Devon

Mark Deacon has raised an amazing £800.00, which he has kindly donated to The Children’s Happy Hospital Fund (CHHF) at Derriford Hospital.

In April 2015, Mark ran the London Marathon and decided to donate the money raised to CHHF. After receiving donations from staff and students from his place of work, Looe Community Academy, a cheque was presented to Level 12.

Sue Rodgers,...

Afternoon Tea Week runs from Monday 10th until Sunday 16th August and Visit Devon has discovered the perfect places for a Devon Afternoon Tea experience

Exeter

Cream Tea in the City Enjoy a delicious Cream Tea at the Magdalen Chapter Hotel where you can escape the city for a relaxing cream team in the contemporary lounge. The modern hotel also offers Cream Tea from £7.50 and...

More than 3,000 children in Plymouth have signed up for this year’s Summer Reading Challenge so far – and there’s still time to join in.

Organised by The Reading Agency in partnership with local libraries, the Summer Reading Challenge encourages four to 11-year-olds to read six or more library books or eBooks during the school summer holiday.

This year, young readers are being...

A new monthly running initiative is being launched at Saltram on Sunday 23 August. Trust10 is a free event to encourage people to get outdoors, take up a new challenge and explore special places.

The National Trust has created a series of 10k routes at a selection of properties, with Saltram as one of the first. The estate has devised a course which will take runners along its many...

Team Plymouth scooped a total of 25 medals at this year’s British Transplant Games – a great effort and one more medal than last year.

The 10 gold, nine silver and six bronze medals were won by the eight competitors who represented Team Plymouth. All eight, aged between 22 and 70, have received a life-saving kidney transplant at Derriford Hospital.

This year’s games were held...

Two of Devon’s top volunteer groups have received the Royal seal of approval last week as they were honoured with the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service.

Volunteers for St Luke’s Hospice in Plymouth and Acorn and Squirrels Riding for the Disabled in Exeter were among 187 groups in the UK to receive the prestigious award, the highest honour given to volunteer groups, equivalent in...

Police are appealing for information to help trace a victim of a road rage attack in Devonport, Plymouth.

Members of the public witnessed the incident in Pasley Street around 2pm on Tuesday 21 July and contacted police.

A man was seen shouting and screaming through the window of a silver-coloured Ford Focus at a young male driver.

The offender then got back into the...

Free Summer Music Sessions at Residence ONE, Royal William Yard

Every Friday night during the summer, starting today (Friday 7th August), Residence ONE at Royal William Yard is hosting free summer music sessions on the terrace.

From 6-8pm Residence ONE will offer a gourmet BBQ and summer drinks in the garden with free music from a different artist each Friday night until Friday...

The UK’s farming unions are calling for the four UK farming ministers to hold a joint meeting with them to find solutions to the serious problems facing farmers.

The dairy, lamb and arable sectors in particular are seeing serious challenges. Official figures show that the number of dairy farmers in England and Wales has gone down constantly over the time. Since January 2015, 236...