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A Taste of Zen: Suki Cafe Elevates Exeter’s Food Scene with New Matcha Soft Serve Menu

Exeter is fast becoming a true foodie lover’s destination. With its diverse range of cuisines and innovative independent restaurants, the city offers residents and visitors alike a genuine taste of the good life. Now, there is a vibrant new reason to explore the city’s historic heart: Suki Cafe has officially launched its highly anticipated matcha soft serve menu.

Tucked away from the hustle and bustle of the High Street, just a five-minute stroll from Exeter Cathedral, on Waterbeer St, Suki Cafe is a quiet, unassuming gem. For over a year, it has delighted locals with a unique...

Kick start Christmas shopping at popular craft fair

Local brain injury charity Headway Devon's popular craft fair and coffee morning returns on Saturday 5th November.

Taking place in the beautiful XCentre, just a stone’s throw from Exeter’s historic Quayside, this event combines a wide range of stalls from talented local sellers with delectable treats in one of Exeter’s most beautiful spaces.

The event will take place at the XCentre on Commercial Road from 11am-4pm and entry is free.

With lots of local craft stalls to browse selling a huge range of beautiful items from artists, jewellery makers, chocolatiers and...

Violent wind collision zone between two stars seen for first time

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 10/20/2016 - 2:47pm

The tumultuous region between two stars, where violent winds crash together at speeds of up to 10 million km per hour, has been revealed for the first time, thanks to state of the art infrared imaging techniques.

A team of international researchers, including Professor Stefan Kraus from the University of Exeter, have gained unique images of the chaotic region found between the two stars in the Eta Carinae binary system, found 7,500 light years from Earth.

Powerful stellar winds from the two stars – one of which is one of the largest and most luminous stars discovered and...

Overturned car closes A38

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 10/20/2016 - 11:47am

Drivers faced long delays after a car overturned on the A38 today (Thursday 20 October).

The collision happened on the Plymouth-bound carriageway at Kennford.

One fire appliance from Exeter Middlemoor and two from Exeter Danes Castle, were mobilised to the above location following a call from police informing of a road traffic collision just after 10.30am.

A spokesperson for Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service said: "Upon arrival on scene fire crews confirmed that there was an RTC involving one car on its roof. All persons were free and clear of the...

Lights... Camera... Action at Mole Valley Farmers

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 10/20/2016 - 11:46am

Strange things have been going on at Mole Valley Farmers’ Holsworthy store. There have been disturbing reports that equine behaviourist and adventuress Emma Massingale, plus an array of animals have been there late at night, making a new short film exclusively for Mole Valley Farmers, showcasing the group’s newest store.

The film was exclusively previewed at ‘An Evening with Emma Massingale’ held in the South Molton branch of Mole Valley Farmers earlier this week to an appreciative audience!

To see what all the fuss is about, go to either the Mole Valley Farmers or the Mole...

Budleigh Salterton youngsters decide on new sports facility

Voting results will now be considered by district council and Budleigh Town Council

Young people from Budleigh Salterton have had their say on a new sports facility, which is being run as a joint project between Budleigh Salterton Town Council and East Devon District Council.

In 2014, over 300 Budleigh Salterton residents gave their opinion on how to spend money on outdoor sports in the town. Their preferred choices were a new outdoor gym and foot/cycle path improvements for The Green - both of which have been put in place.

Next on the community’s priority list was...

exetreme imagination in Dawlish

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 10/20/2016 - 10:30am

Students at Dawlish Community College took part in a workshop as part of exetreme imagination, Exeter’s festival of writing and stories.

Spaces to be Yourself focused on the themes and characters found in Meg Rosoff’s young adult novel How I Live Now. Participants were encouraged to explore how protagonist Daisy’s life is changed when she is forced to live in an environment which is totally alien to her, and to reflect on how spaces, both familiar and unfamiliar, affect their own experiences and emotions.

The session was led by Workshop Leader Conor Magee and Lisa Hudson of...

Get set for Halloween events in Teignbridge

Authored by Newshound
Posted: Thu, 10/20/2016 - 10:08am

Spooky goings on are taking place at parks, gardens and nature reserves across Teignbridge next week.

There are Halloween events taking place at Victoria Park, Buckfastleigh and Shaldon’s Homeyards Botanical Gardens where Teignbridge will be working with local groups to make the events spook-tacular! Everyone is welcome.

On Tuesday October 25 a Halloween craft session and ranger activity in the afternoon between 2 and 4pm, in Victoria Park, Buckfastleigh.

Victoria Park is the ideal location for play with facilities including skate ramps, a basketball hoop and a...

Wear Park Spa at Exeter Golf and Country Club reaches finals of Devon Tourism Awards

Wear Park Spa at Exeter Golf and Country Club is a finalist in the Spa and Well-being category of the Devon Tourism Awards – and the only one located in the Exeter area!

The spa which opened in December 2013, also won the Exeter Living Award for the Best Beauty or Hair Venue in April this year. With a double-award celebration on the horizon, the success of the spa since its launch has been unrivalled in the city and beyond.

Finalists of the Devon Tourism Awards will be presented with a bronze, silver or gold award at the ceremony and dinner which takes place on Thursday...

Devon Freemasons to donate £25,000 to good causes

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 10/20/2016 - 7:31am

Every Spring and Autumn Freemasons from all around Devon meet to support local organisations who are in need of financial assistance, among which are Children’s charities , Scouts, Youth Centres and locally based charities including Hospices Hospital Services and Cancer Charities.

The money is raised through the “WAKE FUND” a trust conceived by the Right Worshipful Brother William Alexander Kneel, our Provincial Grand Master from 1970 to 1984, the late owner of Kneels laundry & dry cleaners ( now Johnsons). Since the idea was initiated the fund has grown through the continued...

SW construction market slowing post EU vote

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 10/20/2016 - 6:54am

The majority of UK construction sectors are experiencing a slowdown in growth, as Brexit uncertainty continues to cause concern, according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Construction Market Survey.

While 26% more chartered surveyors reported that construction workloads in the UK had risen, rather than fallen this quarter, this is a significant slowdown on the trend growth over the previous three years.

The Midlands remains the engine of growth in UK construction, with 30% more respondents reporting a rise in activity rather than a fall while...

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