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Leading local advice charity, Citizens Advice Exeter, is delighted to announce that Dennis Mardon has received the 2017 annual Hazel Ball Volunteer of the Year Award.

The award bears the name of our friend and colleague, Hazel Ball, who we sadly lost in 2015. Hazel first joined our Board in 1980, and was a vocal advocate for the work of our charity throughout her career and in retirement.

Dennis was recognised for his contribution as Chair of the charity’s trustee board, and for his dedication to the work of the Charity.

Hazel’s husband, Jeff Skinner, said: “Hazel...

Boutique hotel brand Hotel du Vin has announced the appointment of Fiona Dardé as General Manager of Hotel du Vin Exeter. Fiona will be responsible for the day-to-day operations of the hotel, overseeing the development of the team to deliver the great food and wine the hotel is renowned for, as well as driving sales forward within the local market. A former eye infirmary, the iconic Hotel du Vin Exeter is set within a historic walled garden, a relaxing oasis for guests looking to escape the hustle and bustle of daily life. Travel expert Alastair Sawday describes the idyllic space as a “...

Devon County Council’s campaign to re-establish regular rail services on the Exeter to Okehampton line has won the support of an influential group of South West MPs.

The South West Rail All Party Parliamentary Group will lobby the Department for Transport for vital funding following a presentation in Westminster by Cllr Andrea Davis, Devon’s Cabinet Member for Infrastructure, Development and Waste. The County Council is co-ordinating the Okehampton initiative on behalf of the wider Peninsula Rail Task Force, and working with the OkeRail Group. Cllr Davis said: “It's a big step...

Detectives are seeking witnesses after a bogus telephone engineer tricked his way into the Axminster home of an elderly woman and stole her purse.

The man called at the property close to Waggs Plot around 10.30am on Saturday 30 December pretending to be working on the local phone lines.

Once inside the offender stole the woman’s purse containing cash and fled the property when the victim, who is in in her 80s, said someone else was at home.

Police are investigating and urging anyone who may have seen the suspect in the area at the time to come forward. He is...