Four rowers from three generations are preparing to take on the challenge of a lifetime this December — rowing across the Atlantic Ocean as part of the World’s Toughest Row.

Team “Give Us A Wave” will set off from La Gomera, in the Canary Islands and row 3,000 miles to Antigua in the Caribbean.

They will row in pairs, two hours on, two hours off for 24 hours a day, 7 days a...

With the full understanding of our board, I am sharing the news that the Exeter Dementia Action Alliance (EDAA) will formally close at the end of December 2025.

This is not an easy message for me to share. The Alliance has been a massive, life-defining chapter of my heart and soul.

For 11 years, I have lived and breathed...

From AI-powered communication tools and breakthrough HealthTech innovations to CleanTech pioneers tackling climate change, the Tech South West Awards 2025 shortlists have been revealed.

Now in their seventh year, the Awards celebrate the very best in tech from across the South West, spanning Bath, Bristol, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Somerset and Wiltshire.

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First-class eyecare was delivered at a free clinic for Exeter people experiencing homelessness.

Leading professionals from the Specsavers Exeter store volunteered their time and expertise in partnership with Vision Care, a charity set up to provide eyecare services to people at risk of or experiencing homelessness.

Seven opticians from the locally owned and run store based...

A leading Exeter opticians is marking its 50th anniversary by throwing a special event for loyal customers that will see them able to bag a bargain pair of designer glasses.

Pullen & Symes Opticians has been an ever-present in Longbrook Street, Exeter for five decades and has forged a reputation as one of the south-west’s most recommended vision care practices.

It has...

Recycling rates at Sandy Park soared at the start of the 24/25 season whilst they saw a 25.75% reduction in general waste compared to the same time period in the previous year all thanks to Exeter Chiefs’ sustainability partnership with Devon Contract Waste (DCW). Now, the Devon waste management company has confirmed it will continue the collaboration for the 2025/26 season, as well as...

Former Exeter College apprentice Roselle Wu has been named a finalist in the Retail, Hospitality and Tourism category of the Multicultural Apprentice Awards 2025, capping off an extraordinary two years of professional and personal achievement.

From beginning her apprenticeship with no prior kitchen experience to working under Michelin-starred chefs, representing her workplace at...

Lit by the warm glow of flaming torches and accompanied by a musical fanfare of medieval instruments and drums, the Mediaeval Baebes’ procession will magically wend its way towards Exeter Cathedral on Saturday 6th December.

Commencing at 18.50pm from H&M on the High Street, step into a world of enchantment. The pageantry will commence with a lighting of the chalice ceremony,...