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Lympstone Manor Announces Celebration of Speed 2026

The annual and much anticipated festival Celebration of Speed returns to Lympstone Manor on Wednesday 8 July 2026; sponsored by Dolcetti. This year brings a spectacular day of world-class cars, bike displays and virtual F1 experiences hosted by Ant Anstead, Jenson Button, Aaron Shelby and Jennie Gow & Rob Smedley. The event is complemented by excellent food from Michael Caines MBE and live music from headliner and international rock legends; Reef, supported by Noasis and Capital FM’s Mistajam, all set against the stunning backdrop of the Exe Estuary.

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Exeter joins Key Cities as a new member city

Key Cities – a national network representing almost half of the UK’s urban areas – has announced that four new cities are joining the organisation.

Bath, Exeter, Lincoln and Wrexham will join the network of 21 other member cities, which have a broad political and geographical spread across the UK.

Key Cities works with other cities, towns and organisations across local government and beyond to deliver prosperity, protect the environment and raise standards of living across the country. The network champions for the future of the UK’s urban centres by producing research,...

Contacting the NHS in Devon to book a vaccination

The NHS in Devon is offering advice to people aged over 70 on how to contact the NHS about getting a coronavirus vaccine.

Yesterday (8 February), the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Matt Hancock, encouraged anyone over 70 who has not yet been vaccinated to get in touch with the NHS about booking an appointment.

In Devon, there are two main ways for people aged over 70 to contact the NHS to book a vaccination:

Local GP services – GP practices are working together to offer the vaccine to their patients.

Across Devon, 20 GP-led centres are...

Higher excess COVID-19 death risk in middle-aged people with type 2 diabetes raises vaccine prioritisation questions

A largescale analysis led by the University of Exeter and funded by Diabetes UK, has found a disproportionately higher COVID-19 death risk in middle-aged people with type 2 diabetes, raising questions over vaccination strategies across Europe.

The study, accepted for publication in Diabetologia , found that compared to people of a similar age without type 2 diabetes, the additional COVID-19 mortality risk from having type 2 diabetes increases the younger someone is. Although the risk is low in absolute terms, the increase has a significant potential to impact middle-aged people...

How to Share the WI-FI With Neighbours

What is the best way to share my WI-FI with my neighbours if you want to save money together?

Good WI-FI has become as important a resource as water and electricity these days, which is why many also argue for declaring it a basic need. But until then, it's a matter of finding a fair contract. DSL Internet access is now available from individual providers for as little as 20 USD. However, the connection can sometimes be prolonged, depending on the location and product. So it's better to have a line with a data rate of 100 Mbit/s, but that's going to hit your wallet.

So...

Exeter care home resident celebrates 100th birthday

A resident at RMBI Care Co. Cadogan Court, in Exeter, has celebrated her 100th birthday.

Janet Wigmore enjoyed an afternoon tea and cake at the Home with fellow residents. In spite of the pandemic, staff were determined to ensure that she had a memorable birthday, so they safely arranged a small gathering and organised a presentation of photos to celebrate some of Janet’s life experiences.

Janet was born in February 1921, around two years after the end of the First World War, when films were still silent and a loaf of bread cost just 2 pence. She grew up in Grantham,...

Ordnance Survey launches front cover photo competition for new OS Explorer Dartmoor map

OS is running a contest to find a new front cover image for its popular OL 28 Dartmoor Explorer map.

The competition, run in conjunction with Dartmoor National Park, intends to find a beautiful image to represent the picturesque moorland in 2021.

It is being held to commemorate 70 years of National Parks.

The contest is open to any walker or photography enthusiast who feels they have pictures in their digital archives good enough to become the winning image.

Due to the latest lockdown and government advice OS is asking people please do not travel to...

Devon's gritters gear up for snow

Devon’s gritting teams are gearing up for the possibility of snow showers later tonight (Monday 8 February).

Extremely cold conditions are expected to continue all week and there is a risk of up to 5cm of snow over the next 24 hours, with flurries most likely in the east of the county.

Road surface temperatures are expected to fall to as low as -7C this evening, the lowest so far this winter.

Devon’s gritters have treated secondary routes already today, and the main salting routes will be treated this afternoon and again in the early hours.

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National Apprenticeship Week: helping our young people and building the country’s skills base

Amongst the terrible human cost of the Covid-19 crisis, the impact on our country’s young people and their prospects is of major concern. Research published last year by the Resolution Foundation suggested that youth unemployment will not return to pre-pandemic levels for at least another four years, with unemployment between 18 to 29-year-olds predicted to mushroom to levels last seen in the 1980s before the picture improves.

New initiatives to help young people have been launched by governments across the UK to help deliver new employment opportunities and ensure this critical...

Traffic signal replacement in Exeter

Traffic signals at the junction of Cowick Street and Buddle Lane in Exeter are to be replaced from next week.

Work will start on the lights on Monday 15 February and is expected to continue until Friday 12 March.

The scheme also includes replacing the signals at the pedestrian crossing near the access road to Bowhill Primary School.

Temporary traffic lights will be in place to replicate the permanent signals as much as possible for the duration of the work.

The left turn from Cowick Lane to Dunsford Road will need to be temporarily closed to enable work...

NHS sets out how to access the coronavirus vaccination in Devon

The NHS in Devon is giving details on the different ways local people can access the life-saving coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination in the county, as thousands of people are vaccinated every day.

Like other areas, the vaccination programme in Devon is focussed on vaccinating people in priority groups 1-4 , as determined nationally by the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation and in line with the Government ambition of vaccinating these groups by mid-February. These four groups are

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Lympstone Manor Announces Celebration of Speed 2026

Exeter joins Key Cities as a new member city

Contacting the NHS in Devon to book a vaccination

Higher excess COVID-19 death risk in middle-aged people with type 2 diabetes raises vaccine prioritisation questions

How to Share the WI-FI With Neighbours

Exeter care home resident celebrates 100th birthday

Ordnance Survey launches front cover photo competition for new OS Explorer Dartmoor map

Devon's gritters gear up for snow

National Apprenticeship Week: helping our young people and building the country’s skills base

Traffic signal replacement in Exeter

NHS sets out how to access the coronavirus vaccination in Devon

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