This term a group of adventurous Year 7 students from Sidmouth College took learning beyond the classroom and down to the coastline as they took part in the Love Your Beach Day, a celebration of environmental stewardship and seaside skills, organised by Shoreside and the Devon School Games.
The action-packed day saw students take part in sea swimming, surf lifesaving techniques, a...
Tinnitus UK is holding a free Tinnitus Information Roadshow event in Plymouth, which aims to reduce stress, confusion, isolation, improve wellbeing and enable people with tinnitus to cope better with their condition.
Tinnitus experts will be giving talks about the basic facts on tinnitus, treatments available, how to manage stress and methods of relaxation.
As well talks, there will be the opportunity to join in taster sessions of different activities such as yoga and mindfulness, which may help you manage your tinnitus. There will also be an exhibition, with stands from...
This term marked an exciting milestone in the growing partnership between Education South West and Oppidan Education , as over 100 Year 9 pupils across the trust benefitted from personalised one-to-one mentoring sessions. The sessions were held at Dartmouth Academy and included students from Teign School, Kevicc, Kingsbridge Community College and Coombeshead Academy.
A Memorial Service to celebrate the life and work of Eddie Farwell, Co-Founder and retiring CEO of Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW), will take place at Exeter Cathedral on Tuesday 17 June 2025.
Eddie died on 27 March following a diagnosis of Motor Neurone Disease and a private funeral was held shortly after his death. CHSW has organised a Memorial Service for Eddie, enabling the...
Cranbrook Education Campus, (CEC) is excited to announce the launch of a new environmental project aimed at enhancing the developing woodland area at Elbury Farm.
This term, the school’s primary environmental group took their first steps towards bringing nature closer to their hearts with an inspiring session of creativity, team-building, and outdoor exploration.
A Devon housebuilder has donated £1,000 to a local cricket club to fund brand new equipment.
Redrow South West, currently building at Blundell’s Grange, in Tiverton, presented the team at Heathcot Cricket Club with a donation of £1,000 as part of its Community Fund initiative.
The club, based at Knightshayes Court in Tiverton, has provided junior and senior team members with...
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus has been crowned the winner in the inaugural Libraries Unlimited Book Awards.
The awards, organised by the charity that runs libraries in in the county, launched last November with a shortlist of twenty of the most borrowed titles from Devon and Torbay’s libraries. Library users then cast their votes, with polling stations in the libraries and an...
An award-winning collaboration between Citizens Advice and Yorkshire Building Society has provided assistance to over 11,900 individuals across the UK over the past four years, including almost 200 from Plymouth. This initiative has potentially unlocked more than £6.5 million in additional income for those benefiting from the advice.
Stagecoach South West is delighted to announce that it will launch nine new Nightbus services across Exeter, Torbay, Plymouth and North Devon starting 31st May 2025 thanks to support from Devon and Cornwall Police and the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner along with a number of other stakeholders.
The introduction of these services follows successful trials in North Devon...
Beer, Devon - Pecorama, one of Devon’s most charming and well-loved attractions, is gearing up for a spectacular week of half-term festivities, culminating in the much-anticipated Big Engine Gala Weekend, to celebrate the 20th birthday of one of its cherished locomotives, Claudine - named after Claudine Pritchard.
To mark this special occasion, renowned railway enthusiast and music...
