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Kimberly Wyatt could easily be mistaken for a Hollywood starlet in her latest shoot to launch Specsavers in Exeter’s search for the Spectacle Wearer of the Year 2016. The singer, dancer, MasterChef champion and mum has posed in a series of stunning shots oozing old-fashioned movie star glamour to encourage South West specs wearers to pucker up and enter Specsavers’ annual specs selfie competition. Proud specs wearers from every corner of UK can enter the competition to be in with a chance of attending the star-studded final in London and lifting the overall crown, along with £10,000 in...

The Exeter Business Improvement District is introducing an enhanced street cleaning service with the appointment of an operative who will take on the role.

The service, funded by Exeter BID, will provide additional cleaning to the BID area to ensure an improved environment for local businesses and visitors to the city. The additional cleaning services will be over and above the statutory cleaning services already provided by the City Council and will first target areas in need of a deep clean. This project is delivered as one of the key schemes identified by local businesses in the...

The housing crisis is deepening as concerns mount about the availability and quality of homes, while increasing numbers aspire to own the roof over their head, according to the 2016 Homeowner Survey conducted by YouGov for HomeOwners Alliance and BLP Insurance.

The survey, in its fourth year, polls over 2000 UK adults on the housing concerns and latest trends affecting homeowners and those aspiring to own. The survey shows that the appetite amongst UK residents to own their home has been steadily rising over the past four years. Almost three quarters (73%) of non-homeowners now say...

Another yellow weather warning for rain has been issued by the Met Office as further heavy showers are expected across parts of Devon.

Some of these showers will become slow moving, leading to 15-25mm of rain within an hour locally.

Where the showers do occur, hail and thunder and lightning is also possible.

Motorists should be aware of the potential for localised surface water flooding and difficult driving conditions.

The warning is valid from noon until 10pm today (Wednesday).

The Met Office's five day forecast for Devon is as follows:

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