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One lucky couple could be enjoying their dream wedding worth £8,000 just for identifying love songs - thanks to the Mercure Exeter Southgate.

The glitzy package up for grabs includes the wedding and reception, bridal gown and menswear, a cake, flowers, stationary and photos. There is even a manicure and make-up for the bride-to-be, hair styling and three months’ membership to Spa Natural Fitness in the hotel. Tamsyn Parson, Sales Manager at the Southgate, said: “It is the biggest day of your life, so it has to be special. We are partnering with some fabulous businesses who get a...

The Exeter Chiefs will be swapping their rugby boots for walking shoes next May, as they pledge to take part in popular fundraising event the Exeter Foundation Big Walk.

The 10-mile sponsored walk, which last year raised thousands for the Exeter Foundation, returns on May 2nd 2015.

Sponsored by South West Communications, Northcott Beaton, Santander and The Landrover Experience, The Big Walk starts and finishes at recently reopened Sandy Park, and takes in a flat, scenic route through the River Exe Valley.

The Big Walk is open to anyone aged over 12, although there...

Winners of the county and district best kept village competition received their awards from the Chairman of East Devon District Council, Councillor Graham Godbeer, last week.

Best Kept Village is a long-established county-wide competition run by the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) and sponsored by Mole Valley Farmers.

Villages are assessed by an independent panel of judges who mark competitors against country-wide criteria.

When the results become available, the Devon administrator of Best Kept Village tells the district council which villages have won the...

High housing costs and low wages are pushing many areas of the South West out of reach for local people according to a new report from the National Housing Federation. South West Broken Market, Broken Dreams warns that while the average house price in the region is now close to £230,000, earnings in the region are among the lowest in England, making house prices on average nearly ten times annual incomes. In rural and coastal areas, the situation is even worse. With beauty spots commanding premium house prices and attracting wealthy second home owners, spiralling prices are forcing young...