Seaton Wetlands, the jewel in the crown of East Devon District Council’s nature reserves, is playing a crucial role in the survival of protected species.
The award-winning nature reserve has recently seen the arrival of protected slow worms from a development site in nearby Colyton. With the help of volunteers, 15 of the legless lizards of a variety of ages were captured and moved...
Graduates from The Sculpture School’s first 12 month intensive realist figurative course are relishing the success of their end of year show which attracted over 250 visitors and sales of their artwork that far exceeded expectations.
The One Year Figurative Sculpture Course at The Sculpture School in West Devon teaches students the skills they need to develop a career as professional...
Devon County Council has agreed its support for the development of the Plymouth and South Devon Freeport sites in the county.
The Freeport has the potential to unlock £314 million of inward investment and create more than 3,500 jobs by building on the area’s global reputation for marine innovation and advanced engineering.
At the Council’s Cabinet meeting (Wednesday 13 April...
South West IT and tech support company, Timewade , have unveiled their new head office at Winslade Park near Exeter.
The new head office was officially unveiled at a launch event on Thursday April 7, where employees, clients and partner organisations, including Rain Nutrience, Nutri-Link, and Exmoor Trim, joined the celebrations.
The organisers of the Veteran Games and Conference are delighted to announce that Devon resident, Mark Ormrod, MBE has been announced as Ambassador for the 2022 Games which will take place between 29th May and 3rd June in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, Israel.
First held in 2019, this event will see 65 British wounded, sick and injured Armed Forces veterans travel to Israel with their...
Hundreds of cultural organisations have received a share of the final £35 million emergency support package from the Culture Recovery Fund, to help overcome the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Emergency funding has kept projectors rolling in independent cinemas across the country. Thanks to a £45,000 emergency grant from the Culture Recovery Fund, Plymouth Arts Cinema, Plymouth’...
House sparrow remains number one across the UK and in Devon but this year’s survey saw a big rise in the number of jays recorded and a glimmer of hope for the red-listed greenfinch
House sparrows held on the top spot, but the jay surprisingly flew nine places up the results from this year’s RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch.
Big Garden Birdwatch is the world’s largest wildlife survey and...
The Environment Agency has produced a new film showing how it is working with farmers in the River Axe catchment in East Devon to improve water quality and compliance with environmental legislation. The film ‘Future farming in the Axe catchment’ is available now on YouTube Future Farming in the Axe Catchment - YouTube ). The River Axe is of national significance as a designated Special Area...
On 30th April, a local father of three young children, will take to the sky for a charity skydive followed by a 30-mile cycle from Exeter to Torbay, in celebration of him reaching remission from a terminal colon cancer diagnosis.
Forty-two-year-old, Scott Davis, as well as friends, Shaun Ripley and Simon Hutchins, hope to raise £4000 for Macmillan Cancer Support, as a thank you for...
Three historically important travelling trunks, which are believed to date from before 1796, have recently been away for conservation repair and have returned ready for display to help tell the story of this unique sixteen-sided house.
The trunks are an important part of A La Ronde’s history. They are thought to have gone on the Grand Tour of Europe with Jane and Mary Parminter in...
