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The British Academy of Floral Art Celebrates Outstanding Success at Fleurex 2025

Students and tutors from the British Academy of Floral Art achieved national recognition at this year’s British Florist Association Annual Conference, Fleurex 2025, held at the East Midlands Conference Centre, Nottingham University.

The Academy team shone across multiple categories, demonstrating exceptional talent, technical skill, and creativity.

Among the highlights,...

Festive hamper project returns to bring cheer to young people in care across Devon

As the festive season approaches, Open Up , the official charity of Devon Partnership NHS Trust , is preparing its much-loved Christmas Hamper Project and is calling on people across the county to get involved.

Run in partnership with Children and Family Health Devon (CFHD), the project brings comfort, connection and festive cheer to young people in care and care leavers across Devon...

Grant from Norman Family Trust helps  secure future of Dartmoor pony handling service

Grant from Norman Family Trust helps secure future of Dartmoor pony handling service

The Dartmoor Pony Heritage Trust (DPHT) has been awarded a grant from the Norman Family Trust to support its specialist pony handling service, ensuring the continued welfare and safe management of Dartmoor’s semi-wild ponies.

The funding, announced this week, will support the Trust’s specialist pony handler in delivering essential care to keepers and farmers across Dartmoor....

Exeter Racecourse committee member Mel Leach behind hit ITV racing series

Exeter Racecourse committee member behind hit ITV racing series

A Devon-born television producer and Exeter Racecourse committee member is celebrating the return of her hit ITV series Champions Full Gallop , which gallops back onto screens on Friday, October 17, in a prime-time 10pm slot.

Mel Leach, joint CEO of South Shore Productions, grew up immersed in the racing world and has used her lifelong passion for horses to create a show that takes...

Drake Circus announces another two huge brands set to open this winter

Drake Circus has announced that another two major brands will be joining the centre before Christmas, enhancing its lifestyle and gifting offering ahead of the festive season.

OFFICE will open at Drake Circus, offering its latest ranges of fashion footwear, from its own label to top brands including UGG, adidas, Nike, Birkenstock and many more.

Those searching for some sparkle...

October is Wills Month – Leave a lifesaving legacy with Devon Air Ambulance

This October, Devon Air Ambulance (DAA) is inviting supporters to consider leaving a gift in their Will to help safeguard the future of its lifesaving service for generations to come.

One in three of DAA’s missions are funded by Gifts in Wills, a remarkable contribution that enabled 819 specialist responses in 2024 alone. These generous legacies ensure that expert critical care...

World Mental Health Day - University Centre South Devon graduate offers trauma therapy to front line service personnel

Tee Sliwinska, who has recently graduated from the University Centre South Devon with a BSc (Hons) in Social and Therapeutic Interventions says having counselling changed her life.

The former student strongly believes counselling has the potential to change lives and now has her own private practice to offer trauma therapy to front line service personnel.

“I want to...

Choir's weather-themed world premiere

Exeter Philharmonic Choir is preparing to begin its 2025/26 season with a very special musical first at Exeter Cathedral on Saturday 8 November - performing an ambitious new choral work called The Weather Book , written for the choir by one of the UK’s leading contemporary composers and highlighting Exeter’s unique status as the home of the UK’s Met Office.

The new work for soprano...

Devon’s Food and Drink Stars Shine at the 2025 Food Drink Devon Awards

Devon’s vibrant food and drink scene took centre stage on Monday 6th October as the 14th annual Food Drink Devon Awards shone a spotlight on the county’s finest. From award-winning producers and passionate hospitality businesses to specialist retailers, 470 guests gathered at Sandy Park, home of the Exeter Chiefs, to celebrate the very best of Devon’s thriving culinary community. During the...

Devon headteacher marks World Mental Health Day with online students

Teachers and students at Queen’s Online School may not meet every day in a traditional classroom setting but they are uniting across the web to mark World Mental Health Day.

Every student and staff member will be proudly wearing yellow on October 10th and a special assembly will give teachers the opportunity to talk to students about mental health issues.

“Just because our...

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