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RGB Building Supplies, which has a branch on Alphinbrook Road, Exeter, has been recognised in the national Build It Awards for the second year running.

The awards, which celebrate all aspects of self build and renovation, has named RGB as a finalist in the ‘Best Builders Merchant for Self Builders’ category; a category that they won in 2014.

Keith Harris, Product and Marketing Manager at RGB Building Supplies, commented: “Over the past year we have continued to add product ranges that are relevant to the self build market and look at ways we can enhance our service. We’re...

This week has seen the launch of a new community currency in Devon. From 1st September the Exeter Pound has been tradable in about one hundred independent businesses in and around the city. Exeter is thus joining Bristol, Totnes and a few other places in England to introduce a local money system that has no value outside its own community, but which will be worth much within it. As from now, Exonians are able to spend their own notes (one, five, ten and twenty Exeter Pound denominations, plus a 15 EP special for the Rugby World Cup!) in registered shops, cafes, pubs, leisure venues,...

Come and join a decorating blitz of Exeter’s exciting new community centre - The Beacon.

Volunteers are spending four days next month transforming the former youth centre into a welcoming space for all ages. We’re calling it The Beacon Blitz – you can sign up for just four hours or more on September 18/ 19 and 25/26.

“We’d love people to come along and help spruce the place up and make it more welcoming,” said Richard Cummings, centre manager. “Previously the building, called The Knight Club was a youth centre but now we want to open it to everyone and create a community...

Library users in Topsham will benefit from extended opening hours thanks to additional support provided by volunteers. From 7 September the opening hours will increase from 15 to 19.5 with the library open until 6pm every Monday and Thursday for ‘Library Extra’ sessions hosted by Estuary League of Friends volunteers.

Cllr Roger Croad, Devon County Council's Cabinet Member with responsibility for the library service, said:

"These new opening hours are excellent news for residents in Topsham, especially children and families who now have an extra afternoon to use the library...

RGB Building Supplies’ Well Built Community Fund has been giving away £1,000 worth of building materials every other month to various different groups since its launch in May 2014.

Now the builders merchant is asking Exeter based charities and projects that support the homeless to nominate themselves to receive the grant.

With a 165-year history, RGB’s Community Fund is a way of giving something back to the community that has been such a support to them.

So, if a group needs materials to update a shelter, make repairs to a building, or perhaps help to create a new...

Exeter’s community radio station, Phonic FM, has commissioned a group of artists to produce four ‘radio portraits’.

These will be creative radio programmes, exploring the city and its communities as Rugby World Cup 2015 arrives in town this autumn.

The artists producing these radio portraits would love to hear from the people of Exeter, to weave their stories into these special radio programmes.

They’d especially like to hear from:

• Teams and groups: these could be sports and games teams; craft and activity groups;
• bands and choirs;
...

Exeter City Football Club have once again celebrated diversity in the local community by holding a football tournament that attracted players from across the globe, yesterday (Sunday 26 July). Torquay based Crispy Pigs beat Not a Kalou from Ipplepen 2-1 in a closely fought final. Ashley Dewdney scored both goals for the winners as they came from behind to edge victory. The tournament, now in its 11th year, encourages participation from local community teams and especially black and minority ethnic players. Today’s event saw players from many different parts of the world including Morocco,...