Exeter

A new loyalty promotion called “Swipe and Win” will see Co-operative members in the South West in with a chance to win thousands of prizes - worth a total of £1.3 million - up until 9 December.

Co-operative Food customers, presenting their membership card at the checkout, will be entered into a daily draw with the chance of winning a host of prizes.

On offer every day will be: £2,500 of Co-operative Food vouchers; a Samsung television; a Hotpoint American fridge freezer together with £100 of Co-operative gift vouchers and a £1,000 voucher to spend on Bosch branded products...

With the Christmas season nearly upon us, Sands, the stillbirth and neonatal death charity, is organising a series of twelve ‘Lights of Love’ evenings across the UK for parents, family and friends of those whose baby has died.

In Exeter, the evening of traditional carols, inspirational readings and beautiful musical performances will be hosted St Thomas’ Methodist Church, 110-111 Cowick Street, Exeter, Devon, EX4 1JE Friday 5 December at 7.30pm.

Those attending this service will be able to sponsor a light on the ‘Lights of Love’ Christmas tree and add a special message in...

Exeter School staff and pupils have raised almost £1,000 for charity by growing or wearing moustaches for Movember.

Teaching, maintenance and administrative staff at the co-educational independent school have been amusing their colleagues and pupils with their elaborate facial hair to raise awareness and funds for testicular cancer and male cancers generally.

Al Reynolds, Giles Trelawny, Will Daws, Ben Masters, Ed Jones, Andy Mason, Julian Fawkes, Richard Baker, Warren Houghton, Paul Sprake, Tom Brimelow, James Wilson, Graham Bone, Guy Willson, Peter Boddington, Peter...

Ambitious plans to revolutionise care services in Exeter have received £1.5 million funding from Government.

Twelve local government, public and community sector organisations including Devon County Council, Exeter City Council , key NHS providers in the city such as the Devon Partnership NHS Trust, Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust and Northern Devon Health Care Trust and Age UK Exeter have joined forces to promote independence for adults with complex needs in the city, by working together to deliver high quality, cost effective, sustainable health and social care...

Seven inspiring social action projects across the UK have been awarded £700,000 to support unpaid family carers, including the Devon Carer’s Scheme - managed by Westbank Community Health. Westbank Community Health have been awarded £140,000 of funding to support carers through information social action, carer support groups, helplines and health and wellbeing checks. Matthew Byrne, Manager of Devon Carers, said: “Caring is social action at its most informal. This scheme enables us to build on the immense contribution that carers already make, and recognises that often they are the best...

The Exeter Northcott Theatre is delighted to welcome The Birmingham Stage Company with their production of George’s Marvellous Medicine for Christmas 2014.

This acclaimed adaptation of Roald Dahl by Birmingham Stage Company and David Wood, shows a young boy who makes a marvellous new medicine to cure his grandmother of her terrifying temper. But when his grandmother drinks his special new potion, the most incredible things start to happen. And George's adventure has just begun!

Amongst the professional cast, nine girls from Exeter will take it in turns each week to play the...

Rob Baxter has called on his Exeter Chiefs side to fight “tooth and nail” to keep themselves firmly in the mix at the top end of this year’s Aviva Premiership.

The in-form Chiefs currently sit second in the standings after defending champions Northampton Saints reclaimed pole position with their victory at Saracens last Sunday.

For Baxter, though, seeing his team perched well within the top four is hugely rewarding after what has been an impressive campaign to date for the Devon club.

Not only are the Chiefs flying high in the league, but they top both their LV= and...

Fire crews were called into action shortly before 1.30pm on Saturday after reports of a blaze at a block of flats in Crediton.

Numerous calls were made to the fire service reporting smoke coming from a property in Town Park.

On arrival the incident commander confirmed there was a fire in the kitchen of the ground floor flat.

Crews had to force entry.

The adjacent properties were checked in the roof space to ensure the fire had not spread.

Crews used two breathing apparatus and one hose reel jet to extinguish the fire.

Positive pressure...

Staff at Otter Nurseries were delighted to learn that readers of Primary Times have voted the garden centre’s grotto as the best place to celebrate Christmas with Santa in Devon.

Over the last few months families from across Devon have been voting en mass in the magazine’s highly regarded Reader Star Awards, designed to recognise favourable, local family friendly places and people.

Otter Nurseries Managing Director, Jacqui Taylor said: “We are over the moon to be chosen by the readers of Primary Times as the winners in their new Christmas/Santa Event category.

“Each...

Christmas is just around the corner but as the shops start to get busier, Devon Wildlife Trust is offering a day away from the crowds.

The annual Christmas celebration at the historic Cricklepit Mill may only be a few minutes’ walk from the High Street, but to the tired Christmas shopper it will feel like a world away.

Christmas at Cricklepit is being held on Saturday 6 December from 10.30am to 3.30pm and is a day of free family activities. Visitors can have a go at willow weaving and make Christmas decorations ready to hang up on their tree at home. There will be seasonal...