From Good King Wenceslas to the Queen of Sheba, Exeter Philharmonic Choir’s two Christmas carol concerts raised almost £6,600 to support the work of Exeter Leukaemia Fund, and now the choir is hoping its next concert on Saturday, 14 March, Solomon, will raise an impressive amount for the Lord Mayor’s chosen local charity, the Exeter group of Riding for the Disabled.

Exeter Philharmonic Choir is proud to have the Lord Mayor of Exeter as its Honorary President, and the choir’s spring performance is always billed as ‘The Lord Mayor’s Concert’. This year, the choir and four soloists...

Pupils at Cranbrook Education Campus have been getting their hands dirty as they begin the next phase of a woodland improvement project at Elbury Farm in East Devon.

Building on the success of last year’s planting, the school’s environmental group is continuing its work to enhance the developing woodland, helping to shape a landscape that will benefit wildlife and the local community for years to come.

Working in partnership with the National Trust, pupils are planting new trees, contributing ideas to the woodland’s design and taking part in team-building activities that...

Exeter City Council has today announced it will be submitting an expression of interest (EOI) for the prestigious UK City of Culture title. 

The City of Culture bid follows the culmination of five months extensive engagement and consultation with artists, creatives, cultural organisations and residents to shape the council’s commissioned new five-year Cultural Strategy for Exeter.

This will set out a clear ambition to become a leading city of culture. The new Exeter Culture Strategy is ambitious and will be delivered in partnership with the city’s cultural organisations...

If you’re juggling multiple bills, credit card payments and everyday expenses, it can be easy to feel overwhelmed. But managing your finances doesn’t have to feel like a constant balancing act. There are straightforward steps you can take to simplify things.

By making a few small changes to how you approach your monthly budget, you can start to feel like you’re running the show. It’s often surprising how small adjustments, like reviewing direct debits or cancelling unused subscriptions, can immediately create breathing room in your monthly outgoings.

Set up a budget...

When temperatures drop and winter sets in, many pests begin searching for warm places to hide. Unfortunately, that often means moving into homes, garages and workplaces. December might feel too cold for insects and rodents to be active, but it’s one of the busiest times of the year for pest control callouts. Understanding which pests are most common at this time of year, and knowing how to deal with them, can help protect your home and stop infestations before they become serious. This guide explains the top December pests, why they appear, and the steps you can take to prevent them....

In late 2025, Natural Mr Universe Champion Ed Akay released his debut biography From Darkness, written by Jason Reading, which topped the Amazon bestseller charts in two categories. Riding that success, Akay continued his literary journey with A Legacy of Serenades, an intimate and emotionally charged poetry collection originally written as a private gift for his wife, Helen.

Spanning more than eleven years, the collection brings together poems first crafted to mark life’s most meaningful moments, now curated into a single volume. Upon its release in January 2026, A Legacy of...

Exeter Northcott Theatre names the first full-scale musical it will stage in more than 20 years as Little Shop of Horrors , the classic satirical play by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman this October, in collaboration with Lighthouse Poole and The Belgrade Theatre in Coventry.

Returning to full production of a musical for the first time in decades, this play consolidates the theatre’s commitment to ambitious, high-quality theatre made by and for the community it serves.

“This feels like an exciting moment for Exeter Northcott Theatre.” says Martin Berry, the Creative...

The Greendale Group (FWS Carter & Sons), a diverse, family-owned local business, with interests in farming, fishing, retail, property and haulage, has announced the appointment of three new members to its Board of Directors: Martyn Youell, Tom Chanter and Richard Gibbons.

ffective immediately, these appointments will provide extra strength and stability to the board, helping to shape the business for years to come.

Youell brings over 15 years of experience in the fishing sector. As Commercial Director for Waterdance (the Group’s fishing enterprise), he has...

Improvement work to enhance bus services on Heavitree Road in Exeter will get underway next month (February).

The scheme, which will start on Monday 2 February, involves the construction of a new traffic island and installation of a new set of traffic signals at the end of the outbound (eastbound) bus lane between Grendon Road and Polsloe Road/Barrack Road.

These new signals will give buses priority at the Polsloe Road / Barrack Road junction, making it easier for buses to progress towards Heavitree Fore Street or move from the bus lane into the right turn lane for...