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Army veteran aims to lunge his way to a new world record

An Army veteran from Exeter aims to lunge his way to a new world record while raising funds for veterans' mental health charity Combat Stress.

Luke Dyer, 37, is preparing to tackle an extraordinary 73 miles of walking lunges – a distance believed to far exceed the current known record of five miles. An application has been submitted to Guinness World Records and official verification of the challenge is currently pending.

Starting on 2 September at first light, he will look to complete the gruelling challenge in just two days, pausing only for food, water and toilet...

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A Boost for the Baton

The charity team at Otter Nurseries in Ottery St Mary has announced the total raised for last year’s charity of the year, The Baton.

The garden centre raised just under £5,500 with enthusiastic staff taking part in a quiz night, cake bakes, dress up days and collecting tins on the tills.

£830 came from the annual Memory Tree, which is always a popular feature at Christmas when customers buy ribbons - red for £1 and gold for £5 - and attach them to the tree in memory of loved ones such as family, friends or even pets.

Otter Nurseries Marketing Manager, Sabine Taylor...

You can help repair the track to Haytor Rocks?

Join Simon Lee, National Park Ranger, on his monthly volunteer outings to assist in the important restoration and maintenance of the Haytor area.

This month we will be repairing major erosion on the track from Haytor Visitor Centre to Haytor Rocks. The work will take place on Sunday 12th February, starting at 10.30am and finishing at 3.30pm.

Haytor’s stunning moorland views and easy access make it a popular destination for anyone seeking to experience Dartmoor.

The track up to Haytor Rocks provides a great walking route, and sees over 25,000 pairs of feet every year...

SW Natural History Union to visit Elan Valley

The South West Natural History Union is running a coach trip to Elean Valley, Monday-Friday, 5-9 June 2017.

Tuesday-Thursday, the group will be led by Phil Ward, a highly experienced naturalist and conservationist, on behalf of Radnorshire Wildlife Trust, who will help everyone see summer visiting birds, plants, bugs and scenery. You will also be visiting sites around the Elan Valley including the Red Kite Centre, Gigrin farm, at feeding time.

More information and booking forms available from Nora Hayter, email: norahayter10@gmail.com Deposits for the trip are due by 17th...

Newtown Community meeting

Newtown Community’s AGM is taking place at the community hut in Belmont Park on Monday 27 February. Starting at 7.30pm the meeting will inform residents of the latest proposals for ‘The Vision’, the project to have a new community building to replace the existing hut.

This is the proposed layout for the new hut which will be approximately 60% bigger than the current hut and include a large room (twice the size of one of the current rooms) and a second room to allow a small group space or separate cafe area. It will include up to date insulation, underfloor heating and PV panels too...

Rare bird sighting in East Devon

Local bird watcher spots rarely seen bird at East Devon managed heathland site near Axminster

At the end of January, a rare Little Bunting bird was spotted by a local bird watcher at Trinity Hill Local Nature Reserve, a heathland managed by the East Devon District Council Countryside service.

Little Buntings are rarely seen in the UK, they breed in the far North East of Europe and across Northern Asia, typically spending winter in Southern Asia, China and India. Easterly winds, which dominated Autumn 2016, resulted in only a few being detected in the UK.

The Little...

Triple Success for Exeter Cathedral School Siblings

A trio of siblings from Exeter Cathedral School has each been awarded a place in the prestigious National Children’s Orchestra of Great Britain.

The Daniel-Greenhalgh siblings - Esme (y7), Theo (y6) and Sabina (y5) - have all won a place in various sections of the elite GB orchestra for children. Esme and Sabina are both violinists, and Theo plays the trombone, and the three of them also sing together as Choristers in Exeter Cathedral Choir. The trio have an older sister who was also a pupil at ECS and a cathedral chorister, and they say that they are delighted to have been given...

Taxing demands on Citizens Advice Exeter

Leading local advice charity, Citizens Advice Exeter, has released its latest advice trend figures.

These show a 10% increase in enquiries from clients about welfare benefits and tax credits, compared to the same period in 2015.

Citizens Advice Exeter has helped 5,972 people with advice and information across all enquiry areas since 1 April 2016.

Chief Executive Steve Barriball said: “The number of people coming to us for help with welfare benefits or tax credit issues has hit a nine-year high. It is no surprise when you consider that the last nine years has seen...

X Factor winner joins Olly Murs at Powderham concert

Louisa Johnson, the youngest ever winner of the X Factor, has been named as special guest at pop superstar Olly Murs’ outdoor concert at historic Powderham Castle, near Exeter on Saturday, July 29.

The 19-year-old starlet won the 2015 series of the TV talent show at the age of 17 with Simon Cowell calling her ‘the best singer he had ever seen on the show’.

She has since had hits with the songs Forever Young and So Good and featured on the Clean Bandit top five single Tears.

R’n’B and pop star Louisa performed last year to 80,000 fans at Wembley Stadium with the...

Wilkinson Grant Supports Hospiscare Men’s Walk

Wilkinson Grant & Co, one of the region’s leading estate agents, has announced it will once again be the main sponsor of Hospiscare’s Men’s Walk, an eight-mile sponsored walk taking place in Exeter on Saturday 11th March, 2017.

Starting and finishing at the Double Locks pub located on Exeter’s quayside, participants will walk along the picturesque Exe Valley Way to the Turf Locks pub and back again where they will be greeted with a free pint and a Chunk pasty.

Walkers will also be able to enjoy the England v Scotland Six Nations match within the exclusive enlarged...

Antique jewellery taken in Exmouth burglary

Police seeking witnesses after a large amount of jewellery was taken from an Exmouth home.

Offenders got inside the property in Valley Way sometime between 10.30am on Tuesday 24 January and 12.30pm on Thursday 26 January.

They made an untidy search of the premises before stealing around 40 items of jewellery including some antique items of huge sentimental value.

Among the items stolen were a 100-year-old 18ct gold ring with diamonds and an 18ct pearl and amethyst ring which is around 70-years-old, plus a very old garnet bracelet and set of garnet earrings.

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Army veteran aims to lunge his way to a new world record

A Boost for the Baton

You can help repair the track to Haytor Rocks?

SW Natural History Union to visit Elan Valley

Newtown Community meeting

Rare bird sighting in East Devon

Triple Success for Exeter Cathedral School Siblings

Taxing demands on Citizens Advice Exeter

X Factor winner joins Olly Murs at Powderham concert

Wilkinson Grant Supports Hospiscare Men’s Walk

Antique jewellery taken in Exmouth burglary

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