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Taste East Devon returns for 2022

Following the success of last year’s inaugural festival, Taste East Devon is delighted to announce its 2022 food festival is to run from 3-18th September, extending into a 16 day celebration.

Award-winning venues, producers, chefs and restaurants across East Devon have joined forces again to celebrate the incredible food and drink on offer across the region. Founder Members include...

New cairn for charity thanks to kind hearted builders

The Dartmoor Pony Heritage Trust at Parke near Bovey Tracy has a brand new car park donation cairn, thanks to the huge generosity of local builders, suppliers and the continuing loyal support of the charity’s many friends.

Earlier this year, the cairn was destroyed and the car park donations, which are used to purchase hay for the charity’s ponies, stolen.

But kind hearted...

New exhibition explores the impermanence of our landscapes

An exhibition of new work by artist Nick Goss opens at Thelma Hulbert Gallery (THG) this March.

Imagined floods and submerged landscapes form the catalyst for a new series of paintings and works on paper which encapsulates the impermanence of our surroundings.

In these works, Nick Goss collapses time and space by filtering images of contemporary London and personal memories...

Storm Eunice: Risk of flooding to homes and businesses along the coast

The Environment Agency is urging people living in flood risk communities along the north coast of Cornwall, Devon and Somerset to prepare for flooding from a forecast tidal surge caused by Storm Eunice this Friday. The tidal surge is possible Friday morning, and the Environment Agency is urging people to take steps to protect themselves and their property from the risk of flooding. Strong...

Bespoke steel cover takes centre stage at new Devon amphitheatre

A ONE-OF-A-KIND cover has become the focal point of a new flood storage area that doubles as an outdoor performance space in Sidmouth, Devon.

The steel cover, which was created by Wrekin Products , forms an integral part of a significant flood alleviation scheme in the area. Laser cut with an intricate leaf pattern, the product was left ungalvanized meaning the surface would oxidise...

Local volunteers to receive Moderna Omicron specific COVID-19 booster vaccine

One of the world’s first Omicron-specific variant vaccines is to be trialled in Devon and Cornwall, as the biotechnology company Moderna, Inc works with the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR).

The innovative study will see participants receive a first or second booster. In the South West, it is opening first at University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust, with plans to open at...

Storm Eunice update: ‘strong winds’ to peak on Friday and continue over weekend

Devon County Council is advising people to only travel if absolutely necessary with ‘extremely strong winds’ expected over the next few days and reaching a peak in the early hours of tomorrow (Friday) morning.

The Met Office escalated its Yellow Wind Warning for the region, issued on Tuesday, to Amber. And now a Red warning has been issued for northern Devon and it’s coastline....

Taylor Wimpey helps Cranbrook school ‘grow’ its eco footprint

Taylor Wimpey Exeter recently helped pupils at St Martin’s Primary School in Cranbrook plant 10 new trees to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.

The donation from Taylor Wimpey was to support the school’s involvement in The Queen’s Green Canopy campaign, a unique tree planting initiative created to mark Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee this year which invites people from across the...

Flood-friendly hedge-planting scheme helps wildlife and donkeys 

A scheme to help reduce flooding and improve water quality in the Otter Valley, East Devon has been given a boost after more than 3,500 young hedge plants and trees were planted by The Donkey Sanctuary.

Staff and volunteers from the international animal welfare charity planted a mixture of native species, including silver birch, field maple, hawthorn, blackthorn and hazel, to help...

Devon charity wins £40,000 Movement for Good award

A charity based in Plymouth will receive a £40,000 windfall as part of Ecclesiastical Insurance Group’s annual Movement for Good awards.

After receiving a £10,000 award last year, First Light South West is one of five1 charities chosen by a panel of judges that will benefit from the larger grants.

The additional £40,000 will enable First Light South West, which supports adults...

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