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TK Maxx presents Live At Powderham 2026

Live music fans are set for another celebration of amazing entertainment in the Devon countryside as TK Maxx presents Live At Powderham confirms its return for 2026.

Following its debut outing at the historic country estate this July, which saw headline performances from Duran Duran and Basement Jaxx, Live Nation’s Cuffe and Taylor are now planning for a bigger and better event next summer with plans to unveil the first 2026 headliner in the coming weeks.

Cuffe and Taylor have already invested heavily in the venue’s infrastructure, redesigning the site and introducing a...

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British army launches campaign in Exeter and the South West

The British Army has launched a campaign in Exeter and the South West to attract full and part time recruits.

New research reveals that one in four people in Exeter and the South West are not satisfied with their current career and admit the greatest factors missing are a decent salary (28%), excellent training and personal development (26%), a challenging and exciting role (24%), the opportunity to travel in the UK and overseas (23%) and getting paid while gaining qualifications (18%)1. The Army offers all of these opportunities to potential recruits looking to improve their lives...

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City council to review dogs lead policy

Authored by Huw Oxburgh
Posted: Thu, 01/16/2014 - 2:55pm

Exeter City Council has said today that it would be looking at its policy regarding dogs on leads in parks following a recent attack in Belmont Park last weekend.

The recent attack left dog owner Helen Dale in RD&E hospital after another dog attacked her Jack Russell, Poppy.

The dog’s owners, a man and a woman in their 20s, have not yet been traced.

The attack comes after a Pit bull type dog attacked and killed a Yorkshire terrier in August.

The attack also took place in Belmont Park and saw the pit bull breed dog destroyed under the Dangerous Dogs Act...

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Enormous scale of Nile 'mega lake' revealed

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 01/16/2014 - 12:24pm

The eastern Sahara Desert was once home to a 45,000 km2 freshwater lake similar in surface area to the largest in the world today. A study led by the University of Exeter has revealed that the mega lake was probably formed more than one hundred thousand years ago in the White Nile River Valley in Sudan. Dr Tim Barrows of the University of Exeter and colleagues used a dating approach based on exposure to cosmic rays to measure the amount of the isotope beryllium-10 in shoreline deposits. Its abundance can be used to calculate how long rocks or sediments have been exposed at the surface of...

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£7m shopping centre plans go on show

Authored by prworks
Posted: Thu, 01/16/2014 - 11:51am

Members of the public will be able to see at first hand Aviva Investors’ £7 million plans for the remodelling of the Guildhall Shopping Centre in Exeter at an event to be held on Tuesday 21 January.

The event will take place between 11am and 4pm at Unit 13 in the Centre’s Market Arcade and will feature a display showing architect’s drawings, CGIs and artist’s impressions. It will also include details about the thought processes behind the designs, the materials to be used and the timescales involved in the project.

Members of Aviva Investors’; team will be on hand to answer...

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Spate of Burglaries in Ilfracombe

Authored by Huw Oxburgh
Posted: Thu, 01/16/2014 - 11:34am

Police in Ilfracombe are investigating a series of burglaries where credit cards, TVs, laptops and even a car have been taken from homes in the area.

The burglaries which began in the New Year have targeted insecure homes usually during the night.

A police spokesperson said: “We are advising residents to be extra vigilant and ensure all doors and ground floor windows are secured at night, including sheds and garages.

“If anyone who has seen anyone acting suspiciously or has any information about this recent spate please let us know.”

Five homes have been...

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Friendly Cranbrook is a good place to live say residents

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Thu, 01/16/2014 - 11:27am

Results from the first ever community survey show that Cranbrook residents are happy overall with the emerging community and are looking forward to future facilities and developments.

Residents responded to questions across five sections entitled ‘Your Community’; ‘Services’; ‘Healthcare’; ‘About your Home’; and ‘About You’ in the first ever ‘Community Needs Questionnaire for Cranbrook.

The headline results reflect that 94% of respondents feel Cranbrook is a good place to live, 90% get on well with the people they meet and that residents like the community spirit and the...

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Inquest to be held as Harry Martin is formally identified

Authored by Huw Oxburgh
Posted: Thu, 01/16/2014 - 10:55am

The body recovered from the sea last Saturday (11 January) has been formally identified as the missing teenager Harry Martin today (16 January).

A formal inquest into the death of Mr Martin, who went missing from his home in Newton Ferrers during the height of the recent storms, is due to begin next Monday (20 January).

The 18-year-old’s body was found in Carswell Bay in the Noss Mayo area by friends who were aiding in the search effort using sea kayaks.

Police, the Dartmoor Rescue group, Coastguard, specialist search dogs and over 100 members of the public took...

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Exeter City Council raise council tax by 2%

Authored by Huw Oxburgh
Posted: Wed, 01/15/2014 - 4:14pm

Exeter City Council has proposed raising its charges for city council services by nearly 2% costing some residents over £260 a year.

The council has said the decision to raise their council tax charges by 1.99% is subject to the Government’s decision on how much councils can raise their tax by.

The average tax charge is set to rise to over £132 a year on properties in the band D property but can rise as high as £260 a year for those on the H council tax band.

Council Leader Pete Edwards said the rise was as a result of the government cutting Exeter's funding by 13.6...

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Catalytic converter thefts on rise

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 01/15/2014 - 3:38pm

Devon and Cornwall Police are urging motorists and garage owners to be vigilant following a spate of catalytic converter thefts. Catalytic converters are used to decrease air pollution by converting toxic exhaust emissions into non-toxic substances. The average converter contains one to two grams of platinum, palladium and rhodium, making them a target for thieves who can then attempt to sell these high value materials to scrap metal merchants. A steep rise in metal costs over recent years has led to significant increases in thefts of catalytic converters across the UK. In Devon and...

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