Shadow Armed Forces Minister Luke Pollard MP joined one of Help for Heroes’ coffee mornings, in his Plymouth constituency, for personal and in-depth discussions with veterans who told him of some of the issues they face.
The coffee morning – part of the Charity’s regular recovery event programme for veterans – was hosted at Wolseley Business Park. Representatives from the Department...
A Devon-wide health and wellbeing charity, based near Exeter, is seeking support from businesses and volunteers in the ‘final push’ for a new venture that will offer free workshops to people of all ages to teach them how to prepare nutritious meals from scratch with simple, affordable ingredients - at a time when cooking healthily, cost-effectively and sustainably has never been more important...
Devon CPRE, the local branch of the countryside charity, has campaigned for many years for the right type and number of new homes to be built in the right places at prices local people can afford.
Responding to new housebuilding plans announced by PM Rishi Sunak and Housing Secretary Michael Gove, Devon CPRE Director Penny Mills said: “While it’s heartening to hear Mr Sunak promise not...
Watcombe Beach has officially reopened to the public following repair works and the creation of a new access point.
Located on the edge of Torquay, it was closed by Torbay Council in February 2020 after storms and heavy rains destroyed much of the path and steps leading down to the beach, making it difficult to access the beach safely.
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The demonstration house, which is in the car park of East Devon District Council's (EDDC) Blackdown House headquarters in Honiton, will be open for anyone living in East Devon to view, on Friday 28 July and Saturday 29 July from 10am-2pm....
On Saturday 15th July the new Devon Air Ambulance (DAA) Superstore Charity Shop and Community Hub opened to the waiting public who were keen to see how the charity had transformed this huge retail space into a fashionable and vibrant place to shop.
The charity’s mascot, Ambrose bear was there to welcome customers along with members of the DAA crew and the Samba Baia Steel Band who...
Military teenagers who have parents serving in the British Armed Forces were brought together in Devon this weekend by the charity Little Troopers.
The residential break at Barton Hall, near Torquay, was part of the charity’s ‘All Together’ deployment club to support young people while their military parents are deployed overseas or due to deploy soon. Teenagers from all three...
Head to Buckland Abbey near Plymouth this weekend (22 and 23 July) for two days of jam-packed Elizabethan entertainment. Step back in time as the Abbey is transformed into a Tudor mansion with falconers on the lawn, Elizabethan dancing in the Great Hall, Tudor cooking in the Abbey kitchen and much, much more.
Eleanor Hopkinson, Visitor Operations and Experience Manager said: “We look...
A lively community and music event taking place in Exmouth’s Manor Gardens in August is open to all.
Hive Live is organised by young people from Exmouth through the charity Space Youth Services, which runs eight youth clubs across the county, including The Hive in the town’s Imperial Road.
The free event includes performances from bands, solo artists, instrumentalists and...
It’s very nearly time for one of the most popular outdoor events of the year. The North Devon Show will return to the familiar surroundings of Barton Farm, Umberleigh on Wednesday 2nd August.
This year’s Show features a spectacular line up of entertainment, including the breath-taking skills of the Squibb motocross stunt show and Jonathan Marshall’s stunning display of horsemanship...
