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New Cohousing Community Set to Save Exeter Landmark

A pioneering new 'cohousing' community is proposing to save a listed building in the Pinhoe Road, Exeter, as part of a brand new development that they are helping to design themselves.

Located at the former site of the Honeylands Assessment Unit, the group are working with a developer, Aspen Retirement, who will submit a planning application in mid-June for a scheme known as ‘cohousing’.

The first members of the Cohousing Exeter group have begun co-designing their planned 37 future homes on the site of Honeylands House at Whipton which has been vacant for over ten years...

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Local Scientist Joins West End Talent in Powerful Musical on Global Health Threat

Ms Cara Patel, PhD Researcher at the University of Exeter and UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, will join the healthcare chorus in the London premiere of LIFELINE , a musical shining a light on antimicrobial resistance (AMR), the growing global health threat often referred to as antibiotic resistance.

Cara will perform alongside West End actors during LIFELINE ’s London run at Southwark Playhouse Elephant, which begins on 28 March.

AMR is one of the most pressing health challenges of our time. Drug‑resistant infections already claim more than one million lives each...

Greendale Launches High Court Challenge to Save Santa’s Grotto and NHS Vaccination Centre

Greendale Farm Shop has launched a High Court challenge following a planning dispute that could lead to the removal of an NHS drive-through vaccination centre and a building used for one of Devon’s most popular Christmas attractions, Santa’s Grotto.

The decision follows a recent Planning Inspectorate ruling upholding enforcement action by East Devon District Council requiring the removal of two buildings at the Greendale Farm Shop site and the return of the land to agricultural use. The buildings are used for community healthcare provision and family events including Santa’s...

Museum trustees demand action from Exeter city counicl

The trustees of Topsham Museum are demanding action from Exeter City Council after 18 months of closure.

The council is the landlord of the museum, on Topsham’s Strand. In September 2024 the councilbegan work to replace rotten timbers, windows and roof.

But within weeks the council stopped work, claiming it had no funds to continue.

The volunteer-run Museum was therefore closed throughout 2025 and now faces the same crisis this year.

Since the closure the council has attended only occasional meetings with the Museum.

Trustees have recently...

Exeter GPs expand neighbourhood health services

Patients in Exeter will benefit from improved access to local healthcare as St Leonard’s Practice opens five new clinical rooms to expand neighbourhood health services.

The new purpose-built clinical rooms at St Leonard’s Practice will enable more services to be delivered closer to where people live, including audiology, physiotherapy and ear care. This investment will increase capacity and help more patients access timely care in their community.

St Leonard’s Practice already hosts an on-site pharmacy and provides care for thousands of patients in Exeter. The expansion...

Police and partners take a stand against fly-tipping scourge

A fly-tipping event was held in Dartmouth earlier this month, organised by Devon & Cornwall Police’s Rural Affairs team and supported by South Hams District Council and Clean Devon in a bid to educate the local community about responsible waste disposal.

On Thursday 12 February, the teams set up a staged fly-tip on the embankment, using a series of household items dumped in the local area, which included a mattress, a sofa and several drawers.

This tip event was organised following the success of similar events held across Devon and Cornwall over the past nine months...

Exeter Philharmonic Choir members step up for Solomon solos

Three members of Exeter Philharmonic's one-hundred-strong choir are stepping out of their ‘comfort zone’ and into the spotlight as soloists at the Choir’s forthcoming concert in March, Handel’s Solomon.

Exeter Philharmonic Choir always performs with professional soloists and musicians, and its Lord Mayor’s concert on Saturday, 14 March at Exeter Cathedral will be no different. However, in addition to four stellar professional soloists and the musicians of the Endelienta Orchestra, this performance of Handel’s majestic oratorio will feature special guest appearances by choir...

Dogs Trust and RSPCA Seek Public Views as SW dog Population Soars to 1.3m

With around 1.3m dogs living the South West, dogs are an everyday presence in parks, on pavements and on public transport. But with dogs now playing such a major role in our lives, what does it mean to be a responsible owner in 2026?

According to new research by YouGov on behalf of Dogs Trust and RSPCA, 96% of dog owners consider themselves to be responsible, with picking up dog waste in public spaces, ensuring dogs are safe and taken care of, and proper training and socialisation most frequently cited as the most important aspects of ownership by dog owners*.

However,...

Gavin Harris and Jamie O’Neill, #BizFestSW

Business Fest South West: Big-City Impact, Regional Roots

Business Fest South West (#BizFestSW) will take over Westpoint Arena, Exeter, on Wednesday 1 April 2026, bringing together hundreds of business owners, founders and decision-makers for an event that is reshaping expectations of what regional business gatherings can deliver.

With fewer than 20 exhibitor spaces remaining for the second #BizFestSW and the third major event delivered by Four Front Events, the festival has quickly established itself as the home of serious connection, commercial opportunity and regional confidence at a time when the market is challenging and competition...

FORCE Cancer Charity Teams Up with Tozers for Free Will-Writing Week

This March, why not make or update your Will as part of FORCE Cancer Charity’s Make Your Will Week, taking place 2nd - 6th March 2026.

Leading local solicitors Tozers, with branches in Exeter, Teignmouth and Newton Abbot, are supporting the week by offering their Will‑writing services free of charge in exchange for a donation to FORCE.

Rachael Morley from Tozers Solicitors said: “We’re proud to support FORCE’s Make Your Will Week. Making or updating your Will is one of the most important things you can do for your loved ones, and it’s also an opportunity to think about...

Devon housebuilder donates £1,500 to Parkinson’s charity

David Wilson Redrow South West – currently building new homes across Devon - has donated £1,500 to Parkinson’s UK, to help the charity continue to provide practical support to those who are living with the condition and fund essential research.

Parkinson’s UK offers support to the 166,000 people in the UK living with the condition and their loved ones. It’s local support in Exeter includes a weekly dance class at the Riverside Leisure Centre and a support group at Millbrook Community Living.

Kirsty Berrigan and Rebecca Landolt, Heads of Community Fundraising at Parkinson...

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New Cohousing Community Set to Save Exeter Landmark

Local Scientist Joins West End Talent in Powerful Musical on Global Health Threat

Greendale Launches High Court Challenge to Save Santa’s Grotto and NHS Vaccination Centre

Museum trustees demand action from Exeter city counicl

Exeter GPs expand neighbourhood health services

Police and partners take a stand against fly-tipping scourge

Exeter Philharmonic Choir members step up for Solomon solos

Dogs Trust and RSPCA Seek Public Views as SW dog Population Soars to 1.3m

Business Fest South West: Big-City Impact, Regional Roots

FORCE Cancer Charity Teams Up with Tozers for Free Will-Writing Week

Devon housebuilder donates £1,500 to Parkinson’s charity

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