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With people across Devon preparing to celebrate the coronation of King Charles, Ansvar is urging event planners to take the necessary steps to ensure the safety of all involved.

While these events provide a great opportunity for communities to come together and celebrate, they also carry risks that need to be managed. As a leading insurer for the not-for-profit sector, Ansvar is...

This year more than half a million people across the UK took part in the RSPB’s annual Big Garden Birdwatch, counting more than nine million birds.

In Devon, more than 15,500 people took part this year, with the House Sparrow taking the top spot as the most commonly seen bird, followed by Blue Tit and Blackbird.

House Sparrows have held on to the RSPB’s Big Garden...

A brand new online exhibition has opened to the public featuring 19 artworks from the ‘New Atlantic Wave’ of artists in northern Devon.

Curated by ArtMakers, the Spring Breaks theme promises impressionist watercolours, abstract acrylics and vibrant paintings of local wildlife, dramatic seascapes and rolling countryside hills that north Devon is so well known for.

Artists...

A Devon-based sailing charity has received a major funding boost from a leading housebuilder.

Dart Sailability, a volunteer-run organisation, has secured a £5,000 donation from Persimmon Homes Cornwall and West Devon, which will support the group’s annual operational costs. Based at Dartside Quay at Galmpton, the organisation supports anybody with any disability to enjoy sailing,...