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Cranbrook to Host First eat:Festival Food and Drink Event

eat:Festivals will be hosting a food and drink festival in Cranbrook on Sunday 13 September 2026.

The festival will be happening in the heart of the town, on and surrounding the Tillhouse Road. eat:Festivals are a small social enterprise who have been delivering one day food and drink festivals in towns across the south-west for over 13 years. They are now accepting applications for all 2026 dates, including the Cranbrook one at www.eatfestivals.org/apply

Bev Milner Simonds from eat:Festivals told us: "We specialise in developing festivals that bring the community...

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SWW testing drones for leak detection

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 12/29/2016 - 10:40am

South West Water is working with the University of Exeter to test the use of drone technology and thermal imaging for leak detection. Laboratory tests of the thermal cameras have proved positive and field-scale trials are planned for 2017.

The technology works by attaching a thermal sensor to a drone which would then be flown along pipeline routes particularly in rural locations. The thermal sensor can detect differences in soil temperature which could be caused by an escape of water.

With 18,000kms of pipe, much of it in rural and remote areas, and more than a million...

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Medals stolen in Exeter burglary

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Posted: Wed, 12/28/2016 - 2:06pm

Police are investigating a burglary which took place at a property on London Road, Whimple, Exeter, between Friday 2 December and Tuesday 6 December 2016.

During the burglary, a large amount of distinctive Pandora charms were stolen along with a number of First World War Anzac medals dating from 1915. These include a distinguished conduct medal and a 15 star medal in bronze with red a red, blue and white ribbon.

The medals (pictured) were awarded to James Joseph (JJ) Wimms.

DC Matt Burnell said: “I am particularly keen for local jewellers and antique dealers to be...

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South Devon Highway – a year on!

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 12/28/2016 - 12:39pm

The South Devon Highway has made a massive impact to the area across South Devon – that’s the message from Devon County Council and Torbay Council, a year after the road opened to traffic (15th December 2015).

Since that time, traffic patterns have shifted: official traffic counts note a significant drop in traffic along local roads, particularly in Kingskerswell, as most traffic now uses the new 5.5km route.

Initial data from ongoing air quality monitoring indicate Nitrogen Dioxide pollution levels along the old route through Kingskerswell have dropped by almost 50%. On an...

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Cash boost for new Cranbrook Scout group

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 12/28/2016 - 11:45am

A newly-formed Scout group in Cranbrook has been handed a £1,000 boost towards a storage container.

Persimmon Homes South West has made the donation to 1st Cranbrook Scout Group. The group was formed to serve the new Devon town and already has a Beaver colony, a Cub pack and a Scout troop. The group currently rents its meeting venues from the local community and council but has nowhere to store activity or camping equipment. Leaders are raising funds for a small shipping container. Group scout leader Mo Ricketts said: “We are extremely grateful to Persimmon Homes South West for...

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Win £150 for community and voluntary groups

East Devon District Council urges community and voluntary groups to register with Action East Devon and receive support

Community and voluntary groups across East Devon who feel they are in need of more support or who want to learn how to work more effectively, will have the opportunity to receive assistance if they register with Action East Devon (formerly East Devon Voluntary Support Agency).

East Devon District Council is helping this local charity identify and reach out to community and voluntary groups who would like to benefit from the range of free support services...

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Tesco prizes boost over 50s raffle

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Posted: Mon, 12/26/2016 - 10:20am

A team from the Tesco Extra Exeter Vale store donated has donated Tesco gift cards in the value of £100 for this year’s Wonford Community Centre & Learning Centre over 50’s raffle.

Colleagues from the store, in the shopping centre on Russell Way hand delivered the gift cards, as well as various other prizes valued at a total of £100 to the Wondford Community Centre’s raffle, held at the centre on Burnthouse Lane, Exeter. The charity provides activities, clubs and events for the benefit of the local community. Jo Evans, Community Champion at the Tesco Extra Exeter Vale store,...

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Exciting year for community centre

The Beacon Community Centre’s weekly coffee morning and drop-in was transformed into an amazing Christmas party as everyone pulled out the stops to transform the centre with festive cheer.

Our good friend Dave Robertson generously donated bowls of Jelly Beans on tables along with Santa balloons, party food, selection boxes and Christmas crackers.

Rachel Sherring, our resident yoga instructor, brought homemade cake and Tesco gave us mince pies and bakewell tarts – thanks!

Maggie and Caroline’s glittery craft table was very popular and there were lots of children’s...

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Samaritans volunteers on duty over festive period

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Posted: Sun, 12/25/2016 - 8:01pm

In a typical month the Exeter, Mid and East Devon branch of the Samaritans charity receives 1,800 telephone calls from people in distress - and that figure increases in December and especially around Christmas time.

Those calls - along with SMS text messages, emails and face-to-face meetings - are dealt with by some 100 volunteers who work at the central Exeter base of the charity.

This Christmas and New Year - as always - they will be on duty around the clock.

“Many people love Christmas and New Year with their families and friends, but it’s not the same for...

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HAPPY CHRISTMAS!

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Sun, 12/25/2016 - 8:15am

The Exeter Daily team would like to wish all of our contributors readers, social media followers and advertisers a very Merry Christmas.

Your support means we have been able to deliver the news that matters to you, for free, with no annoying pop up adverts!

Have a great festive period and a fabulous 2017.

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Dreaming of a 'green' Christmas...

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Sat, 12/24/2016 - 5:34pm

Householders are being urged to think of the environment over the festive period and keep recycling to ensure that Devon has a ‘green’ Christmas.

Christmas is one of the busiest times of the year for households and often recycling, and the reason it’s so important, falls to the bottom of the priority list.

But with many homes generating more waste over the period than they would usually, Recycle Devon, says it’s the ideal time to recycle everything you can.

For instance glass bottles and jars can be recycled again and again. If everyone in the UK recycled one more...

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