Pupils at Cranbrook Education Campus marked World Book Day with a colourful celebration of reading, dressing up as their favourite characters and showing off their book-inspired outfits.
The day encouraged students to share their love of stories, explore new books, and celebrate the joy of reading with friends and classmates.
Staff were also involved in the fun, joining in...
RHS Garden Rosemoor will permanently welcome visitors with dogs to specified areas within the garden, three-days-per-week from 26 March, following a successful 12-month trial which saw high levels of participation and a growth in new visitors. The trial itself was launched in response to direct requests for access and the above average levels of dog ownership in Devon and the Southwest....
One of the developers helping deliver a new town on the outskirts of Exeter has secured planning permission for 92 quality new homes adjacent to Cranbrook’s town centre and school.
Persimmon Homes South West will deliver 92 zero-carbon ready homes after receiving planning consent from East Devon District Council. Of these, 61 homes have full planning permission, while the remaining...
Path, the Plymouth-based homelessness charity, is inviting runners of all abilities to join Team Path Power in the Plymouth Half Marathon & 10K on Sunday 17 May 2026. Whether you’re an experienced runner or taking on your first race, this year’s event is a chance to challenge yourself while raising essential funds and awareness for people experiencing homelessness in our community....
A new partnership between Parkinson’s UK and the British Gymnastics Foundation is looking to train more instructors to deliver their innovative Love to Move programme.
What is Love to Move?
Love to Move is the UK’s largest seated exercise programme designed specifically for participants living with Parkinson’s, dementia or lower mobility levels and offers an opportunity to...
Devon-based kings of comedy Le Navet Bete - one of the UK’s most-loved comedy theatre companies and creators of smash-hit family shows Dracula: The Bloody Truth, King Arthur and Treasure Island - have teamed up with one of the country’s best comedy writers and directors, Olivier Award nominated John Nicholson (The Time Machine: A Comedy), to present their riotous all-out hilarious ride through the world of Greek mythology Oh Zeus! at The Queen’s Theatre, Barnstaple 20-21 March.
When the stability of Olympus is threatened by the marriage of Zeus’ daughter Hebe to a mere mortal,...
One of the UK’s finest celebrations of contemporary craft returns to Mill Marsh Park, Bovey Tracey, Devon from 12-14 June 2026, bringing three unforgettable days of creativity, craft skills, and community.
For more than two decades, the award-winning, not-for-profit Craft Festival has been a creative draw to the area. Since launching in 2004, the event has welcomed over 160,000...
A fly-tipping event was held in Dartmouth earlier this month, organised by Devon & Cornwall Police’s Rural Affairs team and supported by South Hams District Council and Clean Devon in a bid to educate the local community about responsible waste disposal.
On Thursday 12 February, the teams set up a staged fly-tip on the embankment, using a series of household items dumped in the...
Farmers’ fields and country lanes are being buried under piles of waste, with new figures showing fly-tipping in England has hit record highs.
From sofas and fridges to large-scale builders’ waste, illegal dumpers are turning farmland into rubbish tips — leaving their victims paying to clear up the mess.
The latest statistics, released today by the Department for Environment...
Thousands of primary school children across Devon are discovering their musical skills thanks to taking part in the UK’s biggest band-based music education programme, which prioritises group learning, an accessible music curriculum and regular performance opportunities.
More than 2,200 children in Devon are taking part in Rocksteady’s weekly in-school band lessons, where children are...
