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Exhibition opens with a battle to make an art of chess

In the Old Morgue in Stonehouse, a six-foot queen looks down on an ancient game. As she stands tall and commanding, players compete until victory is declared with the death of a king. This is chess: both the opening of an intriguing art exhibition and a blitz tournament attracting club players from all over Devon and Cornwall. For everyone taking part this is not just a game.

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West Country Women Awards 2023 open for nominations

The West Country Women Awards 2023 are open for nominations for the second year to boost celebrating and recognising the work of women across the region.

Alexis Bowater OBE and Tess Stuber are once again running the West Country Women Awards and this year there are some extras to enjoy.

The first podcast series: WEST COUNTRY WOMEN is due to be recorded later this month with...

Devon care homes celebrate Coronation

Union Jack hats, flags and royally themed tableware set the scene for coronation street parties and activities at four Devon care homes over the Bank Holiday weekend.

Care home residents from Southern Healthcare care homes in Seaton, Exeter, Plymouth, and Dawlish celebrated the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla.

Many Southern Healthcare residents recalled...

Devon farm achieves renowned environmental, animal welfare certifications

The beef cattle, sheep pigs, and goats at Fowlescombe Farm are now Certified Animal Welfare Approved by A Greener World (AGW). Situated near Ivybridge in Devon, Fowlescombe Farm has met the AGW programme standards, which were developed in collaboration with scientists, veterinarians, researchers and farmers across the globe to maximise practicable, high-welfare farm management.

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Stagecoach SW announce timetable changes across Devon

From Sunday 28th May we are introducing a number of new timetables across our network, focused primarily on the Torbay area, which are predominantly centred around improving the punctuality of our bus services, and a number of new exciting enhancements to our services.

We are excited to be introducing night buses, initially over the summer season, to our popular 12 service, with...

East Devon Supports National Hoarders Awareness Week

Officers in East Devon are once again highlighting the issue of self-neglect and hoarding and focusing on the help and support on offer to people affected.

In January the council highlighted the story of a resident who said they had regained their life after EDDC, and other partners, stepped in to declutter their Seaton home after years of neglect had left the home filled with...

New self-storage facility opens in Sidmouth

A new self-storage facility has opened in Sidmouth, offering residents a convenient and secure place to store belongings.

The purpose-built storage facility occupies the old Potburys’ auction rooms on Temple Street. The space has been extensively refitted and now contains 27 self-storage units ranging from 175sq ft to 15sq ft. Short-term and long-term lets are available.

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Lightfoot launches Lightfoot Vision

  • New road- and driver-facing cameras form part of Lightfoot’s market-leading driver coaching and rewards platform
  • All-in-one driver engagement and safety solution provided
  • Active AI and machine vision alerts prevent distracted driving
  • Road- and driver-facing video technology saves time and prevents costly insurance fraud
  • Cameras play key role in
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MP calls for further action and a review after flooding in East Devon

Simon Jupp MP is calling for the public bodies involved in the response to last week’s flooding in East Devon to review their response and provide further support to residents.

Over 60 properties were flooded when the Otter Valley was overwhelmed by intense rainfall of up to 130mm across a few hours, which was markedly worse than a similar event in 2008. Newton Poppleford, Tipton St...

Nationally acclaimed open air theatre company set to perform in Sidmouth and Exmouth next month

Gloucestershire based professional theatre company Rain or Shine are celebrating its 25th anniversary and, hailed by ‘The Stage’ as “one of the best companies touring open air theatre", is set to delight family audiences once again this summer with Shakespeare’s comedy classic “The Comedy Of Errors”.

Once upon a Time, cruel fate decreed that a family should be torn asunder in a...

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