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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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Exeter resident commended for voluntary work

Elsa Welch, resident at RMBI care home Cadogan Court in Exeter has received an award commending her 14 years of voluntary work.

The 2014 Volunteer of the Year award was presented to Elsa by the Kidney Research shop she volunteers in.

Speaking about the award, Elsa said: “It was a great, unexpected surprise.

"It felt marvellous to receive the award and it gives me great pleasure to know that I am helping others.”

Elsa has worked as a volunteer for 25 years in different charities around Exeter and enjoys the companionship she gets from working two days a week...

Topsham Road closed after serious collision

Update: 4.10pm: Topsham Road in Exeter has now reopened.

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Topsham Road in Exeter has been closed following a serious collision involving a pedestrian and a lorry.

Emergency sevices were called to the scene of the collision at around 1pm today.

The road has been closed between Countess Wear Roundabout and Burnthouse Lane.

Police have set up diversions at Barrack Road and Countess Wear, and buses are being diverted.

A spokesperson for Stagecoach said: “Due to a...

Public exhibition on traffic calming scheme

A public exhibition will be held by Devon County Council on proposals to introduce traffic calming measures on Blundell’s Road in Tiverton. With housing and employment development planned to the east of Tiverton, improvements are needed on the local road infrastructure. Members of the local community are invited to comment on planned improvements at an exhibition at Best Western Tiverton Hotel from 11am- 5pm on Thursday 22 January and 2pm-7pm on Friday 23 January. The Tiverton Eastern Urban Extension (Tiverton EUE) proposals involve new homes, new retail development and new employment...

Four Devon schools chosen to boost global links

Four Devon primary schools, including one in Exeter, have been chosen to take part in a national initiative aimed at developing global education.

Redhills primary and pre-school in Exeter, Lady Modiford’s in Walkhampton and Meavy and Offwell schools have been selected to develop international links with Tanzania as part of a major new school twinning project.

Connecting Classrooms is an education initiative backed by the UK government and the British Council.

The Devon schools have been selected in recognition of their commitment to teaching pupils about global...

Wild pollinators at risk from commercial bees

A new study from the University of Exeter has found that viruses carried by commercial bees can jump to wild pollinator populations with potentially devastating effects.

The researchers are calling for new measures to be introduced that will prevent the introduction of diseased pollinators into natural environments.

Commercial species of honey bee and bumble bee are typically used to pollinate crops such as tomatoes, sweet peppers and oilseed rape. Fast evolving viruses carried by these managed populations have the potential to decimate wild pollinator species, including...

Dementia drop-in centre opens in Topsham

A new information dementia drop in centre has been opened at Topsham Pharmacy and is open on Thursdays between 10am and noon.

Run by volunteers, it is somewhere people to come to find out what support maybe available to them and generally answer any questions they may have on dementia.

Sallie Rutledge who runs The Mede and Seaward House (holiday and day support for people with dementia) in Topsham says: "There's little help at times for the carer and they can feel very isolated.

"We are hoping carers will come to us and tell us what they need....

Winter story time at Crealy

Devon’s Crealy Great Adventure Park is pleased to announce the launch of Winter Story Time with Devon Libraries on Wednesday 21st January 2015.

Guests are invited to join Buddy Bear and story tellers from Exeter Library at Mamma Mia’s Restaurant at Devon’s Crealy Great Adventure Park from 10am – 1pm for winter story time and snow themed arts and crafts sessions.

Chris Down, managing director for Devon’s Crealy Great Adventure Park said: “We’re thrilled to have partnered with Devon Libraries and created Winter Stories and Snow Craft sessions. Buddy Bear can’t wait to join in...

Spring and summer at Exeter Corn Exchange

The new programme for spring and summer at Exeter Corn Exchange features comedy, music, dance, children’s shows and a number of speciality events.

Some of the biggest names in stand-up comedy will perform at the City Council run venue with shows by Jim Davidson (28 Jan), Henning Wehn (4 Feb), Alan Carr (13 Feb), Count Arthur Strong (25 Feb), Andy Parsons (18 March), Jeremy Hardy (6 May), Stewart Francis (15 May), Lee Nelson (17 May), Rich Hall (24 May), Al Murray (27 May), Roy Chubby Brown (29 May) and Tim Vine (9 June).

The ever-popular Exeter Comedy Club, featuring four...

A&E at breaking point in SW says union

The whole of the Accident and Emergency structures are at breaking point due the changes this government has already made the GMB union has claimed.

GMB, the union for ambulance staff, responded to reports that Ambulance dispatchers will have two minutes longer to decide whether to send an ambulance to many potentially life-threatening 999 calls under pilot schemes in London and the South West.

Tony Hughes, GMB regional officer for Ambulance service in London and East of England, said "These pilots in London and the South West are ridiculous. They will only serve to bring...

Bus diversions tonight while Exeter High Street is closed for road repairs

Exeter High Street will be closed for two hours tonight (Friday 16 January), to allow for emergency highway repairs to be carried out.

The work starts at 8pm and is expected to be completed by 10pm.

While the road closure is in place, bus services will operate the following diversions:

Service A, towards Alphington, will commence from Cheeke Street, into the bus station to Paris Street. The service will divert via New North Road and then onto Queen Street, Paul Street, North Street, to South Street, then into Market Street, to resume a normal route from the junction...

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Cranbrook to Host First eat:Festival Food and Drink Event

Exeter resident commended for voluntary work

Topsham Road closed after serious collision

Public exhibition on traffic calming scheme

Four Devon schools chosen to boost global links

Wild pollinators at risk from commercial bees

Dementia drop-in centre opens in Topsham

Winter story time at Crealy

Spring and summer at Exeter Corn Exchange

A&E at breaking point in SW says union

Bus diversions tonight while Exeter High Street is closed for road repairs

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