Harry Thacker says his week with the famous, fun-loving Barbarians which culminated in a 48-42 win over the World XV at a sun-drenched Twickenham on Sunday has left him ‘reinvigorated.’ Thacker has been a bright spot in a dark season for his club side Bristol Bears who finished ninth of...
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A young entrepreneur who is developing life-saving drug treatments while herself undergoing treatment for a rare cancer has won a national honour. Dr Kirsty Smitten, 28, was named Entrepreneur of the Year 2023 by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) at its Celebrating Small Business Awards. Other winners at the...
Rowcroft Hospice’s nursing sponsorship programme, in partnership with Plymouth and Exeter Universities, is helping the charity to increase its staffing capacity amid a widespread nursing shortage in the UK. Rowcroft is sponsoring students who are studying for their nursing degrees. Students will be offered permanent roles at the hospice when...
The end of season games have already provided plenty of entertainment across the English football system this campaign, with Luton Town beating Coventry City on penalties to ensure a place in the top flight for the first time in 31 years, while United’s neighbours Oxford City won 4-0 at home...
The end of season games have already provided plenty of entertainment across the English football system this campaign, with Luton Town beating Coventry City on penalties to ensure a place in the top flight for the first time in 31 years, while United’s neighbours Oxford City won 4-0 at home...
There’s an incredible hidden cafe off the M5 northbound just under an hour and a half from Exeter that’s inside authentic old train carriages. Literally called ‘The Carriages’ – it offers tea, scones inside and outdoor seating too so you can bask in the sunshine. Unless you were looking for...
Exeter City are still waiting to find out if the four out of contract players offered new deals will commit their future to the Grecians. Kevin McDonald, Josh Key, Archie Collins and Jonathan Grounds – the latter as a player/coach – have all had contract extensions put in front of...
From murderers to rapists, judges at Bristol Crown Court have handed down some hefty sentences in the past nine months. And every week, Bristol Live is there to report them. Reporting forms an important part of the UK’s open justice system, that justice can be seen to be done. Some...
According to a recent study conducted by Greenpeace’s research unit at Exeter University, Haifa University, and research institutes in Italy, Israel’s economic waters harbor species of endangered marine mammals, including two listed in the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) red list. The study, published in the peer-reviewed journal...
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, [email protected] Remote Area Medical (RAM), a healthcare nonprofit headquartered in Tennessee, is set to host a free, two-day clinic for dental, vision and general medical care in Baltimore on June 10 and 11. The pop-up clinics, which are provided in collaboration with Maryland-based DentMed,...