 sites in the UK and in 12 countries globally as a Commanding Officer and, as a result, has a...

A small, friendly preschool near Exeter that welcomed its first intake of young children last spring has already received a good grade.

In a recent Ofsted inspection, the Kidzone at Exminster - operated by local charity Westbank Community Health and Care - was described as a ‘Good Provider’.

The charity’s preschool for Over 2s opened its doors at the end of April 2022, with just three children attending over three days. Since then, it has quadrupled its numbers and extended its opening hours. The facility now looks after 12 young children over five days and has recently...

Sam Hammond, 30, is a man on a mission – with his fridge! The Royal Marine from Redruth is no stranger to running around the country with white goods strapped to his back to raise money for SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity. On the 11th February he will be running the Exeter Half marathon - with his fridge.

Sam said: “ I have been doing this for a while to raise money for charity and I just wanted to take it to the next level. I’m going to begin with the Exeter Half and then move on to the Brighton Half, with a view to breaking the full marathon Guinness World Record of running...

Brainwave has announced that they achieved their target of raising an additional £40,000, to support with the costs of a full-time therapist for a year.

The charity has been blown away by the generosity of supporters across the UK, who despite the cost-of-living crisis have still dug deep to support them during their 40th anniversary year.

The funds raised will enable them to support more children with disabilities across the UK during 2023.

Keith Sinclair, CEO of Brainwave said: “Forty years of achieving life changing outcomes for children with disabilities and...