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Tiverton Beekeepers (a branch of Devon Beekeepers’ Association) are doing their bit to help raise awareness of the threat posed by Asian hornets, by staging the first ever pantomime about the invasive insects.

The performance, “The Attack of the Yellow-Legged Asian Hornet”, will take place at Plymtree Country Fayre and Horse Show, on Bank Holiday Monday, 26th August.

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Writer, broadcaster and famous wordsmith Gyles Brandreth is aiming to correct Plymouth’s mishearing of well-known sayings, as new research reveals friends and family are just too polite to tell each other they are wrong.

Launching the Misheard Manifesto , Specsavers vows to make 2024 the year misheard sayings come to an end. Together with Gyles Brandreth, they’re calling on people...

Theatre Royal Plymouth’s (TRP) Production and Learning Centre where sets are made for shows across the globe, turned 21 this year after opening its doors in May 2003. TR2 is TRP’s flagship facility and houses its vast workshop and wardrobe provision, alongside its unique rehearsal spaces where community activities take place and rehearsals for productions.

To mark the milestone, TRP...

South Devon College A level student, Matilda Coffin, is celebrating today.

The 18 year old from Dartmouth took English Literature, art, sociology, EPG (extended project qualification) and achieved A,A,A A*grades.

Matilda is off to the University of Birmingham to study English Literature and creative writing.

“I chose South Devon College to do my A levels as I wanted a...