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The Old Rectory (TOR) Care Home, located in Old Tiverton Road, Exeter, has recreated an authentic German-style Christmas Market within its newly created beer garden, as part of its ongoing programme of ‘bringing the outside’ in for residents and visitors alike, officially opened with a ribbon cutting ceremony by the Lord Mayor of Exeter.

Lord Mayor of Exeter, Councillor Ms Lesley Robson said: “It’s a delight being invited to officially open this joyful and jovial Christmas Festival at The Old Rectory. Having been a Member Champion for Older Persons, this type of matter is one I am...

You could be living in this stunning £2.3m Devon home by next Christmas - for just a tenner*!

It is just part of a competition prize, worth some £3m in total, which also includes £50,000, all the Stamp Duty paid and funding for a gardener and housekeeper for a year.

The property, near Tiverton, features a sweeping driveway, 10
acres of immaculately landscaped grounds,
three-hole golfing greens, a separate leisure complex with a swimming pool and gym and a
self-contained apartment with its own garden.

Furnishings, fixtures and fittings, and even a tractor and quad...

A woman who spent the lead-up to last Christmas sleeping in a shop front in Exeter is now starting to turn her life around and is now living in a self-contained flat. Tia Bamford (31), came to the attention of thousands of shoppers in December 2016, sharing a tent and a Christmas tree with a friend in front of the old BHS store in the High Street. Tia was able to spend last Christmas in emergency accommodation thanks to Exeter City Council’s Housing Solutions service, who have spent the last year supporting the former rough sleeper. “Tia is not out of the woods yet but over the last 12...

East Devon residents are making a real difference to the lives of the homeless and vulnerable this Christmas as their unwanted clothing and textiles go towards funding the invaluable work of The Salvation Army.

Over the last 12 months, households have recycled an astonishing 250 tonnes of clothes, shoes and textiles which they can put in their green recycling boxes and are collected weekly by East Devon District Council’s contractors Suez UK from the kerbside. The total also includes the textiles collected from the ten Salvation Army clothing banks installed on sites across the...