Self-guided city trail company, Go Quest Adventures is celebrating its second anniversary this June with the launch of a new Quest in Exeter, reimagined website and app as well as a limited time only discount code for Quest-goers.
Turning city streets into adventure playgrounds, Go Quest Adventures is a hugely popular interactive walking treasure hunt with a twist. Since its...
OPTICIANS are calling on kind-hearted people in Plymouth to put their best foot forward to improve children’s literacy skills.
Staff at Specsavers Plymouth are among those supporting the Schoolreaders Race for Reading event, which aims to raise awareness and vital funds to provide reading support in schools.
This comes as Specsavers was announced as the headline sponsor of...
Throughout Volunteers’ Week (3 - 9 June), Westbank Community Health and Care is celebrating the army of volunteers who are the beating heart of the Devon-wide charity and sharing volunteers’ stories to inspire more people to help make a difference.
Volunteers’ Week - now in its 40th year - is a week when charities across the South West celebrate those who give up their time to help...
Britain's Ocean City was at the forefront of the Allied assault on the Normandy beaches that marked the beginning of the end of WWII
Britain's Ocean City was at the forefront of the Allied assault on the Normandy beaches that marked the start of the liberation of France, and the city is this year preparing to honour the memory of thousands of British and Allied Servicemen based in...
Local Sutton and Devonport MP Luke Pollard joined care experts at a unique dementia training experience
An interactive training experience dubbed ‘The Dementia Bus’ has given local care experts and members of the community an insight into what it is like to live with dementia.
Local home care provider Bluebird Care Plymouth & South Hamms hosted the mobile dementia...
Simon Jupp, Conservative parliamentary candidate for Honiton and Sidmouth, welcomed Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to Supacat in Dunkeswell on Wednesday May 29th to discuss new plans to deliver 100,000 more apprenticeships per year by the end of the next Parliament.
Since the Conservatives came into office in 2010, 70% of occupations are now covered by apprenticeships and almost 5.8...
An innovative partnership between Citizens Advice and Yorkshire Building Society, which is available in Plymouth, has helped over 7,000 people across the UK since it began three years ago, and the advice given could have unlocked over £3.2 million in potential additional income for beneficiaries.
The partnership sees Yorkshire Building Society host Citizens Advice advisers one day a...
A huge and diverse group of local people all over the Teignbridge area of South Devon are coming together for a week-long arts festival this June, to raise awareness of issues concerning the climate crisis. Over 300 artists, musicians, choirs, schools, libraries and more will take part in a vibrant programme of events across Newton Abbot, Teignmouth, Bovey Tracey and Ashburton, Chudleigh,...
Thursday 6 June 2024 marks the 80th anniversary of the D-Day Landings. This year the National Trust will commemorate the occasion at Agatha Christie’s holiday home Greenway, near Brixham, with a military vehicle and reenactment display.
Visitors to Greenway will be able to see up close a collection of vintage military memorabilia, from trench tents to army jeeps. Volunteers will be...
New bus shelters in Devon are taking on a life of their own as part of the County Council's Bus Service Improvement Plan and ongoing efforts to tackle the climate emergency.
Around 70 new “living roof” shelters, featuring 16 varieties of low maintenance plants on their roofs, can now be found across the county. The sedum plants flower from March to October, attracting insects and...
