An Ottery play area, designed by more than 200 local children, is getting a £50,000 revamp, with new equipment including a ground level trampoline and a 12 metre zip wire.
The Winter’s Lane play area, owned by East Devon District Council (EDDC), will also be getting a 2.4 metre tall rope climbing pyramid, a slide and climbing area, picnic bench, a toddler swing and a toddler and...
Pregnant women in Devon, Plymouth and Torbay are being urged to have the flu vaccine now to protect themselves and their unborn baby from the deadly illness.
The UK Health Security Agency has warned that there could be a significant flu surge this winter coinciding with continuing or rising COVID-19 cases.
Clara Southby, Interim Maternity Matron for Community and Outpatients...
A decision on where the Cranbrook parish boundary will be will have to wait at least six months until an inspector has signed off a plan that outlines the area’s next developments.\
A petition was put forward by Cranbrook Town Council requesting that East Devon District Council (EDDC) cabinet conduct a ‘community governance review’, defining what areas of the surrounding countryside...
Visitors to The Donkey Sanctuary Sidmouth this winter can enjoy the new ‘Glow Trail’, which combines festive family fun, exercise and brainpower, and the opportunity to explore the sanctuary grounds to discover the hidden clues.
The trail shines a light on the stories of donkeys from around the world, and concludes in the heart of the sanctuary in the festively lit Glow Room, where...
A digital map displaying the 403 Electric Vehicle (EV) charging bays currently being delivered by Devon’s councils has been added to the Devon Climate Emergency (DCE) website.
All the bays will be delivered by December 2022. They will be for public use and spread over 168 locations throughout the county.
The delivery of a network of EV chargers is a key part of the Carbon...
A 75-year-old man from Paignton won the RAF Benevolent Fund’s Welfare Caseworker of the Year title at the charity’s annual awards. John Marsland served in the Royal Air Force for 30 years and has been a caseworker with the Royal Air Forces Association (RAFA) for the past 10 years. The ceremony, held on Thursday 21 October at Plaisterers’ Hall in London, was attended by hundreds of RAF...
Data compiled by IT support experts, ramsac , has revealed that Devon has the most internet users of any area in the South West.
Overall, the South West saw 4,238,000 people use the internet in a three month period, which is more than the recorded number of users in Scotland or Wales.
Coming out in the top spot of the South West was Devon, with a huge 598,000 users, followed...
The work of three prominent Devon painters features in the Creative Coverage Winter Exhibition, which runs online until December 31 where there is a mix of paintings, ceramics, glass and sculpture from artists across the UK and internationally.
Paintings by Michael Hill, Lynda Kettle RBSA and James Lester SWAc all feature in this marvellous extravagnza of creative talent. Their work...
David Suchet comes to the Princess Theatre, Torquay on Tuesday 23 November for a strictly limited engagement.
Sir David Suchet makes his eagerly awaited return to UK stages in POIROT AND MORE, A RETROSPECTIVE this autumn, following a successful tour of Australia and New Zealand in early 2020. David will retrace his steps as a young actor, visiting more than 20 theatres across the UK...
