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If you walk through Exeter on a Saturday night, you’ll see a stark change straight away. Pubs are quieter and taxi queues that once stretched along the high street are half what they were. Beside this quietness are nearby homes that are alive with light and chatter. People aren’t hibernating. Instead, they’ve found different ways to spend their weekends. Across Devon, more locals are choosing...

Westbank Community Health and Care is embarking on the second stage of its redevelopment of the charity’s Community Allotment at Exminster with the support of Jack’s Patch, part of Otter Garden Centres.

Jack’s Patch, based in Bishopsteignton, has kindly offered to support Westbank in developing its Community Allotment, a strip of land behind the charity’s Healthy Living Centre on Farm...

Data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), drawing on police records across the UK, has revealed an increase in shoplifting and theft incidents in Devon and Cornwall.

During the 12 months to June 2025, 11,565 cases of shoplifting were reported across the counties, representing a 116% increase since 2020 [1]. In the same period, figures received by specialist charity insurer...

East Devon DayTime Band enjoyed a successful 2025 summer season.

The band performed at 10 venues throughout East Devon and Exeter, from a churchyard to a vineyard, including local Care Homes, VE Day commemorations, retirement homes, parish church fetes, Otterton Mill and Ikea Exeter.

At the Dalwood Vineyard Hospiscare charity event, the band was transported to the playing...