The region’s biggest esports event has returned for its second year, as five colleges announce a partnership with Tech South West.
Esports, or competitive gaming, is one of the fastest growing industries in the world, with a global revenue of over $1bn and an audience of 474m in 2021, according to Newzoo.
The first South West Esports Festival took place in February this year...
The National Trust in North Devon are hosting a fun-filled family autumn activity day on Tuesday 25 October at their Exmoor site in the Lorna Doone Valley.
The day is free to attend and will feature a wide range of nature and craft activities from wood whittling and pyrography to river dipping with the National Trust rangers.
Adults in Devon have the chance to gain skills in the region’s fastest-growing sectors through the latest wave of Train4Tomorrow Skills Bootcamps.
Train4Tomorrow Skills Bootcamps , delivered by Devon County Council and Cornwall Council, offer a range of fully-funded digital and technical courses for anyone looking to move into a new career.
The NSPCC are searching the South West for volunteers to help keep children safe in the region.
The charity, which has two buildings in the South West, helps thousands of children a year with its Speak out Stay safe programme which is delivered in schools.
Speak out Stay safe helps children identify a trusted adult who they can speak to should they have any worries or...
Grosvenor Casino Plymouth is today reinforcing its commitment to responsible gaming with an initiative which sees dedicated team members offering confidential support to customers around safer gambling.
Known as the Player Protection Champions, team members from the gaming and entertainment venue at Derry’s Cross are using the Safer Gambling Week campaign to remind its regular...
Armed Forces charities in the Plymouth area have worked together to launch a new veterans’ ‘hub’, which opens its doors for the first time on Thursday 10th November, at Chaddlewood Farm Community Centre (3-7pm) and Four Greens Community Trust (PL5 4DD) on Wednesday 30 November, from 4-8pm.
The move has been driven by the local team from Help for Heroes, in tandem with the Armed...
Witches, wisht hounds and piskies - Dartmoor's legends are perfect for Halloween-themed events taking place across the National Park's visitor centres this half term week. From 22 - 30 October, the visitor centres at Haytor, Postbridge and Princetown are hosting activities based on Dartmoor’s spooky stories including mask making and haunted trails. Families can visit the craft tables at each...
There will be free pizza, drinks and a big spruce up at a Honiton community and social value day, being held for residents living in sheltered and neighbouring accommodation.
The event, being held by East Devon District Council (EDDC) and Ian Williams, was originally set to take place at St Paul’s Estate, on St Paul's Road, on Friday 21 October, between 11am and 4.30pm.
Paignton’s carnival procession has been saved and a date has been revealed for its 2023 comeback.
Rumours were circulating that the historic event may not return due to lack of funding, but the operators of Hoburne Devon Bay holiday park have provided a generous sponsorship.
The procession, which was part of Paignton Festival’s nine-day summer celebration, has not run for...
Free, fresh water can be enjoyed by all, thanks to a new water fountain on Exmouth seafront.
The fountain, near the toilet block at Foxholes carpark, has been installed in hopes it will help cut the use of single-use plastic and reduce litter in the town.
The project received funding from the national charity, Sea-Changers, in partnership with Plastic Free Exmouth and the...
