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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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Book signing comes hand in hand with carol singing at Otter!

Authored by Sue Cade
Posted: Tue, 11/23/2021 - 7:25pm

A young singing sensation from Sidmouth will be at Otter Garden Centres in Ottery St Mary on November 27 to sign books he illustrated during illnesses and lockdowns.

James Mason-Carney will also be entertaining customers with renditions of popular songs and Christmas carols.

James hit the news last year when the children’s book that he illustrated was published to great acclaim. Written by his mum, Julie Claire-Carney, the book Tiggs and The Midnight Choir is based on James’s experiences as a chorister at Exeter Cathedral School.

It began when he was in recovery...

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Taylor Wimpey donates nearly £1,500 towards Exeter's Diwali and Bonfire night celebrations

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 11/23/2021 - 2:03pm

Taylor Wimpey Exeter spent the start of November helping to support a month of celebrations across its region, with £930 donated to support the Exeter Hindu Cultural Centre's Diwali celebrations, and £500 to support the Double Locks Pub's renowned fireworks display.

Exeter's Diwali celebrations, which took place on the 6th November at St Matthew's Hall in Topsham, saw an evening of performances, dancing, food and laughter welcomed by all following last year's festival which took place in the midst of the pandemic.

Taylor Wimpey made the donation to the EHCC which covered...

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Meraki Art School Moves to Guildhall Shopping Centre

New Art School, for aspiring young artists, moves into the old Coffee Pot, 1st floor in the Guildhall Shopping Centre. Meraki Art School is a brand-new creative initiative that opened its doors on 18th September 2021 with the launch of its two Saturday classes for young people aged 5-16, Meraki Create and Meraki Inspire. After just 10 weeks of running classes at Exeter Community Centre, Meraki Art school has moved into Exeter Guildhall shopping Centre, holding the first of its classes there on 20th November. Due to the popularity of the classes, they have extended their provision to run an...

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Devon ready for winter

With temperatures tumbling this week, Devon is prepared and ready to cope with the challenges of winter on the county’s roads.

Road surface temperatures are forecast to drop below -2C in some parts of Devon tonight and gritters will be out on all of the county’s primary salting routes from 6pm this evening.

The County Council is starting the season with its gritting depots fully stocked with the usual amount of around 24,000 tonnes of salt.

Six gritters have been replaced with newer models to continue the ongoing upgrade of the authority’s winter fleet of 37...

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Vistry Partnerships South West Successfully Launches new Exeter development in partnership with LiveWest

Long standing partners, Vistry Partnerships and LiveWest have once again united to formerly open the doors to their brand-new development, Haldon reach in Alphington.

This latest partnership development sees the pair, develop and build 737 much needed new homes in South West Exeter. The open market homes will be sold under the Bovis Homes brand with affordable options available including affordable rent and shared ownership.

The partnership celebrated as they officially opened the doors to a beautiful new show home and a brand-new sales centre ready for homebuyers to...

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Exeter's Changing Railways (2015-2021)

Authored by Martyn Goss
Posted: Mon, 11/22/2021 - 6:40pm

Over the past seven years 8 significant improvements have been made to the rail infrastructure and facilities in the Exeter area, on the whole leading to better train services for the whole community.

Firstly, the introduction of newer rolling stock with the phasing out of the old Class 140 and 142 diesel units and replacement with Class 150/2s, 158s and 159s. These are now in regular use on the branch lines in and around the city.

In addition, some former 7/8 carriage HST sets have been transformed into shorter units, often running regional routes such as Cardiff –...

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Exeter launches Green Futures Scholarships

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 11/22/2021 - 3:02pm

Talented students from low-to-middle-income countries will study at the University of Exeter thanks to new Green Futures Scholarships.

The programme will develop a network of like-minded individuals who can share their knowledge and experiences to lead change from within their communities and beyond.

The scholarships – funded by alumni donations and the University – will allow students to join Masters courses directly related to the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

"Unfortunately, the cost of higher education, travel and living in the UK country are significant...

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Exeter-based agency celebrates 21st anniversary with a focus on purpose

Award-winning Exeter agency Absolute PR and Marketing is celebrating 21 years in business with a brand refresh which reflects the agency and team’s passion for building brands with purpose.

Born out of a shared drive for delivering meaningful and purposeful work that has a positive impact, be that for clients or for the wider benefit of society and the climate, Absolute has adopted a sustainability plan to evidence its commitment to positive change.

The plan shows how the agency and its team walks the talk and aligns actions and activities with five of the United Nation’s...

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70lb net wins top spot in prestigious Cofton Cup Fishing Competition

South Devon’s highly regarded coarse fishing destination, Cofton Holidays, has crowned Andy Everill as winner of its autumn Cofton Cup Fishing competition.

A keen fisherman, this is Andy’s third consecutive Cofton Cup title and his fourth overall having previously won Cofton Cup II, V and VI. The multi award-winning holiday park, hosted the seventh competition on its Mamhead Match Lake over five days of intensive fishing. The field was narrowed down from 44 anglers in the opening rounds to 22 in the final, with the remainder battling it out for the Plate competition.

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Exeter builders merchant's 'cheeky' charity calendar goes on sale

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Sat, 11/20/2021 - 10:43am

RGB Building Supplies' Well Built Builder's Bum 2022 calendar is now on sale to raise vital funds for the builders merchant's chosen charities, Devon Mind, Cornwall Mind and Mind in Somerset.

RGB invited tradespeople to put themselves forward to be included in the calendar and be photographed whilst doing their job, but with a little bit of their bottom on display.

In addition to builders, carpenters, forklift drivers, and plumbing specialists, RGB's sponsored Exeter Chiefs' players Dave Ewers, Frankie Nowell, Sean O'Brien and Facundo Cordero also took part to show...

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