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With just four days to go until #GivingTuesday 2015, Exeter charity Rainbow Living is calling for local people to show their support for this global day of giving.

Taking place on December 1, #GivingTuesday follows Black Friday and Cyber Monday - two of the UK’s biggest shopping days. The campaign is supported by a wide range of celebrities and sports stars, including Miranda Hart, Casey Batchelor, Olympic gold medallist Hannah Cockcroft, Peter Andre, Downton Abbey’s Joanna Froggatt, former Dr Who David Tennant, and historian and presenter Dan Snow.

Rainbow Living has...

Volunteers who worked in Exeter’s Rugby World Cup 2015 Fanzone have been thanked by the Lord Mayor of Exeter.

Lord Mayor, Councillor Olwen Foggin, hosted a celebration event at Exeter’s historic Guildhall on Wednesday evening (25 November), to acknowledge the huge effort that the Exeter Fanzone volunteers had made during Rugby World Cup 2015.

Three matches were played at Sandy Park during the tournament with the help of nearly 300 volunteers from across the region, but the celebration focussed on thanking the team of 28 volunteers who were based in the Fanzone in Exeter’s...

As the race to Christmas picks up pace and sparkly trees and glitter start to appear in Exeter, Gandy Street will be buzzing with music and entertainers in their own seasonal festival: Countdown To Christmas.

From 5.30pm on Thursday November 26, Gandy Street’s independent traders will be holding an extraordinary pre-Christmas celebration shopping night with more than 20 businesses joining in the festivities.

As well as discounts, promotions and offers galore, visitors to the street will be treated to goody bags, mince pies, mulled wine and all manner of samples and goodies...

Devon's Youth Offending Service has received a nationally acclaimed accreditation for the way it works with young offenders and their victims.

The service works with vulnerable young people who have committed offences or who are at risk of doing so, turning them away from crime such as criminal damage, robbery and assault.

It also works with victims, who lives have been detrimentally affected by the crimes.

Now it's been awarded with the Restorative Service Quality Mark, in recognition of its approach that brings offenders and victims together to talk about their...