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Devon Young Carers shine at the 2025 Young Carers Festival

Seventeen young carers from across Devon have enjoyed a well-deserved break from their caring responsibilities at the largest festival in the world dedicated to young people with unpaid caring roles.

It’s the 25th year that Devon Young Carers has attended the Young Carers Festival at YMCA Fairthorne Manor at Botley in Hampshire. Four dedicated staff members, one volunteer, and one inspiring Adult Young Carer accompanied them on a two-night adventure packed with connection, laughter, and discovery - a well-deserved break from their day-to-day caring roles at home.

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Councillors support making some active travel measures permanent

Councillors have supported proposals for a number of “pop-up” measures to support walking and cycling in Exeter to be made permanent, and to carry out public consultation on some of the other arrangements in the city.

Devon County Council introduced a series of temporary measures in the city and other parts of the county in June, using a £338,000 allocation from the government’s Emergency Active Travel Fund. Social distancing requirements have reduced public transport capacity and the changes mirror the County Council’s proposed strategic cycle routes, providing safer routes for...

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New online hub launches to support communities in Devon

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Posted: Wed, 10/14/2020 - 2:52pm

Grapevine Local is today being launched in Devon, giving local people the opportunity to join this free online hub and play an active role in making their community the best place to work, live and play. The launch has been designed to coincide with World Values Day on 15th October 2020, an opportunity to think on our most deeply held values, one of which is the way we interact with those around us.

Grapevine Local, an app and a website, is designed to help businesses to reach the people who are interested in what they have to say. Companies across Devon are invited to sign up...

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Remembrance Sunday Service to be live streamed

There will be no live Remembrance Sunday Services in Exeter because of Covid-19 restrictions, it has been announced. Instead a service will be streamed live online.

Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, Exeter City Council and Devon County Council supported by the 6th Battalion of the Rifles, made the hard decision not to conduct a live public service in the City for the safety of all those that would attend.

This will be the first time that the City Service, which usually takes place at Northernhay Gardens and the County Service, usually held on Cathedral Green, are coming...

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New support available for workers having to self-isolate

Financial support is being made available to employed or self-employed people living in Exeter who are having to self-isolate as a result of coronavirus and cannot work from home.

The new national scheme is being administered by Exeter City Council on behalf of the Government.

It applies to people who have been told to self-isolate by NHS Test & Trace since 28 September, cannot work from home, will lose income as a result and are in receipt of one of a number of qualifying benefits.

The support will take the form of a single payment of £500.

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Moor Lane roundabout improvements complete

Work to upgrade Moor Lane roundabout in Exeter, improving journeys and boosting economic growth, has been completed.

The £2.2 million scheme to improve the roundabout, near junction 29 of the M5, has added an extra lane from the direction of Sowton Industrial Estate.

The project has been funded by the Highways England Growth and Housing Designated Fund, the Department for Transport’s National Productivity Investment Fund (NPIF), and Devon County Council.

As part of the scheme, the roundabout at Emperor Way / Ambassador Drive has also been improved, widening...

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Four more Exeter leisure centres reopen for members

Four of Exeter’s leisure centres have reopened for members to use.

Pyramids, Riverside (dry-side), Wonford and Northbrook Pool have been made COVID secure.

An Exeter City Council spokesman said: “We’ve been working really hard since we took over the management of our council owned centres in September and have robust social distancing and COVID secure measures in place.

“For the moment, we are opening in a phased approach to make sure that everyone is and feels safe enjoying our facilities. We are constantly reviewing our COVID secure measures and looking for...

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Dining domes set to offer eating experience in Exeter

Striking dining domes have started to appear outside a number of city centre restaurants, giving people a chance to eat out in their own socially-distanced bubble.

Exeter City Council is part-funding the seven domes, which are heated and seat up to eight guests around a table. New government restrictions allow groups of more than six to socialise only when they are from the same household or support bubble.

The idea of the domes came out of the Visitor Economy Recovery Group, which looks to support the hospitality, cultural and heritage sector which has been greatly hit...

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Devon is at 'medium' alert level. What does that mean?

So what does the Government's three-tiered system of local COVID Alert Levels in England mean for Devon?

Dr Virginia Pearson, Director of Public Health Devon, explains: "Like most counties, Devon is currently assigned to be in the 'medium' alert level. There is no 'low' tier, so 'medium' is the lowest of the Prime Minister's three alert levels, which are currently being debated in Parliament before likely adoption on Wednesday.

"Most immediately, it means that we stay on track with the national and local measures that we have already got in place.

"From the...

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Bridge lifted into place at Summer Lane in Exeter

The expanding cycle network in Exeter received another lift at the weekend, with the installation of a new pedestrian and cycle bridge.

The new bridge at Summer Lane completes the first two kilometres of Devon County Council's E4 cycle route - providing a vital connection between Exeter Arena/Exhibition Fields and Bettysmead Playing Fields.

It establishes a direct link which will shorten the route and will remove sharp deviations in direction, narrow shared paths, and the necessity to use a Toucan crossing on Summer Lane.

The 18-metre span pedestrian and cycle...

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Spice up Your Relationship with These Bedroom Tricks

The only way to keep your relationship going is by spicing it up once in a while. Nowadays, most relationships don’t last long because people don’t concentrate on the finer details that matter. Regardless of your status now, your relationship can end anytime you don’t take the necessary tricks to spice it up. Below are some of the expert tricks which can make you and your partner feel in love and spice up things. Here is the list.

  1. Get your Clothes on

When going to bed, most relationship partners completely take their clothes off, leaving nothing to guess to...

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