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Devon Young Carers shine at the 2025 Young Carers Festival

Seventeen young carers from across Devon have enjoyed a well-deserved break from their caring responsibilities at the largest festival in the world dedicated to young people with unpaid caring roles.

It’s the 25th year that Devon Young Carers has attended the Young Carers Festival at YMCA Fairthorne Manor at Botley in Hampshire. Four dedicated staff members, one volunteer, and one inspiring Adult Young Carer accompanied them on a two-night adventure packed with connection, laughter, and discovery - a well-deserved break from their day-to-day caring roles at home.

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What are the Legal Grounds for Contesting a Will?

While dramas show heirs routinely challenging a will at its reading, the fact that the heirs don’t like the designation of property is rarely going to stand up in court as a reason to throw the whole document out. There are a number of legal reasons or grounds that someone can have for challenging a will. Let’s look at a few.

Prior Wills

It is quite possible to contest a new will written in the final days of someone’s life when there are questions of their competence, sanity, judgement, or suspicions of undue influence. It is especially strong grounds to challenge a will...

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Bridge Road to close overnight on Thursday

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 10/31/2017 - 10:37pm

Bridge Road in Exeter will be closed overnight on Thursday (2 November).

The road will be closed from 8.30pm in order to enable surfacing work to be carried out and for the last sections of guardrail to be installed. It will re-open at 5.30am the following morning (Friday 3 November). The diversion route will be signed via Topsham Road, Alphington Road, Marsh Barton and the A379. Details of the diversion route are available here . Information on changes to Stagecoach bus services will be available at https://www.stagecoachbus.com/regional-service-updates/south-west/greate......

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Probation Service officer up for national award

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 10/31/2017 - 9:38pm

A probation service officer from Exeter has been shortlisted for a major national award.

Laura Greenhill, 47, has been shortlisted for a Butler Trust Award, which recognises and celebrates outstanding dedication, skill and creativity by people working in prisons, probation and youth justice settings across the UK.

The recognition is a result of Laura’s hard work to deliver and develop probation work at the city’s recently refurbished CoLab community and wellbeing hub at Wat Tyler House in King William Street.

Laura works for Dorset, Devon and Cornwall Community...

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Kennel owner fined after dog escaped and was killed by another dog

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 10/31/2017 - 4:27pm

A kennel owner has been prosecuted by East Devon District Council and ordered to pay fines and costs of more than £4,000 after a dog staying at the kennels escaped from its pen and was killed by another dog.

Paul Sparks, the owner of Barn Close Kennels in Combe Raleigh, Honiton, pleaded guilty to five offences under the Animal Welfare Act 2006 and the Animal Boarding Establishments Act and was sentenced by Exeter Magistrates on Monday October 30. Barn Close Kennels is licensed as an Animal Boarding Establishment by East Devon District Council.

The court was told by Mr Gavin...

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Three generations take on Santa Run for Exeter Deaf Academy

On Sunday 3 December, Exeter Deaf Academy student Sam Harris will take on the city’s Santa Run to raise money for his school with THREE generations of his family running alongside him.

12 year-old Sam will be joined by his 3 year-old stepsister Alex, his father and stepmother, and his grandparents Jane (64) and Ted (74). Sam’s father Robert said;

‘As a family we always want to do things together. We value spending time with each other and this is a brilliant way to have fun as well.’

‘Sam has been deaf since age of 4 months old when he lost his hearing from...

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Wronged pensioners call on PM and Pensions Minister for change in law

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 10/31/2017 - 10:49am

A group of pensioners who have been left severely out of pocket because of a legal loophole are calling on the Prime Minister and Pensions Minister for a change in the law.

It follows a rallying event at the House of Commons last week attended by representatives of the Hewlett Packard Pensions Group and MPs and their representatives from 14 different constituencies across the UK - including John Redwood MP, Bill Grant MP, Matt Rodda MP and Sir Hugo Swire MP.

Around 100,000 pensioners are affected by the loophole which has allowed their former employers to short-change them...

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Tales and imagery of life with dementia captured on Exeter allotment

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Tue, 10/31/2017 - 10:21am

People whose lives have been affected by dementia have worked with well-known professional artists to create insightful images and poems that capture some of their experiences, to form a new book.

The project involved people with dementia and their partners who are part of Age UK Exeter’s Budding Friends project and who spend time together on the charity’s allotment or at a local art studio. The members of Budding Friends were involved in creative workshops with photographer Ian Beesley, cartoonist Tony Husband and poet Ian McMillan. Together, they created “The Allotment of Time”,...

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Concern at increase in repossession actions

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 10/31/2017 - 6:07am

Leading local advice charity, Citizens Advice Exeter, has raised concerns about an overall 3.8% increase in the number of housing repossession cases listed at Exeter County Court in the six-month period ending 30th September. This is in comparison to the same period in 2016.

Steve Barriball, Citizens Advice Exeter Chief Executive, said: “In the last six-months there were 296 cases listed for repossession, an overall 3.8% increase, or 11 cases, on the previous year. However, there was a small reduction in mortgage repossessions, which were down by four cases.

“The biggest...

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Jewellery stolen in Exmouth burglary

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 10/30/2017 - 4:00pm

Police are appealing to the public after a burglary in Springfield Road, Exmouth.

The incident took place between 17th and 23rd October and several Items of jewellery were stolen along with a mini Acer Laptop.

Missing jewellery includes:

A man’s white gold rounded wedding band with the inner raised band squared off A ladies white gold band with circle diamonds and a pearl middle An 18” gold chain around 42cm long An oval gold locket with silver flowers A gold wishbone ring with tiny diamonds one of the stones is missing If you have been offered any of these items or...

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Daytime road closures planned on Teign Valley Road

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 10/30/2017 - 11:30am

Work to stabilise the embankment on parts of the Teign Valley Road will require further daytime road closures over the next fortnight.

A series of road closures on the stretch of the B3193 south of the Teign Valley Golf Club will be needed on Wednesday (1 November), Thursday (2 November), Friday (3 November) and Monday 6 November. To minimise disruption, the road will be closed from 8:30am to 3:30pm and a signed diversion will be in place. Soil nailing work to reinforce the embankment of the road between Canonteign Lane and the crossroads by Exmouth Cottages has now finished, and...

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