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Mamhead House & Castle opens its doors for the first time on Sunday 3 May as Blue Fizz Events put on their latest wedding fair – Castles & Confetti – a rustic and luxe wedding fair 11am-3pm.

A unique opportunity for brides to visit this exclusive new wedding venue located South of Exeter, just off the A380 direction Torquay.

Dating back to the 1500’s and set in 164 acres of beautifully landscaped gardens and grounds, Mamhead can be hired exclusively for your perfect day, whether an intimate supper for 10 or a lavish celebration for 1,000.

Whether your dream...

A leading Devon law firm has been ranked number 1 in the UK for its influence on Twitter, according to digital marketing specialists I-com.

Stephens Scown LLP, which is based in Exeter, came top in the survey which looked at the influence or “Klout” of the top 200 law firms on Twitter.

I-com first ranked firms by Klout alone - a figure prepared by Twitter to rank the effectiveness of its users - and Stephens Scown was placed second, but when they factored in the size of the firm and its revenue compared to other larger firms, Stephens Scown moved into first place.

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Social ventures in Devon, which have been chosen to benefit from a share of £600,000 in funding and development support, have met for the first time at the official launch of the exciting South West social accelerator programme Seedbed.

Representatives from the 19 ventures selected to take part in the cutting-edge Seedbed project, came together at the SPACE Creative Centre at Dartington Hall, Totnes, to find out how they can capitalise on the initiative, which will provide development training and finance to take their ventures to the next level.

Programme leaders joined...

A new scheme has been launched by Devon and Cornwall Police to stop rogue drivers evading the law after hit-and-run collisions.

The Force has set up Garage Watch, a messaging system to alert local garages to any vehicle police suspect of being involved in a collision.

The scheme aims to stop drivers avoiding justice by getting car repairs done swiftly at garages while lying about the cause of the damage.

It also enables police to warn garages about crime trends such as thefts of vehicles and motor equipment plus burglaries affecting similar businesses in the local...