A small wildlife charity in South Devon has announced a major breeding success with the birth of two finger-sized Eastern Pygmy Marmosets, the world’s smallest monkey species.
The infants were born on Thursday 9th July 2026 to parents Pablo and Tumble. The double arrival marks the first time Shaldon Wildlife Trust has successfully bred Pygmy Marmosets in 11 years.
Around 60 people came together at Rowcroft Hospice on Friday 17 July for the hospice’s Spaces for Grief conference – a day exploring compassionate, creative and holistic approaches to supporting people through grief and bereavement.
The first conference of its kind to be held at Rowcroft, Spaces for Grief brought together people with a shared interest in grief and loss, including...
Thousands of music lovers heading to the Sidmouth Folk Festival this week will once again be able to enjoy some of Devon's finest beers as Exeter Brewery returns as the festival's Main Beer Sponsor for a fifth consecutive year.
The award-winning independent brewery will be serving its range of Devon brewed ales including organic Avocet, Ferryman, Fraidnot, Darkness and EX4...
Amicus Law's Ilminster team has raises an impressive £1,041.25 for Children’s Hospice South West following a successful charity quiz night held, at The Shrubbery Hotel last night (Thursday 23 July).
Hosted by leading South West legal firm, the event brought together local businesses and members of the community for an evening of friendly competition, fundraising and support for the...
Leading on-street charge point operator char.gy is set to begin a trial of new on-street electric vehicle (EV) charge points in Devon, marking an early example of the Government’s Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) Fund moving from award into delivery.
The trial will see 30 new on-street charge points installed across Devon, helping to improve access to convenient,...
China Fleet Country Club, Cornwall, adds its support to Military Mate, a vital new resource for serving personnel, veterans and military families.
China Fleet Country Club, situated in Saltash, Cornwall, is proud to announce its appointment as an Associate Sponsor of Military Mate, a pioneering new resource for the UK forces community.
A centuries-old tradition will return to North Devon when sheep are driven across Bideford Bridge during the Bideford Town Fair on Saturday 8th August at 10.00 am.
The ceremonial sheep drive, last undertaken in 2012, will be led by the historic Incorporation of Weavers, Fullers and Shearmen as part of celebrations marking 555 years since the Guild was gifted land in Exeter on which it...
This autumn, the English Riviera will once again celebrate one of its greatest natural assets as England's Seafood FEAST returns with a standout line-up of events.
Now firmly established as one of the area's signature food events and a must-do occasion for seafood ‘foodies’, the highlight of the culinary calendar will return from Monday 21 September to Sunday 04 October.
Nursing home residents and team members from Southern Healthcare walked more than 15 miles to raise money for a new gym as part of the care group’s 25th anniversary celebrations.
Thirty team members and four residents took part in the 15.2 mile walk from The Old Rectory nursing home on Tiverton Road, Exeter, to Sefton Hall nursing home on Plantation Terrace, Dawlish.
The winners of the RICS Awards 2026 in the South West have been revealed and some of the most impressive recent building projects from the area are on the list.
The projects went head-to-head at a ceremony in Bristol where Sidmouth Independent Lifeboat Station was named winner of the community benefit project category.
The project involved the extension and refurbishment of...
