A charity’s plans to expand and reduce the number of deaths involving motorcyclists has been handed a boost after receiving support from a nationally-known motorbike insurer.
DocBike provides rapid response bikes ridden by specialist trauma doctors to help reach casualties in the quickest time possible. The life-saving organisation relies on fundraising and donations to attend...
The end is in sight for Newton Abbot resident Alex Lyons, who’s closing in on the finale of a gruelling year-long challenge: running 50 half-marathons in 50 weeks to mark his 50th birthday and raise £10,000 for the local charity Life Chance Trust.
Alex’s 50th and final run will take place at the Torbay Half Marathon on Sunday, 21st September 2025, marking the end of an epic journey...
The first repairs of a seven-week pothole repair trial have been carried out in Devon.
Work has started on the pilot scheme which will see Devon Highways filling all potholes, not just safety defects, in selected trial areas of the county for the rest of this month and throughout October.
The trial areas cover parts of Barnstaple as well as areas in Hatherleigh, Chagford and...
A team of staff and volunteers from local charity Westbank Community Health and Care, who took on a fundraising challenge this month to collectively walk 360 miles - a distance equivalent to the circumference of Devon - have already exceeded their goal by walking more than 600 miles so far.
This month, Westbank is celebrating the 21st anniversary of its extensive Health Walks programme...
All aboard for a big-screen ocean adventure! The Ocean Film Festival World Tour is bringing a new collection of thrilling ocean-themed films to venues around the UK this autumn.
Starring gripping ocean adventures and mesmerising marine-life, the Ocean Film Festival showcases the wonder and power of the sea, through a selection of short films from around the world.
Dartmouth Food Festival (24th – 26th October 2025) is well-known as one of the most prestigious food festivals in the country and is always credited with an unrivalled line up of chef talent and a feast of entertainment.
After celebrating its 20th anniversary last year, the chefs’ favourite foodie destination is set to welcome an even more exciting line up of guests for 2025...
Devon County Council has announced today (4 September) that it will be embarking on a seven-week trial of changes to its pothole repair procedures.
At today’s Full Council meeting, councillors heard that a pilot will get underway from Monday 15 September in parts of Barnstaple as well as west Devon areas of Hatherleigh, Chagford and North Tawton.
A public information event will be held next week (Tuesday 9 September) about the upcoming A382 improvements near Newton Abbot.
The scheme, which is due to start towards the end of September, will upgrade and re-align the A382 between Forches Cross and Stover (Ice House Copse) and develop the Jetty Marsh Link road and Whitehills roundabout to help ease congestion, improve safety and...
Devon’s award-winning Cofton Holidays is turning 50 – and everyone’s invited to the ultimate birthday party!
On Saturday 13th September, the much-loved family holiday park will celebrate its golden anniversary with a spectacular all-day Birthday Bash packed with live music, family fun, and community spirit – and it promises to be one for the memory books.
East Devon District Council is pleased to announce another highly successful year for the Seaton Wetlands Summer Holiday Club, which continues to bring children closer to nature.
Organised annually during the first week of August by the East Devon District Council Countryside team, the Summer Holiday Club has once again proven immensely popular, with all places selling out rapidly....
