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Supermarket to offer battery recycling facility

Monday, March 15, 2010

SUPERMARKET giant Sainsbury's is introducing light bulb and battery recycling facilities at its stores.

Most batteries contain heavy metals, which are the main cause for environmental concern. When disposed of incorrectly, these heavy metals may leak into the ground...

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Overwhelming support wins reprieve for green arts centre

ON SHOW: CCANW's exhibition Art, Ecology and the Economy

Monday, March 15, 2010

THE Centre for Contemporary Art and the Natural World (CCANW) has got a reprieve thanks to "overwhelming" support from the public. Following an urgent...

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Youngsters dig in to grow own veg

GREEN FINGERS: Ladysmith School pupils, from left, Daniel Arnold, six, Rosie McElligott, seven, and Tim Tamlin, seven, plant a tree as part of the school's new eco project

Monday, March 15, 2010

CITY schoolchildren are getting their hands dirty in a bid to grow their own food. Pupils from Ladysmith Infant School, in Heavitree, Exeter are...

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Monkeying around up in the treetops

High-rise fun: Sarah Elliott steels herself to tackle the obstacle course of ladders, walkways, bridges and zip wires up in the trees at Haldon Forest

Monday, March 15, 2010

JUST 15 minutes from Exeter lies a world of Tarzan-style fun in the forest canopy. Go Ape at Haldon Forest is a high-wire adventure course that opened...

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Brenda is always there to help out

Bouquet: Brenda Barner, right, with Penni Ball, Kaitlyn and Briar

Thursday, March 11, 2010

LOOKING after Penni Ball's young children has meant that child-minder Brenda Barner has soon become part of the family. She is always willing to put...

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Sharp shooting is members' mission

ON TARGET: James Bax takes aim on the range at the Broadclyst Rifle Club

Monday, March 08, 2010

THERE'S a revelation that members of Broadclyst Rifle Club like to shock people with — you are more likely to be injured if you take up ballroom...

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Alex on mission to help blind and poor of Ethiopia

Life saving: Helping restore a person's sight in Ethiopia can literally save their life

Monday, March 01, 2010

IN a very short space of time, a large number of blind people have regained their sight, thanks to a new eye clinic set up by an Exeter charity in...

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Night of musical fun to raise cash for cancer charity

Monday, March 01, 2010

KAREN Perryman has organised a pop concert in Exeter to raise funds for research into cancer. The event, which is set to take place this Friday, March...

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