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Exeter Entrepreneur and Mercure Hotel Launch City’s First Post-Race Recovery Hub

As thousands of runners prepare to take on the Great West Run on May 24th, a local startup is ensuring they don’t spend the next week in pain.

Race Home , a specialist running and recovery brand founded in Exeter, has partnered with the Mercure Exeter Southgate Hotel to launch a high-tech "Recovery Pod." The pop-up sanctuary will offer "Pulsio Pro" compression technology—usually reserved for elite athletes—to local charity runners and club athletes alike.

"Most runners put months of training into the race, but have no plan for the 48 hours after," says Tim Flint founder...

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Princesshay Goes Wild

Authored by KatieOV
Posted: Mon, 05/11/2026 - 5:45pm

Launching on 19th May and running for six weeks, Princesshay will host 10 turfed animal sculptures inspired by some of the world’s most recognisable wildlife, including a lion, giraffe, gorilla, rhino and zebra which will be spread across nine locations in the centre.

Go Wild has been created in partnership with Paignton Zoo and the Deaf Academy, so that the trail can combine play with education and accessibility.

At each stop, visitors will be able to uncover fascinating facts provided by Paignton Zoo, including animal behaviours, habitat information and conservation...

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Exeter Care Home to Host Elegant Cheese and Wine Evening for Community Members

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Sun, 05/10/2026 - 7:23pm

Woodland View Lodge care home in Exeter is inviting local people to raise a glass at a special Cheese and Wine Evening on Friday 29th May from 6pm–8pm, in celebration of National Wine Day.

Guests will enjoy a carefully selected range of wines expertly paired with delicious cheeses, alongside tasting notes and insights from guest sommelier Shaun Cockman from the Broken Wine Society.

The evening promises to be a relaxed and sociable occasion, bringing together members of the local community to enjoy fine flavours and good company at Woodland View Lodge.

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Alanis Morissette joined by Pale Waves and The Big Moon for Devon date

Guitar indie-pop band Pale Waves and Mercury-nominated The Big Moon are the latest acts heading to the south Devon countryside for the county’s biggest music event this summer.

The bands are joining the line-up for seven-time GRAMMY Award winning Canadian / American artist Alanis Morissette ’s headline show with special guest musical powerhouse Skunk Anansie at TK Maxx presents Live At Powderham on Friday June 26.

The Devon date is the first of just seven shows Morissette is playing in the UK this year and comes on the heels of her most acclaimed UK shows ever last...

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The Princess Royal awarded University of Exeter Honorary Degree

Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal has been awarded an Honorary Degree of Laws at a special ceremony at the University of Exeter.

The Princess Royal was recognised for her life-long dedication to public service. Her Royal Highness began undertaking royal engagements at the age of 18, and since that time has carried out more than 20,000, representing the British Crown in the UK and around the world.

The Princess Royal is also involved in more than 200 charities, notably Save the Children, St John Ambulance, and the charity she founded, The Princess Royal Trust for...

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LED Community Leisure Recognised as “Unsung Hero” at Hospiscare 40 Club Awards

Exeter, Devon, LED Community Leisure has been honoured with an “Unsung Hero” award by Hospiscare’s 40 Club , recognising four years of dedicated support, fundraising, and community partnership.

Presented at the 40 Club Awards Lunch at The Hall in Exeter, the award celebrates LED Community Leisure’s consistent and meaningful contribution to Hospiscare mission of providing specialist end-of-life care across the local community.

LED Leisure has been a committed member of the 40 Club since the start, supporting Hospiscare through a wide range of initiatives, including event...

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From homelessness to hospitality: Café EX4, Exeter’s new lifeline

Five years ago, Dan was homeless, living in supported accommodation, and struggling with addiction and mental health challenges.

This month — the same week The Salvation Army in Exeter Temple celebrates its 145th anniversary — Dan stood alongside Majors Carl and Elizabeth Di-Palma who lead the church and charity in Exeter, to watch celebrity chef Michael Caines (MBE DL), cut the ribbon on Café EX4, a community café run by people with lived experience of homelessness, addiction, and neurodiversity.

Café EX4 operates under a licence agreement, making the café a tenant of...

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Devon County Show unveils major expansion of its Devon Woodlands feature for 2026

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 05/07/2026 - 8:21pm

The Devon County Show is set to deliver its most dynamic Devon Woodlands feature yet, with high‑energy displays from The Devon Axe Team and demonstration on pole climbing by the Bicton students taking centre stage in a newly expanded woodland area for 2026. These crowd‑pulling performances will anchor a feature that blends entertainment, education, and hands‑on woodland skills like never before.

The expansion reflects the Show’s commitment to championing the vital role that woodlands and woodland skills play in the South West’s rural economy, environment, and heritage.

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Stepnell poised for southern expansion with Exeter office opening, senior promotions and appointment

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 05/07/2026 - 8:17pm

REGIONAL contractor Stepnell has announced a series of senior promotions, a key appointment and the opening of its Exeter office, supporting its continued growth and focus on strengthening regional expertise across its South operations.

Matthew James has been promoted to regional director and will lead Stepnell's Southampton office after a decade at the contractor. With a background in quantity surveying, Matthew has most recently served as preconstruction manager for the past seven years as part of the South senior leadership team, playing a key role in the company’s expansion...

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Science on tap: Exeter pubs to host Pint of Science 2026 

Some of Exeter’s best-loved pubs will be hosting this year’s Pint of Science, offering up fascinating talks on everything from atoms and galaxies to understanding neurodiversity.

Running from 18-20 May, this year’s festival marks the 13th edition of the annual event, which brings researchers out of the lab and into local bars in 42 cities across the UK.

In Exeter, venues including the Bootlegger, Arcadia and City Gate Hotel will transform into hubs of scientific discussion with informative talks, demonstrations, live experiments, and a multi-city pub quiz competition....

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Archaeologist helps to create coffee-table guidebook for Stonehenge

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 05/06/2026 - 10:54pm

A University archaeologist has played a leading role in the creation of a lavish new book telling the story of the world-famous Stonehenge.

Drawing upon the latest research and filled with stunning photographs and illustrations, Stonehenge: Story of an Icon , has been written by Dr Sue Greaney of the University of Exeter.

Billed as a ‘coffee-table’ guidebook and published by English Heritage, the charity that cares for Stonehenge, the 160-page paperback, released today, represents the culmination of 15 years of research and writing about the monument for the public by Dr...

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