Local News

When kids go home, adults Go Ape this summer!

Go Ape Haldon are launching adults-only sessions for the first time this summer. So you can swear up a storm all the way down the zipline guilt free (guessing that happens a lot).

Landing just in time for VAT Summer, where you can save 15% across Go Ape locations until 1st September...

Full story

Cash seized from criminals helps to create new skate park in South Molton

Police funding has helped a new skate park in South Molton get off the ground so youngsters and other age groups in the area have somewhere new to enjoy.

The new venue officially opened in late July and is situated on an old industrial site in East Street. Previously skaters were only holding sessions at the local pannier market.

Devon & Cornwall Police Youth...

Tags:

skate park

South Molton Police

Devon & Cornwall Police

Barnstaple Sports & Culture Festival

Help RGB Building Supplies raise funds for Jack's life-saving treatment

RGB Building Supplies is calling on the community to support its fundraising efforts for young Somerset boy Jack Gyde who urgently needs life-saving medical treatment in America.

At just five years old, Jack was diagnosed with stage 4 high-risk neuroblastoma, a severe type of cancer that develops in nerve cells. He is undergoing treatment, which will include intense chemotherapy,...

Tags:

Police funding will help protect more people and pets from domestic abuse

Devon & Cornwall Police has given funding to a charity which helps protect people and their pets across the two counties. Refuge4Pets applied for a donation from the Proceeds of Crime Act fund (POCA) which seizes cash and assets from criminals and hands them over to community groups and good causes.

Refuge4Pets provides a specialist animal fostering service across Devon and...

Tags:

Refuge4Pets

charity

Devon

Devon & Cornwall Police

domestic abuse

Pop in to see how East Devon’s new community could look

A public open day will be held on 16 September at Westpoint Centre for residents to find out how a new community in the nearby area could look.

As part of work on its new Local Plan, East Devon District Council (EDDC) has identified that a second new community in East Devon will be required to fulfil housing need.

This new community will be designed to create a self-...

Tags:

Local environmental charity launches Defend Devon campaign

Devon CPRE, the local branch of the countryside charity CPRE, has taken to the road this summer, encouraging people who care about the future of Devon’s countryside to get involved in its latest campaign and become Devon Defenders.

The charity has taken its rallying cry to three agricultural shows in different parts of the county- Dartmoor’s Chagford Show, the Yealmpton Show in the...

Tags:

A Feast for the Senses: Powderham Food Festival Returns

The much-anticipated Powderham Food Festival is back, promising a mouthwatering celebration of the finest food and drink the South West has to offer.

Taking place over two days, 5th - 6th October from 10am to 5pm, this year’s event is set to showcase over 100 of the finest food and drink producers from Devon and beyond.

Nestled in the stunning grounds of Powderham Castle,...

Tags:

Food Festival

Powderham Food Festival

Food Drink Devon Announces This Year’s Exceptional Finalists

As anticipation starts to build for this year's annual Food Drink Devon Awards in October, Food Drink Devon has unveiled the shortlist of finalists for its prestigious awards. Since entries closed in April, a distinguished panel of judges and industry experts has evaluated an extraordinary number of entries sampling over 340 products, visiting 107 hospitality venues, exploring 17 retail...

Tags:

Food Drink Devon awards

2024

Devon

Developer donates £500 to Exmouth Men’s Shed to support vital community work

As part of its commitment to create a positive legacy in the community, the team behind the McCarthy Stone Retirement Living Plus development, The Curlews on Merchant Avenue, has donated £500 to a vital community resource in the town, Exmouth Men’s Shed.

Exmouth Men’s Shed provides support and a safe and friendly meeting place for local people who might otherwise find themselves...

Tags:

Retirement Living Plus at The Curlews

McCarthy & Stone

Devon

Exmouth

Nationwide to host free face-to-face clinics for families affected by dementia during World Alzheimer’s Month

Nationwide and Dementia UK are bringing free face-to-face specialist dementia care to Torquay during World Alzheimer’s Month in September. The clinics will be hosted by Dementia UK’s Admiral Nurses to support anyone impacted by dementia, offering life-changing support to families and individuals living with dementia in the South-West.

Support includes practical and emotional advice...

Tags:

Discover Nature at Seaton Wetlands with a Family-Friendly BioBlitz Event

On Sunday, September 15, nature enthusiasts of all ages are invited to join the East Devon District Council (EDDC) Countryside team and the Axe Vale and District Conservation Society (AV&DCS) for an exciting BioBlitz event at Seaton Wetlands.

The event aims to record all species found in the wetlands in a single day, giving visitors a hands-on experience with wildlife surveying...

Tags:

East Devon District Council Countryside team

Axe Vale and District Conservation Society