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Libraries in Devon are working with The Reading Agency to give away 300 books this World Book Night.

Celebrated on April 23rd, World Book Night encourages people to find joy in reading and boost adult literacy. Reading has many health and well-being benefits. Research by the University of Sussex has been found to reduce stress by 68%, yet according to YouGov, 40% of Britons did not read a book in the last 12 months.

On April 23rd, participating libraries will gift local community members copies of The Last Bench by Carmel Harrington. The Last Bench is a title from The...

A keenly-anticipated meeting of a council committee which has overseen a controversial Exeter road closure has been cancelled.

The city’s highways and traffic orders committee (HATOC) had been due to meet on April 28. The committee is a ‘hybrid’ group made up of Devon County Council and Exeter City council members.

The HATOC made the decision to close Dryden Road to traffic during the Covid pandemic more than five years ago, saying it would create a safe and traffic-free route in and out of the city for cyclists and pedestrians.

But over the last year a major...

Next week two Toolstation stores in Devon will play host to a selection of market leading trade brands as part of the retailer’s 2026 spring and summer supplier roadshow.

The roadshow aims to help tradespeople across the UK learn more about new and upcoming products within the market, receive live demonstrations, trial the products themselves, and obtain top tips and advice from supplier experts who will be on hand to answer any questions attendees may have.

Between April and September, Toolstation will be hosting suppliers at 60 different stores across the UK, including...

Local community groups in Exeter and the local area, are being thrown a lifeline as a new British non-profit, GatherUK, launches to combat the rising "cost of connection" imposed by global tech giants. As major international event platforms hike their annual organiser fees to nearly £300 per year, many local hobby groups, walking clubs, and support circles are facing the threat of closure. In response, local organiser Steve Podbury has founded GatherUK.org —a "digital town square" designed to keep local communities alive without the corporate price tag. "We are seeing a 'Silicon Valley...