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Gandy Street is the place to be on the First Thursdays of the month this summer

First Thursdays is a new event you won’t want to miss.

From June to September, Gandy Street will come alive on the first Thursday of each month, with a festival atmosphere in the early evening.

The first event takes place on Thursday 4 June, 5–8pm. Expect late-night shopping, live music, street entertainment, extended opening hours at cultural venues and a cocktail trail. All your favourite businesses on Gandy Street and in the surrounding area will be open, including:

Boston Tea Party : Will be hosting an indoor market with Circular Social, featuring

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Donkey Sanctuary welcomes tiny new arrival

The Donkey Sanctuary is celebrating the arrival of the smallest miniature foal to be born into its care.

Weighing just 14kg and standing at knee height the tiny fluffy brown and white colt is a real beauty.

At just a few days old he is already racing around the paddock keeping his proud mum busy but has yet to be named.

Vet Elena Barrio who has been at The Donkey Sanctuary for nine years says: “As his mum is a miniature donkey he’s one of the smallest foals we’ve ever had. About the size of a dog. To give you an idea he’s about 14kg as opposed to about 50kg for an...

Crime levels remain static across Devon and Cornwall

Recorded crime remains static across Devon and Cornwall, new figures released today (17 July), show.

The figures show an average increase of one crime a day in the last year.

Year on year, recorded crime up to June 30, 2014, showed an increase of 0.4 per cent – an increase of 345 offences.

The updated picture shows the Force continues to see reductions in non-dwelling burglary, (down 9.1 per cent), dwelling burglary, (down 7.4 per cent), vehicle offences, (down 13 per cent), and criminal damage, (down 4.2 per cent). Victim Based Crime (not DA Related) is also...

New feminist group established in Exeter

A new feminist group called Exeter Feminists has been created. The group, which aims to promote gender equality in the community, hope to help local charities and will hold regular meetings.

Exeter Feminists was created by Ellis Taylor after discovering a lack of feminist groups in the city.

Currently Fawcett Devon, which is linked to Fawcett - the UK’s largest equality campaign, hosts meetings around the county, but there was no other feminist group in the Exeter area.

“I have called myself a feminist for many years,” Ellis explains, who was born and raised in...

Dom Morris welcomes cathedral grant

Prospective MP for Exeter Dom Morris has welcomed the announcement that Exeter Cathedral will receive a grant from the First World War Centenary Cathedral Repairs Fund.

Dom met with the Minister for Culture Sajid Javid in parliament ahead of last week's announcement, hoping that Exeter's historic focal point wouldn't miss out.

Dom said: We're not just about fixing the economy. This grant is about remembering that our city is steeped in history by remembering those that sacrificed their lives for us in the Fist World War."

"The Minister and I had a great discussion...

Scarce dragonfly finds new Devon home

A real rarity has been discovered at a Devon nature reserve.

The rarity in question is an aptly named dragonfly known as the scarce chaser. It was seen recently at Devon Wildlife Trust’s Old Sludge Beds nature reserve on the outskirts of Exeter. The charity’s site is a well-known haven for local wildlife, but the sighting of a scarce chaser still came as something of a surprise. The nature reserve is now thought to be one of only a handful of places in Devon in which scarce chasers have ever been recorded.

The dragonfly was spotted by Keith Richards, a member of the British...

Police operation targets paedophiles

Devon & Cornwall Police, working in partnership with the National Crime Agency (NCA) and the Association of Chief Police Officers, has delivered an unprecedented operation to safeguard children across the peninsula by targeting paedophiles that access indecent images of children online.

The focus of the investigation was to prevent child abuse before it happens and safeguard children who are victims or might be at risk of sexual exploitation. A child is victimised not only when they are abused and an image is taken but they are re-victimised every time that image is viewed by...

Cost of living survey for Exeter residents

People are being asked to take part in a survey to find out more about the cost of living in Exeter.

The University of Exeter is carrying out research on behalf of Exeter City Council into the impact that low wages and high costs of living has on people living in Exeter.

The work is part of a City Council-led Cost of Living Forum which was set up last year.

The Forum is made up of Exeter City and Devon County Councillors and representatives from the University of Exeter, Job Centre Plus, the Citizenbs Advice Bureau, Exeter CVS, South West TUC and the Federation of...

Families invited to share links to WW1

Devon residents who have family links to the First World War are being invited to share the stories, memories and artefacts that link their family to the war.

It's part of a special anniversary being held to commemorate the beginning of the First World War.

A special service to mark this occasion will be held at Exeter Cathedral on Sunday 3 August. The service is open to everyone, but particularly welcome are Devon families with family links to the First World War.

The service will begin at 4pm.

Those with links to the First World War wishing to reserve...

Exeter CAB sees increase in mortgage arrears and housing enquiries

Local charity Exeter Citizens Advice Bureau today publishes its latest advice trend statistics for June 2014 which shows that it helped 1,515 clients directly with advice in the first three months of the financial year.

The amount of advice that the charity has been able to provide has increased in the following areas compared to the same period the previous year:

Welfare Benefit enquires:

20.2% increase in enquires about tax credits
19.8% increase in enquiries about housing benefit

Debt enquiries

246.1% increase in

Unemployment continues to fall in Exeter

Dom Morris has welcomed new figures showing that 597 (37%) fewer people are relying on Jobseeker’s Allowance in Exeter compared to this time last year, with the number of people in work in the South West up by 139,000 since 2010.

Since 2010 the number of people on unemployment benefits is down by 813 – a 44% drop.

Dom said: “It’s excellent news that since 2010 there are 813 fewer people in Exeter relying on Jobseeker’s Allowance.

"That means more people with the prospect of a better and brighter future ahead of them.

“As these figures show the Conservatives...

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Gandy Street is the place to be on the First Thursdays of the month this summer

Donkey Sanctuary welcomes tiny new arrival

Crime levels remain static across Devon and Cornwall

New feminist group established in Exeter

Dom Morris welcomes cathedral grant

Scarce dragonfly finds new Devon home

Police operation targets paedophiles

Cost of living survey for Exeter residents

Families invited to share links to WW1

Exeter CAB sees increase in mortgage arrears and housing enquiries

Unemployment continues to fall in Exeter

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