Devon Tesco shoppers have been their most generous ever in support of foodbanks and local charities, helping to make it a record-breaking year.
The total amount of food donated by Tesco shoppers to the Trussell Trust and FareShare during 2022 was equivalent of 12.5 million meals – 271,589 of which came from Devon.
The donations to the Trussell Trust help food banks to provide emergency food parcels to people in crisis, while donations to FareShare support frontline community charities. Tesco has also topped up all customer donations during the collection by 20% in cash,...
On Wednesday 14th December, passengers travelling through Exeter City Centre’s Bus Station were treated to a live Carol Concert as part of the Stagecoach South West ‘It’s Christmas’ event.
The fun-filled free afternoon was organised by staff at Stagecoach to wish their customers a Happy Christmas from the local transport operator. The event featured Christmas songs from popular local choir ‘Big Noise Chorus’, music from Radio Exe, festive freebies and offered families across the city the opportunity to meet Father Christmas.
This festive season, families in Exeter will be able to follow an augmented reality story-trail around the city.
As part of local plans to give families a fantastic festive break, InExeter and Visit Exeter have teamed up to provide a free interactive trail for families. Working with High Street Safari, InExeter and Visit Exeter have launched a unique, free trail in Exeter ready for the Christmas holidays.
The Hunt for the Lost Toys trail is an innovative experience that lets families choose what happens in the story as they follow the trail. 10 very odd Christmas...
Exeter City Council Chief Executive and Growth Director Karime Hassan has announced he is stepping down from the Council at the end of March.
The Council’s current Deputy Chief Executive Bindu Arjoon will become Interim Chief Executive from April 1 pending the outcome of work that the Council is doing with the Local Government Association in the New Year.
Karime, 60, has overseen a huge growth in the economy during the last decade and overseen expansion which has seen Exeter become an economic powerhouse and an internationally recognised city of culture.
A permanent scheme to make Exeter’s Magdalen Road one-way will start in January.
In a letter to local residents, Devon County Council has revealed work will begin on Monday, 16 January and take around three to four months to complete.
It will involve widening the northern footway to approximately match the existing temporary barriers, retaining the one-way (westbound) restriction for vehicular traffic and adding an advisory contra-flow cycle lane.
During the construction works, businesses will remain open as usual but sections of the road will need to be closed...
With unpaid carers in Devon facing ever-spiralling financial costs, local charity Devon Carers hosted a well-attended Information and Advice Fair at Exeter Corn Exchange on Carers Rights Day.
Carers Rights Day is a national campaign, organised by Carers UK, that aims to highlight the many challenges unpaid carers face. This year’s theme was ‘Caring Costs’.
The Devon Carers’ event provided carers with information about the services available to support them in their invaluable role. It was also able to offer immediate help by registering them for relevant services, for...
The National Trust Estate at Killerton has joined forces with Devon Carers this Christmas by inviting the charity’s Peer Support Craft Group to decorate one of the trees inside the house.
Earlier this year, Killerton signed up to become a Carer Friendly Devon supporter and the two organisations have already carried out some great work together.
In the run-up to Christmas, Killerton invited Devon Carers to put its stamp on one of the fir trees in the chapel. The Peer Support Craft Group made a wonderful array of different decorations and the Peer Support team did a...
Two carol concerts by Exeter Philharmonic Choir have raised almost three thousand pounds for local charity Dream-A-Way, which helps make holiday dreams come true for Devon children and adults with disabilities or life-affecting health conditions.
The generosity of concertgoers at Exeter Cathedral on 13 and 14 December raised a total of £2,913, a sum that representatives of Exeter-based Dream-A-Way were delighted to receive.
Exeter Philharmonic Choir has a proud tradition of raising funds for local charities through its Christmas carol concerts, made possible with the...
A couple who recently made the move to Taylor Wimpey’s Apsham Grange development in Topsham couldn’t be happier with their decision to move to the area.
Stuart and Margaret Finn moved to Apsham Grange in June after deciding that they ultimately wanted to be closer to family, friends, and the amenities that the area has to offer.
Stuart said: “We’ve been really happy since we moved into our new home at Apsham Grange. We found that the new-build properties had more to offer to us than the older houses currently on the market in the area and the Taylor Wimpey homes ticked...
Stagecoach customers in England are set to benefit from three months of bus fares for no more than £2 for a single journey as part of the Department for Transport’s new fares initiative, through the Government’s Help for Households campaign.
Around 50,000 Stagecoach bus services a day across the country will offer a maximum fare of just £2 for any single journey between 1 January and 31 March 2023.
Stagecoach already offers some of the lowest ticket prices in the UK, and with the introduction of this new fare scheme, it aims to complement its existing range and encourage...
