Exeter

Exeter together has been hailed a success as hundreds of people have join peaceful protest against the EDL.

Here are some shots of the event.

116 jobs will be lost from Flybe’s Exeter headquarters the largest portion of the 500 redundancies announced earlier this week.

The redundancies were announced on Monday as part of the companies’ drive to find £85million in savings.

Chief executive Saad Hammad said: "I know that these proposals are creating great personal uncertainty, but they are necessary to secure a long-term future for Flybe and I am grateful to the various union and staff representatives for the very constructive manner in which we have been able to commence the consultation process."

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School Children in Exeter have been helping to raise money for BBC Children in Need.

At schools in the city children dressed up in spotty clothing to match this year's theme.

The money they raised has gone to Exeter and Localities Grief Support for Children, Young People and Their Families and Community Equality Disability Action (CEDA)

Grief support helps children and young people who have suffered the loss of a relative or friend. Providing 1-1 support, Memory Daysand a Youth Forum. To help the Children become happier, more confident,and better able to communicate...

A theatre group in Devon is calling on local families to try and trace living relatives of soldiers who died in the First World War.

Six names are inscribed on Silverton’s war memorial and the Mid Devon village’s dramatic group are focusing on them for their next production.

This will be performed in February 2014 to mark the centenary of The Great War.

Silverton's Drama Group, The Luvvies, has been busy researching what village life was like during World War One as the basis to their play, which will be performed in the village’s Community Hall.

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Seth Honnor (@sethhonnor)

What do you do?

I’m the Artistic Director of Kaleider – we work with people from all sorts of backgrounds to design, produce and promote live experiences. And I’m Director of digital arts organisation Albow – we’re the company behind theatredevon.net and wider network and we built my wife’s very lovely madebyhandonline.com In the next few months we’ll be releasing a new events app called thisison.

How would you describe yourself in 5 words?

Wow, really? Too hard. Dreamrunner. (My 11 year old made it up but I only...

A new county Chairman has been appointed for Devon’s branch of the NFU. David Verney a mixed farmer and egg producer from Bishop’s Nympton takes up family tradition by following his father and uncle into the position. “I think of it as a challenge and I wouldn’t be able to do it without having my two boys at home and a very understanding wife.

"My wife and I were adamant that they go off and get their qualifications.

"They’ve gone off and experienced another side of life and they’ve come back to farming afterwards. “My daughter is also really involved and helps out with the...

A new report has shown that every £1 invested into Broadband, brings £20 back to the UK economy.

The report commissioned for the government also reveals that the impact of superfast internet also has a huge impact on the way we live making it easier to work from home or stream online TV.

Earlier this year the first rural communities in Devon began to benefit from a rollout of superfast broadband to smaller communities.

The improvements are part of a £94 million investment in Devon and Somerset which will see 15,000 premises in the two counties’ benefit.

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A Plymouth woman who reported a burglar had taken a picture of himself on her phone has said that she knows the man in the photo.

The woman found a picture on her mobile of an unknown man sitting in her home

The woman contacted Devon and Cornwall Police believing that a burglar had left a chilling calling card.

However, in what the police have called a “genuine lapse in memory” the unnamed woman forgot that the man had been in her house and was known to her.

The woman also reported that crisps and other food had gone missing from her house around the...

Kate Lamport, Queen of Style launched the first of her new ‘My Ex Wardrobe’ pop-up shops with visitors bringing once-loved clothing and accessories to buy and sell. Over 1000 pieces from well-known brands were on display at the event held at Radiance MediSpa and a charity raffle raised £200 for ‘Live Life Then Give Life’.

For further information on buying, selling and the next event - follow 'My EX Wardrobe' on Twitter @My_Ex_Wardrobe

Photo by Matt Austin

We are looking for seven volunteers to be part of the marketing and publicity campaign for our Christmas show Eliza and The Wild Swans.

This winter, fly away with us on a quest for family, love and redemption in a bold adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen’s classic tale Wild Swans.

As sharp as a nettle sting, as tender as a bird’s wing and as refreshing as Russia’s icy wind, Eliza and the Wild Swans will transport you to another universe.

This new production is being created in collaboration with acclaimed company The Wardrobe Ensemble who use physical theatre,...