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Stagecoach South West has confirmed details of its Christmas bus services, with services operating throughout the holiday period excluding Christmas Day and New Year’s Day*.

Stagecoach has added extra journeys to its Red (Honiton Road) Park and Ride service on late night Thursdays. There will be additional buses from the city centre every half hour between 8.10pm and 10.10pm.

In Plymouth, Stagecoach is running a Sunday Park & Ride service from George Junction and Milehouse between 26 November and 24 December. First buses in will be shortly after 9am with the last...

PLACES are selling fast for one of Exeter’s most fun festive events – the city centre Santa Run.

And Exeter City FC defender Pierce Sweeney has donned a Santa hat to give his backing to the event.

Around 600 people are expected to put on Santa suits and run either the 2.5k or 5k route around the centre of Exeter on Sunday, December 3.

The event, which starts in Princesshay, has been organised by the CITY Community Trust. It has been sponsored by Galliford Try and Exeter BID.

Jamie Vittles, head of community for the CITY Community Trust, said: ‘This is a...

Speech and Language Therapists in Exeter have introduced an exciting new approach to help autistic children feel the difference.

Dawn Roberts, a Speech and Language Therapist with Virgin Care’s Devon Integrated Children’s Services, applied for ‘Feel the Difference’ funding to buy special equipment to increase the children’s level of attention and listening skills, increase social communication and improve speech and language skills. And the special equipment? A bucket filled with visually engaging toys. The new therapy approach being introduced by the Exeter and West Devon speech...

Essential drainage repairs will be carried out on the road from Honiton to Dunkeswell, near Combe Raleigh, starting on Monday 4 December.

A culvert on the route has collapsed and needs replacement. The road will be closed for a maximum of five days while work is carried out. A signed diversion will be in place via the A30, Monkton, Upottery and Smeatharpe and vice versa. Councillor Stuart Hughes, Devon County Council Cabinet Member for Highway Management, said: “It’s essential this culvert is replaced for the safety of people using the road and we're investing in ensuring it is...