Devon

Essential £200k works to take place at Jacob's Ladder Seawall and the Millennium Walkway in Sidmouth

A total of £200,000 worth of works is set to take place to repair the seawall and ramp, as well as the hand railing with a wall, between 19 September until the start of November 2022.

Minor repairs will also be carried out the Millennium Walkway.

The seawall and ramp has taken many years of storm damage and requires a new concrete face and replacement ramp to ensure the...

Dawn French supports LiveWest’s kindness campaign

Comedian and TV actress Dawn French has starred in a housing association’s video to promote kindness in its communities.

The South West’s largest housing association, LiveWest, linked up with The Vicar of Dibley star who agreed to feature as the narrator in a heart-warming ‘day in the life’ story of one of its residents.

The animation follows Lola, a young LiveWest resident...

Exmouth holidaymakers enjoy sun, sea and 4G with Vodafone upgrades

With the Summer Bank Holiday around the corner, Vodafone has improved its 4G mobile coverage in Exmouth, Devon so staycation-ers arriving for the weekend, as well as residents and local businesses, can make the most of faster data speeds and more reliable calls. The upgrade is part of Vodafone’s ongoing network modernisation programme to improve 4G and bring 5G to more customers around the UK...

5 events not to miss in Devon this August Bank Holiday

August bank holiday fast approaching, and Devon will be home to some fantastic events ideal for celebrating summer. From Air shows to beach adventures, Sweetcombe Cottage Holidays have sourced five events you don’t want to miss this bank holiday.

1. Sidmouth Regatta

Hosting an array of activities all weekend, including an incredible Air Show featuring the Red Arrows on Friday...

Join Dartmoor National Park Authority for Meldon Wildlife Festival

Summer fun at Meldon Wildlife Festival

Wildlife walks, stream dipping, crafts, hunts for minibeasts – all this and more is part of this year’s Meldon Wildlife Festival. At Old Meldon Quarry, Dartmoor National Park Authority is hosting the day-long family festival packed with activities, games and crafts. The festival on Tuesday 23 August celebrates Dartmoor’s special qualities and is completely free to attend. The Authority is...

Blundell's School celebrates 'excellent' A-level results

We are tremendously proud of our pupils for the excellent set of results that they have achieved with over half being awarded A* or A for their A Levels.

This is the generation of pupils arguably most affected by Covid. Not only were their studies disrupted, but they also were the ones not to write GCSE exams. This year was their first experience of sitting public exams and they...

Mouth-watering vegan treat at The Donkey Sanctuary

For the second year, The Donkey Sanctuary in Sidmouth will be one of the award-winning venues celebrating the incredible food and drink on offer throughout the region as part of the Taste East Devon food and drink festival in September.

The Donkey Sanctuary’s Taste of the West award-winning restaurant The Kitchen will host ‘Sowing with Donkeys’ on Thursday 15 September, and invites...

East Devon awarded four coveted Green Flag Awards - officially recognised as some of the country’s best green spaces

In a record-breaking year, four of East Devon’s parks and green spaces are raising their prestigious Green Flag Awards

East Devon District Council (EDDC) is celebrating after receiving four Green Flag Awards for: Sidmouth’s Connaught Gardens and Peak Hill Slope, Exmouth’s Manor Gardens, Seaton’s Seafield Gardens and the jewel in the East Devon crown, Seaton Wetlands Nature Reserve...

James Stocks and Aron Briggs receive their A-level Results

Devon College celebrating top A-level results this year

South Devon College A level students are celebrating their exam results today with a 98% overall pass rate.

This year sees the continuation of the College’s history of high pass rates with 70% A*- C and around half of the cohort achieving an excellent A* to B result.

The College is celebrating 100% achievement rates across a broad mix of subjects including English literature...

Barton Cricket Club and Torquay Academy help establish a night landing site for Devon Air Ambulance

At a recent gathering at Barton Cricket Club in Torquay, a group of young cricketers and their coaches learnt about the new night landing site for Devon Air Ambulance at their ground and how it can be used to help local people.

The surveyed floodlit night landing site at Cricketfield Road playing field enables Devon Air Ambulance to land in Torquay during the ‘hours of darkness’...

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