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Cranbrook to Host First eat:Festival Food and Drink Event

eat:Festivals will be hosting a food and drink festival in Cranbrook on Sunday 13 September 2026.

The festival will be happening in the heart of the town, on and surrounding the Tillhouse Road. eat:Festivals are a small social enterprise who have been delivering one day food and drink festivals in towns across the south-west for over 13 years. They are now accepting applications for all 2026 dates, including the Cranbrook one at www.eatfestivals.org/apply

Bev Milner Simonds from eat:Festivals told us: "We specialise in developing festivals that bring the community...

Exeter Recycling Scheme wins National Award

Exeter City Council and Exeter City Football Club (ECFC) have won a national recycling award for their innovative scheme, Cans 4 City, which encourages Exeter football fans to recycle used drink cans while also raising money for charity.

The team behind Cans 4 City were presented with a Green Can Award by not-for-profit Every Can Counts in recognition of their outstanding recycling efforts.    

The prize-giving took place during half-time in Saturday’s match against Hartlepool United, with over 5000 fans in attendance.  

 Since 2020, the initiative has collected...

Local developer invests in the future of Topsham

Authored by LaurenBluck
Posted: Mon, 01/31/2022 - 11:29am

Retirees in Topsham are invited to make the most of their first opportunity to reserve one of the brand-new apartments at McCarthy Stone’s forthcoming Pym Court Retirement Living Plus development, as the exclusive properties set to be released for off-plan sales from the 5th February.

The Pym Court development in Topsham has already received a high level of interest amongst retirees who are looking to downsize to an apartment within a community full of like-minded people. When complete, Pym Court will comprise of 53 one and two-bedroom apartments, with the first occupants expected...

Big Fake Festival Tribute Band

Festival to bring 24 tribute bands together in the South West in June

Authored by Sue Cade
Posted: Mon, 01/31/2022 - 10:12am

The ‘Big Fake Festival South West’ will take place at Escot Estate near Ottery St Mary on three consecutive days from June 3 to 5.

The event has capacity for up to 3,700 revellers and includes onsite camping, catering and family entertainment.

It’s being organised by the Fake Festivals team, which runs festivals all around the country – most of these are 1-day events, but the ‘Big’ Fake Festival South West is a full on 3-day event.

Fake Festivals organiser Jez Lee said: “The idea for the Big Fake Festival began in 2014 as an end of season finale event for staff,...

Local broadband provider supports esports at Exeter College Students Awards

Authored by Program
Posted: Fri, 01/28/2022 - 4:04pm

Exeter-based broadband company Jurassic Fibre have today announced they are supporting the 2022 Exeter College Student Awards by sponsoring the Esports Academy Student of the Year category.

The Exeter College Student Awards offer a chance to shine a light on the outstanding achievements of the college’s students.

The Esports Academy Student of the Year Award is a new category for this academic year, following the opening of Exeter College’s new Esports Academy in July 2021.

Based in the college’s state-of-the-art Digital and Data Centre, the academy welcomed its...

Hear! Hear! New hearing centre of excellence opens in Exeter

Hearing specialist, Chime , has opened a new, contemporary hearing centre of excellence in Exeter to mark its 10th anniversary. The state-of-the-art centre provides greater access to Chime’s audiology experts and innovative hearing solutions for people in Exeter, East and Mid Devon.

Open Monday to Saturday, 8:15am to 5:30pm on 21 and 22 Queen Street, people experiencing difficulty with hearing can seek expert advice at the centre, previously located inside the Harlequins Shopping Centre. Chime moved to its new home, opposite the Royal Albert Memorial Museum, in January after...

Exeter care home embraces Flower Power

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 01/28/2022 - 1:04am

Residents at Cumberland Grange in Exeter celebrated International Flower Day which took place on 19th January.

International Flower Day promotes the psychological boost that flowers can give to people. From growing and nurturing plants and flowers, to gifting flowers to show love and appreciation, and sometimes just the simple act of admiring their beauty – flowers have the power to make someone’s day.

Residents enjoyed an afternoon of Flower Arranging so that they could fill the home with lots of colour. Residents also had an extra lovely surprise from the children at...

Illegal tobacco seized in raids across the region

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 01/27/2022 - 10:57pm

Trading Standards has seized illegal tobacco worth more than £31,000 from six shops across Devon, Plymouth, and Somerset.

Supported by Avon & Somerset Police and Devon and Cornwall Police, officers from T he Heart of the South West Trading Standards Service used specialist detection dogs to find the tobacco in a series of raids last month (December).

Some of the tobacco was found concealed beneath floor tiles and above ceiling panels. In one instance, the tobacco was hidden in a void which lowered from the ceiling by way of a hydraulic ram platform system, operated...

Turf cutting ceremony celebrates start of construction on a £30m water research centre in Exeter

Last week, on Friday 21 January 2022, a turf cutting ceremony took place on the University of Exeter’s Streatham Campus, to mark the beginning of construction of a pioneering new facility for the Centre for Resilience in Environment, Water and Waste (CREWW) , a partnership between the University of Exeter and South West Water.

Part funded by a £10.5M UKRPIF grant from Research England and investment from both partners, CREWW will be the first purpose built, transdisciplinary research centre in the water sector, building on many years of collaboration and representing a step...

Cofton scoops Environment and Sustainability title at the Western Morning News Business Awards

Multi award-winning South West holiday park Cofton Holidays has scooped the Environment and Sustainability award at the Western Morning News Business Awards 2021, recognising its sustained conservation efforts during the pandemic.

The family-run business, based near Dawlish Warren, was presented with the award at a black-tie event at Plymouth’s Crowne Plaza. After facing fierce competition from category finalists including Accord Healthcare, LiveWest and SunGift Solar Ltd, Cofton walked away with the Environment and Sustainability title.

Winning the award is the latest...

Full steam ahead on Marsh Barton rail station construction

Work on Marsh Barton railway station is progressing well and remains on track for completion next winter.

Construction on the station, which is located near the Energy from Waste plant on the eastern edge of Marsh Barton, started last spring.

Development of the two platforms is ongoing and concrete piles and pile caps have been completed on both platforms. Concrete beams and slabs have been installed on platform one.

Work is underway on the foundations for the pedestrian and cycle bridge which is due to be installed in the coming months. This bridge will provide...

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