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Gandy Street is the place to be on the First Thursdays of the month this summer

First Thursdays is a new event you won’t want to miss.

From June to September, Gandy Street will come alive on the first Thursday of each month, with a festival atmosphere in the early evening.

The first event takes place on Thursday 4 June, 5–8pm. Expect late-night shopping, live music, street entertainment, extended opening hours at cultural venues and a cocktail trail. All your favourite businesses on Gandy Street and in the surrounding area will be open, including:

  • Boston Tea Party : Will be hosting an indoor market with Circular Social, featuring
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Devon housebuilder supports forces personnel with homes and job opportunities

Serving military personnel in Devon are being given extra help to get on – or move up – the housing ladder.

Barratt Homes is pledging its support to local armed forces by giving them access to a dedicated buying scheme.

It comes as the five-star housebuilder – and people across the country – prepare to celebrate Armed Forces Day (June 30).

Barratt Homes is running an Armed Forces deposit contribution scheme which offers anyone who serves in the Army, Navy or RAF thousands of pounds off the cost of a property. The five-star housebuilder gives them a £500 discount for...

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Come see, come try at Honiton’s exciting new Gate to Plate event

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 06/25/2018 - 3:06pm

Preparations for Honiton’s exciting new Gate to Plate event, which is taking place on 18 July 2018 in the town’s high street, are well underway with over 43 of East Devon’s finest traders and food/craft producers already signed up to showcase a cornucopia of innovative, as well as traditional wares at this free to attend celebration of the district’s most outstanding businesses. More businesses are in the process of confirming their attendance.

The event is a fantastic opportunity for people to ‘come see, come try, come buy’, as traders will be bringing along samples of the highest...

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All-female crew set for Pacific plastic pollution voyage

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Mon, 06/25/2018 - 10:54am

An all-female crew is set to embark on a mission across the Pacific to learn more about plastic pollution.

The eXXpedition North Pacific voyage will cross the “Great Pacific Garbage Patch”, densest ocean plastic zone on the planet.

With a range of skills, the team on the research vessel Sea Dragon will journey more than 3,000 nautical miles, studying micro-plastics and links to environmental and human health.

The crew, due to set out on 25 June, will be led by ocean advocate Emily Penn and on leg one Emily Duncan, a PhD researcher from the University of Exeter, will...

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Christians in Exeter tune into innovative online prayer gathering

Christians across Exeter are invited to tune into a LIVE online prayer gathering – which is thought to be the first of its kind in the county.

The broadcast called ‘Devon Awake’ is expected to see over one thousand Christians log on from across the region and tune in to this innovative gathering which is being streamed on a dedicated event website.

Exeter churches are being encouraged to join in online and pray, as well as network with other Christians through an online chat platform which will be hosted by a team of Church Online Pastors.

The broadcast will take...

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Where to gamble on a night out in Greater Exeter Area

It might not seem like it, but the Greater Exeter area is a growing region when it comes to casino gambling. Across the city streets of Greater Exeter, you’ll find a wealth of bars, betting shops, and pubs – which are now matched by some top of the line casino establishments. If you have a night out in Greater Exeter planned and fancy a flutter you’ve come to the right place.

The following takes a look at the emerging casino scene in Greater Exeter area, along with giving you the low down on the hottest casinos around. What are the best casinos in Greater Exeter?

While you...

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Calling wildlife and countryside photographers

East Devon District Council has launched a competition to find the best photographs of the East Devon Countryside for the Wild East Devon 2019 calendar.

The competition opens on Sunday 1 July 2018 and entries can be sent until Friday 31 August.

All photographs must be taken in East Devon and can be of views, wildlife, wildflowers or trees.

Entrants can enter up to three of their best, high resolution photographs in the competition by emailing them to wild@eastdevon.gov.uk

In September 2018, the Chief Executive of East Devon District Council, Mark Williams...

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Jurassic Coast gets a right royal clean-up

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Sun, 06/24/2018 - 11:18am

Countryside team and Axe Vale Canoe Club members missed the royal wedding to clear-up a 1km section of the East Devon coastline

On Saturday 19 May 2018, 15 members of the Axe Vale Canoe Club, supported by an East Devon District Council Countryside ranger took part in a coastline clean-up.

The team used canoes to remove rubbish from a 1km stretch of the coastline, East of the River Axe, up to Culverhole Point.

Cllr Tom Wright, East Devon District Council’s portfolio holder for the Environment said: “It is fantastic to see community groups working together to keep the...

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Scams alert from Devon, Somerset and Torbay Trading Standards

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Sat, 06/23/2018 - 10:16am

Devon, Somerset and Torbay Trading Standards is issuing a warning for people to be aware of a spate of investment scams.

The Trading Standards service has received a number of complaints from people who have fallen for the scams, which claimed a high level of return for a minimal risk.

In fact, victims typically lost tens of thousands of pounds.

Trading Standards wants people to know that there are many types of investment scams to look out for, and that scams are continuously evolving.

Someone could be asked to invest in unusual products, such as carbon...

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Local artists donate new signs to Dray Court in Exmouth

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Sat, 06/23/2018 - 6:28am

Two new mosaic signs were recently installed at Dray Court, in Rolle Road, Exmouth.

The signs, made and donated by Exmouth artists Allan Punton and Manya McMahon, are made from hand-cut Venetian glass.

The artists are now working on two further signs to be installed later in the year at Morgan Court, on the other side of Rolle Road, completing the overall theme of the four seasons.

Contributions towards the cost of the materials have been made by East Devon District Council and MPS Windows.

The artists have made a number of other mosaic works in the town,...

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Young South West Photographers Competition - now open

A fantastic opportunity for young photographers hailing from the South West.

Submissions are accepted from 14-21 year olds living in the region - up til 31 December. Local craft gallery Devon Guild have asked for photographic images which capture the essence and process of 'creation' - a maker, artist, or element of nature includinjg the mess, the mistakes, or progression to perfection. An programed exhibition made up of chosen photographs based on this theme will run from 3 May - 30 June 2019 in the Devon Guild's main gallery!

During the exhibition in 2019, the public will...

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