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East Devon District Council (EDDC) is proud to fly the Pride Flag this month at its Blackdown House headquarters in Honiton.

At its Full Council meeting in August 2020 , the Council agreed to fly the Pride Flag outside of Blackdown House throughout Pride Month (June) every year to help combat bi-phobia and homophobia in the local community.

Councillor Joe Whibley , East...

Backworld, formerly an ergonomic office and home seating shop on the Topsham Road in Exeter, is now mobile.

Rethinking the business model following the succession of Covid-related non-essential retail closures, owner Paul Skinner made the bold move to shut up shop and take to the road. Backworld is now a fully mobile retail operation.

Customers no longer have to visit the shop...

The leading bereavement support charity, the Mariposa Trust, is delighted to announce that it’s founder and co-CEO, Zoe Clark-Coates BCAh, has been awarded an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List 2021. The announcement will be made in The Gazette on Saturday the 12th June 2021.

Zoe, who lives in South Devon, alongside her husband Andy, founded the charity the ‘Mariposa Trust’,...

Dame Esther Rantzen, Founder of the NSPCC run service Childline, TV presenting duo Ant & Dec and TV presenter Emma Willis are calling on the UK to play today in support of the NSPCC’s Childhood Day.

Thousands of children and adults have already signed up to play and raise money for the leading children’s charity, with communities from all corners of the UK and Channel Islands...