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Four rowers from three generations are preparing to take on the challenge of a lifetime this December — rowing across the Atlantic Ocean as part of the World’s Toughest Row.

Team “Give Us A Wave” will set off from La Gomera, in the Canary Islands and row 3,000 miles to Antigua in the Caribbean. They will row in pairs, two hours on, two hours off for 24 hours a day, 7 days a week,...

The Dartmoor Pony Heritage Trust (DPHT) has been awarded a grant from the Norman Family Trust to support its specialist pony handling service, ensuring the continued welfare and safe management of Dartmoor’s semi-wild ponies.

The funding, announced this week, will support the Trust’s specialist pony handler in delivering essential care to keepers and farmers across Dartmoor.

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A charity’s plans to expand and reduce the number of deaths involving motorcyclists has been handed a boost after receiving support from a nationally-known motorbike insurer.

DocBike provides rapid response bikes ridden by specialist trauma doctors to help reach casualties in the quickest time possible. The life-saving organisation relies on fundraising and donations to attend...

The end is in sight for Newton Abbot resident Alex Lyons, who’s closing in on the finale of a gruelling year-long challenge: running 50 half-marathons in 50 weeks to mark his 50th birthday and raise £10,000 for the local charity Life Chance Trust.

Alex’s 50th and final run will take place at the Torbay Half Marathon on Sunday, 21st September 2025, marking the end of an epic journey...

Residents living near Alverdiscott in northern Devon, close to the proposed site of the largest solar and BESS scheme in Devon to date - 279 acres that would straddle two planning districts - have formed an action group to fight the scheme, following a presentation by Devon CPRE at a recent community meeting last week. The Bulworthy Solar Action Group met for the first time last week to decide...

A team of staff and volunteers from local charity Westbank Community Health and Care, who took on a fundraising challenge this month to collectively walk 360 miles - a distance equivalent to the circumference of Devon - have already exceeded their goal by walking more than 600 miles so far.

This month, Westbank is celebrating the 21st anniversary of its extensive Health Walks programme...

The Edenstone Group has strengthened its commitment to health and wellbeing by appointing a mental health champion and partnering with The Lighthouse Charity to deliver support across its developments.

Health and Safety Manager Sean Brill now also serves as the company’s mental health champion, ensuring that staff and contractors have someone approachable to talk to about personal or...

Warrens Bakery – the world’s oldest pasty maker – has donated over £10,000 to charities, events and community groups in the past two years, showing its commitment to giving back across the South West and beyond.

Founded in 1860, Warrens now has 47 stores and continues to support a wide range of local and national causes. During Cornish Pasty Week, 5p from every Cornish pasty sold...

Plymouth charity Promoting Children in Plymouth (PCiP) has received a £2,500 donation from Yorkshire Building Society Charitable Foundation, helping them reach around 1,000 local children with vital literacy programmes over the next year.

The funding will support PCiP’s Community Story Telling and Book Gifting projects — initiatives aimed at encouraging a love of reading from an...