The ratings winning show ‘ Devon and Cornwall’ is set to return for a second season.
The series, which will air on Channel 4 at 8pm on June 8th, sets out to reveal life in this beautiful corner of England beyond that enjoyed by the millions of tourists and holidaymakers that visit each year.
The unique landscape – with empty beaches and windswept moors, rolling fields and deep harbours, is the place a thriving community chooses to call home… all year round.
It’s a world that includes villages built on fishing, like Clovelly and Brixham, farming centres like...
Taylor Wimpey Exeter has helped Cranbrook youngsters get more in touch with nature by delivering a load of topsoil to St Martin’s C of E Primary School.
Prior to the lockdown restrictions the site team at Cranbrook donated earth normally used for gardens and open spaces to help refill raised beds in St Martin’s forest school area, as well as some large planters. Outdoor lessons at St Martin’s give pupils the chance to develop their skills through practical, hands-on experiences in a natural environment.
Angela Whitten, Forest School Leader at St Martin’s, said: “Outdoor...
A comprehensive series of improvements for walkers and cyclists will be introduced as soon as possible, Devon County Council has confirmed.
The County Council is expecting to receive an initial £338,000 of emergency active travel funding once the Department for Transport (DfT) has reviewed Devon’s plans, which need to be submitted this Friday (5 June).
Over 200 extra cycle parking spaces have already been installed across the County, including new spaces in Exeter city centre, at the RD&E, Heavitree, Whipton, Topsham, Newton Abbot, Totnes, Teignmouth, Ivybridge,...
YOU might have seen in the national press some research carried out on the surprising number of people who have begun to pray or accessed online church services during the lockdown even though they’ve not stepped inside a church for years?
According to the survey from Tearfund, nearly half of adults said they have prayed and a quarter of adults have engaged with a religious service online.*
In response to this interest in exploring faith, Rediscover Church in Exeter is running a new course online called Alpha which gives the opportunity for people to explore who God is...
11 charities based in Devon have received donations of £1,000 each as part of the Movement for Good awards.
The awards, set up by specialist insurer Ecclesiastical, will see a total of £1million given to charities across the UK this summer. Members of the public were invited to nominate causes close to their hearts, with 500 awards of £1,000 available for donation.
Dame Hannah Roger’s School, Devon Freewheelers, Blackdown Support Group, Friends in Association with Blackpool School (FABS) and Animals in Distress (Torbay and West Country) are amongst the local charities...
Vehicle restrictions to Devon’s recycling centres, including bicycles and some vehicles with trailers, are being eased this week.
It’s all part of the phased reopening of Devon’s 19 Household Waste Recycling Centres.
From today (Tuesday June 2) visitors driving van-based people carriers with seats in the back, and cyclists - including those with cycle-towed trailers - will be able to use all of Devon’s recycling centres.
And from Wednesday (June 3) cars with trailers will also be permitted - except for at the Sidmouth, Totnes and South Molton sites.
Rob Baxter says his Exeter Chiefs squad will return to the ‘highest possible’ standards of care when they return to training at Sandy Park sometime next week.
Exeter’s Director of Rugby was speaking after the Professional Game Board, which incorporates representatives of the Rugby Football Union (RFU) Premiership Rugby, Rugby Players Association (RPA) and Championship Clubs, today gave provisional authorisation for Premiership and Championship Rugby clubs to move to Stage 1: Elite Sport Return to Training Guidance.
The Chiefs - who lead the Gallagher Premiership after 13...
Most of us have religiously shown our appreciation for NHS staff and key workers by raising the roof each week but very few will have gone to the lengths Devon Olymipan Jo Pavey has.
In an Astley Media In Conversations With webcast she revealed that on one occasion she took part in the 8pm tribute while running on a treadmill.
Jo had been asked to take part in a live-streamed, fundraising indoor relay but realised her slot coincided with the regular Thursday night celebration.
Free Masketeers is designing bespoke masks for businesses using the leftover fabric from London hotel uniforms and NHS approved scrubs whilst supporting charities across the UK.
For every 100 masks ordered, 20 masks are donated to charities who need them the most.
Free Masketeers combines the skills of Lynn Mackie ( www.lynnmackie.co.uk ), who runs a renowned high-end, bespoke uniform business for the hospitality sector and Lindsay Paterson, a leadership coach working in the public affairs and comms space. The two have been firm friends for many years and combined their...
A group of seven donkeys comprising of one of the largest breeds, and one of the smallest, have been relinquished into the care of The Donkey Sanctuary in Devon.
Due to a change in their owner’s circumstances, the three large Poitou donkeys, and four Mediterranean Miniature donkeys were taken into the care of the international animal welfare charity and will now have a home for life at its sanctuary in Sidmouth.
Poitou donkeys measure an average of 14.2 hands high (142-152 cm). They are distinctive not just because of their size, but also from their long shaggy coats and...
