Exeter’s annual food and drink festival continues to go from strength to strength with tickets for the 13th year selling fast.

Returning to Exeter Castle and Northernhay Gardens from 22-24 April, the Festival attracts more than 100 artisan food and drink producers from the region selling delicious south west meat, cheeses, bread, cider, wine, beer, oils, cakes and much more.

The award winning Festival has been championed by Michael Caines MBE since its launch in 2003 and the Michelin starred chef is as excited as ever about plans for this April.

Michael said: "I am...

Devon is a county shrouded in mystery. It’s a county where folklore brings thousands of tourists every year. In search of the Beast of Dartmoor or the hairy hands and superstition follows these old wives’ tales.

But is Devon too superstitious? Is it even more so than neighbours Somerset and Cornwall? What about the rest of the world?

Places like Crazywell Pool in Princetown have attracted a number of myths, with legend claiming that come dusk the waters would call out the next person in the parish to die. It’s claimed to be haunted and even in recent years it’s lived up to...

Your essential guide to What’s On in and around Exeter this weekend (5-7 February).

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Gangsta Granny Friday & Saturday, Northcott Theatre, Exeter It’s Friday night and Ben knows that means only one thing- staying with Granny! There will be cabbage soup, cabbage pie and cabbage cake and Ben knows one thing for sure- it’s going to be soooooooooo boring! But what Ben doesn’t know is that Granny has a secret – and Friday nights are about to get more exciting than he could ever imagine, as he embarks on and adventure of a lifetime with his very own Gangsta Granny!...

Police are appealing for witnesses following a break-in at a home at West Clyst near Pinhoe in Exeter.

The offenders smashed a rear French door to get inside the property overnight on Sunday 24 January.

They escaped with a small safe, which was empty, and left the rest of the house untouched.

Police are appealing for witnesses and would like to hear from anyone who saw any suspicious individuals or activity in the area at the time.

They are particularly keen to trace a red van with red roof rails which was seen parked at the address around 8am on Sunday 24...

Exeter Golf and Country Club is celebrating a double win at the Devon LTA (Lawn Tennis Association) Awards.

Head of Rackets, James Temple was awarded 'Young Tennis Coach of the Year', with trainee coach Tom Slack winning 'Volunteer of the Year'. Exeter Golf and Country Club was a finalist for the prestigious 'Club of the Year'.

James has worked as a tennis coach since the age of 16. He stared coaching in Wiltshire before moving to Devon, working at Exeter Tennis Centre, Victoria Park and Exwick Tennis Club before joining Exeter Golf and Country Club in 2011.

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Landlords’ confidence in the buy to let (BTL) sector has collapsed to an all-time low and is now ‘worse than levels witnessed during the financial crash’, the CEO of the UK’s largest landlord association will tell leading mortgage professionals today (2nd February 2016).

Richard Lambert, Chief Executive Officer of the National Landlords Association (NLA), will tell delegates at the Building Societies Association’s (BSA) annual meet-up for mortgage professionals that confidence in landlords’ business expectations has tumbled by more than a third over the past year – down from 67 per...

Celebrated athlete and popular broadcaster, Colin Jackson CBE, has been confirmed as the guest speaker at this year’s Devon Sports Awards.

Colin is regarded as one of the greatest athletes in the history of British Athletics, ranking in the top ten hurdlers in the world for two decades and retaining the 110m record for thirteen years. Since retiring in 2002, Colin has become a popular broadcaster, particularly as part of the BBC Athletics team. Colin was also a finalist in Strictly Come Dancing in 2005.

Chairman of the Exeter Foundation, Tony Rowe OBE, said: “We’re...

Devon war memorials are among hundreds to be listed over the last year through Historic England’s pledge to protect 2,500 memorials by 2018, marking the centenary of the First World War.

• Sidmouth War Memorial, Church Lane, Sidmouth http://bit.ly/1nYOu8u
• War Memorial in the Churchyard of the Church of St John the Evangelist, Bovey Tracey http://bit.ly/202EPtl
• Newton Abbot War Memorial, Queen Street, Newton Abbot http://bit.ly/1nYQ6iC
• Meavy War Memorial, West Devon http://bit.ly/1nYQD3Z

Built by communities in the years following...

Steve French, an ex-serviceman from Exeter, will take on Exeter’s Rock Solid Race in March to raise money for Scotty’s Little Soldiers, a leading charity that helps bereaved British Forces children smile again.

Steve, 28, now a restaurant manager, was touring with the Army when Lee Scott, the inspiration behind the charity and father-of-two, was killed in Afghanistan after his vehicle hit an IED.

He will be running the obstacle event with partner Emily and the pair are hoping to raise up to £700 for the national children’s charity. It’s the second time Steve will be...

Francis Clark’s annual Finance in the South West event, now in its 4th year running, will be taking place on Tuesday 23rd February from 08:00 to 14:00 at Exeter Racecourse. The

Seminar brings together specialists representing funding and business support available to businesses in the Heart of the South West LEP area.

This year the keynote speaker will be Radio 4 business and economics journalist Jonty Bloom.

Research has indicated that there is a significant funding gap between funding available from traditional sources of funding and actual business requirements...