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School teams taking part in Exeter’s Young Enterprise are heading to Princesshay on Saturday 12th December from 10am – 4 pm to showcase their entrepreneurial skills and Christmas wares at the Young Enterprise Trade Show.

Young Enterprise is the UK’s leading charity that empowers young people to harness their personal and business skills.

Six schools from Exeter, East, Mid and South Devon will each set up and operate their stalls in Princesshay, under the Debenhams colonnade, to compete for the accolade of Most Successful Business. The teams will be under the watchful eye of...

As part of its Well Built Community Fund, RGB Building Supplies is calling out to groups that support those with disabilities to explain how £1,000 worth of building materials could help to complete a project.

Having pledged to giveaway £1,000 of materials every other month, RGB has recently supported a youth group, an animal welfare centre and a project to help the homeless.

Perhaps a group would like to create a sensory area, set up a social room, or develop an outdoor space for use by those they support? Whatever the reason, RGB would like to hear about it.

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Ottery St Mary children and young people have new equipment to play on this Christmas which they themselves have chosen – thanks to partnership working between East Devon District and Ottery St Mary Town Councils.

The Land of Canaan play area in the town now has a spanking new climbing frame – complete with monkey bars – and a new basket swing.

The councils have worked closely to spend £18,500 on the improvements. The money came from Section 106 agreements with developers who gave funding to the community for every new home in the town.

The district council chooses...

The directors of a long established family-run home care agency today spoke of their shock and anger after a former member of staff was found guilty of fraud.

Melanie Harris, from Fremington, was convicted of the crime when she appeared before Exeter Crown Court.

Harris, aged 44, spent thousands of pounds belonging to a vulnerable client to support her own lifestyle.

Emily Whittaker, a Director and Registered Care Manager of Cygnet Care (Devon) Limited, said she was horrified when the crime was uncovered.

She said: “We were devastated when the crime came to...