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TK Maxx presents Live At Powderham 2026

Live music fans are set for another celebration of amazing entertainment in the Devon countryside as TK Maxx presents Live At Powderham confirms its return for 2026.

Following its debut outing at the historic country estate this July, which saw headline performances from Duran Duran and Basement Jaxx, Live Nation’s Cuffe and Taylor are now planning for a bigger and better event next summer with plans to unveil the first 2026 headliner in the coming weeks.

Cuffe and Taylor have already invested heavily in the venue’s infrastructure, redesigning the site and introducing a...

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Hundreds of Job openings at Crealy

Devon’s multi-award winning family attraction, Crealy Adventure Park & Resort is recruiting for the busy spring and summer seasons with hundreds of opportunities available.

The recruitment drive comes alongside news that Crealy is investing further in the Park and Resort this year with the launch of new rides, attractions and leisure facilities planned.

Josh Haywood, General Manager said: “2017 is set to be Crealy’s biggest and best year ever with two new rides being added to the theme park as well as a range of top class events taking place throughout the year. We...

New community car park for Hennock

The historic village of Hennock sits in the Dartmoor National Park, 600 feet above the Teign Valley and has long suffered from a lack of car parking, particularly in the summer season.

In 2013, The Council of the Parish Church St Mary’s suggested the possibility of using part of the churchyard to create a community car park, an idea positively received by residents and supported by Dartmoor National Park Authority. In December 2015 planning permission was granted for a car park for 12 cars, centrally located in the village close to the Saxon Church, historic 14th century village...

The Maynard tops the DfE Performance Tables

The Maynard School in Exeter has been ranked as the leading independent school in Devon in key areas of the Department for Education’s Schools Performance Tables, based on A-level and GCSE results from 2016.

As the second oldest girls’ school in the country, The Maynard specialises in educating girls and last year’s examination results are certainly testimony to this. With a 100% pass rate (grade C or above) at Maths and English GCSE, it was the top school in the whole of Devon for its English Baccalaureate, a performance measure that scores schools according to how well pupils...

Devon Wildlife Trust nominated for top BBC Countryfile award

Local conservation charity Devon Wildlife Trust could be in line for a prestigious honour for its work with beavers.

The Trust has been nominated jointly with a similar project in Scotland in the ‘Wildlife Success of the Year’ category of the BBC Countryfile Magazine Awards 2017.

The nomination is recognition of the work being done by Devon Wildlife Trust with the beavers which are living on the River Otter in East Devon. The beavers are thought to be the first wild population in England for 400 years.

The Trust is now hoping that people from across Devon, the South...

Appeal after racially aggravated incident in Exeter

Police are appealing for witnesses following a racially aggravated incident towards a member of staff at a takeaway in Exeter.

The incident took place on the 21st of December between 7-7:20pm at the KFC on Sidwell Street. It is alleged that a customer was racially abusive to a female member of staff.

A 35-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of using racially aggravating language that could cause alarm or distress, and has been bailed until the 24th of January pending further enquiries.

It is believed that there were a number of customers in the restaurant at the...

Exeter flashmob to raise awareness of male violence against women

A flashmob dance is to be staged in Exeter city centre as a local charity takes part in an international ‘rising’ against the abuse and exploitation of women.

On the afternoon of Saturday February 18th, a single dancer in Princesshay’s Bedford Square will gradually be joined by dozens more, performing to the protest song Break the Chain.

The flashmob is being organised by the city’s Stop Abuse for Everyone (SAFE) charity as part of the international One Billion Rising campaign which takes place every year, with events all over the world between early February and...

Sugar Smart is coming to Exeter

An ambitious campaign to help towns and cities cross the UK tackle the amount of sugar we all consume and provide healthier alternatives, is coming to Exeter this month.

Sugar Smart UK is a campaign led by the Jamie Oliver Food Foundation and Sustain, who are supporting the Exeter Food Network to launch locally as Sugar Smart Exeter.

The campaign will support food and drink retail outlets in the city to raise awareness and reduce the amount of sugar customers consume by making a pledge and create a food environment that makes it easier for people to make healthier food and...

Solar power set to save library £70,000 in energy costs

Exeter Central Library could save £70,000 in energy costs over the next 20 years, thanks to its roof-top solar panels.

The (29kW) solar (photovoltaic) array is just one of several community-owned sustainable energy projects that have been completed following help from Devon County Council (DCC).

Last autumn DCC was recognised at the Devon Environmental Awards as the public sector organisation that has done more than any other to support and promote sustainable community energy projects in the county.

DCC’s successes include supporting Exeter Community Energy (ECoE)...

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and queer history of SW celebrated at new festival

Oscar Wilde, Grindr, Chinese underground queer cinema, and the experiences of homosexual sailors in the Royal Navy during World War I will feature as part of Exeter’s first LGBT history festival.

Film screenings, talks, exhibitions and performances will be used to tell the unique stories of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and queer communities of the South West and beyond.

Exeter has been selected as an official hub for The National Festival of LGBT History. Events across Exeter in February 2017 will showcase the diverse histories of LGBTQ+ people.

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Have your say on Queen’s Drive development

Exmouth people are being reassured that they will have at least five separate opportunities to have their say on what will be developed at Queen’s Drive.

2017 promises to be the year that the future of the seafront site, which has been the subject of much debate over the years, will start to take shape and the council has reaffirmed that the people of Exmouth will be at the very centre of any proposals for development which are put forward.

The council is currently applying for extended planning permission for Queen’s Drive which will enable it to move forward and work with...

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TK Maxx presents Live At Powderham 2026

Hundreds of Job openings at Crealy

New community car park for Hennock

The Maynard tops the DfE Performance Tables

Devon Wildlife Trust nominated for top BBC Countryfile award

Appeal after racially aggravated incident in Exeter

Exeter flashmob to raise awareness of male violence against women

Sugar Smart is coming to Exeter

Solar power set to save library £70,000 in energy costs

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and queer history of SW celebrated at new festival

Have your say on Queen’s Drive development

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