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Stagecoach South West is offering a special £2 return fare to customers attending the Exeter Round Table Fireworks Display at Westpoint on Sunday 3 November.

The 37th annual Exeter Round Table Fireworks Display at Westpoint is Devon’s biggest pyro-musical event, attracting around 5,000 people from across the region. The spectacular display is run by volunteers and all profits will be donated to local charities.

This year’s event will be celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Moon Landing and there is also a large fair with many thrilling rides, a range of food and drink...

An new chapter in Dartmoor’s history began today with a ceremonial turf cutting to mark the start of building work at Postbridge Visitor Centre. The project to extend the visitor centre, built on land leased to Dartmoor National Park Authority by the Duchy of Cornwall, seeks to enhance the experience for visitors and tell the fascinating story of Dartmoor’s Bronze Age past in more detail. Pamela Woods, Chair of Dartmoor National Park Authority, said: “This is a milestone moment for Dartmoor: in committing spade to soil we are breaking new ground and moving forward with our exciting plans...

Ian Kingsbury, the Provincial Grand Master of the Devonshire Freemasons recently met the Very Revd Jonathan Greener, Dean of Exeter Cathedral to present him with a certificate to commemorate the £10,000 granted to the Cathedral to help with the renovation and modernisation of the facilities so essential to the wellbeing of the house of worship, in particular on this occasion the Chapter House.

The Chapter House is essential for so many of the most important Cathedral meetings, events and activities and is the gathering place for all the Civic and State ceremonies that the Cathedral...

Smartphones are designed for nearly all age groups, including elderly people, as long as they still have adequate cognitive and motor skills. We already become dependent on using various devices in our lives. Unfortunately, elderly isn’t technology friendly and they tend to avoid technical devices like smartphones and tablets. Un-beknown to them, there are also apps that helps with mind training and memory skills . If an elderly family member or friend is still sticking with dumb, feature phone, here are ways to encourage them to migrate to smart devices:

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