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In a post Brexit update local property expert, Roger Wilkinson, says the property market in Exeter shows no sign of cooling.

Mr Wilkinson, MD at Wilkinson Grant & Co, said: "In the five working days following the EU Referendum result we have experienced very much 'business as normal' with 114 days viewings booked, five sales agreed, numerous offers and healthy levels of fresh applicant enquiries.

"The post Brexit property market here in Exeter shows no signs of cooling.

"Indeed, several of the offers coming in have been from London and South East homeowners who...

A nation divided. A city divided?

17 million people vote against an establishment position. A younger generation blames an older one for giving away their futures. And there’s a 57% increase in reported hate crime.

In these turbulent times it is hard to find equilibrium. With emotions running so high, tolerance often falls by the wayside.

Culture offers an opportunity for us to celebrate our heritage, diverse and specific. It enables us to hear contrary views given equal weight, exploring complexity. And our spaces allow us to extend a welcome to all.

As...

Families affected by rare conditions or cancer across the South West are having their genomes sequenced as part of a national bid to shed new light on the genetic causes of disease.

Since launching in December 2014, the South West NHS Genomics Medicine Centre (SWGMC) has enrolled 372 patients with a rare disease, or cancer, for genome sequencing to understand more about their condition. Nearly 4000 samples will be provided by hospitals across the South West.

On 28 June, patients and their families joined with healthcare professionals from across the region to celebrate the...

On Friday 24th June WESC Foundation, Exeter’s specialist day and residential centre for young people and adults with visual impairment, was presented with a new minibus and marks the 40th year that the Lord’s Taverners have been helping charities.

The event took place at the school and was attended by WESC Foundation Head of Health, Jill Dudding, and the school’s staff and students plus Lord’s Taverners committee members; David Kirk, of Kirk Hills Chartered Accountants and Chairman of Lord’s Taverners Devon and Cornwall region, Damian Cook of Stratton Creber Commercial, Keith Biggs...