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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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Pay £2 for all day parking in all East Devon council car parks

Park for just £2 all day at any East Devon District Council (EDDC) car park thanks to a special winter deal, running until the end of March, 2022.

Check out all the locations you can take advantage of the deal here and don’t forget to use the location code ‘42973’ for the winter offer, if you using the RingGo app on your mobile.

Customers should not be concerned if they notice that their ticket may not have an expiry time of midnight printed on it.

Parking officers will be checking that the £2 has been paid, which will make the ticket valid for the rest of that...

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Exeter retirement village residents knit 66 trauma teddies for local emergency services

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Fri, 12/17/2021 - 10:15pm

Residents at Millbrook retirement village, in Exeter, have handed over 66 knitted teddies to Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service as part of the trauma teddy initiative.

Trauma teddies are provided to children involved in incidents to help provide comfort during upsetting situations.

Firefighter Sean Avery, from Blue Watch Crownhill, asked the community to help provide trauma teddies to children involved in incidents the service attends and was amazed by the response. The call to arms was heard across the country and Crownhill has been flooded with cuddly bears...

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Richard Hills-Ingyon with Green Apple Award

Green apple drops on Exeter!

Authored by Sue Cade
Posted: Fri, 12/17/2021 - 1:29pm

A bright green apple appeared in Gandy Street when Exeter independent business The Recycled Candle Company’s latest award arrived at the shop.

The company scooped the award in these greenest of green awards, competing against 500 other entries to win the Sustainable Development category.

Due to the intense demands of candle-making to fulfil wholesale orders in the festive run-up, founders Richard Hills-Ingyon and Sargon Latchin were unable to attend the presentation in London in November. However, they were delighted to receive the iconic trophy in the post.

Richard...

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Devon home movers benefit from festive demand

Christmas is fast approaching and most of us are busy hunting for gifts and decorations. A savvy few Devon residents, however have learned that demand for property for sale is set to peak and are getting their homes ready to be put on the market.

Rightmove, the UK’s most popular property portal, experiences its busiest time all year between Boxing Day and the New Year, with a massive 51 million visitors to their website during this period last year.

This huge spike in home hunters, beginning immediately after Christmas, is set to continue through to the New Year. With so many...

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Devon estate agent supports homeless charity this winter

With the coldest months of the year upon us, homelessness charities such as Exeter based St Petrocks are a lifeline to individuals and families across Devon. Local estate agents Complete Property have teamed up with the charity this winter to raise funds, awareness and essential items for people in need this winter.

According to the latest statistics, a staggering 268,560 households in the UK were either at risk of or directly experienced homelessness last year, according to MHCLG's latest Statutory Homelessness Statistics.

St Petrocks is an Exeter based charity for people who are...

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GP practices to prioritise urgent care and COVID boosters

Following the Government’s call to accelerate the Covid-19 booster vaccination programme, Devon’s GP practices have, at very short notice, reallocated much of their workforce to delivering Covid-19 vaccines over the next two weeks.

This means that GP practices will focus on urgent clinical need and vaccines, and some non-urgent appointments may be postponed until the New Year.

The Prime Minister, together with the NHS, has launched an urgent national appeal calling for people to get jabbed. It comes as the UK Chief Medical Officers have increased the UK Covid Alert Level...

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Family Law Awards fundraising drive raises £4k for Exeter-based mediation charity

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 12/15/2021 - 8:43pm

Generous guests at this year’s Family Law Awards have helped to raise an impressive £4k for the event’s charity partner, Exeter-based National Family Mediation, which will go towards providing access to mediation for families with children who are struggling with conflict.

Held on November 24th, at the Bloomsbury Big Top in London, the annual awards recognise the important work carried out by family lawyers, celebrating their many successes and outstanding achievement.

This year marked the 11th anniversary since the inaugural event, and the first to have taken place in...

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Global Extreme Medicine expert receives honorary degree

A global expert in extreme medicine has been awarded an honorary degree.

Intrepid explorer Mark Hannaford was honoured for his work in making global adventuring more accessible and safer. He is founder of Across the Divide, which works to facilitate mass participation in global adventure challenge expeditions. He also founded World Extreme Medicine, which provides remote medical training courses.

Through World Extreme Medicine, Mark has worked with the University of Exeter’s College of Medicine and Health to set up the Extreme Medicine Masters programme . It equips...

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Topsham charity receives festive boost from McCarthy Stone Foundation

Authored by LaurenBluck
Posted: Wed, 12/15/2021 - 12:04pm

The McCarthy Stone Foundation has provided a welcome boost ahead of the Christmas period for local Topsham charity, the Estuary League of Friends, to help support those living with memory loss or dementia and their carers.

In a bid to make Christmas a little brighter this year, the McCarthy Stone Foundation has given the Estuary League of Friends a £250 donation, which will help with the running costs of its Memory Café, a support group offered to those living with memory loss or dementia and their carers.

Rachel Gilpin, Chief Executive at the Estuary League of Friends,...

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The perfect way to create Christmas memories with your loved ones

Experience the magic of Christmas with a special illuminated trail perfect for friends and family at Killerton, near Exeter.

What better way to walk off festive feasts than to enjoy an enchanting walk in the fresh air with loved ones?

Christmas at Killerton, which opened last month, creates timeless memories as visitors explore a beautiful world of lights and colour at the stunning National Trust property.

Matthew Findlay, Head of UK Trails for Raymond Gubbay, said: “As the festive holiday approaches, Christmas at Killerton is the perfect place to spend an...

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