Otter Garden Centres in Ottery St Mary has announced it raised a total of £42,170 for local charity Hospiscare during 2025, revealed at a special thank-you event for volunteers.

The Festive Adventure in December raised £27,826 towards this total. Now in its second year, this magical Christmas experience gave children the chance to peek inside Mrs Claus’s kitchen, join animated...

Solicitors from Enable Law swapped briefing papers for battle‑ready wheelchairs when they joined an action‑packed wheelchair rugby session.

Enable Law partner Michelle Biddulph and solicitor Katherine Moyse left the office behind to take part in a lively taster session run by the West Country Hawks Wheelchair Rugby Club.

It allowed them to experience first‑hand the intensity...

A Plymouth-based minibus operator has launched a new community initiative aimed at giving something back to local charities and the people they support.

DAn Travel, a small independent transport provider, has introduced Miles That Matter , a year-long campaign offering free day-trip transport to charities across Plymouth and the surrounding areas.

As part of...

Communities hit by flooding as a result of Storm Chandra and recent wet weather are being encouraged to approach the Devon Community Resilience Forum if they need support. The initiative offers two funding schemes: • Help for communities to develop emergency plans, and • Support for small scale works and resilience equipment, which is usually intended for those communities...

Residents of Cranbrook, and the neighbouring Parishes of Broadclyst, Clyst Honiton, Rockbeare and Whimple, are invited to have their say on Cranbrook and the surrounding areas governance arrangements, including the Town’s boundaries, as Stage 2 of the Community Governance Review consultation moves forward.

Have your say on the draft recommendations. The consultation is now live and...

Drake Circus has reported a hugely successful festive season, with the centre welcoming more shoppers through the doors than the year before.

During the two weeks over Christmas*, the centre saw a 3% increase in footfall compared to 2024, with Monday 22nd December proving to be the busiest as shoppers picked up last minute gifts and enjoyed the Christmas lights, festive character...

Otter Garden Centres Jack’s Patch branch has announced the amount raised for Rowcroft Hospice during 2025.

While the fundraising was initially totalled at £4,531 for the cheque presentation, there was more to add from the collection tins, so the final figure was closer to £4,700.

This was raised through a range of activities. These included a raffle featuring a huge Hamleys...

A volunteer-led group is appealing for support to help more adults in Devon learn to read amid rising costs and demand.

Read Easy North, East & West Devon, which supports adults to read through free one-to-one coaching, is looking for further volunteers and support to reach more people across the county.

Joanna Clarke, a fundraiser at Read Easy North, East & West...