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Whilst on a visit to the House of Lords Ian Kingsbury JP., the Provincial Grand Master of Devonshire Freemasons, was inspired by a presentation given by Steve Morton, Director of Development for the Exeter Royal Academy for Deaf Education, outlining the Academy’s aims and development plans for the future academy which is to be relocated to a new site in Exmouth - so much so that he came back to Devonshire with the desire to help those who are affected by this very difficult sensory disability. To this end he approached the Devonshire Freemasons Benevolent Fund Committee for help, and they...

With a General Election approaching on Thursday 12 December, East Devon residents are being reminded to ensure they are registered to vote in this important poll.

In order to vote, residents must be on the electoral register and East Devon District Council is urging residents not currently registered at their address to make sure that they register in time.

The deadline to register to vote is midnight on Tuesday 26 November and you can register online at https://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote - It takes just five minutes. You will need your date of birth and National Insurance...

National care provider, Barchester Healthcare recently marked the start of their newest luxury care home build in Exeter, Cumberland Grange Care Home, which is under construction by Halsall by putting

Andy Williams, Senior Property Development Manager at Barchester met with Clive Fletcher Senior Contracts Manager for Halsall to take a tour of the work in progress.

After the tour, Andy said: "The Exeter Barchester site was very impressive. The new care home will be an important facility for the district and a very welcome source of employment."

The 65-bed care home...

Two people will go on hunger strike in Totnes this week to demand swift and decisive government action on the climate and ecological emergency.

Colin Moore, 65, and Stefan Karpik, 70, will fast for several days starting Monday 18 November, as part of an international hunger strike coordinated by Extinction Rebellion (XR).

Colin, a retired teacher from Totnes, plans to strike for five days. Refusing all food is a serious matter, he said:

“We will be drinking water and taking on electrolytes, but no food.”

“One of the big issues will be warmth, because if you’...