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Get away from the crowds and hustle and bustle of town to experience Christmas at Castle Drogo.

There is a treat in store for children on the weekends of the 12, 13, 19 and 20 of December as they can follow the trail around the garden and grounds to find Father Christmas in his grotto and receive a special present for just £2.

The lead up to Christmas is the perfect time for families to spoil themselves by taking advantage of the home made cakes in the café, or something hearty from the delicious festive food menu. There will also be a three-course Christmas lunch special...

MEN and women across the South West are being challenged to ban the booze in January to raise money for Cancer Research UK. The charity is launching Dryathlon for the New Year and urging people the region to sign up now before the festive season gets into full swing. Dryathlon is Cancer Research UK’s popular fundraising campaign that invites social drinkers to take a month-long break from alcohol. ‘Dryathletes’ pledge to ditch the drink for a month and either get sponsored or donate the money they would have spent on alcohol to the charity. An impressive 6,818 people in the South West took...

E.ON, the energy supplier behind the Cranbrook and Skypark developments, has been chosen as the district heating provider for the new Monkerton residential and commercial development on the outskirts of Exeter, it was announced today.

As part of landmark agreement with Devon County Council, East Devon District Council, and Exeter City Council, as well as property developers Persimmon Homes, Barratt Homes, Linden Homes, Bloor Homes and landowners Eagle One and Pater Salter, E.ON will develop a £30 million, 10,000sq ft Energy Centre and district heating network which will provide a...

Consumers are being urged to think before buying this year’s ‘must have’ for Christmas, a hoverboard, which could be at risk of catching fire or even exploding.

Devon and Somerset Trading Standards Service is appealing to Christmas shoppers to follow a 12-point safety checklist (below) if they are thinking of buying a hoverboard or have already purchased one.

Since October 15 more than 17,000 self-balancing scooters – or ‘hoverboards’– have been tested at national entry points due to safety concerns.

Of these, over 15,000 (88 per cent) were found to have significant...

Massive demand meant that tickets to TEDxExeter 2016 sold out faster than ever before on Tuesday.

Tickets for the live event at the Exeter Northcott Theatre sold out in 20 minutes, and tickets for the simultaneous livestream to the nearby Alumni Auditorium all went before the end of the day.

TEDxExeter is Exeter’s leading festival of ideas, and next year’s conference will be the fifth held in the city. It is also streamed online so that everyone who could not get tickets can still watch it live. Videos of all the talk will also be free to watch online after the event....

Police are investigating the death of a woman found in a vehicle in East Devon.

Following information received police attended the area of Fenny Bridges in East Devon at around 4pm on Wednesday 2nd December.

A woman’s body was found in a vehicle in this area.

She has yet to be formally identified, but is believed to be a 71-year-old local woman.

A forensic post mortem will be carried out later today.

Investigating and scene of crime officers will today continue an examination of a vehicle and the area in Fenny Bridges where it was discovered....

An international craft media company, with offices across America and its headquarters in New York, has relocated its UK team to Exeter.

Founded in Newton Abbot in 1961, F+W International, part of American company F+W Media, is a specialist publisher and distributer of art and craft books. The company also boasts a range of successful art and craft based ecommerce companies and distributes David & Charles and Dover Publications.

In its 54 years of operation, F+W Media has witnessed significant changes in the publishing industry. With the rise of eBook sales, increased...