Men and women in the South West are being challenged to lay off the booze in January to raise money for Cancer Research UK.
The charity is launching Dryathlon, its New Year fundraising campaign, and urging people across the West to sign up now before the festive season gets into full swing.
Dryathletes pledge to drop the drink for a month and either get sponsored or donate the...
A major programme to repair some of the most severely damaged roads in Plymouth is continuing throughout July.
This month more than 32 sites on eight roads are scheduled to be patched. Patching involves resurfacing large areas of road where multiple potholes have developed and the general surface quality is deteriorating. Amey, Plymouth City Council’s highways contractor, is carrying...
The NHS in Devon has welcomed the launch of a new national website to help councils and the NHS tackle public health challenges.
Rebecca Harriott, chief officer of Northern, Eastern and Western Devon Clinical Commissioning Group, said the website, which provides statistics on the number of premature and avoidable deaths from public health issues such as smoking, will help identify the...
To help kids tick off their list of 50 things to do before you’re 11¾ the staff and volunteers at Saltram, near Plympton, are launching a number of activities to do on the estate this Bank Holiday Monday, including pond dipping, bird watching, building dens, geo-caching and creating wild art.
In a bid to help children reconnect with nature, the National Trust has asked more than 1,...
Devon County Council is hosting a mixture of information events and stalls in a bid to encourage more people to consider becoming foster families and give those interested the chance to find out whether fostering would be suitable for them.
Devon has over 700 children in care, and just over 300 fostering households. However many current foster carers are approaching retirement age so...
Great Escape Classic Car Hire has extended its network of sites with a new branch in Devon.
The new location gives enthusiasts and tourists a choice of six mainly British classic cars to drive around the region’s beautiful coastline and countryside.
The new Devon site represents a £150,000 investment in the region across staff, cars and office set up. It is conveniently located...
Melanesian missionaries will be playing their panpipes and dancing in a Plymouth shopping centre tomorrow (Saturday 13 April).
A group of ten Brothers and Sisters from the four Anglican religious communities in Melanesia have been in Plymouth this week leading the 'Simply Living Mission.'
Tomorrow (Saturday) the Simply Living team will be at Christ Church, Estover, at 10.30am...
As the end to a tough but recently encouraging League Two season for Plymouth Argyle draws near, the club are inviting fans to vote for the player of the season.
Fans can go to the Green Taverners website to make their choice or alternatively visit the Argyle website for details of how to email or post their selections for Player of the Season and Young Player of the Season.
The series continues with an interactive concert led by British-Asian clarinettist Arun Ghosh, joined by Nilesh Gulhane on tabla, a type of Indian drum. This one-off performance makes connections between West Country folk music, Indian music and jazz, and will even feature a new piece of music composed especially for the event.
Expect meditative peaceful songs through to exciting rushing free-wheeling improvisations, plus well known sing-along classics and some unexpected covers. As with all events in the series, there will be audience participation including singing, clapping, and...
Join Chartwell Dutiro for an interactive live music event where you will find out more about the amazing mbira and hear songs of the Shona people of Zimbabwe. This ancient traditional instrument from South East Africa is made of hand forged iron keys that are mounted on a piece of hard wood and often decorated with shells, bottle tops and other materials. Sing-along and discover the sounds you can create on an instrument that was originally used in night time ceremonies to connect with and honour the spirits!
