Devon

Early Bird Deadline Looms for Sounds of the Summer

Music lovers have just days left to save money on tickets for this year’s must-see concert at Newton Abbot Racecourse before the Early Bird booking offer closes on Sunday 30 April.

Taking place on Sunday 16 July, Sounds of the Summer will see some of the UK’s best-loved artists grace the stage. Fans who purchase their tickets prior to Sunday 30 April can join the scores of music lovers...

Enjoy mid-week racing at Newton Abbot Racecourse – Wednesday 10 May

Break up your week with a midweek day at the races. Join us for our first of two May fixtures on Wednesday 10 May.

Gates open at 12.05 ahead of the first race at 14.05. The final race of the day will take place at 17.15.

Tickets are available online now priced at £19 for the Paddock Enclosure and £12 for the Course Enclosure. Tickets are available online until 17.00 on Tuesday 9 May and will also be available at the gates on the day.

Children aged 16 and under, plus students with valid photographic ID go FREE.

Be sure to pay a visit to our new children’s...

Devon Street Food Festival returns

The season of outdoor feasting approaches and now is the time to get tickets for this year’s hottest food festival.

Returning for its second year, Ilfracombe Street Food Festival will run from the 4th – 6th of August and will showcase a variety of remarkable food traders with cuisines from all over the world. From gourmet seafood and tantalizing burgers to award winning Welsh produce,...

Your bin collections are changing...

Letters will soon be landing on the doormats of every home in Plymouth to tell people about their new bin collection arrangements.

From 8 May the city will have an alternate weekly collection system, which means households will have their recycling – the green bins – collected by Plymouth City Council crews one week and their non-recyclable rubbish – the brown bins – the next.

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Steve McFadden to play Hook in Theatre Royal Plymouth panto

Theatre Royal Plymouth have today announced that Soap Star Steve McFadden will lead their panto cast as the villainous Captain Hook in a spectacular production of Peter Pan, which will run from 15 December 2017 – Saturday 13 January.

Former British Soap Awards ‘Villain of the Year’, Steve McFadden is one of Britain’s favourite soap-baddies and has been a regular on our TV screens for...

Soul superstar Jazzie B to close Royal William Yard Festival

Organisers of this year's Royal William Yard Festival in Plymouth are to deliver a proper soul-funk Sunday send off, at this year's event with the announcement that soul superstar Jazzie B, OBE, will be the final act at the festival.​

The UK music industry legend, one of this country's most influential funk & soul artists, will be closing the festival with a two hour DJ set in the...

Poldark Harbour opens to the public

On 17 April The Grayhound tall ship, will visit the historic port of Charlestown, to celebrate the opening of the harbour to the general public for the very first time, the return of trade to the historic port and a unique port collaboration.

Charlestown Harbour is a beautiful well-preserved 18th century trade port which has become globally famous as the nautical backdrop to some of...

SW residential sales still lack impetus despite new buyer enquiries rising

The South West housing market appears to have lost impetus, despite new buyer enquiries rising in March. The number of properties coming on to the market dropped further, and consequently respondents to the March 2017 RICS UK Residential Market Survey in the region have reduced predictions for sales growth in the year ahead.

Demand across the South West remains reasonably healthy,...

Dramatic rescues at Mayflower Water Treatment Works

South West Water’s Mayflower construction site at Roborough, just outside Plymouth, was the scene of a dramatic rescue during a fire service training exercise that took place at the weekend.

The site gave crews from Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service the perfect venue to put their training into practice at the weekend. In the scenario, firefighters used specialist...

Countdown to exciting season of horse racing at Newton Abbot

Easter Saturday 15 April marks the start of a thrilling new season as racing returns to Newton Abbot Racecourse following a major winter improvement programme.

The family-favourite Easter Saturday fixture will signal the start of an exciting programme of racing and special events at the newly-improved course in South Devon.

Over the five-month winter break, tens of thousands of...

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