New funding will help Exeter City Council tackle the sticky issue of chewing gum on the city’s streets.

The money will be spent on a chewing gum removal team and liveried gum removal cart.Removal will initially be focussed on Sidwell Street but will extend to other parts of the city centre thereafter.

New signage will also be going up in the city later this summer,...

The Love Local Food Festival returns to the historic grounds of Exeter Castle on Saturday 15th August, uniting the region's top producers for a day-long celebration. Hosted by the award-winning Greendale Farm Shop in collaboration with Food Drink Devon, this free-to-attend event invites food lovers to explore the best of the West Country from 10am to 6pm.

Set in the heart of the city...

Exeter Chiefs heralded a new dawn today as the club confirmed its sale to Black Knight Rugby.

A new subsidiary of Cannae Holdings, Inc., Black Knight Rugby, has purchased 100% of the shares of Exeter Rugby Group Ltd following a vote by Exeter’s members to permit the sale of the club.

Under Black Knight, Tony Rowe CBE will continue as CEO of the club to maintain continuity...

Exeter’s Fore Street is celebrating a decade of the much-loved Fore Street Flea, a community market created to champion the city’s independent businesses, local makers and creative spirit.

First launched by local businesses in 2016, the Fore Street Flea has grown into one of Exeter’s most distinctive independent shopping events, bringing together traders, makers,...

Around 1,000 cyclists are gearing up for one of the region’s most popular charity cycle events with a mission to support more Devon families affected by cancer.

FORCE Cancer Charity’s Nello ride is on Sunday June 28, starting and finishing at Topsham Rugby Club.

It has raised around £1.5 million since it was established in memory of Topsham restaurateur Nello...

Exeter City Football Club has announced a new partnership with Exeter-based engineering firm EX2 Group, who will become the club’s official training wear sleeve sponsor for the upcoming 2026/27 season.

The deal marks the latest step in a growing relationship between the two organisations, which share strong ties to the city and a commitment to supporting the local...

Unpaid carers in Tiverton are the first in Devon to have received free Wellbeing Gift Boxes as part of a county-wide joint initiative between Devon Carers at Westbank and Devon Partnership NHS Trust (DPT), supported through funding from Open Up, the Trust’s charity, launched during Carers’ Week (8th - 14th June 2026).

The Wellbeing Boxes are being gifted to individuals who provide...

Work to create new paddling pools in Heavitree is to begin shortly after ageing infrastructure forced the current pools to close for the summer, the City Council has revealed.

The pools had reopened to families at the beginning of June but were forced to close on Friday after some of the mechanics failed.

Cllr Duncan Wood, Lead Councillor with responsibility for Leisure...