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Donations to local group will be doubled this week as part of national match funding campaign

Topsham based charity, Estuary League of Friends, have launched their appeal to raise £10,000 in a week to provide vital services to support people in need of care, comfort and support in rural communities between Exeter and Exmouth.

The appeal is part of national match funding campaign #SmallCharityWeek . Donations made to Estuary online at BigGive.org between 23–30 June 2025 will be matched £1 for £1. So, a gift of £10 becomes £20, £50 becomes £100, and so on!

All the funds raised will be used to deliver vital services for the community such as:

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Exeter becoming a smart home hub in its own right

As we slowly but surely run more and more aspects of our day to day life through our gadgets, and particularly our smartphones, the “smart home” concept is shifting from the realms of science fiction to an accepted part of everyday life. This is true across the country, but Exeter, in particular, is becoming a centre of smart home technology.

Research carried out by Halifax towards the end of last year showed that Exeter is one of the top ten locations in the country in terms of house price growth, with a year-on-year rise of more than nine percent. The city’s open spaces and fresh...

Glass canopy and colourful new look unveiled in Newton Abbot

An exciting stage of regeneration in Newton Abbot town centre has been unveiled as a new glass canopy and colourful render welcome visitors to Market Walk shopping centre.

In September 2017, Teignbridge’s Full Council approved a major investment package for Market Walk shopping centre. Councillors unanimously supported the £2million upgrade scheme to modernise the shopping centre and create an open and spacious place to visit and shop.

Work on Market Walk has seen the removal of the existing concrete entrance structure at Courtenay Street while existing shop fronts have...

A bumper month for Seaton Wetlands!

Throughout July, work has taken place at Seaton Wetlands to remove overhead power cables and move them underground. The work has caused disruption to visitors who were unable to access the site car park for most of the month. The work culminated in late July when a helicopter flew over the wetlands to remove the electricity posts.

The site is now open to visitors as usual and the overhead power cables which used to stretch across the Axe Valley have now been removed.

Cllr Marcus Hartnell, East Devon District Council's deputy portfolio holder for the enivironment, said: “The...

£950 raised for Devon causes

Local causes are set to benefit from a week of fundraising by retail colleagues across Devon.

Southern Co-op challenged its colleagues to raise as much money as possible for their local charity partner and they smashed it by raising £950.

The amount raised in Devon was added together with all of the Southern Co-op’s retail stores and funeral homes in the south of England to make a final total of £30,000.

The annual Charity Awareness Week ran from 23 to 29 July and the retail store which raised the most money was given an extra £10,000 for its charity. The winners...

Literature stars in Exeter

Exeter will host two festivals featuring literature and writing this autumn. In October, exetreme imagination – Exeter’s biennial festival of writing and stories – will unlock imaginations for young people across the city. In November, Exeter Literary Festival will bring together a range of experts to share knowledge. The festivals will feature nationally known and local award-winning authors, including Philip Reeve whose book Mortal Engines will be released as a Universal Pictures blockbuster movie directed by Peter Jackson. exetreme imagination runs from 15 to 27 October, with public...

200th volunteer joins the search for Devon’s Roman history

The 200th volunteer has joined the search for more clues about the Roman occupation of Devon at a major archaeological dig in the county.

Members of the community and experts from the University of Exeter are once again investigating fields near Ipplepen, in South Devon, to discover more about a site occupied by Iron Age, Roman, and early medieval communities who lived more than a thousand years ago.

The public can see historical treasures uncovered during this year’s excavations at an Open Day on Saturday 8th September. People will be able to have a tour of the excavation...

Chamber Opera Tours bring Jane Austen's Persuasion: A Musical Drama to Devon

Barbara Landis, artistic director of Chamber Opera Tours, found Jane Austen’s language so perfect that it begged to be adapted to theatrical lyrics. The adapted original musical drama of Jane Austen’s Persuasion, which first premiered at the Athenaeum Theatre in Chicago in 2011, has been touring internationally since 2013.

This summer, Chamber Opera Tours will arrive in Paignton to perform a one-night-only performance at the Palace Theatre on 22 September at 7.30pm, on the heels of several performances at the 2018 Jane Austen Festival in Bath.

The performances are sell-outs...

Seaton Wetlands to release over 150 water voles next month

East Devon District Council's countryside team along with the Axe Vale & District Conservation Society will be boosting the water vole population at Seaton Wetlands next month (September) in a major reintroduction programme.

Nationally, water voles have suffered decline due to loss of habitat, an increase in predation from non-native American mink and increasing urbanisation. The exciting Water Vole Project will see a phased release of the water voles at Seaton Wetlands, into prime habitat suitable for them to thrive.

Cllr Marcus Hartnell, East Devon District Council's...

Crossing the finish line … Devon Summer Tour ends after a summer of cycling fun

The Devon Summer Tour, a cycling challenge for new and experienced cyclists, has drawn to a close with the winners awarded prizes for riding and encouraging others.

The programme, which started in July, was run by Love to Ride and Devon County Council to celebrate the Tour of Britain returning to Devon in September. People were encouraged to form a social team of six riders, like in the Tour of Britain. 247 organisations now take part in Love to Ride’s challenges with 4,964 people cycling over 3 million miles so far. Nearly a thousand new riders took part in the competition and...

The Freemasons Link-Up Devon

The Masonic Charitable Foundation combined with the Devonshire freemasons have recently given a £3,500 grant to the Devon Link-Up Organisation and Rt. W. Bro. Ian Kingsbury JP The Provincial Grand Master of Devonshire recently went to meet their committee and members of the groups they aim to help and support, to present them with a certificate to commemorate the association between the two organisations.

Devon Link-Up are a service user-led organisation for people with learning difficulties and Autism who live in Devon, their aim is to give voices and choices to their members...

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Donations to local group will be doubled this week as part of national match funding campaign

Exeter becoming a smart home hub in its own right

Glass canopy and colourful new look unveiled in Newton Abbot

A bumper month for Seaton Wetlands!

£950 raised for Devon causes

Literature stars in Exeter

200th volunteer joins the search for Devon’s Roman history

Chamber Opera Tours bring Jane Austen's Persuasion: A Musical Drama to Devon

Seaton Wetlands to release over 150 water voles next month

Crossing the finish line … Devon Summer Tour ends after a summer of cycling fun

The Freemasons Link-Up Devon

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