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Devon-based B-Corp business, The Positive Birth Company, runs first ever 50% off summer sale on all online courses

Devon-based B-Corp business, The Positive Birth Company, has announced its first-ever extended summer sale, offering 50% off all online courses until 8pm (BST) this coming Friday 7th July in a bid to further support expectant and new parents struggling with the Cost of Living Crisis.

Known for its work to democratise birth education, the company’s fully comprehensive antenatal and...

Artwork by illustrator Ken Evans

Chilcotts to auction previously unreleased artwork by illustrator Ken Evans

A selection of distinctive paintings by an artist whose original work has never been sold before will be auctioned at Chilcotts ’ July 15 sale in Honiton.

Ken Evans was born in Staffordshire in 1924. He was related to the celebrated Irish poet WB Yeats and his painter brother Jack, but grew up impoverished, his father an itinerant farm labourer.

He decided at an early age that...

East Devon MP pledges support for local pools during visit to Axminster Flamingo Pool

East Devon’s MP Simon Jupp visited the Flamingo Pool to meet with local business Water Babies and pledge his support for the Axminster-based charity which has faced significant financial challenges.

Meeting with Natasha Khojasteh, Director of Water Babies, Simon Jupp MP had the opportunity to discuss the work of the company in training babies and toddlers to swim. With its...

Plymouth Diving Club awarded Dawdon Shield Trophy for top club

Plymouth Diving Club were awarded the Dawdon Shield Trophy for top club at the Swim England Diving National Age Group Championships 2023.

As the competition reached the later stages at the Ponds Forge International Sports Centre, it looked to be between Plymouth and home club, City of Sheffield.

But with a total of 17 medals won overall across the four days, it was Plymouth...

13 new shows on sale at Theatre Royal Plymouth

Theatre Royal Plymouth are thrilled to announce that thirteen new shows for 2023/24 have gone on general sale today.

The Drum and The Lyric have plenty of new offerings, including a Christmas season stay in the Drum for Raymond Briggs’ Father Christmas, a brand-new theatrical adaptation of a children’s favourite TV show in Bluey’s Big Play , and a big, HUGE night out with Pretty...

Celebrating National Meadows Day at The Donkey Sanctuary 

This Saturday is National Meadows Day, an annual celebration of the magnificent meadows the UK has to offer. It illustrates their importance in our landscape and acts to raise awareness of this vanishing habitat.

Thanks to the dedicated hard work of The Donkey Sanctuary’sEcology and Conservation team and their band of trusty volunteers – and the resident donkeys of course – several...

Lloyd of the Flies goes on a Grand Bug & Pest Hotel Hunt at RHS Rosemoor this summer

The Royal Horticultural Society is delighted to announce that it is partnering with Aardman for a minibeast adventure on a grand scale this summer. Lloyd of the Flies is a brand-new comedy series from Aardman, and its hero Lloyd will be coming to RHS Garden Rosemoor this summer as families join Lloyd on The Grand Bug & Pest Hotel Hunt !

Lloyd and his friends have gone to stay in...

Local homebuilder welcomes public to its ‘dusty boot walk’

Homebuilder, Allison Homes South West, is welcoming the public to its Foxglove View development in the picturesque village of Buckland Brewer, for an exclusive ‘dusty boot walk’.

Potential homeowners will have the opportunity to look at the homes under construction on Saturday 1st July from 10.00am-5.00pm. They will be guided around the development by the Allison Homes team who will be...

Mercure Paignton hosts Seaside Nostalgia Extravaganza, marking grand opening of new hotel in South Devon

The Mercure Paignton Hotel, a brand new four star, seafront hotel on the English Riviera, has expressed heartfelt gratitude to all attendees who made their Seaside Nostalgia Extravaganza a resounding success. The event, held on Friday June 23 2023, was a celebration of the hotel's grand opening and brought together over 250 people, including local businesses, partners, colleagues, and friends...

Paignton Picture House to be restored with £284,730 funding  

The disused Paignton Picture House is set to be transformed thanks to £284,730 from the Community Ownership Fund.  

The building in Devon will be renovated to become an independent cinema and performance venue, with additional space for community education and creative workshops. The venue has been closed since 1999 and used to be frequented by detective novelist Agatha Christie....

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