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Dawlish Gears Up for South West’s Top American Car Show

Cruise down to Cofton Holidays near Dawlish for the annual American Car Show, taking place from Friday 20th to Sunday 22nd June 2025. Over 3,500 visitors are expected to enjoy a weekend packed with classic cars, live music, entertainment, and family fun. More than 200 American vehicles will be on display, including Mustangs, Cadillacs, Chevrolets, Pontiacs, Buicks, and Jeeps.

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City College Plymouth Celebrates Remarkable Students at Annual Awards Ceremony

City College Plymouth honoured its exceptional students at the annual Student Awards on Thursday 12 June.

The awards ceremony is the College’s largest celebration of the successes students have achieved over the past academic year and recognised the outstanding talent and hard work of students across all curriculum areas, with awards reflecting not only academic excellence, but also...

Phase Two of urgent Exmouth Seawall repairs completed

The second phase of urgent repair works to Exmouth’s seawall has been completed.

This critical phase involved installing 150 metres of steel sheet piling, extending the defences from the end of the Phase One works to the Old Lifeboat slipway. The improvements strengthen the seawall against storm damage and coastal erosion, providing vital protection for local homes, businesses, and...

HRH Duchess of Edinburgh celebrates Two Moors Festival's 25th anniversary

On Thursday 5th June, The Two Moors Festival held a celebratory 25th Anniversary dinner with HRH The Duchess of Edinburgh at Powderham Castle.

Penny Adie, Founder of the Festival and Tamsin Waley-Cohen, Artistic Director since 2020, attended with 120 Festival supporters.

Petroc Trelawny, the Radio 3 presenter in his after-dinner speech referred to the Festival as ‘A...

Libraries unlimited launches new cancer care collection

Thanks to a successful bid to the Peninsula Cancer Alliance, Libraries Unlimited is launching a brand-new collection of books aimed at supporting those affected by cancer.

The Cancer Care Collection consists of 43 physical books made up of a mixture of adult, young adult and children’s books. These can be borrowed from libraries across Devon and Torbay. In addition there is also a...

Exeter Racecourse unveils its Season's Pass, offering unbeatable value for racing enthusiasts

Exeter Racecourse unveils its Season's Pass, offering unbeatable value for racing enthusiasts

Exeter Racecourse has announced the launch of its highly anticipated 2025/2026 Season's Ticket, providing racing fans with unparalleled access and exclusive benefits for the upcoming season, which begins on October 9. Designed to offer exceptional value, the new Season Ticket is now available for purchase, with special discounted rates for renewing season ticket holders.

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Ambulance service opens up life-saving app alerts to public responders

The South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) has announced that, as of 2 June 2025, trained members of the public registered with the GoodSAM Responder app, will be alerted to nearby cardiac arrest calls received by the 999 ambulance control room.

GoodSAM which stands for Good S martphone A ctivated M edics, uses mobile GPS technology to notify the nearest...

Smooth Sailing for Exmouth Students as they Achieve National Boating Qualifications

Twelve students from Exmouth Community College are celebrating success after completing a six-week sailing course as part of the school’s popular enrichment programme.

The club, which runs during the first half of the Autumn term and again in the Summer, gives students the chance to learn practical sailing skills while working towards nationally recognised qualifications.

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Sidmouth Couple Celebrate Rare Blue Sapphire Anniversary

Brenda and Chris Jupp celebrated their remarkable 65th wedding anniversary – known as a Blue Sapphire Anniversary – with a joyful party at Vale View Heights Care Home, surrounded by family, friends and the caring team.

The milestone anniversary, which is extremely rare in the UK, was marked with a personalised anniversary card from King Charles and The Queen Consort, which took pride...

Step into Hidden History at A la Ronde: Virtual Reality Shell Gallery and Archaeology Exhibition Open 

Visitors can now experience the past at National Trust A la Ronde, nr Exmouth, Devon, in new ways this summer with the launch of a virtual reality experience allowing access to the Shell Gallery and a new archaeology exhibition called Digging Deeper.

For the first time, visitors can step virtually into one of A la Ronde’s most delicate and intriguing spaces: the Shell Gallery, as...

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