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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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Police appeal after three injured in Devon crash

Police are appealing for witnesses following a two vehicle collision that happened on Saturday 25November 2017 on an unclassified road at Batsworthy Cross near Rackenford in Devon.

Officers were notified at around 1.40pm to reports that a black Seat Ibiza and a silver Land Rover Freelander were involved in a collision.

The Seat driver, a woman from the Midlands, and a male passenger, both suffered serious life-threatening injuries as a result of the collision and were taken to Derriford Hospital and North Devon District Hospital.

The driver of the Land Rover, a man...

Thousands of vulnerable and older people at risk in Devon this Winter

A campaign to help the most vulnerable in our communities to stay warm and well this winter has launched. The Surviving Winter appeal asks those who feel they can, to consider donating to those who desperately need extra support during the cold winter months. Many previous donors have donated their Winter Fuel payment if they don’t need it but want to make sure it is well used.

The figures tell a shocking story for older and vulnerable people in Devon living in fuel poverty. Over 1,000 older people are at risk of dying simply due to avoidable winter related illnesses and one in...

RAMM strikes gold!

Exeter’s Royal Albert Memorial Museum has won Gold in the 2017 Devon Tourism Awards for Large Attraction. RAMM also scooped a Silver award for Access and Inclusivity and Bronze award for Artistic, Cultural and Learning Attraction.

The award ceremony was held in Plymouth Guildhall and hosted by travel commentator Simon Calder and special guest, Polar Explorer Anne Daniels. 76 awards were presented to winners from 25 categories, including recognition for restaurants, hotels, attractions, guided tours, holiday parks and many more.

Councillor Rachel Sutton, Portfolio Holder for...

Fire crews called to two serious crashes in Devon

One Fire Engine from Chard, one from Ilminster and one from Honiton, were sent to a report of a two vehicle road traffic collision on the A303 Eastbound between Upottery and the Devon border.

The incident involved a two vehicle road traffic collision with five people inside. Four of the casualties were released by fire service personnel using hydraulic cutting equipment and small tools.

They were then transported to hospital by land ambulance.

The road was closed for several hours following the incident at 16:37 yesterday (SUNDAY).

In an earlier incident at...

“Exceptional” University of Exeter trainee teachers significantly enhance education in SW

“Exceptional” University of Exeter trainee teachers are helping to “significantly enhance” the quality of education in South West schools, inspectors have said.

Initial teacher education programmes at the University have been ranked as outstanding in every category by Ofsted, which has praised the contribution of Exeter’s trainees and newly qualified teachers teaching children in the region and nationally.

More than 300 schools in the South West work with experts at the University’s Graduate School of Education to run “highly effective” postgraduate PGCE programmes to train...

RD&E neurological ward receives £1,250 from local Freemasons

Bolham Ward at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital has received a donation of £1,250 from a group of Devon Freemasons as part of their bi-annual WAKE Fund presentation.

Every spring and autumn Freemasons from around Devon meet to give support totalling in excess of £50,000 to local charities and organisations throughout the county who are in need of assistance. The money is raised by the WAKE Fund, a trust conceived by the Right Worshipful Brother William Alexander Kneel, Provincial Grand Master from 1970 to 1984.

Bolham was nominated to receive the generous donation in...

Police appeal for witnesses after road rage incident in Exeter

Police are appealing to the public following allegations of a road rage incident in Exeter.

The incident occurred between 7.50-8am on Wednesday 22 November on Cumberland Way, Exeter. The victim driving a BT Openreach Transit van, the suspect a red BMW.

Both vehicles had come through the traffic lights at the junction with Main Road, Pinhoe and merged from two lanes into one, travelling towards Sowton.

The suspect who was driving the BMW got out of his vehicle and made threats, including hitting and head-butting and punching the window of the BT van.

The...

Oxfam Fundraising Group targets first £1,000 with Christmas quiz

The Exeter Oxfam fundraising team are holding a Christmas-themed pub quiz on 5th December, 7:30pm at the Puerto Lounge on Exeter Quay.

This is the third quiz that the group have held since getting started in January and they are aiming to make it the biggest and best yet, with their goal to reach £1000 total in 2017.

Entry is £4 or £3 for students, and the money raised will go directly to Oxfam’s work around the world, including the current emergencies in Yemen and with the Rohingya in Bangladesh.

There will also be a raffle, with prizes including chocolates, cinema...

Independent retailer announces golden ticket winner to celebrate 50 years in business

Independent retailer Queenstreet Carpets & Furnishings has been marking its 50th anniversary milestone with a free prize draw for the chance to win a ‘Golden Ticket’ worth £500 to celebrate five decades in business in Exeter. In addition, over the three-month campaign, they gave away five x £50 vouchers per month with automatic entry in to the top prize draw, by simply asking people to like and share the company’s Facebook page.

Lucky winner, Mrs Alice Sefton of Exeter, was delighted to be called into the store in Alphington to claim her golden ticket. Alice who works at Royal...

Communities urged to support 'suicide first aiders' campaign

Devon residents are being called on to help prevent people in their communities from taking their own lives by supporting a project to train up hundreds of specialist suicide ‘first aiders’.

Suicide devastates lives, families and communities – in Devon two people take their own lives every week. Local Authorities, GPs, the NHS and the voluntary sector work closely together to prevent suicide. But often it is communities who are better placed to recognise the early signs of distress and intervene before a person’s problems reach crises point. Now Devon County Council’s Public Health...

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

Police appeal after three injured in Devon crash

Thousands of vulnerable and older people at risk in Devon this Winter

RAMM strikes gold!

Fire crews called to two serious crashes in Devon

“Exceptional” University of Exeter trainee teachers significantly enhance education in SW

RD&E neurological ward receives £1,250 from local Freemasons

Police appeal for witnesses after road rage incident in Exeter

Oxfam Fundraising Group targets first £1,000 with Christmas quiz

Independent retailer announces golden ticket winner to celebrate 50 years in business

Communities urged to support 'suicide first aiders' campaign

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