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Plans are being finalised for Exmouth Quay’s annual concert of traditional Christmas carols on Sunday December 15.

Exmouth Shanty Men, saxophonist Charlie Hearnshaw and the town concert band are among the guests at the event, which takes place outside the Peter Dixon Chandlery at 6pm.

Quay residents stage the concert each year with Christian Aid and in 2012 more than £500 was raised for the charity’s work among the world’s poorest people. This year the proceeds will be used to help tragic families involved in the typhoon in the Philippines.

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Ofsted has published its first ever report reviewing education standards in the South West.

The Annual Report 2012/13 for the South West finds that the proportion of good or outstanding primary and secondary schools in the region has increased. As a result, over 48,000 more pupils now benefit from a good or outstanding education than was the case 12 months ago.

Despite the improving picture, too many children and young people from poorer backgrounds do not do well enough. In 2012/13 there were 152,870 pupils eligible for free school meals (FSM). The pass rates for this...

This Monday (9th December) saw a wonderfully festive celebration in St James' Park.

It promised to be one of the UK’s biggest carol services, transforming the home of Exeter’s football club into a hub of festive cheer.

The stadium filled up in a matter of minutes, as more than 3,500 locals and students flocked to sing a selection of traditional carols and hear about the meaning of Christmas. It was a real joy to see so many people, of all ages, wrapped up and enjoying themselves (and the free mince pies)!

The concert marked the 10th anniversary of the Evangelical...

An Exeter teenager has secured an Army scholarship and a place at the hugely-prestigious Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. Lizzie Godwin, who attends Trent College school in Nottingham, is set to take up her place at the British Army’s celebrated officer training centre on completion of her studies after discovering she had successfully passed the intense two-day ‘Westbury’ assessment in October. Along with rigorous fitness tests, Corporal Godwin, a member of the Combined Cadet Force at Trent College, had to prove her capabilities in a series of mental aptitude tasks, leadership and...