Devon

Police use criminal profits to support local diving group

Devon & Cornwall Police have reinvested money from criminal activity to help fund equipment for a local youth diving group in Plymouth.

£750 was given to the Plymouth Diving Group by police from the Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA), funding spin bikes, a resistance box and a plyo box for their gym.

The local group aims to bring young people together from different...

Illusions and mystery at Knightshayes this October Half Term 

Visitors can enjoy a new Halloween experience at National Trust Knightshayes Court, in Devon, this October Half Term.

From now until 3 November, the house and gardens have been transformed. The estate is bursting with illusion and folklore, celebrating local legends and the Victorian obsession with the paranormal.

Built at the height of the Gothic Revival, Knightshayes, with...

Airband launches fastest speeds in UK over ngFWA broadband

Airband announced last week they are leading the way with their mixed technology network.

Through a partnership with Silicon Valley-based Tarana, Airband is the first operator in Europe to deploy Tarana’s next-generation fixed wireless access (ngFWA) platform and is now offering customers fibre-class speeds of up to 400 Mbps.

Airband has been building and operating broadband...

Devon Housebuilder donates over £1,000 to local mental health charity

A Devon housebuilder has donated £1,250 to support a local charity dedicated to helping young people.

Redrow South West, which is currently building new homes at Romansfield in Okehampton, has presented Tor Support Services with a donation of £1,250 as part of its community fund initiative.

Launched last year, the Redrow community fund aims to support local organisations by...

Past Presidents of Oddfellows Southern Group Gather For Sociable Weekend

Members of the Oddfellows who have served as Presidents of the Society’s Southern Group, those branches in the south of the country including South Wales, travelled from across the region to meet at the Barnstaple Hotel in North Devon to renew friendships over a weekend and to enjoy lunch together.

Accompanied by consorts and guests, the gathering has been an annual event down the...

From Politics to the Playground: Local School Hosts Education Select Committee Member

Blackawton Primary School , part of Education South West , welcomed Caroline Voaden MP for a visit this month.

She came along to the school to speak with teachers and pupils. She met with a group of Year 5 and 6 pupils to discuss what the role of an MP is, how parliament works and to get some feedback from them on some policy ideas around keeping children safe online and how to...

Exmouth Tiny Forest Wins Two Awards at RHS South West in Bloom ceremony

Exmouth’s Tiny Forest, a community-driven project that took root earlier this year, has picked up two prestigious awards from the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) South West in Bloom.

The tree-mendous project was awarded both the London and Manchester Trophy for outstanding contribution to the environment and the Campaign for the Protection of Rural England (CPRE) Environmental...

Devon charities supporting young people invited to apply for £75,000 funding

Ansvar Insurance is delighted to launch its search for three outstanding charities to support, offering a generous donation of £75,000 to each over the next three years.

They will be looking to support charities that focus on helping children and young people to make positive lifestyle choices. This could include promoting safety, sports and exercise, mental wellbeing, or healthy...

'Thriving' Exmouth primary praised by inspectors

The emotional, mental and spiritual wellbeing of pupils is in good hands after the Beacon Church of England Primary School in Exmouth was given a glowing report by Diocesan inspectors.

All schools with a religious character, such as Church of England schools, are inspected for the quality of its denominational education and the content of its collective worship.

These...

Plymouth Students Speed to Success at Goodwood Motor Circuit

This weekend (12th and 13th October) the GreenPower Racing Team from All Saints Academy Plymouth (ASAP), part of the Ted Wragg Trust , proudly represented the school at the prestigious International GreenPower Finals held at the iconic Goodwood Motor Circuit.

GreenPower is a global initiative that challenges school children to design, build, and race electric single-seat race cars....

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