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Join Sarah Pepper for a festive, fun charity evening in Broadclyst, watch her make a Christmas wreath then you can make one too.

Sarah, an acclaimed local florist who puts the fun into floristry with her relaxed chatty style, will be making a stylish Christmas door cone wreath for outdoors, indoors or it can be laid on a table. This takes place on Friday 5 December, 7pm at Broadclyst Victory Hall, with mulled wine and mince pies. Tickets at £16 includes all wreath materials, and need to be booked before the event. Tel 01392 966728 or email choicespregnancyexeter@gmail.com

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Everys Solicitors held a law update seminar in Exeter to help fellow practitioners stay abreast of changes to laws involving children.

The event was held at Sandy Park, in conjunction with St John’s Chambers in Bristol, on the day Lord Justice Munby’s scathing attack on the recently imposed legal aid restrictions hit the news on BBC Radio 4.

The president of the Family Division was reacting to case in which a couple with learning difficulties were unable to apply for legal aid, in their fight to prevent the local authority from having their children adopted, as the father’s...

FORCE Cancer Charity has been awarded £3,000 in the Lloyds Bank Community Fund 2014 in Exeter. Following votes from members of the public FORCE has been awarded a grant from Lloyds Bank to enable it to continue doing good work in the community. FORCE has played a vital role in local cancer services for nearly 30 years. The charity believes that anyone diagnosed with cancer deserves the best possible treatment and professional support close to home. Its work finances improvements in patient care through research, the purchase of advanced equipment and the Cancer Support and Information...

One of the South West’s largest conservation charities has announced its results for the year.

The Whitley Wildlife Conservation Trust is the charity that runs Paignton Zoo, Living Coasts in Torquay and Newquay Zoo in Cornwall, as well as several nature reserves in Devon.

And while Paignton Zoo visitor numbers were down, Newquay Zoo and Living Coasts both saw increases.

In the twelve months to the end of October 2014 Paignton Zoo Environmental Park received 439,716 visitors compared with 462,660 for the same period last year, a drop of 22,944. The Zoo’s business...