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Loganair set to launch new service from Exeter

Loganair, the UK’s leading regional airline, is gearing up to launch a new route from Exeter to Manchester.

The new route is part of Loganair’s growing network from the airport adding to the existing seven services it offers from the base including Newcastle, Isle of Man and Edinburgh.

Starting on 26 October, the new service will introduce frequent flights between the two cities before moving to a daily service from March 2026.

With Loganair’s code sharing agreement with BA, it opens up endless possibilities for international travel on a single ticket,...

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Meal boxes delivered to families with young children across Devon

Two thousand meal boxes are being delivered to families with young children this Easter holiday in an initiative designed to help those who are struggling during the coronavirus pandemic.

The Devon County Council initiative, called 'The Goodie Box', sees ingredients and simple recipe ideas delivered to families’ front doors this week.

Included within the Goodie Box are ingredients for families to make:

Sweet potato curry
Super cheesy macaroni (vegan alternative - Taste of the Mediterranean pasta)
Veggie cheeseburgers and skin-on chips

Phonics with Robot Reg classes set to reopen

Parents can breathe a sigh of relief next week as baby and children’s classes finally reopen after the most recent lockdown.

But as well as having to adapt to the new Covid social distancing restrictions Exeter and Exmouth’s Phonics with Robot Reg classes will also look a bit different.

Instead of just focussing on the children the classes will also be supporting the parents.

Local class leader Jessica Jenner explained: “So much has changed in the last 13 months and we have realised that our classes do more than teach the foundations of reading and writing....

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Exeter Ramblers reveal hidden walking trails of Exeter

The Exeter and District Ramblers have produced a collection of hand-picked trails to encourage Exeter residents to get outside and discover a new side to their city.

The collection has been published as a book called Walking Around Exeter, with contributions from different members of the group and tested for accuracy and clarity. The 16 routes in the collection range from 2.5 to 7 miles in length, and are suitable for all ages and abilities.

Les Bright, a member of Exeter Ramblers who has overseen the project, said: “Many people have rediscovered the joy of walking...

Exeter Craft Festival cancelled

With great disappointment and sadness, the volunteer committee that organises the renowned annual Exeter Craft Festival has announced that the Festival will not take place this year.

The current Chairman, Madeleine Millington said: "We were very hopeful earlier in the year, with the roll-out of the vaccination programme, that we would be able to stage the Festival in July, but after careful consideration, we feel that there is still insufficient guidance as to the safety of doing so. Our event, which was planned for 1–3 July, would have been a matter of days after the government...

How Exeter is Leading the Way on Climate Action

I have worked as an environmental journalist and climate communicator for many years. Climate change concerns me greatly, as I care deeply for all life on this planet and I have two young daughters who will one day inherit the world we have created. Effective climate action is imperative, and it begins at a local level.

Although I have worked on a national and even global scale advocating for climate action, local community has always been at the heart of what I do -it’s where I started out and I am on the committee of a local community group and have been a school governor for...

Postponed concert back on in Exeter

Having postponed their annual concert in Exeter Cathedral last July due to Covid, the Amadeus Orchestra is delighted to announce that it will now take place in July 2021.

Principal conductor Philip Mackenzie says: “As an orchestra, we have been silent since February 2020 when we performed in the House of Commons and we are very excited by the prospect of performing once again. It is very fitting that our first post-Covid concert will be held in Exeter Cathedral as this is the city where the orchestra was founded in 1990.”

The orchestra is well known in Exeter and...

Work starts on Marsh Barton rail station

Work has started on the construction of a new railway station at Marsh Barton in Exeter.

The station, which will feature two platforms, will be located near the Energy from Waste plant on the eastern edge of Marsh Barton.

Devon County Council has designed the station working closely with Network Rail and GWR. It will provide sustainable transport access to Marsh Barton, one of the key employment areas of the city where more than 7,000 people work.

From the end of May, Clapperbrook Lane East will be closed to vehicular traffic for around 16 months, but it will...

Wild Exmouth is now on the map

Project funded by the National Lottery

Households in Exmouth will receive their own map of the town that showcases the best of the outdoors. The maps will be delivered by Royal Mail by 24th April.

Wild Exmouth , a three year community nature project, has produced a wonderful map to highlight trails and cycle paths along with parks, nature reserves, play areas and community orchards.

Working with local designer, Jo Salter , a brilliant bird’s eye map has been created to give an inspiring view of the town. The map will be posted out over the coming weeks to every household...

Exeter’s CLIC Sargent charity shop to this week and urgently needs donations

The UK’s leading cancer charity for children and young people, CLIC Sargent , is calling on Exeter’s residents to come out and support its shop as they open their doors again on Wednesday 14 April , following the national lockdown.

The charity shop in Exeter (Unit 11, St Thomas Centre Cowick Street EX4 1DG ) has been closed since the end of last year and shop managers are now looking forward to welcoming back Exeter’s bargain hunters.

They have put in place a range of safety measures to protect their customers, volunteers and staff from Covid-19 including: limiting the...

Exmouth RNLI called to kitesurfer in difficulty

Exmouth RNLI volunteer crew members launched their inshore lifeboat this morning following a 999 call reporting a kitesurfer in difficulty off the East Devon shoreline.

At 11.38am today Thursday 15 April 2021 Exmouth RNLI inshore lifeboat D-805 George Bearman II was launched having been tasked by H.M. Coastguard to a report of a kitesurfer struggling and apparently in difficulty. He was sighted between Sandy Bay and Budleigh Beach.

The lifeboat was commandeered by Exmouth RNLI volunteer crew, Scott Ranft, Sarah Beresford and Henry Mock. Shore crew were Neil Cannon, Andy...

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Loganair set to launch new service from Exeter

Meal boxes delivered to families with young children across Devon

Phonics with Robot Reg classes set to reopen

Exeter Ramblers reveal hidden walking trails of Exeter

Exeter Craft Festival cancelled

How Exeter is Leading the Way on Climate Action

Postponed concert back on in Exeter

Work starts on Marsh Barton rail station

Wild Exmouth is now on the map

Exeter’s CLIC Sargent charity shop to this week and urgently needs donations

Exmouth RNLI called to kitesurfer in difficulty

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