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Lympstone Manor Announces Celebration of Speed 2026

The annual and much anticipated festival Celebration of Speed returns to Lympstone Manor on Wednesday 8 July 2026; sponsored by Dolcetti. This year brings a spectacular day of world-class cars, bike displays and virtual F1 experiences hosted by Ant Anstead, Jenson Button, Aaron Shelby and Jennie Gow & Rob Smedley. The event is complemented by excellent food from Michael Caines MBE and live music from headliner and international rock legends; Reef, supported by Noasis and Capital FM’s Mistajam, all set against the stunning backdrop of the Exe Estuary.

Set within the sweeping...

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Funding secured to develop North Devon Link Road improvement business case

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 02/01/2016 - 11:36am

Work on the business case for the development of the North Devon Link Road will accelerate in the coming months, following confirmation of initial funding from the Department for Transport.

Devon County Council has been informed that it will receive £609,000 from the DfT for work being carried out this financial year and into 2016/17, with a further £891,000 being made available to develop the project beyond 2017.

The investment confirms the funding investment the Government announced in its Autumn Statement last year.

The County Council has already started work on...

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Playing around the trees at Knightshayes

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Mon, 02/01/2016 - 11:06am

Designs for a new play area at Knightshayes are to inject new life into four fallen trees which were the victim of some of the worst storm damage the National Trust estate has ever seen.

The designs, which include a tree house and tunnels bored into the trunks, will form a new natural play area looking to reintroduce risky play into a safe world.

For 150 years, the cluster of four oak trees towered over the gentle rolling Devon landscape at Knightshayes – until the high winds of in the winter of 2014 resulted in all four blowing down.

Three came down in one night,...

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Motorist dies following Teign Valley crash

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 02/01/2016 - 10:57am

Police are appealing for witnesses after a driver died on Sunday night following a crash in South Devon.

A spokesman for Devon & Cornwall Police said: “At 11.55pm on Sunday the 31st of January police were notified of a road traffic collision in the Teign Valley near Sowton Mill.

“The collision involved a Daihatsu Fourtrak that was heading in the direction of Dunsford when it crossed the carriageway onto the offside of the road and continued into the offside hedgerow.

“The driver was removed from the vehicle but was unfortunately pronounced deceased a short time...

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Exeter researcher awarded 1,000th Leverhulme Fellowship

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Mon, 02/01/2016 - 10:54am

A leading behavioural ecologist from the University of Exeter has become the 1,000th researcher to receive a national fellowship for her pioneering research contributions in the field of social evolution and animal behaviour.

Dr Lauren Brent has received a Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship to support her research on social dynamics and the evolution of cooperation in animal societies.

Her proposed research will examine the exchange of cooperative behaviours between free-living rhesus macaque monkeys with the aim of uncovering the systems that allow the persistence of...

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Nationwide hunt for the most romantic city strolls

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Mon, 02/01/2016 - 10:28am

Living Streets, the UK charity for everyday walking, is asking lovers to nominate their favourite romantic walks before the finalists are put to the public vote ahead of February 14.

The walk can be a trip down memory lane to loves past or present and people entering the competition are being given the chance to share their reasons for their nominations.

The competition is also designed to inspire people to revisit their favourite city walks and perhaps relive the memories.

The competition is open to all, with the winning entry featured on the Living Streets website...

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Radio One Big Weekend at Powderham

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 02/01/2016 - 8:43am

BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend is back, and it’s in Devon!

The headline act will be Coldplay. Craig David and Chase & Staus also join the line up.

This year's festival will be taking place on 28 and 29 May 2016 at Powderham Castle.

Further details can be found here: http://www.theexeterdaily.co.uk/news/business-daily-entertainment-review...

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Woman killed in Devon crash

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 02/01/2016 - 8:01am

A woman has died from injuries she suffered in a crash on the A35 in Devon.

Two other people are in a critical condidtion in hospital.

A Honda car from the Dorset area and a Vauxhall Zafira from The Isle of Wight were involved in the collision. As a result a 46 year old woman from the Isle of Wight received fatal injuries. Two other occupants of the same vehicle remain in a critical condition in hospital. Next of kin have been informed and enquiries are ongoing.

The crash happened at approximately 6pm on Saturday 30TH January 2016 two vehicles were involved in a...

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BBC Devon presenter Tony Beard dies

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Sun, 01/31/2016 - 11:30am

Much-loved BBC Radio Radio Devon presenter Tony Beard has died, it was announced on Sunday.

Tony told his listeners that he had been diagnosed with bladder cancer in April last year.

A former Dartmoor farmer Mr Beard, 79, had been a presenter for about 35 years.

He was known to listeners as the "Wag from Widecombe".

Listener Gwen Ottery was among the first to post a tribute on the BBC Devon Facebook page.

She wrote: "So sad to hear this. I met Tony nearly thirty years ago when he opened a fete at Stoodleigh and have some lovely pictures of him when...

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Woman dies in head-on crash in East Devon

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Sun, 01/31/2016 - 9:37am

Police are appealing for witnesses after a fatal crash in East Devon.

At approximately 6pm on Saturday 30 January two vehicles were involved in a head on collision on the A35 Charmouth Road, Axminster.

A Honda car from the Dorset area and a Vauxhall Zafira from the Isle of Wight were involved in the collision.

As a result a 46-year-old woman from the Isle of Wight received fatal injuries.

Two other occupants of the same vehicle remain in a critical condition in Hospital.

Next of kin have been informed and enquiries are ongoing.

Any witnesses...

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Volunteer recruitment drive for city charity

A new volunteer recruitment drive has been launched by city charity, Citizens Advice Exeter.

The organisation is looking for volunteers who can spare between eight and ten hours a week and offers a comprehensive training programme.

It is holding an informal open session on Wednesday, March 9 at its office in Dix’s Field, Exeter. Potential volunteers will be able to find out more about the charity’s work, chat with some current volunteers, find out about the training programme and meet the supervisors.

Steve Barriball, chief executive, said: ‘We are looking for...

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