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Alanis Morissette joined by Pale Waves and The Big Moon for Devon date

Guitar indie-pop band Pale Waves and Mercury-nominated The Big Moon are the latest acts heading to the south Devon countryside for the county’s biggest music event this summer.

The bands are joining the line-up for seven-time GRAMMY Award winning Canadian / American artist Alanis Morissette ’s headline show with special guest musical powerhouse Skunk Anansie at TK Maxx presents Live At Powderham on Friday June 26.

The Devon date is the first of just seven shows Morissette is playing in the UK this year and comes on the heels of her most acclaimed UK shows ever last...

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The growth of prepaid card market in New Zealand

For now, New Zealand’s e-commerce market is one of the most rapidly growing in the world. Kiwis are willing to make online purchases both on desktop and mobile, which motivates new companies and technologies to enter the market and to fight for users’ attention.

Simple e-wallets are no longer enough and people are looking for more secure and fast ways of making online payments. One of them is a prepaid card. Today we’ll tell you more about these cards, will explain how you can benefit, and how much Kiwis need to pay for them.

It’s impossible to ignore the growing...

Awards for Exeter climate scientists

Two Exeter climate scientists have received prestigious awards from the Royal Meteorological Society (RMetS).

Professor Adam Scaife and Professor Richard Betts MBE, both of the University of Exeter and the Met Office, have won the Buchan Prize and the Climate Science Communications Award respectively.

The Buchan Prize recognises Professor Scaife’s recent work on the atmospheric dynamics behind seasonal predictions, published in Society journals and “adjudged to contain the most important original contribution or contributions to meteorology”.

Professor Betts’...

Exeter celebrates with double lottery win

Seven people in Exeter are celebrating today after winning £1,000 each thanks to their lucky postcodes.

EX2 5AR and EX4 1PA were both announced as winners with People’s Postcode Lottery on Tuesday 23rd June 2020.

There were four winners in EX2 5AR with a further three players winning with EX4 1PA.

People’s Postcode Lottery ambassador Danyl Johnson sent his well-wishes to the winners. He said: “Congratulations to our winners! I'm thrilled for them and I hope they treat themselves to something nice with their winnings."

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Devon is in a good position to welcome back visitors

Devon is in a good position to start welcoming back visitors from July 4th in line with the Government’s target providing the low trend in Covid-19 cases continues.

John Hart, Leader of Devon County Council, one of England’s 11 Beacon Councils who will be leading the future local management of Covid-19 in partnership with the Government, said: “All the evidence from our Public Health experts shows that because we were able to get an early grip on the virus Devon continues to have one of the lowest rates of Covid-19 cases in the country.

“Thanks to a brilliant Team Devon...

Household vans able to use recycling centres this week

Restrictions at Devon’s Recycling Centres are to be eased further this week, with personal vans allowed to bring household waste from Wednesday 24 June. Vans will need to pre-book their visit at three of the county's busiest sites.

To ensure the recycling centres have enough capacity to serve as many people as possible, and to keep unloading times to a minimum, vans will only be able to bring the same amount of waste that would fit in a normal sized family car or trailer.

For example, standard vans such as a Ford Transits, VW Transporters or Vauxhall Vivaros should be no...

Thelma Hulbert Gallery to reopen its doors in July

Thelma Hulbert Gallery (THG), Honiton plans to reopen its doors on the 11th July with the relaunch of its acclaimed exhibition: ARTIST ROOMS Richard Long Being in the Moment . This ambitious exhibition, which examines our relationship to the natural world is kick-starting East Devon District Council’s programme of cultural recovery. It will be accompanied by an inspiring new creative programme of art activities, projects and workshops coming soon to a neighbourhood near you.

The gallery has reconfigured the visitor experience to ensure the safety of visitors and staff following...

Temporary arrangements to get Topsham back to business safely

Fore Street in Topsham could be temporarily turned into a pedestrian zone, under new plans being put forward for consultation.

Officers from Exeter City Council and Devon County Council are looking at ways of getting Topsham back to business following the coronavirus pandemic, keeping businesses, shoppers and visitors to the town safe.

A number of the town’s streets, have very narrow pavements, and in Fore Street the shops open up onto the pavements, making social distancing very difficult. A number of options to create a safe shopping environment have been assessed in...

Exeter College announced as EdTech Demonstrator College

The Department for Education has announced Exeter College will be a part of the EdTech Demonstrator Programme and will provide support for other education providers to deliver remote learning during the Coronavirus outbreak and beyond.

The EdTech Demonstrator Programme, which is backed by the Department for Education, The National Grid for Learning, The Education Foundation and Sheffield Hallam University, provides a platform for peer-to-peer support in education, and Exeter College will be one of a number of Demonstrator Colleges helping other institutions get the most out of...

Celebrating 95th birthday with a return to Otter Garden Centres

First trip out since lockdown for Lionel

The red carpet was rolled out for a very special customer at Otter Garden Centres in Ottery St Mary when Lionel Smith paid a visit.

Lionel chose the garden centre as his preferred destination to mark his 95th birthday and Otter team members worked hard - within social distancing guidelines - to make his visit memorable. They rolled out the red carpet, with a banner, balloons, cake and birthday card from founders Marilyn and Malcolm White, signed by many team members.

It was the first time Lionel had left home since lockdown...

Call for used candles to help relight candle recycling business

If you’ve been lighting up your lockdown with candles, The Recycled Candle Company urgently needs your help!

As lockdown measures ease, owners Richard Hills-Ingyon and Sargon Latchin are asking anyone with a stockpile of used candles to either drop them off at the shop or pop them in the post so they can start production again.

Richard said: “Lockdown meant donations pretty much stopped, and without the wax, we can’t make our recycled candles.

“But we know the wax is out there as we’ve had loads of enquiries from people desperate to give us their old candles.”...

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Alanis Morissette joined by Pale Waves and The Big Moon for Devon date

The growth of prepaid card market in New Zealand

Awards for Exeter climate scientists

Exeter celebrates with double lottery win

Devon is in a good position to welcome back visitors

Household vans able to use recycling centres this week

Thelma Hulbert Gallery to reopen its doors in July

Temporary arrangements to get Topsham back to business safely

Exeter College announced as EdTech Demonstrator College

Celebrating 95th birthday with a return to Otter Garden Centres

Call for used candles to help relight candle recycling business

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