A 13-year-old from Devon has won the Pet Personalities category of the RSPCA Young Photographer Awards 2024 with his black and white image of his cat Blue.
Austin Lake, 13, from Paignton in Devon, secured the top spot in the Pet Personalities category with his image entitled ‘A Perch With a View’ which features his nine-year-old cat Blue sunbathing and watching birds.
NatWest has introduced a new way for its customers to support Social Bite in the fight against homelessness this festive season.
Through its mobile app based MyRewards programme, customers can now easily donate their available Rewards (over £5) to buy someone experiencing homelessness a Christmas dinner with Social Bite. NatWest has also pledged to match all donations to any of its...
All upgraded sections of the North Devon Link Road are now open. Improved stretches of the A361 have been opening in stages and the final developments between South Molton and Portmore roundabout are now substantially complete. In recent weeks, the new Landkey roundabout, improved sections between Portmore roundabout and Landkey roundabout, and between Landkey roundabout and Harford Cross...
Wiltshire Farm Foods North Devon has been delighting its customers this festive season by sending them cuddly elves along with their ready meals.
Delivery driver Vicki has been delivering to Ashreigney-based Mr Wilson for the past 3 years and says the elf could not have gone to a more deserving customer:
“Mr Wilson is one of my favourite customers. He always offers me a cup...
The gallery will take a three-month break for much-needed improvements to the gallery spaces.
Thelma Hulbert Gallery (THG) announced that the gallery will temporarily close from 25 December 2024 until 22 March 2025 for a long overdue refurbishment of their gallery spaces.
The Honiton-based gallery will undertake essential repairs to the gallery, improvements to the gallery...
Devon Environment Foundation is celebrating granting over £1 million to improve Devon's environment for all.
The grant-giving charity that was launched in 2020 by Ben Goldsmith, Simon Nicholls and Mitch Tonks has a vision: at least 30% of Devon ‘for nature’ by 2030.
In 4.5 years DEF has channelled more than £1 million to a diverse range of projects that protect and restore...
Devon housebuilder Allison Homes has swapped out the traditional work Secret Santa to take part in Kids Out’s The Giving Tree initiative.
Kids Out is a charity dedicated to supporting some of the UK’s most disadvantaged and vulnerable children, by giving them positive and happy experiences. Each year they help bring joy to over 20,000 children, by providing day trips, fun experiences...
Planning approval has been granted for Clyst Meadows Country Park, a new public greenspace at Broadclyst Station.
Spanning 10 hectares, this beautiful country park will serve as a natural retreat, offering residents and visitors a safe and scenic environment to connect with nature. The park will feature a variety of walking paths, providing accessible routes for people to explore the...
This January local bus operator Stagecoach South West are introducing some new routes to their network. The new routes, previously provided by another operator, will be operated under contract on behalf of Devon County Council from 5 January 2025.
On Monday 6th January some minor changes will be introduced to the timetables of Service 309/310 in North Devon.
