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TEDxExeter will offer twice as many tickets for its 2016 conference as it did last year. Exeter’s leading festival of ideas, which is now in its fifth year, is responding to the unprecedented level of demand last year, when tickets sold out in two hours, and all concessionary tickets were gone in under 20 minutes.

The 2016 conference will still be held at Exeter Northcott Theatre, which seats 465 people. A further 450 people will be able to watch a simultaneous livestream in an adjacent auditorium at Exeter University. Both audiences will come together to meet speakers and each...

Cross Deck are looking for Armed Forces veterans and their friends and families to take part in an exciting new project: Operation Future Exeter-based careers advice platform for men and women with a military background, Cross Deck, is looking to recruit an army of volunteers to appear in a brand new and exciting commercial which will be shot on Woodbury Common on Friday 6 November. Operation Future offers those involved the opportunity to be a part of a project with a real sense of community and togetherness at its core. The commercial isn’t just a corporate product but a message to those...

It’s Hallowe’en season at A la Ronde, with lots of spooky half-term activities for any little ‘monsters’ who enjoy this frightful time of year.

From Saturday 24 October to Sunday 1 November there will be a pumpkin trail around A la Ronde and any children who find all the pumpkins will win a prize.

For those who want to get creative, there will also be a fun day on Tuesday 27 October. Bring your own pumpkin along for a carving session, or have a go at creating apple monsters - perfect for a fun snack or decorating the home.

With A la Ronde once described by Lucinda...

Spooky events including ghost tours and fright nights have been unveiled across Exeter and the Heart of Devon for Hallowe'en.

Exeter is regarded as one of the most haunted cities in the country, based on reported ghost sightings, with recorded tales of strange apparitions around the city, including a three headed ghost and tall glowing figures around Exeter Cathedral.

Richard Dyke, an Exeter Red Coat Guide, will be one of the many guides leading groups on the popular Halloween special Spooks and Broomsticks tour that sets off from Cathedral Green, on Thursday 29 October,...