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When Skies Turn Grey: How to Make the Most of a Rainy Day in Exeter

Rain in Exeter is nothing unusual, and while it might be tempting to stay curled up indoors, there are plenty of ways to embrace a grey day. From digital escapes to cultural gems and cosy cafés, Exeter offers a mix of activities that turn showers into an excuse for discovery rather than a setback.

Recharging with Online Gaming

Sometimes the best way to enjoy a rainy day is without leaving the house at all. Online gaming provides the perfect mix of challenge and entertainment. Titles like FIFA, Tekken and Call of Duty keep players connected with friends while offering fast-paced...

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Spring in the garden at Castle Drogo

After the long wet winter, Castle Drogo’s rhododendron garden is bursting into colour following vital conservation work and visitors can now stroll through the new paths and admire the vivid plants and other spring flowers such as daffodils, camellias and bluebells carpeting the garden floor.

For those who find accessing areas such as the garden or wider Drogo estate difficult, there is now a tramper available to hire as part of the Countryside Mobility South West scheme. The tramper route takes in some of the most fragrant parts of the garden including the azalea path and rose...

19240 Shrouds of the Somme figures go on sale

The first shrouded figures in an astonishing grand-scale art installation in memory of those who fell on the first day of the Battle of the Somme have gone on sale.

Artist Rob Heard is creating 19,240 hand-stitched figurines to represent each man who died on that day, one hundred years ago, at the beginning of the notorious World War One battle.

For each one completed he crosses a name off a list of those who died and says their name out loud to remember them.

On 1st July 2016, at 07:30 hours, exactly 100 years since the whistle was blown to ‘go over the top’, 19,...

On-street parking charges to rise

Drivers parking in communities throughout Devon for an hour or more are being urged to help tackle congestion by choosing district council car parks over Devon County Council’s (DCC) on-street parking bays.

In what will be the first on-street parking increase in Devon for five years, from Monday 9 May 2016 an increase in tariffs will begin to be rolled out across the county.

It follows concern that many drivers contribute towards congestion by preferring to ‘circle’ the roads looking for vacant slightly cheaper on-street parking bays, instead of using district, city or...

New cuckoo season starts - walks and all!

The first cuckoo of the 2016 season has already been heard on Dartmoor, thereby heralding the long-awaited spring.

Over the last two years, Dartmoor National Park Authority, in partnership with Devon Birds and Exeter University, has been asking the public to report their cuckoo sightings.

During that time, we have collected over 2,000 records of cuckoos across Devon, with 90% of those records coming from Dartmoor.

This spring, we are again collecting as many sightings as possible. Please log your observations by going to our interactive map at www.dartmoor.gov.uk/...

Mysteries of Shakespeare’s grave uncovered

A University of Exeter expert will describe his fascinating work to unlock the secrets of Shakespeare’s grave at an event held to mark 400 years since the playwright’s death.

Professor Philip Schwyzer has been trying to solve the mystery of the curious forbidding curse on the writer’s tombstone. He will share information about his quest during a public lecture at Exeter Cathedral next week.

Visitors will also be able to view an early collection of Shakespeare’s plays which is held in Exeter Cathedral Library. This rare book is known as the ‘second folio’. The engraved...

SW ambulance service a research trailblazer

More emergency care patients in the South West of England have the opportunity to take part in research studies out of hospital than ever before.

Six years ago South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) was not conducting a single research study on the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) portfolio and had no research-active paramedics.

In 2014/15 SWASFT was the top patient recruiting ambulance trust in England and it is the first ambulance service to sponsor a Health Technology Assessment (HTA) funded study.

Sarah Black, Research and...

Riders head west to Bicton International Horse Trials

Chilli Morning, the 2015 Mitsbubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials winner, heads a stellar cast for Bicton Arena International Horse Trials which takes place this weekend (April 22-24).

William Fox-Pitt, who has returned to top flight competition after serious injury last autumn, will be on board Christopher Stone’s 16-year-old stallion among several other rides. Staged in East Devon on the rolling parkland that forms part of Clinton Estates, the event has attracted a wealth of other top international riders including Harry Meade, Kristina Cook, Mary King MBE and Kitty King. Also...

Devon vicar's Cathedral marathon

A Church of England priest in Torquay will run the London Marathon this weekend in aid of Exeter Cathedral.

Mark Searle, who is leads the congregation at St Mary Magdalene Church in the centre of Torquay will attempt the London race on 24th April just one week after setting a new personal best in the Brighton Marathon on Sunday 17th April.

As a teenager Mark used to sit outside Exeter Cathedral pondering faith and talking to others about it. He said:

“In those years the magnificence of the Cathedral provided a reminder of the unshakable glory of God and inspired my...

Bumper Easter for Devon’s Crealy

Devon’s Crealy is reporting increased visitor numbers for the Easter period with a 5% boost to last year’s numbers, despite the holiday falling early in the calendar for 2016. The family adventure park are celebrating their success and looking forward to a busy year ahead.

Josh Haywood, General Manager said: ‘The Easter school holidays have been fantastic for us here at Devon’s Crealy. Our new seasonal recruits have been brilliant, helping us to welcome families to the Park and ensure that they have a great day out. We all know that the weather has been a bit hit and miss over...

Police target poor and inconsiderate drivers

Officers from Devon, Cornwall and Dorset’s Road Policing Team will be mounting a week long campaign, targeting drivers of all types of vehicles who flout road traffic laws on roads.

Operation Vortex targets poor, inconsiderate and complacent driving across the region and aims to reduce the number of collisions and casualties on our roads.

A team of officers will be carrying out patrols in unmarked vehicles and on motorcycles on various roads across Devon and Cornwall this week (from Monday 18 April).

Officers will be observing driver behaviour and dealing with all...

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When Skies Turn Grey: How to Make the Most of a Rainy Day in Exeter

Spring in the garden at Castle Drogo

19240 Shrouds of the Somme figures go on sale

On-street parking charges to rise

New cuckoo season starts - walks and all!

Mysteries of Shakespeare’s grave uncovered

SW ambulance service a research trailblazer

Riders head west to Bicton International Horse Trials

Devon vicar's Cathedral marathon

Bumper Easter for Devon’s Crealy

Police target poor and inconsiderate drivers

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