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...

The words “timely” and “early” are often used as if they mean the same thing, but when it comes to a dementia diagnosis, I think it’s important to understand the difference.

A timely diagnosis focuses on the individual taking into account their personal situation needs and preferences around when and how they receive the diagnosis. Early, on the other hand is more about the stage the...

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...

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...

Ophthalmology nurses in Plymouth are celebrating the life-changing differences being made to local people and their communities by those in their profession.

On International Nurses Day (12 May) Evelina Pacurariu and Junalyn Gabol, Registered Nurses at Newmedica Plymouth, spoke about the pride they feel for the contributions made by the men and women who work in specialised settings...

A themed celebration has been held at Westbank Community Health and Care on the eve of Victory in Europe Day to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War Two in Europe. On 8 May 1945 huge crowds took to the streets to sing, dance and rejoice after nearly six years of war against Nazi Germany. At Westbank’s Healthy Living Centre in Exminster today a group of staff, volunteers and...

With the Fire Severity Index showing elevated levels of fire risk for Dartmoor in the days ahead, urgent safety advice has been issued to people planning a visit.

The index, which assesses how severe a fire could become if one were to start, currently shows a ‘high risk’ for Dartmoor tomorrow (Friday, 9 May), rising to ‘very high’ on Saturday (10 May), with large swathes of the moor...