Devon’s first Edward Capern Festival honouring the ‘Postman Poet of North Devon’ looks set to become an annual event in the village of Heanton Punchardon, following its successful launch on Devon Day (Thursday, 4 June 2026).
The two-day festival, sponsored by Devon CPRE, the charity that works to protect and celebrate Devon’s countryside, resulted in a sell-out first night of poetry...
Torquay Neighbourhood Police Team has secured £3,000 from the Home Office hotspot policing fund to support the important work of Torbay Street Pastors as they continue to help people who are on a night out.
The money, from a government problem solving fund, will be used by the small charity to buy essential supplies to keep their van stocked with important items such as water, hot...
Unpaid carers in Tiverton are the first in Devon to have received free Wellbeing Gift Boxes as part of a county-wide joint initiative between Devon Carers at Westbank and Devon Partnership NHS Trust (DPT), supported through funding from Open Up, the Trust’s charity, launched during Carers’ Week (8th - 14th June 2026).
The Wellbeing Boxes are being gifted to individuals who provide care...
Funeral homes in Devon are providing a lifeline to bereaved families as Father’s Day approaches.
After research* found that 58% of those who have experienced bereavement find calendar events such as Father’s Day difficult, Co-op Funeralcare branches across Devon are inviting local people to join their bereavement support groups.
The groups offer support to those navigating the...
Residents in the rural South Hams village of East Allington turned out in force last week (Thursday, 11 June) for a public meeting to discuss how to stop a property developer despoiling an open field on the edge of the village with an unwanted, oversized housing estate. Devon CPRE, the local charity that campaigns to protect Devon’s countryside from inappropriate development, supports their...
Allison Homes South West has donated £500 to Bow Community Swimming Pool in Crediton. The donation follows the housebuilder’s call for applications from local charities and community groups.
The donation has been used to help a young person qualify for their National Pool Lifeguard Qualification (NPLQ), enabling them to work at the pool as a lifeguard for the next two years and keep...
Paignton Picture House has secured funding from The National Lottery Heritage Fund, marking another major milestone in the future of the project.
This investment recognises both the historic significance of the building and the strength of our vision to restore it as a vibrant, inclusive and sustainable cultural space for the community. The funding will support the transition of...
Shaldon Wildlife Trust is celebrating an extraordinary "baby boom" following the birth of four critically endangered red-ruffed lemurs. The quadruplets, born on May 4th to mother Eka and father Nero, represent a significant milestone for the small Devon-based charity and for the European breeding programme.
While twins are common for this species, quadruplets are an incredible rarity...
The Devonwide health and wellbeing charity Westbank Community Health and Care (Westbank) is continuing to improve its Community Allotment with a generous donation of soil improver from a local waste management and recycling company.
The green waste division of Exeter-based Coastal Recycling has delivered six tonnes of quality compost created from garden waste to improve the soil for...
Callum Chard-Maple is a BMX rider who clearly has the talent to match his big ambition to be a World Champion.
Just 20 years old, he already has a wealth of experience. He started racing when he was four years old and over the next 16 years has accumulated a stack of national age-group race successes.
Callum not only races for Tiverton Tornadoes, whose home track is in one...
