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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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A world where Britain can’t afford sausages... and it could happen!

If the price of groceries were to rise at the same rate as house prices, 86% of Brits would have to remove sausages from their diet according to a new study.

The research, carried out by Property Rescue , found that if our weekly shop was to rise with the same inflation rate as property, a pack of sausages would cost a whopping £10.26!

The humble banger would contribute to a £207.37 average weekly shop, 18 times that of 1973.

Conducting a survey, Property Rescue uncovered that if the rise was to happen, a third of the nation would require financial help with their...

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Sun shines bright for Devon County Show crowds

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 05/18/2018 - 9:22pm

Sunshine, stunning livestock and school children helped to make the second day of the Devon County Show at Westpoint, Exeter another happy and memorable day.

Show Secretary Ollie Allen said the glorious weather helped to create a relaxed atmosphere as visitors sat around the ringsides to watch thrilling showjumping, country life and Monster Truck entertainment.

“All over the show ground there were happy people enjoying the best of local food and drink, shopping for everything from a dog coat to a new car, finding out more about bees, poultry and pigeons, exploring the...

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Exhibition highlights tales and imagery of life with dementia

A public exhibition will feature poems, cartoons and images created by well-known artists working with people with dementia.

The insightful works, part of a University of Exeter research project, will be on show during Dementia Action Week (May 21-27). It captures moments of difficulty, and also love, joy and laughter, showing the multifaceted experience of life with dementia.

The project involved photographer Ian Beesley, cartoonist Tony Husband and poet Ian McMillan working with people with dementia and their partners who are part of Age UK Exeter’s Budding Friends...

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Golf day with a difference

Grab a group of friends or colleagues and sign up for Exeter’s new fun and inclusive charity golf day.

Organised by leading health and wellbeing charity CITY Community Trust (CCT) the inaugural event takes place at Exeter Golf and Country Club on Thursday, June 21.

Fitting with the ethos of CCT, the event aims to be inclusive and innovative and appeal to everyone, from total novices to regular players.

Craig Townsend, business development manager for CCT, said: ‘We wanted to offer something a little bit different with this golf day. There’s going to be lots of...

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The last locomotive engineer

Authored by Sue Cade
Posted: Fri, 05/18/2018 - 9:44am

A hand painted retirement citation and other related documents discovered during a house clearance in Lyme Regis divulge a fascinating story of 1900s railway engineering.

They are one of three auction lots of railwayana to be sold at Chilcotts Auctioneers June sale in Honiton.

The citation marks the retirement in 1923 of Robert Wallace Urie, the last locomotive engineer of the London and South Western Railway Company. He was born in Scotland in 1854 and after a career based in Scotland, transferred to the London and South Western Railway in 1897, later relocating with the...

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Teignbridge beaches flying the flag amongst the best in the UK

Teignbridge’s beaches have once again been recognised as being amongst the best in the UK as Dawlish Warren celebrates a 20th consecutive year of receiving the coveted Blue Flag award.

Leading environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy today also announced that Teignmouth Town Beach, Dawlish Main Beach, Coryton Cove at Dawlish and Shaldon’s Ness Cove had retained their Seaside Awards.

The independently assessed seal of approval is awarded to beaches which achieve very high quality standards excellent cleanliness, safe access and appropriate signage.

By being awarded...

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Broadband rollout update for Central Devon MP

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 05/18/2018 - 6:38am

Plans for the ongoing rollout of broadband across Devon and Somerset have been discussed with MP Mel Stride.

The MP for Central Devon met with the team from Connecting Devon and Somerset (CDS), and broadband provider Gigaclear, at Sandford, near Crediton. He was briefed on the roll-out of Fibre to the Home in his constituency by Gigaclear’s Chief Executive Matthew Hare and representatives from CDS. Gigaclear also provided a demonstration of its LIDAR laser imaging vehicle being used to survey roads where ultrafast fibre will be installed. As part of the CDS programme, Gigaclear...

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Hundreds of runners to line up for the Exeter marathon

Runners from across the country – and further afield – will be taking to the streets of the city this Sunday for the Exeter Marathon.

A total of 500 people have signed up for Exeter’s only marathon and 10k race – which take place this Sunday – and they include a runner from the USA who is flying in just for the event.

Hundreds of spectators are expected to support the event, which starts from the home of Exeter City FC, St James Park, before heading down to the River Exe. The majority of the route is along the River Exe and the canal offering some beautiful viewing points...

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Exeter College apprentice invited to Royal Wedding

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 05/17/2018 - 6:14pm

Exeter College is delighted to announce that Engineering Apprentice, Tobias Cowan, from Sampford Peverell, has been invited to attend the Royal Wedding this weekend.

Tobias is a Level 3 Apprentice with Hepco Motion at its Tiverton-based engineering centre.

Julie Skinner, Exeter College Vice Principal for Standards and Student Experience, said: "We are delighted that Tobias has been chosen to attend the Royal Wedding. It is a huge honour for one of or students to be granted this opportunity and one I'm sure he will never forget.

“Tobias is well known in the college,...

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City turned all colours of the rainbow for the best Exeter Pride to-date

THE 10th Exeter Pride, which turned the City rainbow-coloured on Saturday, May 12, has been hailed as the biggest and best yet.

More than 7,000 people showed their support for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer or questioning (LGBTQ+) communities in the region by taking part or attending.

Thousands of people took part in the march from the St Sidwell Community Centre, down Exeter High Street and along Queen Street into Northernhay Gardens.

It was the most colourful march yet, with two 50-metre rainbow flags carried by hundreds of volunteers.

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