Bovey Castle in Dartmoor has been recognised by Green Tourism – a certification that has been assessing travel, tourism and hospitality businesses’ approaches to sustainability for more than 27 years.
Expert assessors provide certification via bronze, silver and gold gradings, with Bovey Castle securing the highest grade.
Appointing “green champions” at the hotel to strive...
Shoppers in Devon are eating healthily to live healthily, according to the latest data from Tesco.
The supermarket giant has revealed the top 20 items bought by customers across the Devon, with a variety of fruit, veg and milk being the main favourites.
Included in the top 10 items bought by shoppers in Devon are broccoli, peppers, grapes and cucumbers.
In a display of community spirit and compassion, Plympton Academy delivered more than 700kg of food to Plympton Foodbank.
The donation helped provide essential support to local families during the festive season.
Plympton Academy’s donation was the largest single contribution Plympton Foodbank has ever received, making up over 70% of the total donations collected during the...
Dartmouth Academy, part of Education South West, is delighted to share that the Dartmouth Food Festival Committee are supporting the chefs of the future by subsidising the cost of ingredients for the school’s catering course.
The committee has agreed to fund the subsidy for the entire academic year and they will also be helping to arrange workshops so that catering pupils can...
The third Monday in January has been labelled as Blue Monday, and is said to be the most depressing day of the year, but there’s positive blue news today as Buglife reopens their Citizen Science survey to help find more populations of the rare Blue Ground Beetle ( Carabus intricatus ) in Devon and Cornwall.
The Blue Ground Beetle is one of the UK’s rarest beetles, and is currently...
Regional housebuilder Allison Homes South West has partnered with Culm Sampford United Youth FC as part of its commitment to supporting local communities. The housebuilder’s donation has gone towards the under 13 mixed team’s kit, under 12 mixed team rain jackets and the under 14 girls team jumpers.
The donation coincides with the recent announcement of the upcoming development on...
A new display now on show at The Box is exploring Plymouth’s little-known links to the migration of people from the Caribbean throughout the mid-1900s.
Windrush in the Far South West is the outcome of an 18-month research project developed in conjunction with members of Culture Club, a group of six people who've been working with The Box to discover and unpack new narratives in its...
Now that the lavish production of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs starring Birds of a Feather star Lesley Joseph and broadcaster and barrister Rob Rinder has now come to an end, Theatre Royal Plymouth has announced that pantomime will be making a magical return in 2025 with Dick Whittington .
Join our hero Dick Whittington (and his trusty cat!) as he seeks fame, fortune and happiness...
Despite challenging weather conditions, a determined group of local business owners and residents gathered at the Prince of Wales Public House in Princetown to address the proposed closure of the Dartmoor National Park Visitor Centre (based in Princetown). The meeting, organised by the Princetown Business Network, aimed to ensure community voices are heard and explore viable alternatives to...
Primary school students in Bovey Tracey have produced some creative posters to support the police’s work to tackle hate crime across communities.
The local police team worked with the year 6 students, aged 10-11, from Bovey Tracey Academy to teach them about what hate crime is and the harmful impact it has on people. As a result, students created hand drawn posters to raise awareness...
