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With a strong passion for storytelling and ocean conservation, Devon-based environmental journalist, author and broadcaster Anna Turns is taking on a new role as patron for Libraries Unlimited. Her new BBC radio series, Secrets of the Sea, explores how Westcountry marine scientists are tackling global issues such as overfishing, climate change and sea level rise.

Anna is currently...

A Devon care home group has clinched the highest honour from a global organisation dedicated to transforming the lives of care home residents.

Southern Healthcare received the Platinum Award from Eden Alternative UK for all four of their care homes in Exeter, Seaton, Dawlish and Plymouth.

Developed in 1994 by an American doctor, Bill Thomas, the Eden Alternative is a global...

NHS Devon has issued a ‘last call’ for at-risk patients eligible for the spring 2025 Covid-19 vaccine.

The spring booster campaign ends on June 17, and patients who meet the criteria are being urged to book before it’s too late.

Covid-19 is more serious in older people and those with certain underlying health conditions. For these reasons, the vaccine is being offered to...

Thanks to a successful bid to the Peninsula Cancer Alliance, Libraries Unlimited is launching a brand-new collection of books aimed at supporting those affected by cancer.

The Cancer Care Collection consists of 43 physical books made up of a mixture of adult, young adult and children’s books. These can be borrowed from libraries across Devon and Torbay. In addition there is also a...

The South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) has announced that, as of 2 June 2025, trained members of the public registered with the GoodSAM Responder app, will be alerted to nearby cardiac arrest calls received by the 999 ambulance control room.

GoodSAM which stands for Good S martphone A ctivated M edics, uses mobile GPS technology to notify the nearest...

Pop Idol judge and legendary record producer of Kylie Minogue, Pete Waterman OBE DL, made a special visit to Pecorama this weekend to celebrate the 20th birthday of one of its most beloved locomotives, Claudine. Having first unveiled Claudine two decades ago, Waterman returned to lead a heartfelt rededication ceremony and take the locomotive on a celebratory lap of honour, on a day that was...

Up to 3,000 trees will take root in Broadclyst and Poltimore thanks to matched funding from East Devon District Council and The National Lottery Heritage Fund.

Volunteers have already planted the first 150 trees, forming a new hedgerow at the upcoming Clyst Meadows Country Park near Broadclyst Station.

The project team is now looking for more land in Broadclyst and Poltimore...

A sun-loving diabetic cat at a Devon rehoming centre has just passed the unfortunate milestone of receiving no interest from potential adopters for over 100 days.

Unlike her other homeless counterparts at the Cats Protection Devon Cat Centre in Clyst Honiton, who are usually homed within 34 days, 13-year-old Myrtle has been waiting for three times as long, having arrived in care in...

Exeter Philharmonic Choir is ending its 2024/25 season with a veritable banquet of some of the greatest English choral and organ music of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

‘A Feast of English Choral Music’ at Exeter Cathedral on Saturday 14 June is the Choir’s closing concert of another successful season. The concert will take the audience on a journey with music of different...

Cranbrook, Devon – 21 May 2025 – Residents and visitors are invited to celebrate the official launch of the Cranbrook Outdoor Gym with a vibrant community event and international calisthenics competition on Sunday, 1 June 2025.

Established within the award-winning Cranbrook Country Park, this state-of-the-art Outdoor Gym, one of the finest in the Southwest, has been designed to...