Crafty Cakes in Exeter celebrated their 30th birthday this month and what do you need for any celebration….cake, and that’s just what Crafty Cakes had lots of when they celebrated by hosting a party last weekend.

1988 saw the birth of Adele, Rick Astley hitting the spot with Never Gonna Give You Up, Red Dwarf landing on our TV screens and the start of what was to be a very successful business in Exeter.

“We are proud to have been designing and baking cakes for 30 years, we have seen many businesses come and go but thanks to what we offer we are thriving” said Becky. Becky...

More than 7,000 people enjoyed a first-rate day out with glorious sunshine at The Shops at Dartington’s free May Food Fair on 27-28 May. The best of Devon’s food and drink scene came together, from vibrant street-food markets to artisan producers, with top chefs demonstrating recipes and offering tricks of the trade.

In addition to food activities, visitors threw their own clay pottery, enjoyed live jazz, got up close to birds of prey and were entertained by magicians, caricaturists and community groups. The summer sunshine created a contented laid-back atmosphere for visitors to...

Exeter-based Lightfoot, the award-winning in-vehicle technology and driver rewards platform, has taken its range of driver incentives to a new level with the launch of Lightfoot Rewards, a new package that provides a vast range of deals and discounts to encourage better, more efficient driving.

Drivers participating in the Exeter consumer trial will be among the first in the country to enjoy Lightfoot Rewards, which offers around 100 new discounts including: 10% off at a range of high street stores and restaurants, up to 50% off days out, and up to 25% off travel. Fleet drivers...

The Crediton Parish Church Flower Festival has introduced some unusual visitors to the church in the last few years.

In 2016 a 1929 Austin car was part of the exhibits with flowers and last year a rhino became part of a flower display. More information, including photos and videos of previous Flower Festivals can be seen on the Flower Festival Facebook page www.facebook.com/creditonparishchurchfestivals .

Flowers will arrive this week from Covent Garden and from local flower producers in the Southwest, before being made into entertaining, colourful and creative floral...

When Devon artist Jennie Rhodes was asked to create a picture in aid of the Torbay Special Care Baby Unit and Exeter Neonatal Unit, little did she realise the units’ tiny tots would play a major part in her design, which raised an amazing £10,000 at a charity auction.

Jennie’s aim was to produce a picture that was not only unique but also relevant to the babies cared for at the units, so she enlisted the help of Vanessa Diamond, Ward Sister at Torbay Hospital’s Special Baby Care Unit.

With parents’ permission, Vanessa and her staff captured the babies’ tiny footprints in...

Mid Devon student Sharon Birch has spoken of her joy at being award a coveted academic prize after her life changing return to education with an Access to Higher Education course.

Sharon Birch, who is from Crediton, has been awarded the Plymouth University Academic Partnerships Prize for her exceptional University Level studies at Exeter College.

Sharon started her degree journey with an Access to Higher Education course at Exeter College, and then progressed on to a University Level course. She has now completed her her BSc (Hons) in Health and Social Care and is planning...

Budding photographer Patrick Dixon, from Exeter, is announced the regional winner of nationwide photography competition Patient Portraits: A New You and will be going on to represent the South West at the national phase of the competition.

The competition which is run by UK heart valve disease charity Heart Valve Voice and The Royal Photographic Society aims to raise awareness of heart valve disease; a growing health concern with approximately 1.5 million people over the age of 65 currently affected by the condition in the UK.

Patrick submitted 5 photographs depicting heart...