Tilia Homes has announced a new three-year partnership with Royal Devon Hospitals Charity, reinforcing its commitment to supporting communities across Devon.
Royal Devon Hospitals Charity supports two acute hospitals, 17 community hospitals and a range of community, specialist and primary care services across north, mid and east Devon. The charity raises money to enhance hospital care beyond what’s possible with NHS funding. Through the partnership, Tilia Homes will work alongside the charity to support fundraising initiatives, raise awareness of its work and help strengthen...
Fourteen businesses from across Exeter joined forces on Friday 19th June 2026 to collect more than 100kg of litter during a city-wide clean-up celebrating Employee Ownership (EO) Day 2026.
The Big EO Clean Up 2026, led by Absolute PR and Marketing, Coastal Recycling, Market Carpets and Stephens Scown LLP, brought together more than 50 volunteers to clean shared spaces across Exeter and demonstrate the positive role businesses can play in their local communities.
All waste collected – ranging from discarded cutlery to cigarette butts – will be processed by Coastal Recycling...
This summer, visitors are invited to view Patricia Dixon’s climactic artwork in response to the ‘Our Killerton’ display.
Patricia, an artist who works in contemporary stained glass and textiles, was commissioned by the National Trust at Killerton to create a new artwork inspired by the people-led stories behind Killerton’s objects.
The ‘Our Killerton’ display on the ground floor of the house features eight objects, carefully chosen by people connected to Killerton: visitors, staff, volunteers and community partners.
Exmouth author Chris McGuire has released the second book in his children’s series Crooks and Nannies Too , continuing a fast growing world of mischievous characters, secret organisations and plenty of humour aimed at younger readers.
Chris, who lives in Exmouth, is a former children’s television producer and now writes full time. His latest book follows on from Crooks and Nannies: A N.A.U.G.H.T.Y.
Beginning , which introduced readers to a secret organisation of highly unusual nannies tasked with taking on the world’s worst villains.
A Redrow site manager at St Michael's Meadow has won a top national award for the quality of the homes they’re building in Exeter.
Roy Taylor has won a Pride in the Job award from the National House Building Council (NHBC) for the second consecutive year. This follows his success in 2025 when he achieved the Seal of Excellence in the regional stage of the competition – an accolade awarded to only the top 5% of site managers in the UK.
The awards, often dubbed the ‘Oscars’ of the housebuilding industry, recognise the very best site managers across the country. Judging is...
A week-long gathering designed to inspire bold action on the climate emergency has begun at the University of Exeter.
Following on from London Climate Action Week, and in a month where record-breaking temperatures have swept the UK and Europe, the Exeter Climate Forum brings together climate researchers, senior business leaders and policy-makers to explore the latest emerging research and to help shape the priorities for COP31.
Speaking at the opening session, Professor Lisa Roberts, President and Vice Chancellor of the University of Exeter, said: “The climate emergency...
Someone said to me today, “it’s only a dog,” and I felt something in me quietly tighten. Not anger exactly, more a pause. A recognition that we were looking at the same thing, but not seeing the same meaning at all.
Because when I think about River, I don’t think “only” anything.
I think companionship. I think presence. I think the steady, uncomplicated kind of love that doesn’t ask for explanations or achievements, just connection.
River is part of my everyday life in a way that is almost invisible until you stop and notice it. The following from room to room....
New funding will help Exeter City Council tackle the sticky issue of chewing gum on the city’s streets.
The money will be spent on a chewing gum removal team and liveried gum removal cart.Removal will initially be focussed on Sidwell Street but will extend to other parts of the city centre thereafter.
New signage will also be going up in the city later this summer, encouraging people to bin their gum responsibly.
Exeter City Council successfully obtained a £30,657 grant from the Chewing Gum Task Force, administered by environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy, to...
A Bloor Homes site manager based at the developer's Exeter regional has been recognised as among the best in the UK after winning a top housing industry award.
Jason Lockyer at Winsford Park in Bideford is celebrating a Pride in the Job 2026 Quality Award from NHBC, the UK's largest provider of new home warranties and insurance.
Now in its 46th year, Pride in the Job is widely regarded as the most prestigious benchmark for exceptional site managers in the house-building industry. Judging is rigorous, with assessment across six key areas: consistency, attention to detail...
The Love Local Food Festival returns to the historic grounds of Exeter Castle on Saturday 15th August, uniting the region's top producers for a day-long celebration. Hosted by the award-winning Greendale Farm Shop in collaboration with Food Drink Devon, this free-to-attend event invites food lovers to explore the best of the West Country from 10am to 6pm.
Set in the heart of the city, the festival promises a day filled with delicious local food, live entertainment and family fun, all designed to champion the incredible growers, producers and makers that make Devon a culinary...
