A motorbike ride with a special chocolatey difference will take place on Easter Sunday this year – and YOU could be part of it.

The riders will be delivering chocolate Easter eggs to youngsters with life-limiting illnesses at the South West Children’s Hospice.

So why not join 'Exeter Based Motorcycle Rides' for a ride to remember? This amazing ride will take place on Easter Sunday 5 April, meeting at Bridge Motorcycles, Marsh Barton, Exeter, EX2 8RG. Be ready to leave at 10.30am. To join in just turn up on two wheels (or three for trikes!) with a full tank of fuel and make...

We live at a time where thoughts zip around the world at the speed of light. A cataclysmic event or a compromising photo is instantly witnessed by millions of people in the blink of an eye. In so many ways the internet, not even a concept just a few years ago (the worldwide web was 25 last year!) has changed our lives in immeasurable ways and, I like to think, for the good.

To many, social media services such as Twitter and Facebook ARE the internet with the amount of active users on a day by day basis counting in the hundreds of millions and growing. For a lot of people from my...

Molly Scott-Cato, the Green Party’s South West Euro MP, will be speaking at Exeter Castle next Wednesday (18 March) at 7.30pm.

Hosted by the Mid Devon Green Party, the renowned Professor of Economics, a leading figure in the fight against the deeply damaging TTIP trade agreement, will explain the Green Party's unique approach to the banking system and why we need to neutralise the stranglehold private banks have over the public’s lives and return financial control of the country to democracy.

She’ll show how and why we need to end the punitive austerity measures that have...

If Devon farmer Jon Williams' late father had been told his dairy herd would be milked by robots in 2015, he would have laughed disbelievingly. However, that is exactly what is happening at Higher Hampton Farm in Kilmington as 21st century technology hits the age-old occupation.

But it is Ben, Jon's eldest son and the third generation of the family to work on the farm, who has been the driving force behind this radical change to their livelihoods.

Since the 1970s, much research has gone into investigating methods to alleviate time management constraints in conventional...

In 24 Hours With…we take a well-known local businessperson and ask where they go for lunch, spend their downtime and visit for inspiration or advice.

Former City lawyer Deborah Clark and husband Tony Orchard own Burgh Island in Bigbury-on-Sea and Southernhay House boutique hotel in Exeter. Here, Deborah tells us what the city has to offer:

FOR BUSINESS LUNCHES

Harry's Bar, situated in Exeter’s Northernhay Gardens, is the best place to get steak tartare. But ask for the DIY version, not the pre-mixed! It's also quiet, discrete and has excellent staff. You can watch...

Exeter Junior School's public speaking team of three, Year 6 pupils Minnie Conibear, Isobel Rutter and Millie Lofthouse, has won the District Final of the Rotary Club 'Youth Speaks Competition' held last Saturday.

This is as far as junior participants can go so it is a huge achievement.

In addition to winning the overall trophy, Isobel was singled out for the specific prize of 'Best Speaker'.

It was a great day for the girls, Form Tutor Mr Ashman, English Coordinator Mrs Pettet and Exeter Junior School.

The individual feedback from the judges included these...

Richard Stevens, 47, is the managing director of Plymouth Citybus. He’s worked his way through the ranks since his first job as a bus driver in 1990.

He lives in Crownhill, Plymouth, and is married with two children.

Here, he gives Devon Life Business & Professional a tour of his office at Plymouth Citybus HQ in Milehouse:

1. Investors in People certificate of accreditation – Gold Standard

“We were presented with this last year and it makes me so proud. It’s the national standard of how you manage people as a business and to get the gold standard is a...