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REVIEW: Icescape Westpoint

With four kids between us aged 12 to 18, organising a festive family outing usually involves spreadsheets, negotiations and at least one teenager muttering, “Do I have to come?” under their breath.

So when Icescape Westpoint announced its much-anticipated return, we jumped at the...

How On-the-Go Gaming Has Transformed Over the Past Decade in Devon

In recent years, mobile and on-the-go gaming have evolved from a niche hobby into a massive part of everyday entertainment. Just ten years ago, most gaming in Devon happened at home, in small local gaming cafés, or in arcades along popular coastal spots like Torquay or Exmouth. Now, you can play virtually anywhere, from a quick session on your phone while waiting for the bus into Exeter to a...

Everyday Bravery

Nominate someone who shows everyday bravery

The Family Law Company is inviting the public to put forward extraordinary people for its Everyday Bravery Campaign 2, where one deserving nominee will receive a luxury break at the award-winning Bovey Castle Hotel & Spa.

The campaign shines a light on those who quietly show courage every day, people who keep going despite illness, loss, hardship or personal struggle. Their bravery...

Home for the Holidays: Why Some Devon Residents are Choosing Familiar Comfort Over Travel

As the holiday season draws near, many people across the UK begin to plan their trips to visit family, discover new destinations, or simply unwind. However, this year, an increasing number of Devon residents are choosing to stay closer to home rather than embarking on long journeys or heading abroad. With the county's rich offerings of natural beauty, local events, and a sense of community,...

Toby’s Garden Festival Announces 2026 Dates

Returning to Powderham Castle on Friday 1st and Saturday 2nd May 2026 (10am–5pm), Toby’s Garden Festival promises two inspiring days of gardening, education, food, fun and hands-on activities. This year’s theme, Discovery, sets the tone for a festival brimming with new experiences, expert insights and interactive talks and workshops.

Leading the festival line-up and joining Toby are...

Choir Leader Carey Camel with Rock Choir East Devon

East Devon Rock Choir’s ‘Big Sing’ hits all the right notes for charity

More than 200 singers from East Devon Rock Choir filled St David’s Church in Exeter with music and festive cheer for the choir’s inaugural fundraising ‘Big Sing’.

Members from the Broadclyst, Exeter, Exmouth and Honiton groups joined forces to perform 14 uplifting songs from their recent repertoire. The setlist spanned decades and genres, featuring Erasure’s A Little Respect , Earth,...

Westbank celebrates its 40th anniversary in 2026

Westbank launches Christmas campaigns to support the community

The Devon health and wellbeing charity Westbank Community Health and Care has launched three Christmas campaigns to support those who are lonely or who may be struggling financially or emotionally this Christmas.

Throughout December, members of the public are encouraged to donate to the charity as an alternative way of giving and to make their season’s greetings go further by helping...

South Devon College encourage more engineering and manufacturing companies to take on apprentices

21-year-old Jack Faulkner says he spent his childhood taking electronic items apart and then not being able to put them back together again.

Fast forward a few years and Jack says he’s now working in the perfect place surrounded by electronics.

Jack is an engineering technician degree apprentice at Bay Photonics, a high-tech engineering company in Paignton. In his fourth year...

Biodiversity wins in Devon

Little Green Change is celebrating the biodiversity improvements in Devon in 2025 carried out in conjunction with primary and secondary schools across the county. Their Biodiversity in Schools Project provides a range of free environmental education assemblies and school ground biodiversity improvements to state-funded schools, thanks to funding from The Norman Family Trust, the Nineveh...

Devon Ladies Over 75's Tennis Team Wins National County Cup Title

Devon Ladies Vets are celebrating the 75’s victory at national level!

County tennis players, Di West (Exmouth), Jenny Doig (Barnstaple), Co-captains Anne Tait, (Budleigh Salterton) and Linda Knight (Torquay) recently represented Devon in the Ladies Over 75's County Cup Final. The Devon team became the National Champions beating Lancashire 3-1 in Southampton this autumn.

The...

Project to improve service access in rural areas picks up national award

A project supported by the Trust, which aims to improve access to health services for people in rural areas, has won a national award.

Rachel Williams is a consultant respiratory practitioner for the Trust. She has joined forces with other sectors to create a Farming Health Hub, serving north Cornwall. It aims to provide advice, support, and guidance to farming communities at local...

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