Students at Exmouth Community College (ECC) experienced an inspiring and creative day of literary engagement when BAFTA award-winning screenwriter and Stonewall Book Award-winning author Dean Atta visited the school this term. The visit brought together Year 10 students alongside Year 12 and Year 13 English Literature and English Language students, offering them the opportunity to engage...
Photo-Art Exhibition Featuring works from Camera, clay and brush.d brush This May, emerging photographer James Wakefield will present his very first public photography exhibition along with Kit Williams (also a first-time exhibitor and Frances Margaret a sculpture and newly exploring painting. For James this is a deeply personal collection of landscape images shaped by adventure, patience, and a passion for finding simplicity within the world around us.
While stepping into his first exhibition brings both excitement and nerves, James’s work speaks with quiet confidence. His...
The Hay Gallery at Sea View Art Barn, Otterton provides the perfect backdrop for this three artists exhibition (weekend 30-31 May) featuring works inspired by the natural landscape, horses and dogs. A charming combination of photographic works, paintings and sculptures will be on show by local artists; Photographer – James Wakefield, Photographer – Kit Williams and Sculptor – Frances Margaret.
All are welcome.
Saturday: 30th May - 10am to 6pm / Sunday: 31st May 11am to 4pm
More information: https://seaviewartbarn.co.uk/exhibitions/photo-art-...
Rowcroft Hospice is inviting local businesses across South Devon to step forward, get creative and make a real difference by joining ‘The Accumulator Challenge’.
Launching on 1 July and running through to 31 October 2026, the challenge will see more than 20 teams from local businesses each given a £50 loan, with one simple goal: grow it into as much as possible to support end-of-life...
Warrens Bakery, the oldest pasty maker in the world, has opened a new in-store shop at Trago’s petrol station in Newton Abbot, one of the West Country’s busiest petrol stations.
The recently launched site is the Cornish company’s 48th location, and will serve customers with its range of baked products, including its famous handcrimped pasties and new Spring range of gourmet sausage...
A young cancer survivor from Devon completed the TCS London Marathon and raised more than £2,000 for the charity that supported her after she was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma in 2022.
Freya Sampson, 24, from Exmouth took on the iconic marathon to raise money for the Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust. She first joined the charity’s transformational sailing adventures in 2024, returned...
For the fifth year running, Theatre Royal Plymouth (TRP) is partnering with Pleasance Theatre to enable an upcoming, local artist to debut work at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Following a call out for applicants at the beginning of the year, Alex Robins was selected as the beneficiary of this year’s collaboration, which is part of the Edinburgh National Partnerships programme, and...
The importance of basic life support training was highlighted recently when a Trust practitioner answered a call for help following a cardiac arrest emergency – just hours after attending a BLS training course.
Liam Button is the infection prevention lead practitioner for the Trust.
He recently took part in a basic life support training session for Trust staff. The training...
Award winning Jollyes Pets is celebrating National Service Animal Week for a second consecutive year after its successful launch in 2025.
All Jollyes stores will be raising vital funds and awareness for the National Foundation for Retired Service Animals (NFRSA) between Monday 5 May and Sunday 11 May.
The campaign is being held to mark the charity’s fourth anniversary and...
The road between Tipton St John and The Bowd in East Devon has today (Friday 8 May) re-opened with temporary traffic lights in place following an extensive repair scheme.
The road was closed for safety reasons by Devon County Council in late January after a section of the road partially collapsed during Storm Chandra when the supporting embankment failed.
