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Help Betty find the purr-fect forever home

Beautiful Betty has been searching for a new home through Blue Cross for over 200 days. This Christmas, the charity is appealing to the public to help find this friendly cat a new purr-fect home.

Betty was admitted to Blue Cross Devon in May and has been patiently waiting for a loving...

Scout troop potting up sunflower seeds

Sunflowers to show support for Ukraine

Scouts from the 1st Ottery St Mary Scout Group have been busy potting up sunflower seeds donated by Otter Garden Centres to grow flowers that will help show support for Ukraine.

The sunflowers will be mixed with blue geraniums in planters around the war memorial to create the colours of the Ukraine flag. Sunflowers have been grown in Ukraine since the 1700s before becoming the country’...

Crediton u3a member goes from a life of crime to storytelling as national writing competition propels her into a new literary career  

A woman who spent her entire career working life in the criminal justice system has launched a new career as an author following success in a charity’s annual short story competition.

u3a enables members to learn new things, laugh with friends and live life to the full once they are no longer in full time employment.

In partnership with Bloomsbury, one of the world’s leading...

How mud pies could provide a lifeline for birds as heatwave spreads across the UK 

As a heatwave spreads across the country, now is the time to help the thousands of migratory birds currently returning to their homes around the UK. The RSPB explains what to look – and listen – out for, and how we can help them after their epic journeys.

With bird breeding season now well underway, these birds are busy finding mates, building nests and bringing up broods, and there’...

Travelodge is looking to fill 30 positions in Devon and Cornwall in readiness for the summer season 

Travelodge, the UK’s second largest hotel chain which operates 594 hotels across the UK, Ireland and Spain including 10 properties in Devon and seven in Cornwall, is looking to fill 30 positions immediately across the region in readiness for the summer Staycation season.

Hospitality can offer a great career and Travelodge as an equal opportunities employer welcomes applications from...

Adrian Gray and his mesmerising balanced stones return to the RHS Chelsea Flower Show

Adrian Gray, the international pioneer of stonebalancing art, returns to the RHS Chelsea Flower Show this year, with a tradestand to remind us of the power and importance of balance as we return to ‘business as usual’ following the pandemic.

His stonebalancing tradestand will feature two collosal balanced pieces, ‘Strength and Grace’ and ‘WOW.’ Both sculptures are 4 metres high and...

Buckfast Abbey hosts special musical preview event to launch new CD

On Sunday 15th May, South Devon’s Buckfast Abbey will host a launch event for a new CD which features the complete organ music of Father Sebastian Wolff – a former respected Organist at Buckfast Abbey.

The event has been organised to celebrate Wolff’s significant contribution to the world of organ music in the twentieth century, and will take the form of a 30-minute concert recital and...

There's no time like the past!

The Heritage Caravan Company originated from a family of caravan enthusiasts who have spent many years touring and enjoying outdoor life.

Using modern technology and traditional craftsmanship, Heritage Caravans provides an alternative to the mass-produced white caravans manufactured today.

The family of designers and craftsmen, recognises that caravans have become stereotyped...

The Box receives special commendation at the European Museum of the Year Awards

The 2022 European Museum of the Year Awards (EMYA) were announced in Tartu, Estonia at the weekend and Plymouth’s major new museum, art gallery and archive was among the winners.

EMYA is the longest running and most prestigious museum award in Europe. It recognises excellence in the European museum scene and provides an important platform for benchmarking, networking, experience and...

6 yellow and blue beer cans stacked in rows of three

Award-winning indie brewery raising funds for Ukraine

Independent lager brewery, Utopian Brewing, is raising funds for Ukraine by making donations from the sales of its two best-selling lagers.

The young, Devon-based brewery – which recently scooped two regional gold awards at the SIBA BeerX Independent Beer Awards– created its ‘Stand with Ukraine’ fundraiser after the Russia-Ukraine conflict began.

The brewery, which uses 100%...

'Shock' predicted for South West rural economy from changes to farming payment scheme

New research published today identifies £883 million is predicted to be lost from the rural economy up to 2027 across Cornwall, the Isles of Scilly, Devon, Dorset and Somerset.

Farmers and other land managers are coming to terms with the move away from Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) support, but the transition is proving difficult, and the replacement Sustainable Farming Initiative...

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