Back by popular demand, Michael Neilson and Matthew Curnier are returning to Torquay for this years Christmas panto, Sleeping Beauty! This will be Michael's third year back at the Princess Theatre, Torquay having starred as Dame Derriere in Beauty and the Beast in 2023, Dame Trott in Jack and the Beanstalk in 2024. He returns to Torquay this Christmas as Nurse Nellie. Michael said: "I'm so...
Rowcroft Hospice is dishing up a fresh fundraising initiative with the launch of Dine & Donate. The new scheme encourages local restaurants, pubs, and cafés to join hands with their customers to raise funds to care for patients with life-limiting illnesses, and their loved ones, across South Devon.
The concept of Dine & Donate is simple: participating local restaurants, pubs...
The NHS in Devon is preparing for the start of the holiday season, as the first of many visitors start to arrive for the Easter weekend.
Visitors and local people are being encouraged to make best use of health services, especially as the Easter bank holiday weekend is a four-day break (18 – 21 April 2025).
The message is that urgent and emergency health care will be there...
The English Artist , a gallery specialising in Fine and Applied Arts is hosting their first exhibition of the year featuring beautiful Spring themed landscapes and still life paintings by Kirsten Elswood .
“Through my landscape paintings, I want to connect with the viewer and for them to feel the peace of the wild."
Kirsten Elswood is known for her atmospheric paintings of woodlands and forests. With a keen eye for light and the beauty in nature, Kirsten captures the charm of the forest landscape, particularly in the spring when vibrant bluebells carpet the ground. By...
Brandon, 23 from Plymouth has been named as the winner of an award from The King’s Trust after overcoming immense challenges he faced being born blind and struggling to gain employment, to go on to create his own business which specialises in Braille greeting cards and translation.
The King’s Trust and TK Maxx & Homesense Awards recognise young people who have succeeded against...
Bovey Castle has launched its Easter trail that challenges visitors to solve 11 seasonal riddles across its outdoor estate, which sits in 275 acres of countryside in Dartmoor National Park.
The British pastime of Letterboxing – which was formed in Dartmoor more than 150 years ago where walkers try to identify a package using clues and maps – is also available in the form of a trail...
Earlier this year, the team at family-run Bays Brewery traded hops for shovels when they joined staff digging years of debris out of an old pool in the enclosure housing Paignton Zoo’s Sumatran tigers.
Now, the Paignton-based brewery is unleashing ‘Claw’ (Alc. 4.3% Vol) – a bold new charity beer brewed in partnership with the Devon visitor attraction that is sure to have tastebuds...
Staff at Butterfly Lodge care home in Plymouth marked the lead-up to Easter with a Wacky Hair Day, donning quirky styles to raise a few smiles and collect raffle prizes.
Team members turned heads with their creative and chaotic hairstyles, raising smiles among residents while gathering chocolate and wine for the Easter raffle.
Deputy manager Sarah McCaffrey said: “We wanted...
The South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) is asking members of the public to use the right healthcare service this Easter bank holiday weekend, as the region prepares for the start of the holiday season.
Residents and tourists to the South West are being reminded to only dial 999 in a life-threatening emergency.
Somerset charity, Ferne Animal Sanctuary is gearing up for a day of springtime fun with its annual Spring Festival, taking place on Sunday 20 April, within its beautiful grounds near Chard.
Expect an exciting Easter Egg hunt through the sanctuary’s lush grounds, where little explorers may get the opportunity to bump into the Easter Bunny while they follow the Easter themed adventure...
