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Cyclists joined Alternatiba Exeter’s cycle parade though Exeter on Saturday the 31st of October.

Cycling with colourful flags representing the beauty of our natural world they were raising awareness about the Alternatiba Festival which is happening on the 21st November and the importance of the climate change talks happening in Paris later this year.

Climate change is having huge implications on many societies across the world, through rising sea levels and increases in disastrous weather – it is one of the biggest challenges of our time. On 30th November 2015, countries...

RGB Building Supplies is delighted to announce that Exeter Foyer is the latest beneficiary of their Well Built Community Fund. The centre will be receiving £1,000 worth of building materials from RGB’s Exeter branch enabling them to create a fitness room to help improve the health and wellbeing of the young people they support.

Exeter Foyer is a supported housing project providing safe, secure and affordable accommodation for young and vulnerable homeless people between the ages of 16 and 21. It is designed as a preventative service to long term homelessness giving young people the...

Caroline Parris, a dairy farmer’s wife, from Upottery, has raised £6,000 for the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital’s Rheumatology Fund as a way of saying thank you for the care she has received. She raised the cash by holding a big 40th birthday celebration and a Cream Tea party for friends and family at their farm near Honiton.

In 2000, Caroline was diagnosed with Adult-Onset Still’s Disease, a rare immune disease related to Rheumatoid Arthritis, which inflames and damages joints, but also causes fevers, rashes, reduced appetite, anaemia and enlarged lymph glands, liver and spleen....

Newton St Cyres Young Farmers Club held their AGM on 15th September with Stuart Luxton standing as the new President, Robert Chertion as Chairman, Georgina Davie Vice-Chairman and Millie Murphy as secretary. The club is going from strength to strength with an increased number of members since the new members evening arranged to recruit younger people, and a selection of activities and club socials held within the first month.

Millie Murphy competed at the County round of the Call my Bluff speaking competition representing Haldon Group, whilst Georgina Davie competed in the Just a...