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Argosy Arts, a creative production company formed by students from the University of Exeter, have reached their £2000 Crowdfunder target in just 15 days. The group are raising money for their debut theatre production, ‘The House of Edgar', due to performed at the Edinburgh Fringe this August.

The group have announced a new stretch target of £3000 which they hope to hit in the remaining week of the campaign. If they reach this figure they will be able to hire radio microphones for the cast, improving the sound balance of the show.

‘The House of Edgar’ is an original gothic...

Typical first time buyers will need to earn £51k a year by 2020, new research by housing and homelessness charity Shelter shows. This is more than 30% more than the £38k needed for a typical first time buyer’s mortgage today. On top of this they would need a typical deposit of £47,000 to keep up with rocketing house prices in the region, which are projected to rise to £236,000 over the next four years. The research looked at the salary and deposit needed for the average first time buyer today, and calculated what they would be in 2020 if they grew in line with projected increases in house...

Charlotte Harding, her mum, Sue and friend Mouna Souyad all have a very special reason to take part in next month’s Exeter Neon Night Run.

Exeter Hospiscare nurses and doctors cared for their good friend Mary Christopher at the city’s Searle House Hospice.

The Neon Run, on Saturday 28 May, will raise funds for the hospice which is a local charity, helping local people.

Charlotte, 22, said: “We were just blown away by the care and I think it’s really important that people know about the work that Hospiscare does. Mary was in the hospice for a few weeks and I visited...

Following formal identification, the lorry driver who died as a result of the collision which closed the A38 near Exeter on Saturday morning (9th April) has been named as Andrew Small, 32, from Torquay.

His family have paid tribute to him:

“'We are shocked at the sudden tragedy of Andrew Robert Small who has been taken from us way too soon.

“He was a devoted partner, brother and uncle, whose sole purpose in life was to look after his family. Andy was loved and respected by all who had the pleasure of knowing him. He was and always will be remembered as a true...