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Award-winning automotive retailer Vertu made its mark at the annual Devon County Show after its new-look stand was named as winner of the Gold award in the Motor Dealers Class.

The annual event, held at the Westpoint Arena in Exeter, marked the first appearance of the summer for Vertu’s all-new experiential race trailer, which has been created to showcase the extensive portfolio of manufacturers represented by the retailer across the UK.

In Devon alone, Vertu operates dealerships representing BMW, Dacia, Ferrari, Honda, Hyundai, Land Rover, MINI, Peugeot, Renault and...

A pioneering new 'cohousing' community is proposing to save a listed building in the Pinhoe Road, Exeter, as part of a brand new development that they are helping to design themselves.

Located at the former site of the Honeylands Assessment Unit, the group are working with a developer, Aspen Retirement, who will submit a planning application in mid-June for a scheme known as ‘cohousing’.

The first members of the Cohousing Exeter group have begun co-designing their planned 37 future homes on the site of Honeylands House at Whipton which has been vacant for over ten years...

This ‘kitten season’ tattoo studios across the South West as well as tattoo fans of all ages are being called on to celebrate their dedication to cats and body art by hosting tattoo-focused days during July to raise money for local needy moggies.

Cats Protection has seen a number of tattoo studios over the past two years create dedicated flash days to raise money for its cat rehoming centres and volunteer-run branches. Now the charity hopes to unite cat-loving tattoo artists with its ink-loving supporters to raise money to help more cats and kittens through the annual boom in...

Women’s baseball players from across the region will descend on Exeter next month for a special tournament celebrating the growth of the sport and encouraging more women and girls to get involved.

The event, organised by Exeter Baseball Club, takes place at Winslade Park on Saturday, June 13 and will feature players from the South West Serpents alongside members of the current European champion Great Britain women’s baseball team.

Organisers say the day is designed to showcase women’s baseball, provide opportunities for newcomers to try the sport, and highlight the...