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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...

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Auction guesstimate comes close

Chilcotts Auctioneers summer show competition winner has been announced.

The competition asked visitors to the Chilcotts show stand at the Honiton and North Devon Shows to take a guess at the price an auction lot would achieve at auction.

The lot, an early twentieth century miniature chest on stand, was a tricky one to estimate. However, Paul Benson from Taunton got very close with a guess of £225. The chest was sold at auction in the September sale for £220.

Mr Benson won a Marks and Spencer voucher and a year’s worth of auction catalogues. The competition raised £...

Home Secretary strengthens police response to modern slavery

Police and Crime Commissioner Alison Hernandez and Chief Constable Shaun Sawyer, the National Police Chiefs' Council Lead on Modern Slavery, have welcomed today’s news that the Home Secretary is backing their bid for extra resources to tackle modern slavery. Amber Rudd has announced that the Government is giving an extra £8.5 million nationally to help police fight this crime. This new response, led by Devon and Cornwall, will provide over 50 dedicated analysts, specialists and investigators. These additional capabilities will help police in England and Wales transform their current work....

Artwork announced for upcoming film, The Darkness of the Moor

One Big Mop Productions has announced the winner of a competition to create a work of art for its forthcoming film The Darkness of the Moor.

The film is a horror / mystery set on Dartmoor and based on its surrounding legends.

The competition was created in association with The Prince’s Trust and South West Art Workshops. The artwork is a truly stunning piece created by Mark Chilcott, and depicts The Great Storm of Widecombe-in-the-Moor when the devil supposedly attacked Widecombe church in 1638.

Mark used needles on wood in the old classical wood-carving style of...

Honiton residents urged to use Minor Injuries Unit

The Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust has become the new provider at Honiton Minor Injuries Unit (MIU).

The Trust is running the service, based at Honiton Community Hospital, for a 12-month period. The MIU was previously run by Northern Devon Healthcare Trust. Highly qualified nurse practitioners with expertise in treating a whole range of minor injuries will staff the unit.

Adel Jones, Divisional Director for Medicine at the RD&E, said: “We would encourage the population in and around Honiton to use the Minor Injuries Unit as much as possible whenever it is...

Ram-raid burglary at Banbury's in Tiverton

Police were called following reports of the alarms going off at the Banburys Store in Gold Street, Tiverton, at around 4.15am today (18 October).

It appears that a saloon-type car was used to force the doors to gain access to the store. People wearing balaclavas managed to steal vast quantities of perfume before fleeing the area in the same vehicle up Bampton Street.

Police are appealing for witnesses and would also like to hear from anyone who has come across any discarded items in the area including perfume and balaclavas, or who have been offered any perfume for sale....

Government role for former Exeter College Principal

The Department for Education has announced (17 October 2016) that Richard Atkins CBE has been appointed to the role of Further Education (FE) Commissioner and will lead the government’s work to boost the quality of further education in England.

Richard Atkins takes on the role from current FE Commissioner Sir David Collins who will be retiring in November 2016.

A former Principal and Chief Executive at Exeter College and Yeovil College, Richard has an exceptional record of raising standards and improving outcomes for learners. During his tenure, he led Exeter from a ‘...

Risky play in a safe world at Knightshayes

A new children’s play area at Knightshayes Court will be officially opened on Saturday 22 October in time for half-term.

Injecting new life into four fallen oak trees, the installation includes a tree house as well as tunnels bored into the trunks of the huge trees.

For 150 years, the cluster of fast-growing turkey oaks towered over the gentle, rolling landscape at Knightshayes; until the high winds of winter 2014 resulted in all four blowing over. Three came down in just one night, casualties of a storm which caused over 100 trees to fall across the estate, the greatest...

Two die in Axminster car crash

Police are appealing for witnesses following a road traffic collision that has left two dead and a further two in hospital.

Emergency services were called following reports of a collision on the A358 Chard Road near Tytherleigh, just outside Axminster at 3.30pm on Monday 17th October.

The collision involved a Citroën Xsara Picasso and a Ford Transit Luton van; the Citroën was heading towards Axminster and the Ford Transit was heading in the opposite direction.

As a result of the collision, the 44-year-old female driver of the Citroën and a 17-year-old passenger both...

Spooky fun at The Donkey Sanctuary

This October half term there will be plenty of spooky goings-on at The Donkey Sanctuary in Sidmouth. With holiday hunts, pumpkin carving and plenty of family fun there is sure to be something for everyone.

Visitors to the Sanctuary during this half term (Monday 24 October – Sunday 30 October) can expect a range of spooktacular events, ready to get them in the trick-or-treating spirit.

The Donkey Sanctuary have organised family friendly activities from a Halloween holiday hunt, to face painting and pumpkin carving!

- Fun Halloween holiday hunt:

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Tickets on sale for Exeter Round Table fireworks

Remember, remember….it’s that time of year again and Devon Air Ambulance (DAA) is delighted to once again be working with Exeter Round Table for the 2016 Firework display at Westpoint on Saturday 5th November.

Tickets are on sale now and can be brought from the Devon Air Ambulance website: http://www.daat.org/event/round-table-charity-fireworks-display

In anticipation of the release of Rogue One in cinemas this December the theme of this year's display will be Star Wars. As well as being the Largest pyro-musical charity firework display in Devon, there will also be a large...

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

Auction guesstimate comes close

Home Secretary strengthens police response to modern slavery

Artwork announced for upcoming film, The Darkness of the Moor

Honiton residents urged to use Minor Injuries Unit

Ram-raid burglary at Banbury's in Tiverton

Government role for former Exeter College Principal

Risky play in a safe world at Knightshayes

Two die in Axminster car crash

Spooky fun at The Donkey Sanctuary

Tickets on sale for Exeter Round Table fireworks

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