Devon

This May local bus operator Stagecoach South West are introducing some changes to timetables across their regional bus network.

As we move into the Summer, some areas across Devon will see timetables benefit from enhancements to better reflect the seasonal demand.

In partnership with Plymouth City Council and thanks to BSIP+ funding Service 2 will see the frequency of buses...

In a heartening victory for local sports enthusiasts, Paignton Sports Hub has successfully restored its basketball hoops, thanks to a grant from Active Devon.

Paignton Sports Hub on Waterleat Road provides Paignton Academy students and the wider community with 16 courts for badminton, basketball, netball, football and gymnastics. It is the only multi-court site available in Torbay...

All children throughout Devon, Plymouth and Torbay will continue to have the chance to play an instrument, learn to sing and create music with the creation of a single Devon Music Education Hub.

From September Devon County Council (DCC), which is responsible for the existing Music Hubs for Devon and Torbay, will work with Plymouth Youth Music Service and lead music education...

National housebuilder Taylor Wimpey helped make Easter special for Cranbrook residents this year after donating chocolate Easter eggs towards a family-fun event.

Annie’s Balloons and Bouncy Castles , an event organiser based in Exeter, put together the Cranbrook Easter Fun Day event which took place on 1st April at the Younghayes Centre. The event welcomed residents from Cranbrook...

Students from Plympton Academy from Plymouth have been selected to perform The Periodicals by Siân Owen on the Dorfman stage at the National Theatre on Thursday 27 June.

Plympton Academy is one of ten groups selected to represent the vast range of talent from across the UK at the National Theatre Connections Festival from 25 – 29 June. Students from Plympton Academy will perform The...

Artwork by pupils at Willand School has been put on display at Bellway’s Fox Mill Gardens development in the village.

The children, aged between four and nine, took part in an art competition organised by Bellway in which they were asked to design their dream home.

Participating children were invited to see their work on display.

Prizes were presented to each of the...

This year, World Baking Day falls on Sunday 19 May and Rowcroft Hospice is inviting supporters across South Devon to sign up to their latest fundraising campaign, The Rowcroft Big Bake.

Whether you're a baking newbie or the next Mary Berry, the fundraising campaign is open to everyone and is taking place throughout June. Participants are encouraged to organise a get-together, such as...

Dr Steve Lo, an expert in sustainable environmental engineering, has recently settled into his new home at David Wilson Homes Exeter’s Hampton Mill site on the outskirts of Okehampton. With a career spanning four decades, Dr Lo's expertise in construction and his passion for lower-carbon living have shaped his decision to invest in this new development.

Dr Lo's journey in the sector...

One of the leading developers behind the Cranbrook expansion scheme has donated £1,000 to a local parish council.

Persimmon Homes South West selected Broadclyst Parish Council as one of its latest Community Champions winners after it applied for funding to set up a Little Free Library in Tithebarn, located at the entrance to the developer’s Cherrywood Grange site.

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Two exceptional portraits of Theresa Parker, who lived at Saltram from 1769 until her death at the age of only 35 in 1775, are on display together for the first time. Painted by celebrated artists Joshua Reynolds and Angelica Kauffman, the portraits can be seen at the National Trust’s Saltram, in Devon, until the end of June.

Joshua Reynolds’ portrait of The Hon. Theresa Robinson,...