The Donkey Sanctuary is inviting volunteers to join them at Paccombe Farm near Sidmouth on Wednesday 7 November, to help carry out essential conservation work.

Volunteers are being sought to help carry out essential conservation work in woodland at The Donkey Sanctuary’s Paccombe Farm in Harcombe. Volunteers will join the charity’s conservation team and assist them with the traditional method of hazel coppicing. This form of management allows light to reach the woodland floor and helps to create a habitat suitable for a range of birds and mammals including the hazel dormouse....

Exeter City's 11 match unbeaten run was brought to an end as they fell to a 2-1 defeat against Forest Green Rovers at St James Park.

Reece Brown found the net early in the second half with a good finish before Liam Shephard made the points safe for the away side. Aaron Martin found the net in bizzarre circumstances when goalkeeper Robert Sanchez miskicked a clearance in the dying moments of the game.

Grecians’ boss Matt Taylor made two changes to the starting eleven from Tuesday’s draw against Crawley, with Jayden Stockley returning to fitness in place of Matt Jay, while...

Your essential guide to What’s On in and around Exeter this weekend (26-28 October).

THEATRE

Gluck's Opera "Orfeo ed Euridice" Friday, The Blackmore Theatre, Exmouth Orfeo ed Euridice, a tale originating in Greek Mythology, tells the story of Orfeo, a grieving man who is given the chance by Amore (the personification of love) to travel to the underworld in attempt to save his beloved wife Euridice. But is there more pain to be had in fighting nature? Can Euridice really be brought back, or has Orfeo been driven mad by grief? Tickets from the box office: 07484 509514
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BBC Strictly Come Dancing’s all-time favourite professional, Robin Windsor, who is hanging up his dancing shoes after a long and successful career, has opened his Farewell Tour, which he'll be bringing to Exeter's Barnfield Theatre on 11 November.

Robin, who was part of the hit TV show for five years, and whose celebrity partners included Patsy Kensit, Anita Dobson, Lisa Riley, and Deborah Meaden, wanted to create a show that was not only action-packed and energetic to match his personality, but also a very personal account of his life, narrated by Robin himself.

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The parents of a Devon boy who died from flu in January this year say they are overwhelmed by massive public support for their vaccination campaign, and are urging people to keep spreading the message.

The #ThumbsUpForCoby flu vaccination message, named after nine-year-old Coby Simons, has reached approximately 200,000 people nationwide on social media since it was launched by his brave parents Louise Simons and Jamie Chrichard at the start of October.

The campaign has been also been reported widely by Devon’s print, digital and broadcast media to reach an estimated...

The winner of this year’s South West Chef of the Year competition has now been announced at a special awards ceremony at Exeter Golf and Country Club. Each finalist has faced their biggest challenge to date by cooking their menu for some of the South West’s most notorious chef judges at Exeter College. 2018 marks the competition’s 15th year and offers an opportunity for competitors to gain recognition for creativity in the kitchen and ultimately, to find the best chefs in the South West. The overall winner of 2018’s South West Chef of the Year was awarded to Tim Kendall, Sous Chef at The...

Influential film critic Mark Kermode has been appointed as an Honorary Professor at the University of Exeter.

Dr Kermode will join the University’s film studies department – ranked as among the best in the world, to collaborate with academics on teaching programmes and research.

Dr Kermode, who wrote his PhD thesis on horror fiction, is chief film critic for the Observer, contributes to the magazine Sight & Sound, and has co-presented the award-winning BBC Radio 5 Live show Kermode and Mayo’s Film Review since 2001. He recently wrote and presented the BBC Four...

A local shop in Topsham, near Exeter, which has prevented the use of over 11,000 single use plastics by providing an opportunity for customers to shop packaging free since it opened in March, is on the shortlist of retailers in the running to be named Britain’s Best Small Shop of 2018.

Nourish of Topsham is the first zero waste store in Exeter, stocking innovative products from small companies that help people reduce the amount of single use plastic that they need whilst promoting other small businesses. Owner Sarah Martins says they have closed a gap in the market in the town, so...

With the UK due to formally leave the European Union (EU) in less than six months, Brexit negotiations are reaching a nervous climax. Hopes remain that the UK government will secure a deal with the EU by the end of the year, but what impact are the Brexit talks having on the forex markets? How far could the pound fall if there is no deal reached? Would the pound be affected by a vote of no-confidence within the Conservative Party and Prime Minister Theresa May being replaced?

The latest #IGForexChat outlined the potential ramifications of Brexit negotiations on forex markets. IG’s...