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More than 1,600 people from across Devon took part in the second annual Devon Cycle Challenge.

The friendly competition between workplaces, which took place throughout September, also saw organisations in Devon competing on national leader boards.

Over 125 businesses and organisations from across the county took part in the competition which aimed to introduce as many new people to cycling as possible. During the month-long challenge, participants collectively cycled more than 182,000 miles – the equivalent of cycling around the world over seven times!

There were...

If your checklist for a worthwhile day includes:

• making a positive difference to your community • meeting people • sharing your skills and learning new ones • and having fun while you do it... ...then a leading Exeter charity may have just the opportunity for you.

The FORCE Cancer Charity shop in Heavitree has launched a recruitment drive for volunteers.

There is huge variety in the roles on offer and you can be as flexible as you like with time you have available to volunteer.

“Whatever your hobbies, skills or interests, we can keep you busy,” said FORCE...

Devon’s army of gritters will be out in force tonight (Monday 28 November) as forecasters predict temperatures to plummet below freezing.

With the mercury set to drop as low as -5 overnight, Devon County Council’s salt spreading crews are out across the county starting to treat more than 2,000 miles of road on the primary and secondary network.

Road surface temperatures across Devon have already started to fall, and gritting activity this afternoon focussed on secondary routes around Torridge, Mid, West and North Devon, and inland areas of East Devon where cold temperatures...

Exeter College has been placed in the top spot in a league table of colleges published by FE Week, an industry leading publication focused on delivering the latest further education and skills news.

The table was compiled using a points based system, with points awarded against a number of key criteria published by the Department of Education. Each college was scored out of a possible 16. A process that saw Exeter College score a perfect 16, something no other college was able to achieve.

“We are delighted that our unremitting focus on outstanding teaching, learning,...