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The East Devon District Council Countryside Team has launched a new volunteering group in response to growing community interest in hands-on conservation work and the recent addition of Clyst Meadows Country Park.

The ‘Working Wednesday Group’ will play a crucial role in habitat restoration and ecological enhancement, supporting the Countryside Rangers as they enhance and protect the...

Over 9,300 schoolchildren in Devon are to benefit from Bikeability cycle training this financial year.

That’s thanks to a Bikeability Funding award of just over £451,000 to Devon County Council for 2025/26.

The funding is part of £3.9 million of funding recently announced by the Government and Active Travel England (ATE) for cycling and walking projects in Devon, which was...

In celebration of National Careers Week (3rd – 8th March 2025), Stagecoach South West visited Sidbury Primary School in East Devon to engage students in discussions and spark their imaginations about different job roles within the bus industry.

National Careers Week, is a dedicated week aimed at providing quality careers guidance and resources to students across the UK. The goal is...

A temporary exhibition, ‘Digging Deeper’, opens at National Trust A la Ronde on 4 March, showcasing archaeological discoveries that reveal a lost historic garden.

The exhibition is inspired by Mary Parminter’s handwritten will from 1849, which offers a tantalising glimpse of the estate at that time. Mary’s will mentions features such as an ‘urn, obelisk, fountain, Shellary, hot house...