The British Horse Society (BHS) welcomes the new Highway Code changes, with tragic numbers of feral and semi-feral horses being killed on roads in Dartmoor every year.
There were 13 feral horse deaths reported to the equine charity in Dartmoor, with a total of 25 incidents including 12 feral horses injured. A further 36 feral horse deaths and 9 feral horse injuries were reported in...
Over three quarters of Brits (76%) are planning to celebrate Valentine’s Day this year1, and with Covid restrictions easing, why not think about a romantic staycation for you and your partner?
Below, experts at holiday lettings company holidaycottages.co.uk have listed six of the best romantic destinations to enjoy and create cherished memories with your loved one.
Work to improve visitor access on the East Devon Pebblebed Heaths will start on Monday 7th February 2022.
Four Firs Car Park on Woodbury Common and Joney’s Cross Car Park on Hawkerland will be closed to the public from Monday 7th February and work is expected to take up to 6 weeks. During this time, visitors are asked to make use of other car parking locations provided across the...
Exeter City Council and Exeter City Football Club (ECFC) have won a national recycling award for their innovative scheme, Cans 4 City, which encourages Exeter football fans to recycle used drink cans while also raising money for charity.
The team behind Cans 4 City were presented with a Green Can Award by not-for-profit Every Can Counts in recognition of their outstanding recycling...
Truly open to everyone, Plymouth’s world-class and cutting-edge immersive dome experience at Market Hall in Devonport has just released its dynamic winter programme for 2022 with a unique and accessible ‘pay as you feel’ pricing structure.
Spanning a range of different genres, thought-provoking topics, driving deep engagement and encouraging learning in a completely unique setting,...
Exeter-based broadband company Jurassic Fibre have today announced they are supporting the 2022 Exeter College Student Awards by sponsoring the Esports Academy Student of the Year category.
The Exeter College Student Awards offer a chance to shine a light on the outstanding achievements of the college’s students.
The Esports Academy Student of the Year Award is a new category...
Trading Standards has seized illegal tobacco worth more than £31,000 from six shops across Devon, Plymouth, and Somerset.
Supported by Avon & Somerset Police and Devon and Cornwall Police, officers from T he Heart of the South West Trading Standards Service used specialist detection dogs to find the tobacco in a series of raids last month (December).
Staff and pupils at Plympton Academy are looking forward to the year ahead after formally joining the high-performing Thinking Schools Academy Trust.
The Academy, located on Moorland Road in Plymouth, is the eighteenth academy to join the Trust which leads successful primary and secondary schools across Medway, Kent, Plymouth and Portsmouth.
The world’s largest garden wildlife survey returns, with hundreds of thousands of people watching and counting the UK’s garden birds over the last weekend in January for the RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch.
Over a million people took part in 2021, counting 17 million birds – making it the biggest Birdwatch ever! In Devon, nearly 29,000 people joined in.
Multi award-winning South West holiday park Cofton Holidays has scooped the Environment and Sustainability award at the Western Morning News Business Awards 2021, recognising its sustained conservation efforts during the pandemic.
The family-run business, based near Dawlish Warren, was presented with the award at a black-tie event at Plymouth’s Crowne Plaza. After facing fierce...
