Lifestyle

Cruise Lovers: Why You Should Try a Flotilla Holiday Next

Cruise passengers usually compliment its ease of use. The schedule is set. Meals arrive on time. It is easy to locate entertainment. However, after a few sailings, the experience may become more comfortable and less adventurous. Explore flotilla sailing adventures as an option...

Amy Fenton

Amy Fenton

Posted:

5 Charming Ways to Decorate for Christmas in Devon

A celebration of coastal charm, countryside warmth, and festive community spirit

Devon transforms beautifully during the Christmas season, weaving together its rugged coastline, charming cottages, bustling local markets, and deep-rooted English traditions. Decorating for Christmas here isn’t just about tinsel and baubles — it’s about capturing the region’s character, from seaside inspirations...

Marine Academy Boys Claim Bronze at World Schools Football Cup in Barcelona

Marine Academy Secondary is thrilled to announce that its Year 9 boys’ football team has achieved an incredible third-place finish at the World Schools Football Cup, ranking third in the world. The event was held in Barcelona over four days.

From an impressive 6–0 opening victory to the final whistle, the team demonstrated skill, determination, teamwork, and outstanding sportsmanship...

Holiday Like 'The Traitors' with These Devon Cottages

With the highly anticipated Celebrity Traitors Final airing this Thursday, 6 November, Premier Cottages has handpicked two extraordinary Devon properties where fans can live out their own Traitors -inspired escape.

Take the drama off-screen and gather your friends and family for a game of The Traitors in Devon’s most atmospheric settings — from historic manors to countryside estates...

How is Devon Becoming the Go-To UK Destination for Fishing Holidays?

Devon has always been one of the UK’s top tourism destinations thanks to its versatility. It offers beautiful countryside along with some stunning seaside spots, helping it to appeal to a lot of people. However, with cheap flights to nearby countries now commonplace, UK holidays aren’t as popular as they once were.

This could be changing, though, thanks to the rise of fishing tourism...

Rachel Buckley, The Family Law Company

Divorcing well for a positive new beginning

Resolution’s Good Divorce Week takes place from November 10. It’s a reminder to Resolution members about the importance of dealing with family matters constructively, putting the needs of the family first.

As a long-term member of Resolution, The Family Law Company is keen to raise awareness of how people can approach divorce to avoid bitterness and anger that is too often the result...

Why Moth Heat Treatment Works Wonders in Devon

You’ve probably opened a wardrobe in your Devon cottage only to watch tiny winged culprits flutter away, leaving woollens freckled with holes.

Before you resign yourself to cedar blocks and endless vacuuming, it helps to understand why targeted heat banishes them so effectively.

The science behind moth control using heat treatment explains how a precise, short blast can...

A FAIRYTALE ENDING:  Couple who met in Theatre Royal Plymouth’s 2005 pantomime return 20 years later to relive the magic

Helen Noble (now Tudor) and Graham Tudor, a couple who met performing in Theatre Royal Plymouth’s 2005 pantomime, Jack and the Beanstalk , returned to the city this week to mark their 20th anniversary. Their chance meeting in the festive production which featured the legendary Chuckle Brothers, became the beginning of a lifelong love story.

In 2005, both Helen and Graham were cast at...

Devon man’s ultramarathon for dad living with muscular dystrophy

At 4.30am on Saturday 6 September, Matt Kemp, 45, from Tavistock was eating breakfast, getting ready to start the Dartmoor in a Day 50km Ultra shortly after sunrise. Matt took on the off-road challenge in aid of Muscular Dystrophy UK , the leading charity for more than 110,000 people in the UK living with one of over 60 muscle wasting conditions. Inspired by his dad Paul, 70, who lives with...

When Machines Speak: How Digital Voices Are Changing Content Creation

For the longest time, connecting with the masses needed the human voice. It was regarded as the most powerful personal tool until the introduction of synthetic speech in today's digital age.

No, we are not talking about the robotic tones of early GPS systems. Today's digital voices, powered by advanced Artificial Intelligence, are transforming the landscape of content creation and...

West Country housebuilder raises £3,300 for Tiverton homelessness charity

From January 2025 to September 2025, Devonshire Homes has raised an impressive £3,300 for CHAT by donating to the charity on every open market sale. Since choosing CHAT as their Charity of the Year, the local housebuilder has raised over £11,000, from a variety of sales and charitable activities such as its annual Charity Golf Day.

CHAT, based in Mid Devon, provides vital services to...

Family Law Company - Specialists have an advantage, the same is true in family law.