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Take a voyage of discovery along the River Axe with new Canoe Safari events being held this summer by East Devon District Council's Countryside team.

Qualified instructors from the Axe Vale Canoe Club lead the guided trips, along with our Countryside rangers, who will share their knowledge of the river's wildlife.

To complete the perfect summer evening experience, there will be a riverside picnic included after the safari.

The next Canoe Safari will be on Monday 29 June between 6pm and 9pm. Participants should be aged eight or over, and be able to swim 25 metres....

Tiverton and Honiton MP Neil hosted the RSPCA annual reception at the House of Commons on Tuesday 17th June. Neil Parish, who is also Chairman of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee, met with RSPCA inspectors, as well as members of the police and representatives from local authorities.

A number of other animal welfare groups were also present, with the theme of the event: ‘Together we can’. Over the next parliament the RSPCA will work closely with other animal welfare groups, as well as representatives from the public and private sectors to ensure that animal...

Only 38 per cent of food and drink cans are being recycled by Exeter households, it has been revealed.

The shocking statistics have been released by Exeter City Council in an attempt to encourage people to recycle more as part of National Recycle Week 2015 (22-28 June).

In Exeter, on average, 20 per cent of waste that goes in the city's grey rubbish bins could have been placed in green recycling bins. Research carried out last year showed that of all waste and recycling collected in the city, only 38 per cent of tins and cans were being recycled.

Cllr Keith Owen,...

Michael Spiers, the South West’s leading independent jewellery and watch retailer, opened the doors to its prestigious new showroom in Exeter today (Thursday 18 June), becoming the latest luxury retailer to join the prominent Cathedral Green shopping community. The family-run company, which has four stores located across the South West, moved from its previous Exeter premises on Castle Street to 22 Cathedral Yard, which is much larger and located right in the heart of the city’s shopping hotspot. Already Exeter’s sole stockist of the most prestigious brands in the world, including Rolex,...