The Devonwide health and wellbeing charity Westbank Community Health and Care (Westbank) is continuing to improve its Community Allotment with a generous donation of soil improver from a local waste management and recycling company.
The green waste division of Exeter-based Coastal Recycling has delivered six tonnes of quality compost created from garden waste to improve the soil for...
Callum Chard-Maple is a BMX rider who clearly has the talent to match his big ambition to be a World Champion.
Just 20 years old, he already has a wealth of experience. He started racing when he was four years old and over the next 16 years has accumulated a stack of national age-group race successes.
Callum not only races for Tiverton Tornadoes, whose home track is in one...
It’s 10 years since Devon County Council rolled out its community road warden scheme across the county, and to mark the milestone, councillors have issued a rallying cry for new recruits to come forward.
Volunteer Road Wardens are supported by the County Council to organise and carry out minor work in their local community such as weed clearance, grass cutting, sign cleaning, and...
THG has been awarded a significant grant from Arts Council England to expand their exhibition programme and work with local young people in the arts.
THG is celebrating after securing a project grant of £29,000 from Arts Council England. Building on their successful Create Our Space (COS) youth programme, the new grant will help:
When people think about dementia, they often think about memory loss, diagnosis, or the practical aspects of care.
What is spoken about far less is the emotional toll of trying to navigate support systems, whilst also coping with the reality of someone you care about living with dementia.
Over the past few years, families have reached out to me for support during incredibly...
A local not-for-profit dementia care and support service, The Filo Project , is using this Dementia Action Week to encourage families across the region to reach out for help sooner and to challenge common myths that can prevent people from getting the support they need.
There are around one million people with the dementia in the UK, and Alzheimer’s Society estimates over 21,000...
Across the UK, hundreds of foster carers open their homes to provide love, stability, and care to children and young people in need. But many more foster carers are urgently needed to ensure every child can be matched with the right home for their individual needs.
In Devon, we have 271 approved foster homes but 810 children in need of care. Many children are placed with families...
Students from Teign School , part of Education South West , are celebrating after successfully completing this year’s Ten Tors challenge following months of dedicated training, preparation and teamwork.
The annual event, held on Dartmoor, saw students take on the demanding endurance challenge alongside thousands of young people from across the South West. After setting off earlier...
Churchill Living has relaunched its Local Hero Awards for a second year, celebrating the outstanding contribution of people aged over 60 in Devon who are making a real difference in their communities.
Following the success of last year’s inaugural campaign, the awards are back to once again shine a spotlight on the individuals whose kindness, dedication and community spirit often go...
The Grand Western Canal Country Park has once again received the five-star ‘Pride in Parks’ award.
It’s the second consecutive year that the country park has gained the highest rating from the Pride in Parks initiative operated by the Royal Horticultural Society’s Southwest in Bloom.
The award winners were announced at a spring event at RHS Rosemoor in Torrington. Feedback...
