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Molly Watt, an inspirational deaf-blind woman, is visiting Exeter tomorrow (Thursday 12 February).

Molly will be at Cafe 55 in Northernhay Street, Exeter between 1pm and 3pm to discuss her book and her life, and will be signing copies of her book.

Molly is a Sense Ambassador (Sense is the National Deafblind Charity) and she also has had her own charity supporting people with Usher Syndrome (the condition that has taken her hearing and sight), she is currently in her first year of an education degree and has written and illustrated a children’s book which subtly tackles the...

From a 150-year-old crinoline to a 60s mini, garments have shaped not only their owners but also the entire face of fashion. Killerton’s latest costume exhibition ‘The F-Word: the changing language of fashion’ opens on Saturday 14 February and explores how fashion has responded to the latest innovations and made its mark across the centuries. Zips, buttons, elastic – items now taken for granted were revolutionary in their day. They changed what could be worn and also helped people dress faster and with ease. And the language of fashion is often bound to the technology and materials used to...

Visitors to Fresha Café at Sowton can look forward to receiving an extra-warm welcome from new Front of House Manager, Becky Collins.

Becky has been with the popular café and catering business for two years and has already enjoyed a rapid rise within the company structure, from her initial job as café assistant at the Fresha Deli on Honiton Road to running the busy kitchens at Sowton.

“It became increasingly obvious that Becky has the perfect personality to run our front of house activities, and I was delighted when she agreed to take on the new role,” said owner Paul Banks...

Exeter soldier has raised more than £2,000 for a military charity after cycling for 24 hours straight on a stationary bicycle. Steve Tonking, 34, took on the Herculean challenge to raise money for Blind Veterans UK, the national charity for vision impaired ex-Service men and women. The target set was to cycle a distance of 1000 km, which is equal to cycling from Nottingham to John O’Groats. The soldier, now based in Nottingham, and his team of 12 friends and colleagues supporting him, easily went past this target reaching 1202km, with Steve riding an incredible 500km himself. Throughout...