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South Devon College celebrated nine years of excellence at its annual Apprenticeship Awards event recently.

Apprentices, employers, families and friends filled the Torbay Suite at The Imperial Hotel in Torquay for an evening of celebration and recognition for the people and organisations driving apprenticeships across the region.

Among those recognised on the night was Felix...

Devon’s history is usually told through shipping, fishing, farming, tourism, and its dramatic coastline. But hidden within that wider story is a surprisingly deep connection to tobacco, stretching from 18th-century smuggling coves along the North Devon coast to tobacco factories in Exeter and later public health campaigns aimed at reducing smoking across the county.

For generations,...

A centuries-old tradition will return to North Devon when sheep are driven across Bideford Bridge during the Bideford Town Fair on Saturday 6 June at 10.00am.

The ceremonial sheep drive, last undertaken in 2012, will be led by the historic Incorporation of Weavers, Fullers and Shearmen as part of celebrations marking 555 years since the Guild was gifted land in Exeter on which it built...

The West Country Hawks Wheelchair Rugby Club is ready to soar after entering an exciting new chapter of growth and athletic excellence.

This momentum is fuelled by a significant new sponsorship agreement with Enable Law, a leading personal injury and medical negligence firm headquartered in the South West.

By securing this vital support, the club is now better positioned...