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Cranbrook to Host First eat:Festival Food and Drink Event

eat:Festivals will be hosting a food and drink festival in Cranbrook on Sunday 13 September 2026.

The festival will be happening in the heart of the town, on and surrounding the Tillhouse Road. eat:Festivals are a small social enterprise who have been delivering one day food and drink festivals in towns across the south-west for over 13 years. They are now accepting applications for all 2026 dates, including the Cranbrook one at www.eatfestivals.org/apply

Bev Milner Simonds from eat:Festivals told us: "We specialise in developing festivals that bring the community...

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Watch Wimbledon matches on Princesshay’s Big Screen

Princesshay is bringing Wimbledon to Exeter with live outdoor screenings of matches on the giant screen. The screen will be in Princesshay Square for the duration of the legendary two-week tournament (Monday 1st July – Sunday 14th July 2019).

Princesshay is also providing deckchairs, bean bags and a temporary lawn for visiting tennis fans watching the matches free of charge.

Visitors can sit and enjoy prime court matches daily, with the finals starting at 2pm on 13th and 14th July 2019 Throughout the two-week ‘Tennis Takeover’, Wimbledon specials will be available at a...

Recycle Devon launches new recycling and environment Scout badge

A brand new recycling badge is being launched today for all Devon Scouts.

The new badge has been launched by Recycle Devon and aims to encourage Beavers, Cubs and Scouts across Devon to Reduce, Reuse and Recycle.

The scouts will work through a variety of challenges and activities to earn the colourful badge.

There are approximately 8,500 girls and boys between the ages of six and 24 who belong to Scout groups in Devon.

The modern scout movement is about encouraging young people to have fun and adventure while developing the key life skills they need to...

Comparison sites make life so much easier

There are many ways in which the world wide web has made our lives simpler, from finding great deals on holidays to ordering groceries that can be delivered at a later date. More and more of us are using the internet to save time and effort, and this surely has to be a trend that will continue to strengthen.

One of the ways in which the web has transformed life for the consumer is via the utilisation of comparison websites. Whether you need to find the best price for car hire or perhaps a cheaper policy for your home and contents insurance, you can find it online in a matter of...

Builders merchant launches its 30th Community Fund

RGB Building Supplies is delighted to be launching its 30th Well Built Community Fund and is giving the chance for charities, colleges, and community groups that help young people learn a trade the chance to receive £1,000 to spend at an RGB branch.

With the construction industry facing a skills shortage, RGB is celebrating the landmark giveaway by helping those that support future tradespeople. Whether that’s by enabling a college to update their tools, or a community protect to purchasematerials to help young people learn a trade.

Since 2014, RGB has helped 29 groups take...

Redrow apprentice joins DIY SOS team to help Torquay family

Redrow National Apprentice of the Year Courtney Baker-Edwards joined forces with Nick Knowles and the DIY SOS team to volunteer her painting and decorating support in their latest Big Build in Torquay.

Aired on Thursday 23rd May and now available to watch on BBC iPlayer, the episode showed the team helping single dad Stuart, who has suffered with progressive multiple sclerosis since his 15-year-old daughter Lauren was born, and his mum and primary carer Grandma Lin who has been blind since her 20s.

The project required building bespoke care facilities for Stuart such as a...

Passengers in Exeter to have their say on local bus services

Bus Users UK will be by the Princesshay Shopping Centre on Bedford Street at 10am to 2pm on Wednesday 12 June to hear what local people have to say about their bus services.

Bus Users UK, the charity that aims to bring people together through socially inclusive transport, will be joined by representatives from Devon County Council and Stagecoach South West.

Passengers and local residents can pop in and raise their concerns or suggestions directly with the people responsible for running their bus services.

Anyone not able to make the event can call Bus Users on 0300...

Exeter environmentally friendly housing complex wins design award

An environmentally-friendly housing complex has scooped a top design award.

Exeter City Council’s Chester Long Court – 26 high-quality affordable homes in Whipton, Exeter, has won the Design through Innovation Award at the Royal Institute for Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Awards (South West).

As a regional winner, the complex in Vaughan Road will now go through to the National finals in London later in the year.

Chester Long Court first opened its doors to tenants on the City Council’s waiting list at the end of 2018.

Why Extroverts and Introverts Get Attracted to Each Other

Extroverts and introverts are opposites of each other. While extroverts enjoy the company of others and love to be in the spotlight, introverts prefer to keep to themselves and often look forward to being at home all alone. If they are so different, then why are they so attracted to each other? Is it just because opposites are supposed to attract, or is there something else involved? Keep reading to find out why these groups of people can’t seem to get enough of each other.

They want what they don't have.

This is the biggest reason why introverts and extroverts are so...

Celebrate cycling in Devon during Bike Week

A month-long cycle challenge will be held throughout June to support Bike Week.

Devon County Council is working with Love to Ride Devon to support Bike Week and the cycle challenge throughout next month.

Bike Week, which runs from Saturday 8 June to Sunday 16 June, aims to inspire people to cycle while celebrating the environmental and health benefits of cycling.

Everyone is invited to take part and Love to Ride Devon will be offering daily giveaways during Bike Week, including a voucher for a £750 local bike shop and a voucher for a European city break. There will...

Is it really possible to work from bed?

It’s been just over 50 years since John Lennon and Yoko Ono staged their famous ‘bed-in’ to promote world peace. The year was 1969 and the US was locked in conflict in the Vietnam War. John and Yoko were against it, as were a great many people, and they invited the media into their hotel room, the presidential suite at Amsterdam’s Hilton Hotel. From there, the newly wed couple promoted world peace and urged people to reject violence in all its forms.

That’s what they were doing from their bed, but there are people out there who work from their bed. Rather than keep their nice,...

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Cranbrook to Host First eat:Festival Food and Drink Event

Watch Wimbledon matches on Princesshay’s Big Screen

Recycle Devon launches new recycling and environment Scout badge

Comparison sites make life so much easier

Builders merchant launches its 30th Community Fund

Redrow apprentice joins DIY SOS team to help Torquay family

Passengers in Exeter to have their say on local bus services

Exeter environmentally friendly housing complex wins design award

Why Extroverts and Introverts Get Attracted to Each Other

Celebrate cycling in Devon during Bike Week

Is it really possible to work from bed?

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