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Exeter’s oldest building, St Nicholas Priory, invites families to step back into its past this February half term, with the launch of a series of fun and engaging activities for children and their families.

From Monday 15th February, families will be able to access a series of online activities which are aimed at helping children to connect with the some of the rich and inspiring stories associated with the Priory’s past. Families will then be invited to send in their completed activities which will be presented in an online exhibition as well as a live exhibition when the Priory...

Driven by her passion to help save young lives, a university student from Exeter will attempt to complete one of the most gruelling feats of human endeavour when she swims the English Channel in aid of the Children’s Air Ambulance (TCAA).

Twenty-year-old Lily Collins-Board from Rockbeare will be one of seven swimmers who make up the Water Warriors team. The team will gather on the Dover shores this June and will be joined by a further four teams in the charity challenge to navigate the 22.5-mile stretch as a relay - in an effort to raise vital funds for the lifesaving service....

Exeter’s community-owned Real Food Store has announced a partnership with Exeter Foodbank , to support vulnerable and low-income Exeter residents to access high quality, local produce.

The collaboration is part of the Real Food Store’s ‘Round It Up’ scheme, launched at the beginning of February. The scheme gives shoppers the option of rounding up their bill to the nearest pound, with the proceeds being used to provide vouchers to be distributed by Exeter Foodbank. The aim is to support individuals who wouldn't normally have access to fresh, local and organic food with the...

The University of Exeter has applied for planning permission to put an industrial yard on its Streatham campus which will adjoin the Duryard Valley Nature Reserve, the Exeter Community Garden and the Hoopern Valley part of the Exeter Green Circle.

The area forms part of an important wildlife corridor, which will be destroyed, along with the peace of the area which is enjoyed by local residents, garden users and many walkers.

The proposed new Estates Services Centre will be located between Belvidere Road and the footpath of the Exeter Green Circle which runs alongside the...