Devon

Plymouth High continues to be Good with ‘welcoming community’ says Ofsted

Ofsted has said pupils at Plymouth High School for Girls are 'proud to attend the school', which is a 'welcoming community' with an 'effective personal development curriculum' where ‘pupils achieve well’.

The school and Sixth Form, which is a proud member of the Thinking Schools Academy Trust, was inspected in April 2024 and continues to be ‘Good’ in all areas of Ofsted’s criteria...

Teign School achieves the School Games Gold Mark Award

Kingsteignton school nationally recognised for outstanding practice by Youth Sport Trust.

Students and staff at Teign School in Kingsteignton, part of Education South West , are celebrating as the school has achieved the School Games Gold Mark Award.

The School Games Mark is a government-led award scheme which launched in 2012. It is facilitated by the Youth Sport Trust to...

The Evolution of Match Fixing: Challenges and Solutions

Match fixing has long shadowed the world of sports, constantly evolving just as quickly as the measures aimed to curb it. At its core, match fixing undermines the very essence of sports, transforming contests that should be fair and exciting into disingenuous spectacles. With the rise of the internet and the expansion of online betting, the challenges of maintaining the integrity of sports...

Live and Move’s Local Active Lives survey 2024

Residents in Cranbrook are being asked to take part in a survey which aims to find out how much physical activity they do each week.

The survey, developed by the Sport England supported Move More Cranbrook programme, takes place each year to measure whether efforts to make it easier for families to be more active in Cranbrook, are working.

Everybody in Cranbrook is eligible...

Get free legal advice on the beach in Devon this summer with the University of Exeter

Beachgoers can get free legal advice by the ocean this summer thanks to the University of Exeter and local solicitors.

The University’s Law School Community Law Clinic already helps people with issues ranging from housing, employment and immigration.

Now the clinic is decamping to Teignmouth and Exmouth to run pro-bono sessions near the beach next month. People can get...

The Drum, at Theatre Royal Plymouth, to host one-off inclusive, harmonious musical experience

Next week, in The Drum, Theatre Royal Plymouth will be showing an exclusive, one-off performance of All In .

Taking place on Tuesday 28 May at 7:45pm, this performance is a work-in-progress musical sharing presented by TRP Artist for Change, Bee Jarvis.

Bee is in the final stages of a 12-month placement with the theatre which saw her exploring diversity, intersectionality,...

Forever Hounds Trust receives share of huge food donation worth over £20,000.00

A greyhound and lurcher rescue centre in Devon is celebrating after being nominated to receive a share of a total food donation worth over £20,000.00 from pet food manufacturer, Burgess Pet Care.

During its digital campaign, the Greyhound & Lurcher Two-week Takeover, Burgess asked its followers to nominate independent greyhound and lurcher rescue centres they would like to...

A generational opportunity: Charity calls for action to tackle alarming rise in cases of type 2 diabetes among under 40s

Cases of younger people being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in the UK are rising to ‘alarming levels’, a charity has warned.

A new report, published this week by Diabetes UK, says the Government faces ‘a generational opportunity’ to tackle the crisis with a range of measures, including addressing the factors causing obesity and health inequalities.

The report reveals there...

Little sister inspires Big Oke abseil to help find brain tumour cure

A 12-year-old girl living with life-changing effects of a brain tumour has inspired family members, including her elder sister, to take on the Big Oke abseil to help find a cure for the devastating disease.

Leah Martin from Paignton was diagnosed with an aggressive medulloblastoma brain tumour at the age of two and underwent several operations and a gruelling regime of high-dose...

Exeter's double delight at energy efficiency awards

EXETER came up trumps with two top prizes at the South West Energy Efficiency Awards.

Sungift Solar, based at Huxham, won the Regional Solar PV Installer of the Year award.

And a project to build a new wing at Exeter College won the Regional New Build Project of the Year award.

There were 12 categories up for grabs at the glittering awards ceremony at Sandy Park...

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