Every summer we eagerly await the delivery of the new collection from Barry Kelly. His paintings are always so full of light, sun and warmth. Somehow or other he always takes his work another step forward, another new development that reflects his growing talent as an artist.
This summer is no exception. His colours are bright and true and his skies are so full of promise and wonder. His foregrounds are complex, little miniature works on their own which compel and entrance. Each painting as a whole represents a snapshot of an element of the land of the South Hams. Barry captures...
Three quarters of people in Plymouth promise to be more spontaneous this summer, as they say they’re more likely to live life in the moment following the pandemic, and over three quarters (77 per cent) want to make lots of plans while they can.
As the summer holidays begin for families across the city, new research by Drake Circus reveals that people in Plymouth are planning to make...
This summer looks set to be a hectic season for hedgehogs for the RSPCA after calls about the prickly creatures peaked at this time last year.
A total of 6,200 calls about sick, injured and orphaned hedgehogs were made to the RSPCA’s national helpline in 2020, 1855 of which were made in July and August alone compared to just 199 calls taken in January and February.
An agricultural expert is warning South West farmers keen to cash-in on the temporary campsite trend that they may be putting their businesses in jeopardy as they face a 'risk minefield'.
The number of farms offering pop-up campsites has soared this summer, boosted by a change to government planning policy and rising demand for staycations.
Steve Garrood, Chief Commercial Officer at Jurassic Fibre, shares his thoughts on how ultrafast connectivity is supporting digital lifestyles in the South West...
Our reliance on high-speed broadband connectivity is showing no sign of letting up as digital lifestyles increasingly become the norm.
And even though lockdown restrictions have eased, our consumption of data...
A South-West nursery group is celebrating the incredible achievement of being named one of the top 20 nursery groups in the UK by parents.
The Mama Bear’s Day Nursery & Pre-School group which runs 23 settings in Bristol, South Gloucestershire, Somerset and Devon, was awarded the recognition by leading childcare review website DayNurseries.co.uk , the equivalent to TripAdviser for...
More than 61 schools in the South West of England have registered to take part in a nationwide recycling campaign to raise awareness about the amount of plastic waste being leaked into the environment.
The UK’s leading brand of sustainable composite decking, Composite Prime launched its ‘Message in a Bottle Top’ campaign this year to encourage key stage one and two children to think...
A new online film has been launched for East Devon Pebblebed Heaths Conservation Trust’s Heath Week (this week), designed to help dog owners and walkers enjoy the great British countryside safely this summer.
The first film featuring dog behaviourist Natalie Light, is the first in a series of five bite-size films featuring top tips to be released over the summer. In each film Natalie...
Street marshals will help make Exmouth a safer place this summer thanks to funding from the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner.
The office is supporting East Devon District Council with marshalling aimed specifically at preventing antisocial behaviour (ASB) by young people, a theme which ties in directly with Devon and Cornwall Police’s Operation Marnow summer policing...
