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Alanis Morissette joined by Pale Waves and The Big Moon for Devon date

Guitar indie-pop band Pale Waves and Mercury-nominated The Big Moon are the latest acts heading to the south Devon countryside for the county’s biggest music event this summer.

The bands are joining the line-up for seven-time GRAMMY Award winning Canadian / American artist Alanis Morissette ’s headline show with special guest musical powerhouse Skunk Anansie at TK Maxx presents Live At Powderham on Friday June 26.

The Devon date is the first of just seven shows Morissette is playing in the UK this year and comes on the heels of her most acclaimed UK shows ever last...

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Diwali celebrations to light up the sky

Diwali or Deepavali is the most important festival of the year for Hindus, which is also known at the Festival of Light and is being celebrated at the University of Exeter’s Streatham Campus on Sunday 26 October. The University of Exeter’s Student Guild Asian Society will be hosting the Hindu New Year festival which is free and open to everyone from the University and the city of Exeter, as a way of providing a cultural experience and an opportunity to connect with the culture and heritage of India. It is also an opportunity to explain the role of the Diwali in which prayers and special...

Exeter Foundation Big Walk returns

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...

Getting ready for winter, whatever the weather

The Met Office will once again be hosting the 'Get Ready for Winter' web pages on behalf of a range of Government Departments and voluntary organisations.

The pages offer advice and links to a range of information to help individuals, families and communities prepare for every aspect of the winter season. By taking simple steps, such as signing up to The Met Office's National Severe Weather Warning Service, members of the public can ensure they keep warm, healthy and safe this winter. The campaign will build on last year's initiative which saw thousands of people get the...

Devon's best kept village winners

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...

Appeal after series of burglaries

Police in Exmouth have released an Evofit of man they would like to speak to in connection with a series of burglaries across east, south and mid Devon.

A burglary occurred in the Mount Pleasant Avenue area of Exmouth between the 4 and 17 October while the occupants were on holiday.

Items stolen from the property include a number of earrings, gold rings, a locket, a ladies wristwatch, a gold bangle and a service medal.

Police are investigating the possibility that the burglary is linked to an ongoing series of similar burglaries throughout Devon, and are keen to...

South West housing market reaches breaking point

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...

Sidmouth's new gym is ready to use!

East Devon District Council has been working hard with Sidmouth Town Council to provide residents with the free-to-use outdoor gym that they wanted.

There will be a grand opening event on Sunday 2 November from 10.30am to 11.30am. There will be free lessons from a personal trainer on how to get the best out of the new equipment, as well as free circus skills on offer!

Having an outdoor gym in Sidmouth was proposed and chosen by the local community. Last year Sidmouth Town Council and EDDC asked community groups and others to put forward their ideas as to how £250,000 of...

Service successful in bids to Transformation Fund

Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service is to receive a share of a £75 million Government fund to improve frontline services to the public.

Fire and rescue authorities could bid for funding to deliver efficiencies and transformational change.

The Service was the lead partner in a successful bid for £374,100 with Kent and Essex fire and rescue authorities to establish a procurement hub which will create new opportunities to buy collaboratively.

The Service was also a named partner in three other successful bids:

A partner in the Oxfordshire

Stagecoach ticket zone extensions

Stagecoach South West has announced extensions to their Exeter ticket zones.

The changes will take effect from Monday 27th October and will result in significant reductions in daily and season ticket travel costs for, amongst others, residents of Cranbrook and Cullompton.

The Exeter Megarider zone is being extended to include the new town of Cranbrook, with the cost of a daily ticket falling from £5.50 to £3.60 and the cost of a weekly ticket reducing from £20 to £14, savings of 35% and 30% respectively.

The Exeter Megarider Plus zone is being extended to include...

Can you ride to save a life?

Devon’s medical courier service, Devon Freewheelers, is on the lookout for new riders in all parts of the county.

The charity provides a free out-of-hours service to the NHS delivering blood, tissue samples, breast milk and other medical supplies to hospitals across Devon. Many lives have been saved through swift delivery of critical items.

All riders are volunteers who give up their own time to help keep the service running. They use the charity’s own liveried motorbikes to ensure deliveries are made as quickly as possible.

Daniel Lavery, Chair of the Devon...

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Alanis Morissette joined by Pale Waves and The Big Moon for Devon date

Diwali celebrations to light up the sky

Exeter Foundation Big Walk returns

Getting ready for winter, whatever the weather

Devon's best kept village winners

Appeal after series of burglaries

South West housing market reaches breaking point

Sidmouth's new gym is ready to use!

Service successful in bids to Transformation Fund

Stagecoach ticket zone extensions

Can you ride to save a life?

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