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People living in Exeter wanting to vote in the next election are being urged to complete a form that has been posted to their homes.

Exeter City Council is carrying out its annual voter registration canvas and people are being urged to check if their information on the electoral register is correct.

The aim of the canvass is to ensure that the electoral register is up-to-date and to identify any residents who are not on it.

Exeter City Council elections take place in May 2018. John Street, Electoral Registration Officer at Exeter City Council said: “Anyone that...

RGB Building Supplies has reopened its Well Built Community Fund and is calling out to schools, charities and community groups to tell it about projects that have an autumnal theme for the chance to receive £1,000 worth of building materials.

This will be the builders’ merchants’ 20th Community Fund giveaway and whatever the reason for the nomination, RGB would like to hear about it. Maybe a charity needs to make repairs to ensure a building is safe for winter, or perhaps an amateur dramatic group needs help with staging for an autumn performance.

Paul West, Branch Manager...

Around 500 people visited the Honiton Community Festival where many local community groups held stalls and attractions.

A number of demonstrations were held throughout the day at the event which was held at Allhallows Playing Field.

These included displays by SYTL Karate, which included a very useful Stranger Danger message, the SPS Kickboxing group who showed off their skills, the lively Honiton Twirlstars who put on a great performance and musicians from the Honiton Youth Orchestra provided some great music for the event.

Officers from Wild East Devon made...

A local digital marketing specialist is celebrating his 200th client win less than three and a half years after quitting his job to pursue the dream of running his own business. MiHi Digital, which was established by Director Mark Worden from a one-bedroom flat on the Exeter Quayside in 2013, supports businesses across Devon and Cornwall in strengthening their online presence through web design, social media, search engine optimisation and strategic consultancy. The firm, which has now worked with organisations turning over in excess of £500 million per annum has recently taken up larger...