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Exeter St Lucia Procession

This year sees the tenth anniversary of Exeter’s Swedish St Lucia Procession, a traditional Scandinavian midwinter celebration of light and song first brought to the city by local folk singer Rosa Rebecka from her homeland of Sweden in 2004.

In the decade since, the celebration has grown from strength to strength, with Rosa’s Scandinavian choir, ExeSwedes, and friends singing traditional Sankta Lucia songs in pubs, theatres, churches, and even Exeter cathedral.

This year's Lucia procession will be held at St Andrew’s Church on Alphington Road on 6.30pm Saturday 13th...

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Views sought on city pollution

Exeter residents are being asked for their views on a strategy aimed at cutting air pollution in the city.

Exeter City Council has just published its draft Low Emissions Strategy which sets out the ways the City Council and its partners plan to reduce air pollution caused by traffic. It aims to tackle nitrogen dioxide levels by reducing emissions from council-owned vehicles, as well as working with local businesses and organisations to increase the number of low emission vehicles and sustainable transport choices.

Closer working between the City and County Council and the...

The Santa selfie!

It’s a Santa selfie - in the form of a pancake!

Santa made this unique self-portrait when he dropped into Living Coasts in Torquay to check on preparations for his Brunch with Santa event. With a frothy spray cream beard, raspberry and banana nose, banana slices and marshmallows for eyes, strawberries for his hat and raspberries for his mouth, this selfie is good enough to eat.

The charity’s festive brunches will give children the chance to decorate their very own Christmas pancakes with all sorts of sweet treats before meeting Santa. They start on Saturday 20th December....