Defra have confirmed that Dartmoor National Park Authority will receive a one-off additional grant of £440,000. Pamela Woods, Chair, Dartmoor National Park Authority said:"This is very welcome news and provides us with the money we need to maintain core services for the immediate future. Our top priority for this money will be to keep the National Park Visitor Centre at Princetown open. “I...
As we welcome the clocks going forward this month and the sunnier days of Spring and Summer, the Venus Company announces the re-opening of the East Portlemouth beach café on Sunday 12th March trading for the new season daily from 10 am to 5 pm. This delightful Venus Café, just a short, picturesque ferry ride from Salcombe, is a popular destination for tourists and locals alike, boasting...
More than 9,000 trees are being planted at County Farms owned by Devon County Council this winter as part of the ongoing Emergency Tree Fund planting.
One of the biggest planting sites is at Bulleigh Elms Farm, near Newton Abbot, where volunteers are currently helping to plant 3,250 trees, co-ordinated by local not-for-profit social enterprise ParkLife South West .
It is the Valley of Fear, the Valley of Death. The terror is in the hearts of the people from the dusk to the dawn.
Following its UK-wide and digital success, Blackeyed Theatre’s acclaimed stage adaptation of Sherlock Holmes: The Valley of Fear will continue its tour in 2023, with 31 further venues announced. This gripping world premiere is full of mystery and adventure, combining original music, stylish theatricality and magical storytelling for an unforgettable theatrical experience. Adapted from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s fourth and final Sherlock Holmes novel, the production...
The Pokémon Futsal Youth Cup, in partnership with England Football returns for the 2023 season, with Devon seeing 54 teams participating in this year’s competition. This year’s regional finals in Devon started earlier this month.
The return of the Pokémon Futsal Youth Cup has seen an increase in team participation compared to previous years. This rise can be attributed to the...
Select Dental, has secured a £887,000 funding package from Lloyds Bank to facilitate its largest expansion to date.
Select Dental received the six-figure loan enabling them to expand further into an area with growing demand for dental provisions within the local community.
The Exmouth based dental practice is set to grow its surrounding dental services from three to seven...
Channel 4 is challenging secondary school students across the UK to conjure up ideas for a new TV show as part of a nationwide competition.
Students are being invited to create a new show which explores how we are Altogether Different . The only other stipulation is that the show can be set at any point in time, except in 2023.
They will need to come up with the idea for the...
REDS Group is a relatively young south west based company that has experienced exceptional growth in its first five years – but it has remained true to its roots.
Those roots stem partly from the Tavistock Enterprise Hub , which was one of two hot desk locations used by the business when it was founded in 2017 with just four engineers.
This May, Alzheimer’s Society invites everyone in Devon to come together and support its Forget Me Not Appeal to remember and honour people they know who are living with dementia or who had dementia.
By wearing your Forget Me Not badge and supporting the appeal, you can show people living with dementia in Devon they have not been forgotten, and you understand and stand with them. The...
