A mixed exhibition featuring dramatic and thought provoking sea and landscape paintings by Ruth Gillbanks , Claire Lucas and Sarah Ruthven alongside a lovely collection of ceramics, glass and jewellery.
As an abstract expressionist landscape artist, Ruth Gillbanks creates vibrant, atmospheric paintings that are full of energy and colour, immersing you in the seascapes they are depicting.
Tiverton based artist, Claire Lucas takes her inspiration from the surrounding landscape and places she visits in Devon. She enjoys working in charcoal and skilfully uses it to produce...
Live music and a sizzling barbecue will welcome visitors to a Seaton care home’s 21st anniversary celebrations.
The Seaton is hosting the family fun day to mark more than two decades since they joined the Southern Healthcare Group, who own four award-winning care homes across Devon.
Care home residents and employees will be celebrating the milestone with food, entertainment...
BUCKFASTLEIGH, DEVON: Newton Abbot MP Martin Wrigley yesterday joined Caroline Voaden, MP for South Devon, in a visit to Riverford Organic to showcase their support for local, purpose-driven businesses ahead of Better Business Day.
During the visit, hosted by the Better Business Act Campaign, Wrigley and Voaden heard how Riverford Organic's farming business model has supported local...
This winter marked a major milestone for The Sharpham Trust and Ambios as nearly 3,000 trees were planted as part of the Plymouth and South Devon Community Forest project across 10 hectares of land, supported by the energy and dedication of hundreds of volunteers, trainees, and local community members.
This was the first full winter planting season for the initiative, which aims to...
A sun-loving diabetic cat at a Devon rehoming centre has just passed the unfortunate milestone of receiving no interest from potential adopters for over 100 days.
Unlike her other homeless counterparts at the Cats Protection Devon Cat Centre in Clyst Honiton, who are usually homed within 34 days, 13-year-old Myrtle has been waiting for three times as long, having arrived in care in...
UHP is welcoming brand-new, cutting-edge technology, which is safer for patients and precisely targets tumours, causing less damage to surrounding healthy tissues.
The investment will provide a new Linear Accelerator (LinAc) machine, which aims to strengthen radiotherapy services across the UK.
Radiotherapy plays a vital role in the fight against cancer. With 1 in 2 people...
The annual National Volunteers’ Week campaign kicks off on Monday 2nd June. This year, Devon Air Ambulance will be proudly celebrating the charity’s 650-strong network of volunteers.
The campaign takes place on the first Monday of June every year and is an opportunity for organisations to recognise, celebrate and thank the volunteers that make a difference in their local communities...
On Sunday the 18th May, a whopping 126 young performers from Stagecoach Performing Arts Torquay & Newton Abbot, lit up the stage at The Princess Theatre in Torquay. Delivering a powerful and joyous performance in Stagecoach Live 2025, where students from across the county joined forces to collaborate on an evening of theatre for all!
One of the South West’s largest housebuilders has supported a man’s 104-mile race that raised money for a Plymouth hospice.
Persimmon Homes Cornwall & West Devon contributed £1,000 to Chris Agnew’s fundraiser for St Luke’s Hospice, in memory of his friend Mark Sanders, which raised £3,900 in total.
Due to injury caused on the race, Chris was not able to finish the full...
Olga Vynnyk, a Ukrainian fine art photographer originally from Kharkiv and currently living and working in the UK, has been selected to participate in the London Art Biennale 2025 — one of the UK’s most prestigious international art events. The Biennale will take place from 16 to 20 July 2025 at the historic Chelsea Old Town Hall in London and will showcase 350 artists from over 60 countries...
