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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...

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Recycle & Raise returns

Tubs of sweets adorn the shelves at this time of year, ready for shoppers to stock up on their favourite festive treats. Now, a leading waste management company, DCW, is asking us to donate the empty plastic tubs - once the treats are gone - to raise vital funds for charity.

The Recycle & Raise appeal is hosted every year by Exeter-based DCW Polymers. The Zero to Landfill firm is once again asking the general public to donate plastic tubs for recycling to raise funds for Dartmoor Zoo and Mind.

Last year, the campaign by the South West’s specialist plastic recycler...

Unprovoked attack in Exeter leaves man with broken jaw

Police investigating an assault in which two men in their 20s were punched in the face in Exeter are appealing for witnesses to come forward.

One of the victims suffered a broken jaw in the unprovoked attack which happened at the Guildhall Shopping Centre between midnight and 12.30am on Sunday 19 December.

His family have joined detectives in appealing for information.

They said in a statement: “We are desperately appealing for information regarding an assault on our cherished family member. Our peaceful and kind son, brother, uncle and grandson was violently...

Exeter church distributes 1,300 Christmas Hampers to people in need

A church in Exeter has distributed over 1300 hampers packed full of food to people in need across the community.

Rediscover Church in Northernhay Street, Exeter, has run the hamper project every year for the last 7 years, but this is the most it has ever put together to rise to the need across Exeter but also wider Devon, with some going even to Kingsbridge, Axminster and South Molton.

The church worked with local charities and organisations to identify recipients, who, when they had the hamper delivered to their door were often overwhelmed, with some even crying at the...

Chloe and Sapphire sit together outside on a wooden bench.

Buddy dog for Exeter family ‘has opened up our world’

Sapphire the buddy dog – or wonder dog as her family calls her – came into the Ring family’s life in 2020, after the first lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic. Buddy dogs are provided by sight loss charity Guide Dogs for children with a visual impairment.

Jane Ring, of Exeter, was concerned about the impact the lockdown was having on her daughter Chloe, who is deafblind.

“Chloe had only just started secondary school in September 2019, which was already a massive shock to her. It was a much busier, noisy environment with so many new teachers and pupils to get to know....

“Get boosted now”, urges new Devon health and care leader Dr Sarah Wollaston

Dr Sarah Wollaston, newly appointed leader of Devon’s health and care system, has urged people who haven’t yet had a Covid-19 vaccine to reconsider, as parts of the county experience the highest case numbers in the UK.

Dr Wollaston, a GP and former MP for Totnes, took up the role of chair of the Integrated Care System for Devon on 1 December 2021 and has been volunteering as a vaccinator alongside GP teams in Exmouth this week.

She said: “If you are hesitant about the vaccine please look again. This is a really dangerous disease. It’s not just about preventing the risk...

Local community gets into the Christmas spirit to help vulnerable young people

Students of award-winning Hair@theAcademy based in Exeter were both surprised and delighted to receive unexpected food and Christmas gifts kindly donated by the local community to spread a little joy and happiness over the festive season.

Mary Pugsley MBE, a senior state registered hairdresser (SSRH), set up Hair@theAcademy in 2004 from a small room at Exeter Royal Academy for Deaf Education with just three back-wash basins. It had always been her dream to support young adults with complex needs, including learners who are vulnerably housed, in the care system and from all kinds of...

Local Samaritans here to listen over the festive period

Samaritans volunteers in the Exeter, Mid and East Devon branch will be among those on hand across the country over the festive season to listen to anyone having a tough time.

Thousands of volunteers across the UK and Ireland will be working shifts for the charity to ensure its helpline is open around the clock - even on Christmas Day and New Year’s Eve. And that includes volunteers from across Exeter, Mid and East Devon too.

Mental health, family issues, isolation and loneliness are expected to be the top concerns - along with worries over the pandemic. Relationship...

Exeter to play pivotal role in new research into sustainable mineral production in the Philippines

The University of Exeter has helped secure more than £3 million in funding to lead pioneering new research into sustainable mineral production in the Philippines.

Experts from the University of Exeter will play a pivotal role in two new projects, designed to support a green future for mining in the Philippines.

The first project, called PANAMA and receiving a total value of £1.5 million, will develop a novel approach to remediate and protect ecosystems and humans from metal pollutants so that sustainable mining can progress in the Philippines. The project is a major...

Driving home for Christmas? National Highways lifting and completing roadworks for festive getaway

Roadworks will be lifted on motorways and major A-roads from Tuesday 21 December to help keep traffic flowing

National Highways will be working round the clock to remove more than 900 miles of roadworks ahead of the festive getaway.

This means nearly 98 per cent of motorways and major A roads will be roadworks-free in time for those travelling to see loved ones or making other journeys for Christmas.

National Highways travel-time data from the past couple of Christmases suggests next Thursday - the day before Christmas Eve - is likely to be one of the busier travel days...

12 ways to ensure your Christmas won’t cost the Earth

As you start to plan your festivities and you purchase your Christmas food and gifts. There are some simple steps we can take to make Christmas more sustainable. At this time of year, we generate more waste than any other time. One example of this is the amount of cardboard packaging we produce which is approximately 300,000 tonnes, enough to wrap the London Eye 50,000 times according to Recycle Now. We also need to consider ways we can remove avoidable plastic from our festive preparations. Including Christmas cards, decorations and gifts. Around 12 million tonnes of plastic enters our...

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Cranbrook to Host First eat:Festival Food and Drink Event

Recycle & Raise returns

Unprovoked attack in Exeter leaves man with broken jaw

Exeter church distributes 1,300 Christmas Hampers to people in need

Buddy dog for Exeter family ‘has opened up our world’

“Get boosted now”, urges new Devon health and care leader Dr Sarah Wollaston

Local community gets into the Christmas spirit to help vulnerable young people

Local Samaritans here to listen over the festive period

Exeter to play pivotal role in new research into sustainable mineral production in the Philippines

Driving home for Christmas? National Highways lifting and completing roadworks for festive getaway

12 ways to ensure your Christmas won’t cost the Earth

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