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Exeter city centre will be full of servicemen and women, past, present and future as it celebrates Armed Forces Day tomorrow (21 June).

As part of the city’s annual celebrations of the work of the Armed Forces, almost 800 servicemen and women from all branches of the armed forces will be marching through the City Centre with Her Royal Highness the Princess Royal and Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Lawrence taking the salute at the Guildhall.

Lead by the Band of Her Majesty’s Royal Marines together with Royal Marines from Lympstone, who are marking the anniversary of their founding...

Allotment holders in Exeter are being invited to suggest ways in which the City Council can secure the long-term future of allotments in the city in the face of continuing government cuts.

Letters have already been sent to allotment associations in the city asking for people's views on a number of cost-saving options.

Cllr Keith Owen, Lead Councillor for Environment, Health and Wellbeing, said: "We appreciate the importance of allotments, especially in cities, and the benefits that they bring, but we are facing difficult financial times with year-on-year cuts in central...

Police are investigating after two elderly women living in neighbouring Devon streets had cash savings stolen from their homes. An 88-year-old woman was alone at her home on Sunday around 4.30pm when she discovered a man wandering in the hallway. When challenged he asked her whether she wanted any of her windows cleaned and he left when she said no. She later found several hundred pounds missing from her purse in the bedroom. Detective Constable Richard Griggs, from Totnes police station, said: “This was a particularly horrible crime where the offender has preyed on an elderly person. She...

Skin Angels, a group of campaigning beauty therapists from Exeter, will be educating shoppers about year round sun protection in Princesshay, this Saturday 21st June from 12.30 to 4pm.

Skin Angels, set up in 2013 by Mariam Badavi from Exeter's Purity Boutique Spa, are on a mission to raise awareness of the importance of protecting skin from the sun all year round and aim to arm young people with knowledge about looking after their skin to prevent and treat skin conditions such as acne.

Mariam comments: “I am really passionate about educating people, both young and old,...