Devon

The National Marine Aquarium makes a splash as it celebrates 25 years and 7 million visitors

The UK’s largest Aquarium proudly celebrates its 25th birthday this July - marking the occasion with a new permanent exhibit displaying its quarter of a century history

The National Marine Aquarium celebrates its 25th birthday this July, solidifying its position as the UK's premier destination for marine education and conservation. Welcoming 7 million visitors and home to more than 5...

Tiverton Adventure Playground gears up for busy summer following donation

A charity in Tiverton that has supported young people, students and their families in the community for 50 years has received a £1,500 donation from local homebuilder Barratt David Wilson Homes Exeter.

Tiverton Adventure Playground, set within a 3.5 acre wooded playground in Cowleymoor, Tiverton, is the largest designated adventure play facility within a 50-mile radius of Tiverton in...

Multi-sensory rave experience Foreverland to arrive in Torquay with 'Dopamine Dreams' tour

The nation's most stimulating and immersive party returns to The Foundry for key stop on its 22-date UK tour.

The multi-sensory rave experience, Foreverland, will return by popular demand to The Foundry in Torquay on Friday 20th October with its all-new Dopamine Dreams tour. Fresh off the back of three sold-out shows at the world-famous Printworks London, Foreverland is on the road, taking...

Understanding Sofia and her ADHD

Empowering Children's Book Series 'Understanding Me' Promotes Inclusivity and Empathy

Local Author Chloe Adrianne Celebrates Neurodiversity through Captivating Stories

In an effort to foster inclusivity, empathy, and understanding among young readers, local author Chloe Adrianne has launched a captivating children's book series titled "Understanding Me." Designed to engage parents and educators alike, the series aims to bridge the gap between children with autism,...

Beavertown Brewery has announced the launch of ‘Oil Your Neck’, sunscreen targeting beer drinkers across the UK this Summer

There’s no getting around it. We love the giant ball of blazing gas in the sky. We really do. The second we see it, our brain tells our body to run to the nearest beer garden, stand with a cold beer in our hand, and say sentences like: “Well, this is the life”, or “It’s like being in Spain”, or “the Sun’s hot today”. However, when it comes to protecting ourselves from that same cosmic heat...

Summer policing operation starts and brings extra patrols

Devon & Cornwall Police’s summer policing operation starts at the weekend and brings extra patrols to villages, towns, resorts, beaches and open spaces in Cornwall.

Police will undertake extra foot, bike and e-bike patrols to protect the UK’s most popular tourism destination’s community and visitors during the summer period.

An additional 800 hours’ worth of policing...

Text message scam warning

Residents in Devon are being warned to be on their guard against text message scam where fraudsters impersonate family members.

The warning comes from Heart of the South West Trading Standards Service who say there have been many examples of fraudsters sending a text message purporting to be from the recipient’s son or daughter, claiming that the sender has a new number or has broken...

Tipton St John Primary School rebuild given priority status

Tipton St John Primary School has been given ‘Group 1’ status as part of the Department for Education’s School Rebuilding Programme following Simon Jupp MP’s campaign to relocate the school to a safer site.

Working with the Department for Education, Diocese of Exeter, Devon County Council and the local school leadership team, the East Devon MP has called for a new school to be built...

Peco unveils recently renovated railway modelling exhibition

One of Devon’s most popular tourist attractions, Pecorama, is celebrating the opening of its recently renovated railway modelling exhibition, owned and curated by PECO, on the birthday anniversary of its late founder, Sydney Pritchard.

Pecorama and its parent company PECO Model Railways, are commemorating the occasion with a company timeline that marks and documents all of the...

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