The highly anticipated English Riviera Walking Festival returns this June with a dynamic programme of guided walks and immersive experiences led by expert guides. Running from 14–22 June, the festival offers something for everyone, with unforgettable adventures across the region’s breathtaking landscapes. Highlights for 2025 include Agatha Christie’s ‘ The Queen of Crime Waves’ , a 12-mile...
Westbank Community Health and Care is marking Warm Welcome Week (20 - 26 January) with an upgraded warm space for members of the community in and around Exminster, seeking a welcoming, heated place during the daytime where they can share a cuppa and conversation this winter.
January can be a particularly challenging time of year, with Blue Monday a low point for many. To help combat...
A new Local Centre is shortly to be completed on a major mixed-use development close to Exeter Science Park. The Tithebarn Local Centre will be a focal point for the community.
A new sculpture will form the central feature in the landscaped area of the Tithebarn Local Centre. The sculpture named ‘ Chaetonotus’ (pronounced ‘key-toe-no-tus’), has been created by East Devon artist,...
Bovey Castle in Dartmoor has been recognised by Green Tourism – a certification that has been assessing travel, tourism and hospitality businesses’ approaches to sustainability for more than 27 years.
Expert assessors provide certification via bronze, silver and gold gradings, with Bovey Castle securing the highest grade.
Appointing “green champions” at the hotel to strive...
Shoppers in Devon are eating healthily to live healthily, according to the latest data from Tesco.
The supermarket giant has revealed the top 20 items bought by customers across the Devon, with a variety of fruit, veg and milk being the main favourites.
Included in the top 10 items bought by shoppers in Devon are broccoli, peppers, grapes and cucumbers.
In a display of community spirit and compassion, Plympton Academy delivered more than 700kg of food to Plympton Foodbank.
The donation helped provide essential support to local families during the festive season.
Plympton Academy’s donation was the largest single contribution Plympton Foodbank has ever received, making up over 70% of the total donations collected during the...
Dartmouth Academy, part of Education South West, is delighted to share that the Dartmouth Food Festival Committee are supporting the chefs of the future by subsidising the cost of ingredients for the school’s catering course.
The committee has agreed to fund the subsidy for the entire academic year and they will also be helping to arrange workshops so that catering pupils can...
The third Monday in January has been labelled as Blue Monday, and is said to be the most depressing day of the year, but there’s positive blue news today as Buglife reopens their Citizen Science survey to help find more populations of the rare Blue Ground Beetle ( Carabus intricatus ) in Devon and Cornwall.
The Blue Ground Beetle is one of the UK’s rarest beetles, and is currently...
Regional housebuilder Allison Homes South West has partnered with Culm Sampford United Youth FC as part of its commitment to supporting local communities. The housebuilder’s donation has gone towards the under 13 mixed team’s kit, under 12 mixed team rain jackets and the under 14 girls team jumpers.
The donation coincides with the recent announcement of the upcoming development on...
A new display now on show at The Box is exploring Plymouth’s little-known links to the migration of people from the Caribbean throughout the mid-1900s.
Windrush in the Far South West is the outcome of an 18-month research project developed in conjunction with members of Culture Club, a group of six people who've been working with The Box to discover and unpack new narratives in its...
