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Business case bids to use part of a road safety funding award on AI cameras

Devon County Council (DCC) will propose to Government that a proportion of a recent road safety funding award for a North Devon Road be used to deploy the latest in AI camera technology to help save lives.

In March DCC learned it had been awarded £5,040,000 from the Department for Transport’s (DfT) Safer Roads Fund (SRF) to deliver safety improvements on the A361 in North Devon...

23 new shows going on sale at Theatre Royal Plymouth, as multibuy scheme is launched

Theatre Royal Plymouth (TRP) has announced that a staggering 23 new shows are on sale this month across 2025 and 2026, including a UK exclusive run of the Watermill’s The Lord of the Rings – A Musical Tale, that will only play at TRP before embarking on a European tour, and the return of Royal Shakespeare Company’s Matilda The Musical . Other shows in The Lyric auditorium include Matthew...

UHP’s Secret Garden receives two awards and are the overall winner at this year’s Patient Experience Network National Awards

University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust (UHP) has won two awards at the Patient Experience Network National Awards (PENNA), which is the first and only awards programme in the country to recognise best practice in patient experience across all facets of health and social care.

The Secret Garden won on two categories, ‘Environment of Care’ and ‘Support for Caregivers, Friends and...

Young Petrolheads Given The Chance to Test Drive Vintage Cars at Devon Venue

Re:Fuel, the Southwest's only dedicated cars and coffee venue, has partnered with the Devon Austin Sevens car club once again to host a one-of-a-kind event focused on introducing young people to the wonderful world of vintage cars. Including the rare opportunity to actually get behind the wheel of a beautiful vintage car without a drivers licence.

This action-packed day will be the...

Graham Devaney with his wife and carer Tracey.

Stroke survivor’s petition to save ‘vital’ Devon service backed by more than 1,500 people

More than 1,500 people have signed a Devon stroke survivor’s petition to save the service which supported him and thousands of others in the county after their strokes.

The Stroke Association’s Devon Stroke Recovery Service is being forced to close because NHS Devon and Plymouth City Council have said they will no longer fund it.

The charity’s service helps people to rebuild...

Allison Homes team before the beach clean

Regional housebuilder works to help keep Devon’s beaches clean

Team members at Allison Homes South West, a leading housebuilder in the region, have been helping to keep a Devon beach clean of litter. A massive 14kg of rubbish was collected from North Burrows beach, Bideford, which is located a few miles away from Allison Homes South West’s Foxglove View development.

The beach clean is just one of the initiatives organised as part of the house...

Drake Circus appoints local seven-year-old as Chief Fun Officer

Drake Circus has revealed the successful candidate in its search for a new CFO – with seven-year-old Ellie from Plympton in Plymouth appointed as the centre’s official Chief Fun Officer.

Ellie was recruited to try out the wealth of retailers and experiences at the centre and give a child’s eye view on just how fun they really are ahead of the October half term.

Her application...

Double celebration for Hair At The Academy

It was fun, fizz, and frolics at a party for over 50 guests to mark HATA’S significant 20th Birthday held at Samuel Jones on Exeter Quay.

Founded by Mary Pugsley MBE IN 2004, Hair At The Academy is a unique training programme delivering hairdressing, barbering, customer service, Math & English, supporting vulnerable young adults in and around Exeter towards completion of work-...

National Trust’s two-year project to secure the future of A la Ronde, Devon, is now complete

The two-year project ‘A la Ronde – Conserving the Past, Creating the Future’ is now complete.

Designed to reimagine A la Ronde and engage new audiences, the project has included partnerships with local community groups, significant conservation work, the development of exciting digital offers and virtual tours, creation of work experience placements for students, and the delivery of...

Torquay’s new GO Outdoors store officially opened

The store was officially opened on Saturday morning, with the first 100 customers receiving a £20 voucher and the next 100 being given a goody bag.

Family favourites included a balloon modeller who was on hand to welcome customers, with free hot drinks also going down a treat.

Throughout the day, GO Outdoors Torquay customers enjoyed the new Rab, OEX and Berghaus, Peter...

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