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Exeter announces its bid to become the UK’s City of Culture in 2029

Exeter City Council has today announced it will be submitting an expression of interest (EOI) for the prestigious UK City of Culture title. 

The City of Culture bid follows the culmination of five months extensive engagement and consultation with artists, creatives, cultural organisations and residents to shape the council’s commissioned new five-year Cultural Strategy for Exeter.

This will set out a clear ambition to become a leading city of culture. The new Exeter Culture Strategy is ambitious and will be delivered in partnership with the city’s cultural organisations...

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TEDxExeter 2016 speakers announced

Internationally renowned speakers come to Exeter to present their 'ideas worth spreading' at TEDxExeter 2016

Jihad, communication, human rights and inequality are just some of the challenging issues facing us all today. They are also all on the agenda for this year’s TEDxExeter conference, when experts from a wide range of fields will come to Exeter to share their ideas and solutions.

Alex Holmes was bullied at school. In the sixth form he set up a peer mentoring scheme to tackle the problem, and received a Diana Award. Now head of the anti-bullying campaign at the Diana...

New Principal at Exeter College announced

The Governors of Exeter College are pleased to announce that they have appointed John Laramy as the new Principal at the College.

John is currently the Vice Principal at Exeter College and will take up the post on 1st April 2016.

The Board of Governors appointed John to the role after a rigorous, national recruitment and selection process.

Philip Bostock, Chair of Governors said: "We had a strong field of candidates and a robust selection process and I am delighted that John Laramy emerged from that as the unanimous choice of governors. Working alongside our hugely...

100 foster carers needed in Devon

At least 100 foster carers are urgently needed in Devon to help ensure children receive the best start in life.

Fostering Devon, Devon County Council’s fostering service, has launched a new carer recruitment drive to increase the number of foster carers.

The more carers they have, the better the chances of finding a good match between child and carer, with the right home in the right location.

The better the match, the more stable the home which is ultimately better for the child.

Devon County Council is responsible for over 700 children and young people in...

Donkey Sanctuary volunteer recruitment days

The Donkey Sanctuary is holding two recruitment events on Friday 5 and Saturday 6 February for people interested in joining a team of volunteers to help provide a warm welcome to visitors.

The animal welfare charity is seeking volunteers to play a vital part in a project to build a new specialist veterinary facility which includes relocating the hospital to Brookfield Farm, near Honiton.

The move will have a big impact on the Sanctuary‘s Sidmouth headquarters and the charity plans to use the opportunity to improve the visitor experience. It is here that volunteers are...

Exeter CAB reports huge rise in people seeking advice

Leading local advice charity, Exeter Citizens Advice Bureau, has published its advice trend statistics for the period 1 April – 31 December 2015.

The charity has helped 5,998 people directly with their advice and information needs, an increase of 34% on the same period year.

The trends in the amount of advice that the charity has been able to provide compared to the same period in 2014, was as follows:

Welfare benefits

Overall, the charity has dealt with 29% more welfare benefit enquires this financial year. The main increases being:

• 38.7% about...

Devon man jailed for historic sexual abuse

An 85-year-old Tiverton man has been jailed for historic abuses against children.

Kenneth Tucker from Rackenford, near Tiverton, was jailed for 21 years and six months at Exeter Crown Court today (21st January) after being found guilty for a string of historic sexual abuses against children in the 1990s.

Following an eight day trial, Tucker was found guilty of four counts of rape and 17 counts of indecent assault on four separate victims who were children in the early 1990’s at place at his home address in Rackenford.

Detective Constable Simon Scotthorne said: “We...

Repairing tiger ears and scraping paint at Knightshayes

Knightshayes is undergoing some important, though rather unusual, conservation work this winter including the repairing of a tiger’s ears.

Traditionally, National Trust properties are closed during the winter, but the team at Knightshayes feel it’s the perfect time to witness conservation first hand and discover new items from the collection. Over the next few months visitors will get to see a different side to the gothic mansion as staff and volunteers set about deep cleaning the rooms and collection. Although the team work hard to take care of the estate all year round, the most...

Devon County Show tickets go on sale

This year’s Devon County Show on May 19th, 20th and 21st promises to be an ‘entertainment extravaganza’.

Show Secretary Ollie Allen said there will be an eclectic mix of stunning arena attractions livestock competitions and local food and drink.

“The fantastic Shetland Pony Grand National will be a massive attraction in the Mole Valley Farmers main arena and, back by popular demand, will be the Bolddog Lings motocross stunt team performing their amazing, aerial stunts.”

Titan the Robot will also be back entertaining crowds in the avenues while North Devon farmer...

Exeter Bus Station redevelopment approved

Outline planning permission was granted last night (Wednesday 20 January) for the redevelopment of Exeter Bus & Coach Station.

The site in Paris Street is to be demolished to provide a new bus station, retail/leisure mixed use development and Leisure Centre.

The Princesshay Partnership - a collaboration of The Crown Estate and TH Real Estate - is delivering the retail/leisure development, while the City Council is providing the new bus station and Leisure Centre.

Council Leader Pete Edwards said that granting the outline planning permission was a “significant...

Car crashes into house in East Devon

Building control officers from East Devon District Council were called in to assist the emergency services when a car came off the road and was left embedded in the side of a house.

The incident happened on Wednesday morning (20 January) in Fluxton near Ottery St Mary just before 10.30am.

Police and fire services called in the council’s building control team to advise on the structural damage to the property.

The building needed emergency protection works which took several hours to complete before the car could be removed. The officers supervised the works being...

Local News

Exeter announces its bid to become the UK’s City of Culture in 2029

TEDxExeter 2016 speakers announced

New Principal at Exeter College announced

100 foster carers needed in Devon

Donkey Sanctuary volunteer recruitment days

Exeter CAB reports huge rise in people seeking advice

Devon man jailed for historic sexual abuse

Repairing tiger ears and scraping paint at Knightshayes

Devon County Show tickets go on sale

Exeter Bus Station redevelopment approved

Car crashes into house in East Devon

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