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Been to Exeter, visited the Museum...... got the t-shirt?

Visitors to Exeter's Royal Albert Memorial Museum might soon be able to boast just that as the City Council, who run the award-winning attraction are looking at the possibility of installing a gift shop inside.

The Museum in Queen Street hasn't had a shop for years - RAMM had one before the refurbishment but since reopening, browsing and buying opportunities have been limited to items such as guide books, badges, pencils soft toys and postcards sold from wheeled stands in the garden entrance reception area.

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Pints in hand - The Dawdling Dads might not look busy but really they’re hard at work in their Silverton local planning their fundraising for a charity walk.

The group of new dads are taking part in the 12k Hospiscare FUGBY12 men’s walk on Saturday March 21.

Group organiser Richard Osborne said: “It's not the most arduous of challenges it's true, but it's an important charity nevertheless, and local to us here.

"My partner’s uncle recently passed away, and at the end of his life he was in a lot of pain, but luckily there were people there to support him and be with...

East Devon District Council's Countryside team is delighted to be awarded £850 from the Devon County Council Locality Budget – this will fund the lease of its Tramper (off-road mobility scooter) at Seaton Wetlands for the coming year.

Councillor Jim Knight, who approved the grant, said: “It gives me great pleasure in supporting the Countryside team in their endeavours to make sure that people with a disability can access our lovely Seaton Wetlands, and what better way than to sponsor a tramper vehicle for the forthcoming season. I am confident that this off-road mobility scooter...

Cranbrook’s keenly anticipated draft Enterprise Development Strategy (EDS) has now been received by East Devon District Council. The strategy was commissioned by the council alongside the community-led Our Place plan from independent consultants Ash Futures Ltd, in order that the two initiatives could work together, helping both the council and the community build a better and more economically viable Cranbrook. The Our Place plan is an entirely community driven strategy, which was commissioned by the community for the community. It sets out how a community enterprise company could assist...