Set against the stunning backdrop of Powderham Castle on Friday 1st and Saturday 2nd May 2026 (10am–5pm), Toby’s Garden Festival has revealed an exciting programme of expert speakers and special guests set to headline this year’s event. Building on the 2026 theme of Discovery, the festival’s expanded talks line-up promises fresh and inspiring ideas and practical takeaways for gardeners, food...
What the Ground Remembers brings together Devon-based artists Steve Thorpe, Kate Lyons Miller and Paul Devon Young in an exhibition centered on process, material, and the earth beneath our feet.
The three artists are united through creative process. Each begins with materials gathered directly from the local landscape: stone is ground into pigment, clay dug and refined by hand, minerals collected from paths, hills, and coastline. Their practices are physical, deliberate, and deeply rooted in the ground,...
Theatre Royal Plymouth and Crossroads Pantomimes , the world’s biggest pantomime producer, have announced that pop icon and stage star Will Young will headline this year’s pantomime as The Fairy Godfather in Cinderella , running from Friday 4 December 2026 to Sunday 3 January 2027 .
Will Young has spent the last two decades at the forefront of British pop after bursting onto the...
Exminster’s Community Larder, provided by local health and wellbeing charity Westbank Community Health and Care, has a new weatherproof home thanks to a £200 grant from Exminster Parish Council. The money has enabled Westbank to purchase a waterproof unit to house a Community Larder that’s open 24/7 next to Exminster Methodist Church.
To mark the official opening of the facility, the...
Garden hot tubs rooms and a new-look restaurant have launched this Spring at The Manor & Ashbury Resorts , in Devon, following its recent acquisition by Evergreen Escapes Group .
These are the first projects to complete within a comprehensive multi-year refurbishment programme that will significantly enhance the guest experience across the resorts while maintaining the core ‘sport...
Libraries in Devon are working with The Reading Agency to give away 300 books this World Book Night.
Celebrated on April 23rd, World Book Night encourages people to find joy in reading and boost adult literacy. Reading has many health and well-being benefits. Research by the University of Sussex has been found to reduce stress by 68%, yet according to YouGov, 40% of Britons did not...
A new service launching across Devon is set to transform how local opticians access specialist advice, helping to improve patient care, reduce unnecessary hospital referrals and support communities across the county.
Devon Eyes has introduced its Advice & Guidance service, designed to give community opticians quick, direct access to consultant ophthalmologists when they need...
The annual and much anticipated festival Celebration of Speed returns to Lympstone Manor on Wednesday 8 July 2026; sponsored by Dolcetti. This year brings a spectacular day of world-class cars, bike displays and virtual F1 experiences hosted by Ant Anstead, Jenson Button, Aaron Shelby and Jennie Gow & Rob Smedley. The event is complemented by excellent food from Michael Caines MBE and...
Devon County Council and Libraries Unlimited have welcomed a £200,000 funding award for Devon’s libraries announced by the UK Government today (Tuesday 14 April). The investment is part of the government’s Arts Everywhere Fund which is administered and delivered by Arts Council England on behalf of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. This programme is made of three funds, with Devon...
