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Community comes together at Exeter's Quayside in support of Hospiscare

The 2026 Michelmores 5K Charity Run returned to Exeter's historic Quayside last night (Thursday 10 September), bringing together runners, supporters and volunteers from across the South West to raise vital funds for Hospiscare , Michelmores' Exeter and Sidmouth charity partner.

Marking the 25th anniversary of the Michelmores 5K Charity Run, this year's event once again welcomed participants of all ages and abilities, with businesses, families, friends and running clubs coming together to support an important local cause. Over the past 25 years, the event has raised more than £400...

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Part night street lighting roll-out continues

Around 630 streetlights in residential streets in Priory and St Leonard’s will be converted to part-night lighting from Monday 13 July.

The converted streetlights, previously on all-night, will be switched off from about 12:30am to 5:30am, before coming on again until dawn. The change is part of Devon County Council’s on-going programme to reduce costs and carbon emissions across the county.

Lighting on main and busiest roads and walk-home routes including Topsham Road, Barrack Road, Magdalen Road, Bovemoors Lane, Haldon View Terrace, Church Lane, Burnthouse Lane, Dryden...

Cup thrown from car smashes coach windscreen

Police are appealing for information after the windscreen of a coach, carrying children, was damaged by a cup thrown from a car near Exeter.

The Hamilton Gray coach was travelling on the A379 Dawlish Road, near Exminster, at 4.10pm on Wednesday 8 July when the cup was thrown from a small red vehicle that was also moving at the time.

The windscreen of the Volvo coach smashed, with glass showering the driver and passengers, who were children. No-one was injured as a result of the incident.

Scenes of Crime Officers are examining the remains of the cup to see if there...

Creative space proposed for Quayside

The Bike Shed Theatre has announced it intends to establish a new creative venue in Exeter’s historic Quayside.

The proposal is for the Maclaines Warehouse, a Grade II listed building adjacent to Haven Banks Outdoor Education Centre, to be transformed into a space which could attract new productions from across the globe, offer unrivalled artist development and create a vibrant social destination for food, drink and entertainment.

Formerly the Exeter Maritime Museum, the building is preserved by Exeter Canal and Quay Trust which granted The Bike Shed Theatre nine months and...

Exeter Uni celebrates summer graduation

A Lord, a Nobel Prize winner, a BAFTA winning playwright and a European athletics gold medallist will be amongst those honoured at the University of Exeter’s summer graduation this year.

In total, 15 special guests will receive an Honorary Degree and the CSM Trust will be inducted into the College of Benefactors as part of the celebrations at the Streatham campus in Exeter and in Truro Cathedral for the Penryn Campus in Cornwall.

The Rt Hon Lord Adonis and the Rt Hon Sir John Goldring will be taking to the stage in the Great Hall at the Streatham Campus on Monday 13 July,...

Kyran Bracken welcomes the Webb Ellis Cup to Exeter

Hosted by DHL, the Official Logistics Partner of Rugby World Cup 2015, and with less than 100 days to go until the Opening Match, the Webb Ellis Cup visits Exeter as part of its UK and Ireland tour, marking the final countdown to this year’s showcase tournament.

Former England rugby player and DHL ambassador Kyran Bracken commented: “I have always been so passionate about playing and supporting local rugby fans so it’s extremely exciting to be able to welcome the Webb Ellis Cup to Exeter. It is thanks to companies like DHL who are playing such a huge role in not only delivering the...

Chair appointed to lead Devon’s libraries

Experienced local leader Julie Dent has been appointed to chair the new independent organisation being set up to run the county’s library service. Work is underway to establish a staff and community owned ‘mutual’ which would be commissioned by the County Council to run libraries on their behalf from April 2016. In partnership with the county council, library staff, communities and eventually the new organisation’s board, Julie will play a leading role in the future of the service. Julie, who has considerable experience leading a number of organisations across the South West and London,...

Exeter salon up for national award

The finalists for HJ’s 2015 British Hairdressing Business Awards have been announced and Exeter’s Radiance MediSpa salon has been shortlisted for the Front of House category, sponsored by Salon Genius.

After a two-day judging process, category sponsors, influential business associates and industry peers respected for their vision and success, agreed that the Radiance MediSpa as a leader within their chosen discipline. Along with five other finalists, Radiance MediSpa will now wait until Monday 14th September when winners are announced by a celebrity media host at the prestigious...

RMT strike: 'Mood is united'

Rail services are severely affected after last-minute talks to avert a 48-hour strike on First Great Western (FGW) services failed.

Services between London, the west of England and Wales are hit by the walk-out which staeted at 18:30 BST yesterday.

The industrial action is also likely to affect fans heading to the first Ashes test match in Cardiff.

The dispute centres on plans to axe guards and buffet cars on FGW's new Hitachi Inter City Express trains.

General Secretary Mick Cash said: "RMT members across First Great Western are solidly supporting the 48...

Appeal to trace missing Swindon man

Wiltshire Police are appealing for information regarding the whereabouts of Phillip Minshall, aged 23, from Swindon.

Mr Minshall was last seen at his home address in Toothill on the morning of 30th June when he left to go into the town centre. He has not been seen or heard from since.

Mr Minshall, who is originally from the Manchester area, has been living with his girlfriend in Swindon for the past three months.

He is described as white, approximately 5 ft 6 inches tall, of slim build. He has a beard and a tattoo on his neck which says ‘Jayden’ and another on the...

Advances in visual impairment technology revealed in Exeter

On 2 July 2015, Visual Impairment (VI) was put under the spotlight at a special conference hosted by the WESC Foundation in Devon, where experts from around the world came together to reveal their latest research findings and technological advancements to Special Educational Needs (SEN) and healthcare professionals, carers, local authority representatives, and specialist schools and colleges.

The day covered all the latest developments in medical technology, such as stem cell therapy, optogenetics, gene therapy and vision prosthesis (bionic eyes) to help combat retinal eye disease...

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Community comes together at Exeter's Quayside in support of Hospiscare

Part night street lighting roll-out continues

Cup thrown from car smashes coach windscreen

Creative space proposed for Quayside

Exeter Uni celebrates summer graduation

Kyran Bracken welcomes the Webb Ellis Cup to Exeter

Chair appointed to lead Devon’s libraries

Exeter salon up for national award

RMT strike: 'Mood is united'

Appeal to trace missing Swindon man

Advances in visual impairment technology revealed in Exeter

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