Exeter

Construction staff from David Wilson Homes in Exeter swapped their regular hi-vis gear for pink jackets and hats as part of a fundraising effort for the Breast Cancer Campaign.

The construction team put their weight behind the Wear It Pink Day and the housebuilder has pledged to continue fundraising for vital and lifesaving research.

Sales director Lee Monk said: “Our Wear It Pink Day was a huge success on site and in our head office and we are thrilled and proud to have been able to support the Breast Cancer Campaign. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed becoming pink heroes for...

The Gro Company, makers of the award-winning Grobag, is without doubt the UK’s favourite baby sleep brand, having been voted Best Sleeptime Brand by the Nursery Industry National Awards for two years running.

Beating off competition, Gro was voted for by retailers and brands in the nursery industry, demonstrating that its products are the most sought after in its category and the only serious choice for retailers and parents alike.

The evening became a double award winning event for Gro when they also picked up the award for Best E-Tailer /Use of Technology for its new...

Devon and Cornwall Police are taking steps to ensure that Hallowe'en is a happy and safe time for everyone, whether young or old.

If you are going trick or treating this Halloween we want you to have fun and be safe but remember not everyone wants you to call at their home.

The Sorry, No Trick, No Treat, No Thanks Campaign encourages members of the public who do not want to be bothered by trick-or-treaters’ to cut out this poster and place it in the front door or window of their homes.

Neighbourhood policing Inspector Paul Morgan said: “In recent years we have seen...

East Devon villages that have been successful in the 2013 Best Kept Village competition, promoted by the Devon Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE), were rewarded in a ceremony at EDDC’s Full Council meeting last week.

Representatives of the winning villages are pictured receiving certificates from EDDC’s Chairman, Councillor Graham Godbeer, and Vice-Chairman Councillor Mrs Christine Drew.

Each year East Devon District Council also formally recognises the efforts made by parishes within East Devon that have been awarded high points in the competition but are not Devon-...

A new Head of Residential Estate Agency has joined Kivells, one of the longest established estate agency practices in the south west. Marc Cottrell has been an estate agent in the south west and beyond for many years. Having sold his own North Devon agency, he relocated to Cornwall and worked for specialist country homes departments in Truro based estate agencies. Subsequently he was offered a directorship of a national estate agency focussed on the higher end of the market. This saw him take on the operational activities for the south and south west of the UK covering an area from Surrey...

Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby is offering the chance to try out one of the 2012 Paralympic Games most popular sport in Exeter. Free taster sessions will be on offer for anyone who wants to have a go on Sunday 3 November from 11am-1pm and 2pm-4pm at St Peter's School, Quarry Lane.

"Our aim is to get more people than ever before playing wheelchair rugby on a regular basis. We have different levels of the game aimed to suit a whole range of disabilities,” said Kirsty Clarke, National Development Director, GBWR.

“We're aiming to put a smile on your face, as you whizz, whack...