British Touring Shakespeare are delighted to come to two beautiful Devon venues: Blackberry Farm near Holsworthy with their hilarious new production of the Shakespeare comedy The Merry Wives Of Windsor ; and The Plough Arts Centre at Lapford Mill near Crediton with a brand new adaptation of Bram Stoker’s classic gothic horror tale Dracula .
A partially sighted woman from Devon will be walking, running or cycling 15 miles a day for 1,000 days to raise money for Blind Veterans UK, the national charity for vision-impaired ex-Service men and women.
Laura Cartmill, 31 and from Brixham, will be completing the challenge between October this year and July 2025. By the end of the 1,000 days she will have travelled 15,000 miles...
A new free and confidential digital mental health and wellbeing service for adults is now available across Devon, Plymouth and Torbay.
Qwell (www.qwell.io), delivered by mental health provider Kooth , will ensure that every adult living in the Devon has access to a choice of support to managing their own emotional health and wellbeing.
Environment Agency flood defences in Devon and Cornwall are becoming chattier than ever, engaging passersby in conversations about flood risk and plastic pollution.
Text message conversations can be struck up with flood defences and other assets by scanning QR codes mounted on them or nearby in four locations, with a fifth to be added later this year.
The Grand Western Canal Country Park and Stover Country Park have been officially recognised among the country's best parks by being presented with the coveted Green Flag Award .
They are among a record breaking 2,208 UK winners of the award this year, which is the international quality mark for parks and green spaces.
The news that Devon County Council's Country Parks at...
Trading Standards seized illegal tobacco estimated to be worth more than £200,000 in raids in Devon and Somerset on Friday (22 July).
The raids were conducted by officers from the Heart of the South West Trading Standards Service and supported by Avon & Somerset Police, Devon and Cornwall Police, and HM Revenue and Customs.
Fireaway, the UK’s fastest-growing pizza takeaway chain, has included Devon in its expansion
The company has enjoyed spectacular growth since launching in London in 2016 but much of their growth came during the pandemic. Now they’re opening new locations at the rate of one a week and is set to open its 120th store later this summer.
Travelodge, one of the UK’s largest hotel chains which operates almost 600 hotels across Ireland, Spain and the UK including 10 properties in Devon and seven in Cornwall, officially launches its new sustainability plan - Better Future.
Click here to view the plan
Travelodge has always placed a strong emphasis on safety and security, the environment and its social...
Public asked to help hedgehogs by connecting as many gardens as possible and submitting entries online
Two wildlife charities are asking members of the public to link their gardens this summer in a bid to help hedgehogs and find ‘Britain’s Biggest Hedgehog Street’.
The British Hedgehog Preservation Society and People’s Trust for Endangered Species , who together run nationwide...
Devon-based Lottie Hawkins has been recognised as a sustainability champion, winning the Marie Claire Sustainability Awards, by genuinely implementing change and building a better tomorrow with her innovative start-up, Earthly Biochar.
Launched in 2018, the ambitious brand was co-founded by Lottie after her realisation that biochar, a stable form of carbon made from wood, could be...
