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The Birdhouse café in Exeter’s Pinces Gardens has soared to success since new management took over in April.

Visitors are flocking there to enjoy the delicious takeaway food and drink on offer, taking advantage of the longer opening hours.

Owned by Exeter City Council, the café was originally a derelict gatehouse, transformed in 2022 by singer songwriter Abbe Martin into a takeaway and community hub. After Abbe decided to leave due to commitments to her family and career, the Birdhouse was swooped on by Exeter based specialist care provider Garland Support, which set up...

Darts Farm is delighted to announce that its flagship restaurant, The Farm Table has just been awarded ‘higher member’ status by The Trencherman’s Guide, following their first visit. This fantastic accolade, which is only given to restaurants scoring over 87%, follows hot on the heels of an AA Rosette, which was awarded at the end of last year.

Michael Dart, who runs Darts Farm alongside his two brothers, James and Paul, comments: “We are absolutely thrilled with the review that The Farm Table has received from The Trencherman’s Guide. To be featured in the guide is one thing,...

As ubiquitous as smartphones are in Exeter, and across the world, we tend to forget some of their most useful features. So often we use them for social media and streaming that we overlook their safety implications, and this can be problematic. A broken mobile in an emergency can be a dangerous thing, and it's an experience no person should have to experience.

With that said, we want to explore the benefits of keeping a cheap backup phone in your home for emergencies. You won’t break the bank, and this approach can ensure that whether it’s a natural disaster or an unexpected...

Residents at Cumberland Grange in Exeter celebrated British Flowers Week which took place from 03-09 June. Founded by New Covent Garden Market in 2013, British Flowers Week is an annual celebration of the wealth and variety of British flowers, plants and foliage.

Residents took part in their favourite flower-based activity which was a wonderful flower arranging session which everyone really enjoyed. Their collective knowledge about flowers gained from years of gardening experience was very impressive. Residents then proudly dotted their beautifully arranged flowers around the...