Students at Lipson Co-operative Academ y have helped raise more than £500 for a charity providing vital services for homeless people in Plymouth.
A total of £501.30 was raised for the Shekinah Centre through a range of school-led activities, including a bake sale, fundraising challenges and contributions from a Christmas jumper and pyjama mufti day. The money was used to purchase...
Caremark, one of the UK’s leading providers of home care, has opened nominations for its Community Care Fund – a new nationwide initiative designed to support local projects that make a positive difference to people’s lives.
The Community Care Fund invites members of the public, community groups and local not-for-profit organisations in Devon to nominate projects in their area that...
The Persimmon Charitable Foundation is running its open application programme for a second year, with an increased funding pot of £300,000 available for registered charities that support employability among young people.
The first funding round opens on Monday, 2nd March – with three £50,000 donations available for UK-based projects focused on children and young people aged 14-25,...
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...
