India Electic Co. are returning to Exeter Golf and Country Club for another live gig following their popularity at the Steve Knightley concert back in June. The India Electric Co live gig President's Night is on 16th October.

To raise money for Hospiscare for the Club President's Night, India Electric Co. are returning to perform live with support from local singer songwriter, Sarah Yeo.

With recent performances as Beautiful Days, Glastonbury and many more festivals over the summer, the band are set for success with great acclaim from the music industry already...

Councils in Exeter have vowed to work more closely together in an effort to tackle weeds in the city.

It was agreed at a meeting on Monday (22 September) between representatives of Devon County Council and Exeter City Council that a more joined-up approach was needed to address the issue.

Devon County Council (DCC) is responsible for the upkeep of highways in the city, including the treatment of weeds. For a number of years, Exeter City Council has been commissioned to carry out the spraying of weeds on behalf of DCC.

Unfortunately this year, because the work was...

Plans for a local currency, the Exeter Pound, will be unveiled in an early evening presentation at the BikeShed Theatre tonight (Wednesday September 24).

The Exeter Pound will be a complimentary currency, designed to work alongside sterling, not replace it and will aim to focus more spending in the strong networks of independent producers, retailers and service providers in Exeter.

By being a currency that can be used in local businesses, the Exeter Pound will give the public the opportunity to support the local economy and community.

Local businesses will be...

The UK’s first Fab Lab, based at the newly refurbished Exeter Library, has proven such a hit that it is expanding its service in Devon.

Devon County Council opened the Fab Lab, or fabrication laboratory, in May this year as part of the multi million pound revamp of the library.

Plans are now in place to expand the service, with Totnes being the first area to benefit through a partnership with King Edward VI Community College.

The Fab Lab provides a low-cost digital workshop equipped with the latest laser-cutters, 3D printers and scanners, Computer Numerical Control...

South West shoppers have a chance to bag a designer bargain as part of a charity treasure hunt which launched this week.

Designer creations from some of the biggest names in the fashion world will arrive at Cancer Research UK shops as part of the Tatler Treasure Hunt.

For two weeks, shoes, scarves, clothes, handbags and other stunning creations will be hidden in stores, alongside items regularly donated by the local community.

The campaign sees Tatler magazine join forces with the fashion elite to donate pieces which will be sold in the charity’s shops, for a...

SOUTH Hams MP Dr Sarah Wollaston and more than 80 Devon businesswomen attended the latest branch launch of networking group Leading Women UK this week. Inspirational speaker and conservative Member of Parliament for the constituency, Dr Wollaston outlined her journey from GP to MP and the importance of including more women in politics including through possible job-sharing schemes for MPs. The evening took place at the prestigious, newly-revamped Glazebrook House at South Brent in Devon and also included talks from Leading Women UK's Founder Rachel Jones and the new South Hams Champion...

The Conservative party’s Prospective MP for Exeter Dom Morris has today challenged Labour to “do the right thing” and back English votes for English laws in Parliament. Dom supports the proposals by Prime Minister David Cameron to ensure that legislation at Westminster which affects England, is only voted on by English MPs. But Labour Leader Ed Miliband has refused to back the proposals.

Dom said: “I am challenging Ed Milliband’s current MP for Exeter Ben Bradshaw to do the right thing and come out in favour of English votes for English laws. “It is basic democracy that MPs should...