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The Borrow Pit pond at Seaton Marshes in now fully accessible for everyone to enjoy. The pond, which can be found at Seaton Marshes local nature reserve offers a peaceful circular walk away from the hustle and bustle of Seaton and is a haven for wildlife.

The site, which is popular with families, was identified as a place requiring accessibility improvements and the Axe Vale and District Conservation Society (AV&DCS), who are the leaseholders of the pond, worked with site managers East Devon District Council countryside team, to put together a funding bid. The work was funded...

On September 22nd September, Exeter based ethical retailer Sancho’s and InExeter will be shining a spotlight on sustainable design by hosting Exeter’s first ever Slow Fashion Show at Exeter Cathedral. Slow fashion is the antidote to fast fashion that, as an industry, is having a highly negative impact on the world and the people in it. Sancho’s owner and Creative Director, Kalkidan Legesse, who started the sustainable brand with her partner in 2014, says “Having seen first-hand the devastating effects of fast fashion - be that low wages, mass dumping, social disruption or environmental...

Exeter is to become the first city in the UK to have access to Devon-based Lightfoot’s driver rewards technology from this week. The device, which has been described as “the Fitbit for cars”, will be on sale from Halfords at Rydon Lane Retail Park at a special discounted price of £99 during September.

Created to make smooth driving fun and rewarding, Lightfoot incentivises a safer, more efficient driving style with perks typically worth £773.50 per year*. Benefits include 40% off AA breakdown cover, 20% off car insurance and 15% off services at Service Stop, all in recognition of...

Arts champions from across East Devon were honoured at the East Devon District Council Chairman’s Garden Party held at Knowle in Sidmouth recently.

The 20 arts champions were nominated by their town and parish councils and they were invited to the party to thank them for their invaluable contribution to their local communities.

More than 120 guests attended the event which included the Mayors and Chairpersons from towns and parishes around the district and civic dignitaries from other district councils within Devon. East Devon district councillors and Honorary Aldermen were...