Improvement work to enhance bus services on Heavitree Road in Exeter will get underway next month (February).

The scheme, which will start on Monday 2 February, involves the construction of a new traffic island and installation of a new set of traffic signals at the end of the outbound (eastbound) bus lane between Grendon Road and Polsloe Road/Barrack Road....

From Good King Wenceslas to the Queen of Sheba, Exeter Philharmonic Choir’s two Christmas carol concerts raised almost £6,600 to support the work of Exeter Leukaemia Fund, and now the choir is hoping its next concert on Saturday, 14 March, Solomon, will raise an impressive amount for the Lord Mayor’s chosen local charity, the Exeter group of Riding for the Disabled.

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Jewellery business Banwells has unveiled its new Sidmouth premises – demonstrating its commitment to supporting and contributing to a thriving town centre.

Banwells owners, Simon and Sally Vickers have completed the nine-month refurbishment of the one of the town’s most iconic buildings – County House, a grand three-storey Edwardian property in the centre of Sidmouth, which had fallen...

The South West’s most promising learners were celebrated on Friday 16 January 2026 as Exeter College hosted its annual Student Awards at Sandy Park, showcasing the inspirational learners from the 2024/25 academic year and their remarkable achievements.

More than 170 guests, including sponsors, VIPs, College lecturers, and students’ families and friends, attended the ceremony, where...

A start-up biotechnology company specialising in fungi-based protein production is set to establish its operations in a lab space at Exeter Science Park to support its next phase of growth.

The company, HyphaPRO , has been founded by University of Exeter graduate Andy Foster, who has nearly 30 years’ expertise in fungal genetics and industrial biotechnology. His work is focused on...

The final highway scheme of major infrastructure improvements in south west Exeter has been delivered and will open next week.

The new Chudleigh Road link will open to traffic on Monday (19 January), providing a new signal controlled junction with the A379.

This new road layout replaces the current junction between Chudleigh Road and the A379, completing...

A new research and community project, funded by a £249,000 grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund, will excavate a rare Roman villa in Devon containing archaeologically significant mosaics.

The villa, located beneath farmland in the parish of Halberton, is understood to have polychrome mosaics – colourful and pictorial tiled floors popular during the Roman era. If so, it will...

Applications are now open for the second round of this creative developmental opportunity for established and emerging creatives across the South West.

Following the huge success of their Scratch Night collaboration during Elevate Festival in October 2025, Exeter Northcott Theatre and Exeter Phoenix are teaming up once again to support South West-based...