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Since 2017, Aldi has invested almost £600 million to upgrade its stores across the UK, including six in Devon.

Its store enhancement programme has seen the UK’s fourth largest supermarket focus on expanding its fresh, chilled and food-to-go offerings, while also creating simpler layouts and energy efficient LED lighting.

The stores that have undergone the changes include Exeter and Plymouth.

Aldi is now preparing for the next stage of development, which will see nearly £67 million invested in existing stores throughout 2025.

The new phase will bring...

Friday, March 21st will see for the first time, Exeter’s Sandy Park, home of the Exeter Chiefs play host to a conference aimed at teachers and their schools across the region. A free to attend event that focusses on helping them attain the highest educational standards through the use of ICT.

The conference is aimed at primary and secondary teachers, special needs teachers, senior leadership teams, school administrators, technology leaders and network managers, and offers the opportunity to discover innovative technology solutions, adopt best practice implementation, and network...

Duruflé Requiem, Poulenc Gloria, Russell Hepplewhite/Wendy Cope ‘I Wake’ Gweneth Ann Rand – Soprano; Timothy Dickinson – Baritone; Isabella Farleigh – Cello

First published in 1948, Maurice Duruflé ’s well-loved setting of the Requiem is set for a solo baritone, mezzo-soprano, mixed choir, and organ. Deeply meditative with thematic material mostly taken from the Mass for the Dead in Gregorian chant , it is an extremely atmospheric piece which will sound wonderful at St Peter’s Church.

Written a decade later Francis Poulenc’s Gloria is a vibrant piece for organ or...

Members of Exeter Round Table visited Exeter Food Action at their Marsh Barton premises yesterday (20 February) to see firsthand the impact of their latest donation. Exeter Round Table has provided funding for a new floor in the organization’s walk-in chiller, a crucial upgrade that will help Exeter Food Action continue its vital work in reducing food waste and supporting those in need.

Exeter Food Action is a charitable organization dedicated to rescuing surplus food from supermarkets, wholesalers, and food producers. This food, which would otherwise go to waste, is...