An Army veteran from Exeter aims to lunge his way to a new world record while raising funds for veterans' mental health charity Combat Stress.

Luke Dyer, 37, is preparing to tackle an extraordinary 73 miles of walking lunges – a distance believed to far exceed the current known record of five miles. An application has been submitted to Guinness World Records and official verification...

An independent impact report commissioned by Devon and the South West’s foremost health and wellbeing charity, Westbank Community Health and Care, as part of its 40th anniversary celebrations, shows the incredible value the charity’s diverse range of services brings to the region. The report shows the award-winning charity delivers impressive value for money across all its services, including...

Popular Plymouth destination, Royal William Yard, is launching its first literary festival this September. Read Write Yap – a play on the site’s initials – is a month-long celebration of reading, writing and spoken word, bringing a programme of events, drop-in activities and installations to the Yard’s waterfront, outdoor spaces and historic buildings throughout the month...

Residents in Woodbury have overwhelmingly backed a neighbourhood plan that will help shape future development in the parish for years to come.

More than 90% of voters supported the Woodbury Neighbourhood Plan in a referendum held last month, giving the community a strong mandate to influence planning decisions in the area.

The plan, which has been drawn up by a local...

National Highways will start work on a series of enhancements along the A38 in Devon next month.

The company is investing more than £10 million in the coming months to:

East Devon District Council’s Countryside Team is delighted to announce recent improvements to birdwatching facilities at Seaton Wetlands, supported in part by the generosity of a dedicated visitor and the Axe Vale & District Conservation Society.

Rodney Gayor , a regular at the wetlands for over 15 years, spends much of his time immersed in the...

Young people in South Devon are being urged not to see university and technical education as an either/or choice as record numbers secure higher education places this Results Day.

A record 262,820 UK 18-year-olds have been accepted into university or college, up 3% on last year, while UCAS is expecting record numbers to both secure places through Clearing and apply directly through...

Ticket sales for Totnes Fringe Festival almost doubled in its second year, rising from 2,011 in 2025 to nearly 4,000 in 2026. The Festival recorded an estimated 4,350 audience attendances across four days in July, with more than 80 performances presented in 17 venues throughout the town - growing from 67 performances across 11 venues in 2025.

Alongside its ticketed programme of...