The RSPCA received more than 300 calls - that’s two calls an hour - last week, during a mini heatwave which swept across England & Wales.
The animal welfare charity received 317 reports of animals in hot environments, the majority of which were dogs that had been left in hot cars, from Monday 28 May to Sunday 3 June - when temperatures hit the mid 20s. Advice is that people should...
On July 7, hundreds of men are set to descend upon Paignton, Devon, to take part in The South West Beard and Moustache Championships – an event that celebrates some of the most elaborate facial hair ever seen! Better yet, their efforts are helping to raise money for the Armour to Barber organisation, which helps former military personnel reinvent themselves with new careers in barbering....
More than 7,000 people enjoyed a first-rate day out with glorious sunshine at The Shops at Dartington’s free May Food Fair on 27-28 May. The best of Devon’s food and drink scene came together, from vibrant street-food markets to artisan producers, with top chefs demonstrating recipes and offering tricks of the trade.
In addition to food activities, visitors threw their own clay pottery...
Local Devon-based charity, Veterans With Dogs, has signed the Armed Forces Covenant, witnessed by Johnny Mercer, MP for Plymouth Moor View.
The Armed Forces Covenant focusses on helping members of the armed forces community have the same access to government and commercial services and products as any other citizen.
Veterans With Dogs is the first UK registered charity to train...
The gardening team have just picked the first flower for their annual garland at Cotehele near Saltrash and this year, the centenary of the end of the First World War, will be marked with an extra special display.
West Country artist, Dominique Coiffait (pictured), is working alongside the garden team to transform the Great Hall into an artwork to commemorate the end of the war....
Beth Little from Plymouth is set to represent the UK at the European Scouting event, Roverway 2018, in the Netherlands. Roverway is an incredible once in a lifetime opportunity. Roverway is a gathering of Scouts and Guides aged 16 – 22 from across Europe and will be held in the Netherlands from 21st July to 2nd August.
Beth, aged 18, said “I have been to Iceland in 2014 and Denmark in...
The UK's largest cycle race, The Tour of Britain, is returning to Devon this autumn.
Stage 2 of the race will take place on Monday September 3, starting in the UK’s newest town, Cranbrook, in East Devon and finishing in Barnstaple, North Devon.
It will be hosted by Devon County Council, supported by North Devon Council and East Devon District Council and working with Barnstaple...
The Dome have recently appointed Dan Weaver as the Head Chef, Dan will be charge of an all new and very talented kitchen brigade, including Lee Eccles, the Sous Chef.
Dan has previously been the Head Chef at The Mission and The Dock, both in Plymouth, and so brings a successful record with him to The Dome where he has already introduced a brand-new menu and is overseeing some really...
Leading local charity, St Luke’s Hospice Plymouth, has a new look for their charity shop portfolio thanks to local sign makers Signs Express (Plymouth). St Luke's who, in the last 12 months, cared for over 3,531 people in the local community with a life-limiting illness, were in need of a local sign maker to help them with their newest re-brand. The task was part of a bigger project to roll...
The Chestnut Appeal Plymouth Breakwater Swim will take place on Sunday 5th August.
Now in its seventh year the swim attracts both local swimmers and swimmers from across the UK.
The 4km challenge has become a must-do event and this year Plymouth Business owner Ben Mehigan has signed up to do the Swim and is hoping to raise lots of money for the charity.
