Resident, Joan at Cumberland Grange had a Birthday wish of going back to visit one of her most favourite places, Ilfracombe. So staff at the home made her wish a reality,
Joan has lived at Cumberland Grange since the summer of 2024 and is beloved by staff and residents alike. Staff at the home were delighted to be a part of making her Birthday wish come true, as they knew how much it meant to her, and they all wanted to make sure that her 106th Birthday was an incredibly special day to mark such an amazing age.
Staff asked Joan what she wanted to do for her Birthday, as...
A MYSTERY lottery winner in Exeter, Devon, has won the lion’s share of £1 million – and hundreds of their neighbours have also bagged a prize.
The first bumper People’s Postcode Lottery prize of 2025 has landed in an Exeter postcode with one person taking home a whopping £418,019 .
And the remainder of the £1m prize - more than half-a-million pounds - has been shared between 667 people in the wider postcode area.
The biggest winner, who has remained anonymous, bagged the huge windfall after their postcode, EX2 8TE , scooped the lottery’s Millionaire Street prize...
Devon homebuilder Barratt David Wilson Homes Exeter is proud to announce its support for Hospiscare’s annual Christmas tree recycling initiative .
The housebuilder will be lending a hand to ensure the success of one of the charity’s key fundraising events, with sixteen members of staff volunteering during Thursday 9th and Friday 10th January 2025.
The initiative invites residents in Crediton, Exeter, Cullompton, Exmouth, Honiton, Tiverton, Sidmouth and Ottery St Mary to have their Christmas trees collected and recycled in return for a donation, with all proceeds going...
The Devon Ukrainian Association (DUA) proudly announces the successful first year of its School of Ukrainian Studies, a groundbreaking educational initiative dedicated to preserving Ukrainian language, culture, and heritage for children and families displaced by the war in Ukraine. This project, which emerged from a pilot Ukrainian Saturday School launched in November 2023, stands as a vital mission to ensure that future generations remain deeply connected to their roots despite the ongoing uncertainty of return.
“As our children grow increasingly fluent in English, many risk...
A trio of new dates have been added to country duo Ward Thomas’ UK tour for Winter 2025, including second shows in Bury St Edmunds and Milton Keynes and a new show in Exeter.
Hailed as the UK’s most successful country act, twin sisters Catherine and Lizzy Ward Thomas will tour across the country with a 22-date tour across January and February, performing a special show with stripped back versions of songs from across their career.
These unique shows will take Ward Thomas back to their early days of performing and writing together, seeing the duo perform and share the...
An Exeter gas engineer has been nominated for an individual prize at the annual Retail Week Awards.
Ryan McBride, who works for online electrical retailer AO, was shortlisted in the ‘Delivery Hero of the Year’ category, alongside five other logistics workers from around the UK.
Ryan, who is dad to a one-year-old boy, was nominated for his dedication to customer service last Christmas, when he came in on days off to cover illness and make sure that customers had their appliances in time for Christmas Day.
After becoming a self-employed driver with AO in May 2020...
A renowned University of Exeter archaeologist has been awarded an OBE in the New Year’s Honours List for his work over the past 25 years in Bahrain.
Professor Timothy Insoll is an expert in the archaeology of rituals and religions with particular specialism in sub-Saharan Africa, the Arabian Gulf and Arabian Peninsula.
He is Al-Qasimi Professor of African and Islamic Archaeology and founder and director of the University of Exeter’s Centre for Islamic Archaeology in the world-leading Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies. Previously he worked at the University of...
Taylor Wimpey Exeter has donated 187 washbags to homeless charity St Petrocks in Exeter.
Employees of the homebuilder spent several weeks supporting the washbag initiative led by CRASH, a national charity that helps the homeless. The initiative aims to provide vulnerable people around the UK with essential toiletry items including toothpaste, shower gel and sanitary products.
A total of 187 washbags were collected by suppliers and subcontractors used by Taylor Wimpey and also employees based at the firm’s regional office in Exeter. The bags were donated to St Petrocks on...
After success in Somerset, a new wave of fitness is about to take the Exeter community by storm, with exciting and empowering Women’s Boxing Fitness classes at KrisFit Training.
Kristie's classes are designed to encourage women of all ages and abilities build strength, confidence, and mental wellbeing in a safe and welcoming space.
These classes, led by female instructor Kris Herd, offer more than just a workout.
They are a fun space for women to come together, bond, and uplift one another as they develop physical and mental strength.
Further tackling gender, ethnicity and disability pay inequality within its B Corp certified business, four-day week Exeter environmental consultancy Tyler Grange has made its salary information public . It’s one of only 16% of UK companies to disclose individual pay ranges to employees, and its fixed term contract salaries within the business range from £25,400 to £82,000.
Committed to workplace fairness and equality, Tyler Grange recognised the need to overhaul its recruitment and people management processes, for both commercial growth and career satisfaction and progression...
