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East Devon District Council’s Exmouth Regeneration Chairman Councillor Philip Skinner has reiterated his commitment to rejuvenate the town’s seafront at a public meeting called to discuss the future of the area.

Cllr Skinner met around 40 members of the public at the meeting about the council’s Queen’s Drive project and was able to explain to them the next stages of the proposals for the site and answer questions.

The seafront project is split into three phases. The first and second phases are to realign the Queen’s Drive road and car park, which is being funded by the...

Looking festive is the first step to getting into the Christmas spirit. Without the appropriate Christmas costume December 25th might as well be just another Sunday. So, don’t waste the perfect opportunity to dress up. Get into the festive feeling with these tips for looking festive this Christmas:

Festive makeup/face paint

Decorating your face is an art form. You can be as subtle or as in-your-face as you want when it comes to getting your face ready for Christmas. Some of you might prefer the more elegant approach to being festive. You can add a touch of glitter or...

Devon Wildlife Trust will be celebrating Christmas with its popular annual family event at the charity’s Cricklepit Mill, in the heart of Exeter. The converted medieval mill and garden will be open from 11am to 4pm on Sunday 11 December for the event. Stars of the show at this year’s Christmas at Cricklepit are likely to be the reindeer from a North Devon farm. Visitors will be able to pet and feed the reindeer before they see Father Christmas in his traditional green costume. Children will also have the chance to create natural Christmas decorations out of willow and make bird feeders to...

A chance to make a Christmas wish and help raise money for the homeless is on offer to local people, thanks to a festive fundraising initiative from a city charity.

Exeter CVS, which is based at Wat Tyler House in King William Street, is inviting people to donate money and ‘make a wish’ on their Christmas tree within the new ‘Co-Lab’ health and wellbeing hub. All the funds raised will be donated to Community Housing Aid, a homeless charity also based within Co-Lab. The wishes, which will be generated by making a donation on Community Housing Aid’s Justgiving webpage, will be...