The Heart of the South West LEP (HotSW) has appointed Frazer-Nash Consultancy to undertake a feasibility study into the potential for smart and sustainable aviation and aerospace testing and demonstration facilities within the Heart of the South West (Devon and Somerset).
The HotSW is a business-led partnership between the private sector, local authorities, universities and colleges, which aims to raise productivity and ensure prosperity for all through clean and inclusive growth.
Pre-Covid, the South West aerospace industry, which amongst others is home to Leonardo ...
Arts and Culture University of Exeter is inviting applications from creative practitioners for a Creative Fellowship that will run March-June 2022. This will be a 4-5 week exploratory placement, working in an interdisciplinary context. The Creative Fellowships are open to practitioners of any artform, including visual, digital, sound and performing arts, craft, design, film, literature, music and beyond. Rather than being a residency, these opportunities are described as placements. The creative practitioner is a peer, opening up new approaches and conversations with the University hosts...
Around 18% of UK based runners run for mental health benefits above all else, according to a new study revealed by Runners Need , with 26% of Brits running to maintain a healthy weight.
After a tense year and a half, running can provide a productive way to let off steam and stay healthy. The Runners Need survey of around 2,000 respondents has revealed the UK’s top running habits: examining who runs, how far and often we run, why we run and even what our favourite running soundtracks are.
Why do we run?
The top reason Brits run is to maintain a healthy weight (26...
A Devon-based conservation charity is set to make ‘substantial’ improvements to one of Exeter’s most beautiful green spaces.
Barley Valley Park – one of six Valley Parks in Exeter managed by Devon Wildlife Trust on behalf of their owners, Exeter City Council – will undergo a series of improvements this spring to improve access for local people and other visitors.
Devon Wildlife Trust has been awarded a grant of £12,800 from Viridor Credits Environmental Company, which will pay for improving path surfaces, replacing steps and boardwalks. New benches and an on-line guide...
Debbie Coles is a nursing degree apprentice from Exeter studying at the University of Plymouth’s Exeter School of Nursing. Joining the NHS in 2003, she worked her way up through diplomas and, after 10 years as an assistant practitioner, applied for the registered nurse degree apprenticeship via Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust. Never believing she’d get in, she’s now just months away from graduating.
“I’d completed a higher national diploma during my time in the NHS,”Debbie said. “And I saw the apprenticeship opportunity on the hospital website. I thought, ‘I’...
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has authorised Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine for use in the UK.
This follows rigorous clinical trials supported by National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) and a thorough analysis of the data by experts at the MHRA, which has concluded that the vaccine has met its strict standards of safety, quality and effectiveness.
Over 700 volunteers took part in the study in the South West, which took place at Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust and the NIHR Patient Recruitment Centre: Exeter at Royal Devon and Exeter...
This February half term, head to The Donkey Sanctuary in Sidmouth and find out which adoption donkey has the loudest bray, the longest ears, or who is the most playful, in the Adoption Donkey Top Trumps Trail.
Follow the trail around the sanctuary to find the giant Top Trumps cards and discover which adoption donkey comes out on top in each round. This exciting family activity is a great way to explore the sanctuary, combining fun, exercise and brainpower.
Set in the heart of the rolling East Devon countryside, The Donkey Sanctuary has something to keep everyone...
Nearly one in five adults surveyed in the South West (17 per cent) who say their mental health got worse during the pandemic haven’t spoken to anyone about it during this time – equivalent to around 250,000 people – according to research published today. More than a third (38 per cent) of all respondents in the South West reported a worsening in their mental health during the pandemic. Of those who have been concerned about the mental health of someone they care about, almost one in five (19 per cent) say they haven’t tried to talk to them about it.
Museum visitor Joe proposed to his partner Dawn at the Royal Albert Memorial Museum (RAMM) in December
Exmouth resident Joe McIntee got down on one knee and proposed to Dawn, now his fiancée, on the 21 December 2021 in the museum’s Geology gallery. RAMM was the location for their very first date, exactly two years ago to the day.
With the help of the RAMM team, Joe arranged to have a ring dangling from the tail of a 3D-printed model carnosaurus, his favourite dinosaur. The carnotaurus was hidden in the Geology case, ready for Dawn to find it and say 'Yes'. It was on their first...
Two family-run property firms in Cullompton have joined forces to become a leading sales and lettings company.
Thorne & Carter have teamed up with Aspen Property Management Ltd to form Thorne, Carter & Aspen .
The merger took place after both businesses decided working together was the perfect way to secure their futures after the retirement of key founders and partners.
Thorne & Carter estate agents have had offices in Cullompton since the 1930s, while letting agents Aspen Property Management Ltd was set up in the town in 1993.
