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For the 12th year running, Exeter Phoenix are inviting people to take part in a free 48 Hour Film Challenge. No previous filmmaking experience is needed – just a good imagination and a camera. Teams will be given a theme, a prop and a line of dialogue before setting off on their mission. The challenge will take place between 9th-11th November. The challenge is part of Two Short Nights Film Festival, Exeter Phoenix’s annual celebration of all things short film. Completed films will be screened at the festival on Friday 30th November and are in with a chance of winning two festival awards....

Devon’s gritters were out in force over the weekend after being called out for the first time this season.

With road surface temperatures set to drop even lower tonight, Devon County Council’s gritters will be out across the county’s main roads again from 7pm this evening and then monitoring conditions overnight.

Temperatures are due to fall below -3C on Dartmoor tonight and are expected to be lower than -2C in northern Devon and the South Hams, and they may not get above freezing until after 9am tomorrow.

Councillor Stuart Hughes, Devon County Council Cabinet...

The parents of a Devon boy who died from flu in January this year say they are overwhelmed by massive public support for their vaccination campaign, and are urging people to keep spreading the message.

The #ThumbsUpForCoby flu vaccination message, named after nine-year-old Coby Simons, has reached approximately 200,000 people nationwide on social media since it was launched by his brave parents Louise Simons and Jamie Chrichard at the start of October.

The campaign has been also been reported widely by Devon’s print, digital and broadcast media to reach an estimated...

A local shop in Topsham, near Exeter, which has prevented the use of over 11,000 single use plastics by providing an opportunity for customers to shop packaging free since it opened in March, is on the shortlist of retailers in the running to be named Britain’s Best Small Shop of 2018.

Nourish of Topsham is the first zero waste store in Exeter, stocking innovative products from small companies that help people reduce the amount of single use plastic that they need whilst promoting other small businesses. Owner Sarah Martins says they have closed a gap in the market in the town, so...