A Plymouth store has teamed up with leading suppliers to tackle hygiene poverty.
Tesco has again joined forces with its suppliers of well-known household brands such as Radox, Sure, Bodyform and Aquafresh to help distribute millions of personal care items to people who are in need.
For every two purchases by Plymouth Tesco Superstore customers from a selection of essential...
Coombeshead Academy in Newton Abbot, part of Education South West , hosted a regional festival for Music for Youth at their theatre earlier this term.
Music for Youth is a national youth music charity working with young people aged 25 and under across the UK. Their vision is to ensure that every young person in the UK can achieve their musical potential by performing the music they...
Local charity Croyde Surf Life Saving Club (CSLSC), which provides surf lifesaving training to 200+ members from 6 years old to adults of all ages, is celebrating the opening of its brand-new clubhouse, funded by local organisations and businesses including Parkdean Resorts.
Built on land leased from the National Trust, the new 9-by-19-metre building on Croyde Beach is more than...
One of the South West’s biggest housebuilders has shown its support for a local charity in Newton Abbot that helps children and young adults with cancer and debilitating diseases with a £2,000 donation.
Persimmon Homes South West gave the money to the Dan Payne Memorial Fund earlier this month as part of its Community Champions scheme, at an event thrown by the fund, which was...
East Devon District Council is urging local businesses to submit Expressions of Interest for the Innovation and Resilience Fund 3 (IRF3) before the deadline on 8 May 2024.
Councillor Matt Hall, East Devon District Council’s Portfolio Holder for Economy, said: “If you have a transformational idea to boost your productivity and grow your business, we could provide up to £30,000 of...
A local housebuilder with a significant presence in Teignbridge has given its support to a BMX club in Newton Abbot.
Persimmon Homes South West handed over the £1,000 cheque to Decoy BMX at its track in Decoy Country Park last month, with funds going towards new equipment for its young members.
Decoy BMX club is a non-profit, volunteer-run club, built in 1998. The track is...
Due to ongoing risks with Feniton’s flood prevention scheme, East Devon District Council (EDDC), working with its partners, have decided to push construction back to mid-summer 2024.
EDDC has begun preparing the construction site, clearing the area, and installing services at the site compound.
The latest designs offer the village better protection from flooding. Although...
Now in their 11th year, the hotly contested 2024 Muddy Stilettos Regional Awards have been announced with 21 brilliant local indie businesses winning the coveted lifestyle crowns across Devon.
Sponsored locally by Kitson Boyce and nationally by Tide Banking, readers of the award-winning lifestyle website Muddy Stilettos have been nominating and voting in their hundreds of thousands...
Simon Jupp, MP for East Devon, was unanimously re-elected as Chair of the Great South West All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) at its annual general meeting on the 1st May in Parliament.
The Great South West APPG is an influential cross-party group of politicians championing the region’s economic importance and significant contributions to the UK’s defence, food and energy security...
The prize winners of Thelma Hulbert Gallery's (THG) Open exhibition will feature in a new exhibition at the award-winning gallery.
The winners of THG's biennial open exhibition in 2023 have been invited back to the Honiton-based gallery to exhibit new bodies of work: 'Sharon James #artistmother' and 'Kyle Baker'.
