The Lord Mayor of Exeter, Cllr. Kevin Mitchell is calling for greater awareness to turn the tide against rare and aggressive sarcoma cancers
This month is Sarcoma Awareness Month, and as part of national activities to raise awareness, the Sarcoma Specialist Team at Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital held a sarcoma awareness-raising day on Friday. The Lord Mayor, who also works at the hospital as a sarcoma specialist nurse, hosted an informational stand at the hospital entrance. The stand drew significant interest with hospital patients and medical professionals stopping by to find...
Exeter police officers went along to a Nigerian community fun day last weekend to meet families, chat to children and help with some of the activities.
This event is organised by Inclusive Exeter and aims to promote community cohesion and celebrate the vibrant Nigerian culture.
Sergeant James Wellard and PC George House, from one of the Exeter police neighbourhood teams, were at the event which took place at Wonford Playing Fields.
The family fun day on 21 July involved egg and spoon races, ball games, stickers for the children, hook a duck, face painting,...
One of the UK’s fastest growing principal contractors is expanding into Devon after making a high-profile appointment.
Inco Contracts, which has offices in the North West, South East and West Midlands, has appointed experienced construction specialist Adam Bidhendy as Regional Director for the South West.
The Chartered Construction Manager will be responsible for expanding the firm’s footprint in Devon by building a dedicated team and supply chain to serve local education, commercial, healthcare and industrial clients.
Staff and residents at Lucerne House care home in Exeter are celebrating because their wonderful Managing Director, Natasha Lazovic, from Barchester’s South Division, has stepped completely out of her comfort zone to compete in the Barchester Charitable Foundation Cook Off 2024.
Natasha went head to head with the Managing Directors from Barchester’s four other divisions and cooked up a storm to raise a phenomenal £24,595 for Barchester’s Charitable Foundation which helps connect vulnerable people and those living with a disability to community groups in their local area by...
Neighbourhood police officers in Exeter have taken part in a successful Shoplifting Safer Business Action event (SaBA) to tackle the problem of theft from retailers in the busy city centre.
The recent operation aimed to raise awareness and focus on the issue which causes local shop workers and owners a financial headache. The plain clothes action day was a success with officers ditching their usual police uniform to blend into the mix of shoppers.
Andrew Sharman, from Exeter Business Against Crime, said: “The shoplifting action day saw policing at its finest with crime...
The last of the traffic barriers from Exeter’s controversial Active Streets trial will be removed within days.
The‘filters’ in Heavitree and Whipton are being dismantled in Ladysmith Road, Park Road and St Marks Avenue on Wednesday and Thursday.
Devon County Council’sannouncement came as its highways and traffic orders committee (HATOC) heard calls for unity as the city tries to solve its traffic problems.
In June the committee suspended the trial early in the face of fierce opposition from the local community. It had been due to run until early 2025.
Visitors are invited to take a leisurely stroll through the glorious garden of Killerton this summer, taking in the sights and scents of the terrace garden now it's in bloom.
Karl Emeleus, Head Gardener at Killerton said: "Midsummer is a great time to visit as the mixed borders are full of colour.
"There is also plenty to see elsewhere in the garden, including Cornus ‘Norman Hadden’, one of my favourite small trees that is growing near the Lady Cott.
"It has glorious white bracts that mature to pink, which are followed by strawberry-like fruits in autumn."...
Hosted by the award-winning, family-run Greendale Farm Shop, in collaboration with Food Drink Devon, Love Local Food Festival celebrates the finest local food and drink.
For the very first time, Love Local Food Festival by Greendale is taking place on Saturday 10th August from 10am to 7pm, set in the historic Exeter Castle just off Exeter High Street, and is free to enter. A feast for the senses, the festival celebrates over 70 food and drink producers, mainly from Devon, including popular street food vendors il Cornicione Pizza, Harry’s Kitchen, Hearty Hippie and more.
Parks in Cranbrook raises prestigious Green Flag Award after achieving international quality mark for parks and green spaces
Today, Cranbrook Town Council is celebrating after receiving a Green Flag Award for Cranbrook Country Parks.
The news that Cranbook Country Parks has achieved the accreditation - the international quality mark for parks and green spaces - is testament to the hard work and dedication of the team that care for the green space so that visitors and residents alike can enjoy it.
Keep Britain Tidy’s Green Flag Award Scheme Manager, Paul Todd MBE...
Seven innovative arts projects designed to build pride in place and provide opportunities for community participation are to receive funding from a joint university-local government programme.
The commissions will receive a share of £40,000 from Creative Arc following an open call to creative organisations, artists and local communities.
Among those who’ve been chosen include a new community choir, who will have the chance to perform live at the Northcott Theatre; workshops and engagement activities for members of the special education needs and disabilities (SEND)...
