Devon

Plymouth Gladiators eye big points weekend after dramtic win over title chasers

Plymouth Gladiators team manager Garry May believes his side can keep their late-season playoff hopes alive as they prepare for a crucial double-header against Redcar Bears this weekend fresh from a stunning home victory over Poole Pirates.

Last Saturday’s 47–43 triumph over the Pirates, Plymouth’s third win over the Dorset outfit this season, came in dramatic fashion, with the...

Race on to find Mojo a home before his 10th birthday

Could you be a match for Mojo? After more than 100 days at a Devon rescue sanctuary, this handsome Spaniel cross is starting to give up hope of ever finding a home.

With just weeks until his 10th birthday, staff at Woodside Animal Welfare Sanctuary are keeping everything crossed that the lovely Mojo will be settled in a loving home before his big day in October.

Mojo, a Spaniel...

Work starts to make Devon walking and cycling path safer and more accessible

A section of National Cycle Network Route 2 in Ivybridge will be resurfaced and widened to make the path safer and more accessible for people using mobility aids, family buggies, and cycling.

Construction will start on 11th August to improve 250 metres of existing shared use path along Cornwood Road, between Woodland Road and where the path diverts through to alongside the A38. It’s...

Streets expands presence in North Devon with merger of Stevens & Willey

ONE of the region’s largest accountancy firms has today announced plans to further expand its business operations.

In a move that will expand its presence in the south west of England, Streets is merging with Stevens & Willey, based in Barnstaple.

The merger sees Stevens & Willey become part of Streets, and extends Streets’ network of offices even further into Devon...

British Gas Energy Trust reopens energy grant fund for customers across different suppliers

The British Gas Energy Trust (the Trust) has today reopened its Individuals and Families Fund (I&F), a support scheme providing up to £1,700 to households struggling with energy debt on a prepayment or credit account. I&F is open to eligible customers of any energy supplier, if that supplier does not have its own support scheme.

About the reopening of the fund, Trust CEO...

Developer donation for Devon school

The builder behind the Mill Gardens development in Cullompton has donated £1,000 to Friends of Willowbank Primary School to help fund an extension of educational space for its pupils.

Persimmon Homes South West presented the cheque to Sami Tucker, Chair of Friends of Willowbank – the registered charity that supports the school – along with Head of School Hannah Jay, and pupil...

A shot of bestselling author Joanne Harris (Chocolat, Vianne)

JOANNE HARRIS IN CONVERSATION

We are delighted to be hosting the internationally bestselling author Joanne Harris OBE. Joanne will be in conversation with our founder, Mark Norman (The Folklore Podcast), discussing her work and her latest book Vianne (the prequel to Chocolat ).

Tickets are £10 and can be purchased from bit.ly/joanneharriscrediton

This is a fundraiser for The Folklore Library & Archive, a registered charity based in Crediton, which saves, preserves and makes freely available all kinds of at-risk and intangible folklore and heritage. Our collections have grown hugely...

Ambulance service shares safety tips during school summer holidays

As the South West prepares for the start of the school summer holidays, the South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) is calling on residents and visitors to take simple, preventative steps to stay safe and well during the summer break.

The school summer holiday period is traditionally one of the busiest times of the year for the ambulance service, particularly...

IE Hub announces new partnership with Citizens Advice Plymouth

IE Hub, one of the UK’s leading free online budgeting tools, has announced a new partnership with Citizens Advice Plymouth.

This partnership will give Plymouth residents another access route for support into Citizens Advice Plymouth through a streamlined, digital referral process.

Through the collaboration, Plymouth based residents looking for support with debts or income...

Pecorama’s Competition Winner

The Beer Heights Light Railway (BHLR) proudly unveiled a refreshed look for one of its most beloved locomotives, Dickie , Saturday 19th July—marking a fitting finale to the railway’s 50th birthday celebration week. Over the winter months, BHLR launched a public competition inviting fans and visitors to redesign Dickie’s livery. Earlier this year, the railway’s staff selected a winning design...

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