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Exeter Brick Festival returns

After the HUGE success of last year, the Exeter Brick Festival returns on 26 th April, and it's gearing up to be the biggest brick-tastic celebration for LEGO fans!

Immerse yourself in a world of creativity and fun as families, collectors, adult builders, and every LEGO-fanatic imaginable come together for a day of brick-filled bliss!

Wondering what's on at a Brick Festival event? Hold onto your bricks, as Exeter Brick Festival is unleashing a whirlwind of excitement! With new LEGO activities that include lightning-fast speed building competitions to super creative...

Andy Fairbanks, CEO of UK Protection

Exeter-based Security Experts Warn of Rising Tide in Exeter Jewellery Heists Caused by Tensions in the Gulf

Record Levels of Robberies in 2026 Expected to Increase

The dramatic rise in the price of gold, turbo charged by recent events in the Gulf, is in danger of leading to increased levels of high-end jewellery and watch shop robberies in Exeter, warns security expert UK Protection.

The warning comes on the back of new intelligence from industry body SaferGems, which alerts members to the possibility of crime in their geographical area. This shows that in the first ten weeks of 2026 alone, £2.2m of watches and jewellery were stolen compared to just over £1/2m of goods across 2025,...

National Grid Electricity Distribution contract win sparks major recruitment drive for 100 South West arborists

A Devon-based arboricultural company is looking to hire more than 100 additional staff across the South West after winning a major new contract with National Grid Electricity Distribution.

RSK Hi-Line, headquartered in Exeter, has been awarded the eight-year contract for vegetation management in the South West region for National Grid Electricity Distribution. The work will include keeping the power lines clear of tree growth to assist in the essential business of maintaining a consistent supply of electricity for customers across Somerset, Devon and Cornwall.

RSK Hi-...

Saying Goodbye: Exeter to remember babies that did not get to stay

Each year, over 30 million families worldwide experience the heartbreak of losing a baby, with around 258,000 losses in the UK alone. For many, there is no funeral, no memorial, and little support to acknowledge the life that was lost.

To address this, Mariposa International launched the ‘Saying Goodbye’ remembrance services in 2012 at Exeter Cathedral. Since then, over 260 services have taken place across seven countries, allowing tens of thousands of families to honour babies lost during pregnancy, at birth, or in infancy.

The services are deeply moving, blending music...

Devon charity urgently seeking puppy socialisers

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 03/16/2026 - 7:37pm

Dog lovers across Exeter, Plymouth and Devon are being urged to volunteer their homes to raise puppies that will go on to support veterans living with PTSD and other mental health challenges.

A Devon-based charity supporting Armed Forces veterans is urgently appealing for more volunteer puppy socialisers to help raise the next generation of life-changing assistance dogs.

Veterans With Dogs , based near Exeter, trains assistance dogs to support veterans living with complex mental health challenges including PTSD, anxiety and depression. The charity says demand for its...

Citizens Advice Exeter roadshows raise awareness of scams, gambling harms and the importance of making a will

Citizens Advice Exeter is running a series of community roadshows across the city to raise awareness of scams, the harms caused by gambling and the importance of having an up-to-date will.

The initiative – funded by Exeter City Council’s community fund – aims to reach people who may not currently access the charity’s free, confidential advice service.

The mobile outreach events provide residents with practical information to help prevent crises before they occur.

In January, Citizens Advice Exeter delivered scams awareness sessions in community venues across the...

50 Miles, one mission: fundraise for the RSPCA this March

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Sun, 03/15/2026 - 4:28pm

The RSPCA is calling on animal lovers to take on a challenge this spring - to tackle 50 miles, in any way they like - to fundraise for animals in urgent need.

The charity’s popular fundraising challenge ‘ 50 Miles In March ’ returns this month for its fourth year - giving participants the freedom to take on the active-adventure in any way they like - allowing animal lovers an opportunity once again to raise vital funds for the RSPCA.

Whether on foot, in water, on wheels or on horseback, to name just a few - the challenge allows people to be as creative as they can to...

Devon residents invited to nominate projects to receive £3,000 from Caremark’s Community Care Fund

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Sun, 03/15/2026 - 2:12pm

Caremark, one of the UK’s leading providers of home care, has opened nominations for its Community Care Fund – a new nationwide initiative designed to support local projects that make a positive difference to people’s lives.

The Community Care Fund invites members of the public, community groups and local not-for-profit organisations in Devon to nominate projects in their area that they believe deserve funding. This could be anything from a local park in need of some plants, a pre-school looking to revamp its play area, a community centre wanting to update its kitchen facilities...

Re-opening Dryden Road to cars a ‘legal risk’

Letting cars back into an Exeter street which has been a haven for cyclists since the Covid pandemic could leave Devon County Council liable to legal action, it has been claimed.

A public consultation is under way into the future of Dryden Road, which has been closed to vehicles for more than five years.

A community campaign is under way in favour of ‘Option Three’ as set out by the Exeter highways and traffic orders committee (HATOC), which has launched the consultation.

Option Three would allow cars back into the road, with cyclists in a designated lane marked...

Devon Charities invited to benefit from huge weekend of live music

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Sun, 03/15/2026 - 6:01am

Charities across Devon are being encouraged to get involved in the county’s biggest music event this summer.

TK Maxx presents Live at Powderham runs for four nights from Thursday June 25 to Sunday June 28, featuring headline shows from vocal powerhouse Teddy Swims, seven-time GRAMMY winner Alanis Morissette and global superstar Lewis Capaldi.

And now organisations from across the region are being encouraged to apply to benefit from the event, with a charity partner being selected for each of the shows.

Four successful charities will be invited to have a team of...

Exeter Community Alcohol Partnership wins national award for work educating 18-25s about alcohol harm

Exeter Community Alcohol Partnership (CAP) has won a national Reaching 18–25s Award in recognition of its pioneering work supporting young adults and improving safety across the city’s evening and night-time economy. The accolade was awarded by Community Alcohol Partnerships and the Exeter CAP team received the award at a ceremony held in the House of Commons on 2nd March 2026.

CAPs are community-led partnerships which bring together local police, councils, schools, retailers, and community groups. Their primary goal is to reduce underage alcohol consumption and the resulting...

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