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Cranbrook to Host First eat:Festival Food and Drink Event

eat:Festivals will be hosting a food and drink festival in Cranbrook on Sunday 13 September 2026.

The festival will be happening in the heart of the town, on and surrounding the Tillhouse Road. eat:Festivals are a small social enterprise who have been delivering one day food and drink festivals in towns across the south-west for over 13 years. They are now accepting applications for all 2026 dates, including the Cranbrook one at www.eatfestivals.org/apply

Bev Milner Simonds from eat:Festivals told us: "We specialise in developing festivals that bring the community...

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River Cottage and Young Devon launch new café

Young Devon and River Cottage are teaming up to launch an exciting community project in Newton Abbot.

Under the advice and guidance of River Cottage’s consultancy arm, Young Devon will open a café serving delicious food – made and served by young trainees. Young Devon’s Change Academy in Newton Abbot is undergoing a month of refurbishment, ready for the official launch on 25th March 2015.

River Cottage’s team of chefs will also be working hard to devise a mouth-watering new menu, showcasing tasty dishes of simple, seasonal and locally sourced produce. Led by Chief Executive...

A host of new restaurants for Exeter

A host of new restaurants are set to open in Exeter during the next 12 months.

Aviva Investors, the owners of the Guildhall Shopping Centre, are in talks which should see the first four or five new names, in what will be known as Queen Street, announced soon.

Artigiano in Exeter High Street is one of the names in the frame and is eyeing up the former Poundland building in Market Square with plans for a 'different concept' sophisticated late drinking lounge.

Simon Green of Aviva Investors said: “We are on the verge of announcing the first four or five restaurant...

Wurzels promote farm safety

Rural musicians The Wurzels have joined forces with The Farm Safety Foundation to create an unconventional farm safety video aimed at encouraging farmers to commit to being safer and more professional on the farm.

The West Country’s rural songsters have re-recorded their iconic ‘Combine Harvester’ song with new lyrics which has been paired with a light-hearted video produced by students at Moreton Morrell College. The song and video have uploaded to the internet for farmers to share on Twitter and Facebook.

While the original 1974 version dealt with love-sick farmer’s...

Exeter charity gets Royal seal of approval

Volunteers, staff and clients at Exeter Citizens Advice Bureau had a royal audience today when they received a visit from Her Royal Highness, The Princess Royal.

The Princess Royal, who is patron of Citizens Advice, officially opened the bureau’s new offices in Dix’s Field.

During the visit she met Exeter CAB chair Dennis Mardon and was shown around the bureau by Chief Executive Steve Barriball, who introduced her to members of paid staff and volunteers. She had the opportunity to observe the volunteers in action, as well as seeing new ways of ensuring clients get the...

Princess Royal opens new Ambulance Special Operations Centre

A cutting-edge Ambulance Special Operations Centre in Exeter (ASOC West) was officially opened today (Monday 16 February 2015) by a very special visitor.

HRH The Princess Royal attended and was welcomed by a host of dignitaries.

The innovative new ASOC is part of the impressive £210 million SkyPark scheme, and is the base for the Trust’s Hazardous Area Response Team (HART). There are two well established HART teams across the area served by SWASFT; one in Bristol and one in Exeter. This base for the Exeter team was chosen owing to its location, its proximity to the M5 and...

Love is in the air at Hospiscare

An elderly Exeter couple are tying the knot after finding love at the city hospice.

Christina Crocker, 67, and Charles Harris, 78, met at the Hospsicare bereavement support group after losing both their spouses. Their friendship blossomed into romance and the couple are marrying in May.

Both had spent many weeks at the hospice in Dryden Road as their partners were cared for by Hospiscare nurses and doctors. Their spouses died within three months of each other.

Now the happy couple have decided to ask wedding guests to donate money to Hospiscare instead of presents....

Search for local heroes to open new store

The dual facia Simply Be and Jacamo store, opening in Exeter High Street, has launched a search to find two local heroes, a woman and a man, as part of a competition which will see the winners opening the brand new store.

Opening on Thursday, 12 March, the winners will each be given £100 to spend on clothes for a new wardrobe before taking centre stage to cut the ribbon, declaring the store open.

Whether it’s someone who goes the extra mile to make a special contribution in Exeter or a member of the local community known and loved by many, the winners are guaranteed to have...

Lib Dem plan to save Devon's bus services

Devon's bus services could be back on the road and saved from planned Conservative cuts under new budget plans delivered to County Hall today (16th) by the County's Liberal Democrats.

In changes being put forward to Devon County Council when it meets on Thursday (19th) to decide the budget for the new financial year, the Lib Dems want to put back £1.7million to keep the county's buses on the road.

Fixing Devon's roads, tackling road drainage problems and weed spraying will also get a £1.5million boost says Cllr Alan Connett, leader of the county's...

Funding approved to kickstart infrastructure design

Devon County Council has confirmed its commitment to the local economy by announcing support for major infrastructure improvements.

In approving its budget on Friday 13 February, the County Council Cabinet allocated £2.25 million for design costs and essential technical studies to kick-start future improvements to the A303/A30 and A39/A361 North Devon Link Road.

The announcement by Devon County Council has been welcomed by MPs who have been campaigning for greater Government investment in Devon’s key road links.

In the case of the A39/A361 North Devon Link Road, the...

Appeal for witnesses after Ottery crash

Police received reports of a collision between a Yellow Ford Focus and a Toyota 4x4 in Wiggaton, Ottery St Mary at around 4.30pm on Friday 13 February.

It is believed that the Ford then failed to stop following the collision and fled the scene. The car was later discovered that evening in a burnt out state on Burscombe Lane.

Police are appealing for witnesses to the collision to come forward, we would also like to hear from anyone who has information relating to the whereabouts of the Yellow Ford Escort following the crash, prior to being discovered in its burnt out state...

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Cranbrook to Host First eat:Festival Food and Drink Event

River Cottage and Young Devon launch new café

A host of new restaurants for Exeter

Wurzels promote farm safety

Exeter charity gets Royal seal of approval

Princess Royal opens new Ambulance Special Operations Centre

Love is in the air at Hospiscare

Search for local heroes to open new store

Lib Dem plan to save Devon's bus services

Funding approved to kickstart infrastructure design

Appeal for witnesses after Ottery crash

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