On Sunday the 18th May, a whopping 126 young performers from Stagecoach Performing Arts Torquay & Newton Abbot, lit up the stage at The Princess Theatre in Torquay. Delivering a powerful and joyous performance in Stagecoach Live 2025, where students from across the county joined forces to collaborate on an evening of theatre for all!
One of the South West’s largest housebuilders has supported a man’s 104-mile race that raised money for a Plymouth hospice.
Persimmon Homes Cornwall & West Devon contributed £1,000 to Chris Agnew’s fundraiser for St Luke’s Hospice, in memory of his friend Mark Sanders, which raised £3,900 in total.
Due to injury caused on the race, Chris was not able to finish the full...
Olga Vynnyk, a Ukrainian fine art photographer originally from Kharkiv and currently living and working in the UK, has been selected to participate in the London Art Biennale 2025 — one of the UK’s most prestigious international art events. The Biennale will take place from 16 to 20 July 2025 at the historic Chelsea Old Town Hall in London and will showcase 350 artists from over 60 countries...
Over 50 companies have signed up to exhibit at the inaugural Plymouth Boat Fest this June with displays ashore and on the water at Plymouth Yacht Haven.
Celebrating Plymouth’s diverse marine industry, the event features companies across the Westcountry’s leisure, commercial, technology, conservation and safety sectors. Tickets for the one-day festival on Saturday 21st June are free...
A record 134 students from seven schools within the Ted Wragg Trust successfully took on the legendary Ten Tors Challenge this past weekend, demonstrating outstanding resilience, teamwork and determination across the rugged landscapes of Dartmoor.
Representing 23 teams across 35, 45 and 55-mile routes, students from Exmouth Community College, Honiton Community College, Isca Academy,...
The beaches of Beer, Budleigh Salterton, Exmouth, Seaton, and Sidmouth have all achieved the prestigious Blue Flag and Seaside Award standards, with Sidmouth's Jacobs Ladder also earning a Seaside Award
For the past seven years, the Blue Flag has proudly flown during the bathing season at Exmouth, while Sidmouth marks its sixth, Seaton its fourth, and Beer its third year of...
Reform UK Devon county councillors have elected Michael Fife Cook, councillor for Yelverton Rural, as group leader following a meeting of councillors.
Michael was born into poverty in an old caravan with no wheels or tyres and no running water or electricity. Despite this, he was the first in his family to go to university. He then joined the RAF and upon leaving worked in a sand...
On Saturday 6th September, Vintage Trains will once again storm over the metals of South West England, with a double-headed express from Bristol to Plymouth and return, over the South Devon banks in both directions unassisted – offering the ultimate dream for enthusiasts of steam.
This special Express, The Mayflower, named after a short-lived British Railways Western Region Express...
Olly Westray (44) from Exmouth has completed a gruelling 100K (62 miles) run, the equivalent of 2.3 marathons, to raise funds for Charlie’s Beach School, a local charity founded in memory of Exmouth-schoolboy, Charlie Duignan, who sadly passed away in January 2024 from a brain tumour. He was just eight years old.
Olly started his challenge in Dartmouth just after 6.00am on 10th May...
On Saturday 10th May, Exmouth-based, Olly Westray (44) will be running 100K (62 miles), the equivalent of 2.3 marathons, to raise funds for Charlie’s Beach School, a local charity founded in memory of Exmouth-schoolboy, Charlie Duignan, who sadly passed away in January 2024 from a brain tumour. He was just eight years old.
Olly will start his challenge at 6.00am at Dartmouth and will...
