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In celebration of 10 years since the start of Forest School sessions in Devon The Outdoors Group is running a 'Ten Years of TOG' free giveaway – but you only have until July 21 to enter!

Prizes range from handmade sea glass jewellery, bushcraft tools and cakes to a free place in the Forest School holiday club and a place on the new rewilding weekend taking place in August at the Exmouth Forest School.

The draw is already open and will close at the end of play on July 21, with the winners being chosen at random on July 22.

This is a great opportunity to find out more...

Home Instead Exeter and East Devon has received a prestigious award by a national reviews website, having been named one of the top 20 home care companies in the South West. They have made it onto the impressive list out of 856 home care companies in the region and this is the sixth time they have won this award.

The award is based on the home care company’s reviews on homecare.co.uk , the UK’s top home care reviews site considered to be the ‘TripAdvisor for home care’. The reviews are given by people that Home Instead cares for, plus their loved ones. Home Instead Exeter and...

Although it feels like Summer somehow hasn't quite reached us yet this year, the nights have started drawing in. Hopefully, we'll have plenty more sunshine left to come in the Autumn. It's a beautiful time of year, particularly around Exeter, where we can enjoy watching the colourful foliage arrive in our leafy streets, or take a stroll by the riverside on a cool Autumn morning. If you're looking forward to the season change then we've got a whole ream of activities that are taking place in and around the city this year. Grab your diary because there's plenty to plan for. Visit the Jockey...

Seven new life-saving defibrillators have been installed at Buckfast Abbey, taking the total on site to eight. This makes the religious centre and popular tourist attraction one of only a handful of venues in the South West to have so many defibrillators available in one place.

The vital role the resuscitation equipment plays has recently received global attention following Danish midfielder Christian Eriksen’s sudden cardiac arrest at the Euros 2020 match, showing that people of all ages and levels of fitness can benefit from fast access to defibrillators.

Every year in...