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Teign School student Mental Health Ambassadors receive NHS training

Students from Teign School in Kingsteignton, part of Education South West , are marking Mental Health Awareness Week by celebrating the work of their Mental Health Ambassadors.

Mental Health Awareness Week runs from the 13th to the 19th of May and ‘Movement: Moving for our mental health’ is this year’s theme. Since 2001, the Mental Health Foundation has been leading Mental Health...

Kitchen garden designed to cut food miles and wow guests completed at Bovey Castle

A purpose-built garden designed to supply the freshest ingredients and take guests behind the scenes of an acclaimed Devon dining destination will open this spring.

Bovey Castle, the award-winning 60-bedroom historic manor in Dartmoor National Park, has completed its Kitchen Garden following a six-month project – and it has been created to impress guests both inside and outside of...

Paignton Sports Hub celebrates much anticipated restoration of community basketball hoops

In a heartening victory for local sports enthusiasts, Paignton Sports Hub has successfully restored its basketball hoops, thanks to a grant from Active Devon.

Paignton Sports Hub on Waterleat Road provides Paignton Academy students and the wider community with 16 courts for badminton, basketball, netball, football and gymnastics. It is the only multi-court site available in Torbay...

Personal Growth: The Overlooked Possibilities

Do you feel that your only path to realizing your full potential is to get a (another) college degree? Free yourself from that old way of thinking. Personal growth doesn't just happen in a classroom. It is in every skill you acquire, every obstacle you overcome, and every idea you explore.

With online learning at your fingertips, you can follow your dreams in any way you want. Choose...

Rep season booming in Devon

The 2024 Summer Play Festival at the Manor Pavilion Theatre Sidmouth has eclipsed previous years in its early ticket sales.

The Manor Pavilion Theatre hosts the longest standing Rep Theatre in the country, with over 60 years of history at the venue. Paul Taylor Mills has been the artistic director for the past 11 years and takes his role as a custodian of theatrical tradition most...

Spinning the Reels: An Essential Guide to Online Slots

Online gaming is currently one of the fastest growing industries, winning the sympathy of almost all generations, from the United States to Canada, all the way to the United Kingdom. Among all these countries, which have millions of inhabitants, and therefore millions of players, the county of Devon stands out. Well known for its national parks and beautiful beaches, Devon is currently...

Children’s home designs go on display at Fox Mill Gardens

Artwork by pupils at Willand School has been put on display at Bellway’s Fox Mill Gardens development in the village.

The children, aged between four and nine, took part in an art competition organised by Bellway in which they were asked to design their dream home.

Participating children were invited to see their work on display.

Prizes were presented to each of the...

Celebrate World Baking Day with Rowcroft's Big Bake

This year, World Baking Day falls on Sunday 19 May and Rowcroft Hospice is inviting supporters across South Devon to sign up to their latest fundraising campaign, The Rowcroft Big Bake.

Whether you're a baking newbie or the next Mary Berry, the fundraising campaign is open to everyone and is taking place throughout June. Participants are encouraged to organise a get-together, such as...

How one Okehampton man embraced sustainable living in his new-build home

Dr Steve Lo, an expert in sustainable environmental engineering, has recently settled into his new home at David Wilson Homes Exeter’s Hampton Mill site on the outskirts of Okehampton. With a career spanning four decades, Dr Lo's expertise in construction and his passion for lower-carbon living have shaped his decision to invest in this new development.

Dr Lo's journey in the sector...

Marland School congratulated for 'outstanding' Ofsted

Devon County Council’s Cabinet Member for services that support children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities, (SEND), Councillor Lois Samuel, has congratulated Marland School for achieving an ‘outstanding’ grade following a recent Ofsted inspection.

Marland School, in Torrington, is part of a foundation trust of other special schools and provides...

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