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As the host venue for the Food and Drink Devon Awards 2014, Exeter Golf and Country Club is delighted to share the news that the shortlist has been announced.

The Food and Drink Devon Awards, which have been running for three years, exist to celebrate the culinary successes of the county. Dedicated entirely to Devon food and drink producers, retailers and hospitality businesses, the prestigious awards offer platinum, gold and silver accreditations for winners to display on their menus, marketing and packaging. The robust measures undertaken to find winners for the three categories...

Diabetes UK will run one of a national series of free educational events to provide expert advice and information for people recently diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes in Exeter in October.

The ‘Living with Diabetes Day’ will be held at Exeter Racecourse on Wednesday, October 22. The events are being held at 80 locations across the UK and it is expected that 10,000 people with Type 2 diabetes will attend them over the next two years.

The one-day events are aimed at helping people who have been diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes in the last few years and to provide them with...

TV presenter, Nicki Chapman, who hosts the popular Escape to the Country programme will launch the first show homes at Exeter’s only retirement village, Millbrook Village on Saturday 6th September.

Nicki Chapman - who first hit our screens when she appeared as a judge on Popstars and Pop Idol in 2001 - is now a well known presenter on many homes and gardens TV shows including Escape to the Country, Escape to the Continent, Holiday and Wanted Down Under.

Nicki will celebrate the opening of the long awaited show homes with a ribbon cutting ceremony and take a tour of the...

Members of East Devon District Council will today (Wednesday) hear how well the authority is doing at delivering its promises and staying within budget, as well as the main aims it hopes to achieve in the coming year. The information comes in the form of an annual report for 2013-14, highlighting the council’s performance against the four priorities in the Council Plan 2012-16, and looking ahead to future aspirations.

The report also records levels of satisfaction among residents as collected in a Viewpoint survey sent to a random selection of residents in May 2013. Overall, the...