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August was a rainy month for tourists and locals. There was one upside to the downpours however; the wet weather has made for a bumper crop of apples in the National Trust orchards at Killerton and the trees are heavy with fruit ready to be made into cider.

2014 was a memorable summer, but an apple crop to forget, producing only 3,000 litres of cider. But this year the trees are so full that the National Trust hopes to double its production.

To help harvest all the apples five local schools are lending a hand, with 199 pupils enjoying a trip to the orchards to learn about...

The writing was on the wall for Exmouth’s mayor at the opening of a new graffiti wall at Phear Park

On Saturday 26 September, 75 enthusiastic young people picked up cans of spray paint to help local artist Ryan Stuart create a vibrant example of street art on a new graffiti wall at Phear Park in Exmouth as part of a joint East Devon District Council and Exmouth Town Council community initiative.

The event, which also featured a mini skateboard competition run by Hurtle skateboards and a circus skills session, was organized by East Devon District Council’s Housing SWITCH...

October 2015 sees the welcome return of the “Baring-Gould Folk Weekend”.

This intimate and family-friendly folk festival, hosted by Okehampton-based music organisation Wren Mu-sic, brings great local and national music and international dance, and blends them with locally-sourced food and drink and an electric atmosphere to create an unforgettable weekend out for the whole family.

Guest highlights this year include Lady Maisery, a fabulous female trio exploring vocal harmony to breath-taking effect, through their fresh interpretations of songs and ballads, as well as Janet...

Large proportion of those in the South West fail to be ‘on the money’ when it comes to who’s who on bank notes They are some of the most important and “noteworthy” figures in British history. But according to a new survey, over three in five people living in the South West (62%) admit they struggle identify the famous faces who appear on our banknotes. Researchers presented 2,000 British adults with images of the £5, £10, £20 and £50 notes. In the South West, just over one in three were able to name philanthropist and social reformer Elizabeth Fry who is the face of the £5, with 34 percent...