Playing at a casino is a special experience. You have the opportunity to dress up in your best James Bond tuxedo or smart dress (there will be a female Bond one day), sip Martinis and play a variety of games, such as the ever-popular blackjack. There are even casinos where you can go in as scruffy as you like, so it’s up to you how you dress. Now, the next thing you’re probably thinking is, where are the best casinos to play blackjack in Exeter?

Oh, hang on a minute!

You probably realised before we did but much to our dismay, there aren’t any casinos in Exeter. Yet. We’...

The National Lottery is using Valentine’s Day to reveal some of the local champions who love their community so much that they applied for a special grant to do something positive locally – and were successful.

Over 50 projects in Devon will receive money from the fund – called #CelebrateNationalLottery25 – after they applied to the £2 million pot last December.

The fund, which has now closed, invited applications from anyone with a great idea to make a difference in their local community. Up to £1,000 was available to them, showing that no individual or idea is too small...

Devon is bracing itself for another weekend of stormy conditions with the arrival of Storm Dennis this weekend (Saturday 15 and Sunday 16 February).

A Yellow Warning for strong winds and rain across the whole of Devon has been issued by the Met Office for most of Saturday and Sunday, with an Amber Warning for heavy rain in the south of the county.

Devon County Council is again urging people to take extra care when travelling on the county's roads.

Wind gusts of up to 70mph are forecast for coastal areas and around 50mph inland. Up to 100mm (around 4 inches) of rain...

The charity team at Otter Garden Centre in Ottery St Mary has revealed the total raised for their 2019 charity of the year, Hospiscare.

The team were delighted to announce that the final total soared over £11,500.

Branch Manager, John Giblin said: “Our fundraising efforts were helped immensely by the help we had from the Otter Vale Friends of Hospiscare, a local group of volunteers who supported many of our fundraising activities.

“They were amazing and worked really hard to make the partnership a success, which is reflected in the brilliant amount raised.”

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A Chinese gown, a giraffe and a collection of pocket watches are amongst the museum objects that have inspired the composers of new music which will be performed in the galleries at the Royal Albert Memorial Museum, Exeter. The performance is part of the international Festival of Contemporary Music for All. Thirteen new pieces of music have been specially commissioned by the Devon Philharmonic Orchestra (DPO), whose players and singers will perform in small ensembles around the museum. The audience will walk through the galleries, choosing their route, and stopping to listen to the...

It is a safe bet that no one out there is really leading a stress-free life. We all have our problems, one way or the other. Some are worn down by their jobs and the toll it takes. Others struggle with personal relationships. A few people even have the occasional existential dread every now and then. This is why it is very important that you make an effort to try and lead a more comfortable and relaxing life. It is not easy, and it won’t happen overnight, but the outcome is certainly worth it –– peace of mind.

These are some rules you can follow to live a cozy life.

Discussions have taken place between the local planning authority East Devon District Council (EDDC), Cranbrook Town Council, Devon County Council, Cranbrook Consortium and Henry Davidson Developments Ltd together with Morrison’s Supermarkets Plc regarding the construction of a new supermarket and significant additional retail, commercial and residential spaces in Cranbrook town centre.

This is the latest step in what has been a lengthy and detailed negotiation by EDDC and Cranbrook Town Council members and officers. A full planning application is expected soon to bring high...

The National Geographic Database of Great Britain, maintained by Ordnance Survey (OS), is the largest of its kind in the world.

Behind the paper maps we all know, there is a single giant digital master map of Great Britain.

During the past decade it has grown to contain more than 500 million unique geographic features. Since January 1st 2010 OS has made 360 million updates to the database – that’s more than 20,000 changes every single day.

OS has a team of more than 200 surveyors on the ground, two aircraft and further aerial support from external flying companies,...

The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (www.rcsed.ac.uk) together with sponsors Medtronic (www.medtronic.com), has announced another heat winner of the nationwide Surgical Skills Competition celebrating future stars of the surgical field.

Following a contest hosted at the College, RCSEd is delighted to announce Aurimas Kudzinskas, a medical student from the University of Exeter as the competition’s South West heat winner, set to join the additional 19 heat winners at the Grand Final in Edinburgh in spring.

Surgery is an incredibly competitive area, so being able to...