During Trustees' Week across the UK, an award-winning local health and well-being charity is celebrating the qualities, talents and experience of its Board of Trustees and offering more professionals the opportunity to take up a role that can bring personal and professional fulfilment while helping the charity to thrive. The theme of this year’s Trustees’ Week is: Many voices. Working together...
Exeter Philharmonic Choir will bring Christmas cheer to audiences at Exeter Cathedral over two nights this December with carols both traditional and contemporary. Devon harpist Elizabeth-Jane Baldry will compere the concerts on Tuesday 12 and Wednesday 13 December and is sure to charm the audience with entertaining musical anecdotes as she guides them through the Choir’s programme.
A solo trumpet and the impressive sound of the cathedral organ will accompany the Choir’s 100-plus voices. Audience members will be invited to join the Choir in familiar festive songs....
Last week, independent estate agents from a network spanning the Southwest made one of their regular trips to London to showcase property for sale across the region, at the Experts in Property ’s Westcountry Property Exhibition.
The latest venue for the exhibition was the library of the historic Mitre Hotel, which sits opposite Hampton Court Palace and was built for the previous King...
Storm Ciaran has kept Devon Highways teams busy overnight and throughout this morning.
Strong winds and persistent rain led to more than 80 reported incidents of fallen trees, flooded roads and landslips on local roads.
Extra staff were drafted in to Devon’s Network Operations Control Centre to co-ordinate the response, with more than 30 teams of tree surgeons and 12...
RICK Astley has urged people in Plymouth to avoid the embarrassment of mishearing lyrics by having regular audiology tests.
This comes as the music legend has linked up with Specsavers to re-record his iconic hit single Never Gonna Give You Up using lyrics people have misheard for years – including “you wouldn’t catch nits from any other guy” and “your aunt’s been naked”.
Communities in Kingskerswell and North Bovey are both proud to launch new community landing sites for Devon Air Ambulance
The Devon Air Ambulance (DAA) Community Landing Site Network enters an exciting new phase for Autumn 2023 and this week, two more sites in Kingskerswell & North Bovey became operational.
DAA’s network of 196 surveyed floodlit landing sites have...
Flapjackery, a Devon-based business renowned for its hand-crafted, artisan gluten-free flapjacks, is delighted to announce its shops have raised nearly £2,500 for charity.
The money was raised through a unique initiative that encourages customers to choose a more environmentally friendly option when they purchase flapjacks and other sweet treats.
OPTICIANS in Plymouth have helped to contribute to recycling more than 50 tonnes of glasses and eyecare materials that customers have dropped off.
The total has been unveiled by Specsavers Plymouth stores as part of Recycle Week (16-22 October). It also marks reaching the significant milestone of recycling the equivalent of 1 million pairs of glasses, at stores across the UK, since...
Devon County Council is gearing up for Storm Ciaran, which is forecast to reach the UK this Wednesday night into Thursday.
The worst of the storm is expected to track the English Channel, but with the Met Office predicting heavy rain and strong winds, Storm Ciaran's impact is likely to be felt across Devon and Cornwall.
And with trees still in full leaf, and the ground...
East Devon District Council (EDDC) has issued the following statement explaining the actions that it is taking to repair Exmouth's seawall.
Councillor Geoff Jung, EDDC’s Portfolio Holder for Coast, Country, and Environment, said: "Following the appearance of cracks in the seawall in front of Sideshore a few weeks ago, the council appointed a marine contractor to assess what works...
