People from the south west are being asked to saddle up for a cycling challenge that will raise vital funds for Diabetes UK this spring.
The UK Wide Cycle Ride runs throughout the 30 days of April. It is a perfect opportunity to take your fitness up a gear, while raising money for Diabetes UK’s work in funding life-saving research and making sure everyone living with the condition...
Do you want to join an ambitious, growing charity in Plymouth? Experienced and passionate social workers are needed to join the award-winning local women’s charity, Trevi.
Trevi has launched a recruitment drive to get more staff on board to deliver its vital services across Plymouth and beyond. The campaign aims to recruit experienced social workers to support families and their...
Kentisbury Grange Estate near Barnstaple has raised £5,136 at a special fundraiser to raise awareness and much needed funds for a new sensory room at local therapy centre, Apple Tree Farm and for the National Organisation for FASD .
The Estate’s Coach House Restaurant welcomed guests on the 7th March as they enjoyed a fine-dining five course meal prepared by award winning chefs,...
The number of people in hospital with COVID-19 in Devon has risen to 292, with a further 37 patients awaiting test results; double the figure from a fortnight ago and higher than at any other point in the pandemic. High COVID-19 numbers are having a very significant impact across Devon’s health and care system.
The last time COVID-19 numbers were this high was in January 2021, before...
Over 130 volunteers of all ages gathered at West Clyst farm to plant 1,000 new trees to help enhance the Clyst Valley.
The volunteers, including 60 children from West Clyst Community Primary School, joined East Devon District Council's Clyst Valley Regional Park team to plant a selection of native trees and shrubs to recreate a historic orchard, half an acre of woodland and a new...
Steve Brown, Devon's Director of Public Health, is urging people to stay at home if they feel unwell, with coronavirus, or symptoms of other illnesses that could be infectious.
His call comes as Devon is seeing a rise again in the number of coronavirus cases, with the latest data showing a 63.4 per cent increase in cases in a seven day period.
RGB Building Supplies’ Well Built Builders Bum 2022 calendar has raised £1,610 for Mind charities across the region – Devon Mind, Cornwall Mind and Mind in Somerset.
The calendar features tradespeople from across the region, who put themselves forward to be photographed doing their job and showing a tiny bit of their bottom, all in the name of raising funds to help the charities...
Devon-based charity Veterans With Dogs has teamed up with Forthglade, Devonian dog food makers, to unveil a delicious limited edition turkey dinner for dogs, to support the charity’s focus on training and providing assistance dogs to Veterans suffering from mental health conditions such as PTSD.
To support Veterans With Dogs, Forthglade has contributed £15,000 to the care and training...
The vast majority of people will stay at home if they develop symptoms of coronavirus, according to a Devon County Council poll .
Of more than 3,500 responses so far (submitted by midday today, Monday 14 March), around 2,910 say they will do just that, rather than risk spreading it to others.
194 respondees say that they won't, and 402 were unsure what they'll do.
This year’s collection of work is inspired by the hope of Spring with lots of beautiful landscapes hinting at the brighter and warmer days to come.
The Academicians taking part in this year’s Spring Exhibition are: Alan Cotton MBE, John Hurford , Ken Cosgrove , Jo Dixon , Judith Cummings , Adrian Parnell and Adrian Edwards, winner of the Brownston Gallery Award. The Brownston Gallery is celebrating their 10th anniversary and Catherine Gillen, Director of the gallery says, “This will be our seventh year of showcasing work by selected members of The South West Academy, the...
