Devon

Lodestar Academy is delighted to announce the opening of its brand-new library, providing a dedicated space designed to support the literacy development of its students.

Located in Torquay, Lodestar Academy, part of the Thinking Schools Academy Trust, offers an alternative education provision for students aged 11 to 16 who face challenges that cannot be addressed within a mainstream...

PL1 Civvy Street is delighted to be part of the brand-new Hub at Foulston Park, a sports, wellbeing and community centre set to open its doors officially on Monday 17th March 2025. Ahead of the grand opening, the community is invited to an open weekend on Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th March, where they can explore the facilities and experience first-hand what The Hub has to offer.

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A digital flythrough showing how a development of new homes in Colyton will look has been released by Exeter-based housebuilder, Wain Homes.

Wain Homes is launching its Maple Cross development, featuring a range of 72 highly energy efficient two, three, four and five-bedroom homes on Sidmouth Road, on 22nd March.

Ahead of the release of the first homes for sale, Wain has...

Construction of a key link to a major site within the Plymouth and South Devon (PASD) Freeport is getting underway. Partners from the Freeport today (Thursday 13 March) came together to mark the start of work on the spine road which will connect to the Freeport’s largest tax site at Langage, near Plymouth, and unlock almost eight hectares of employment land. The Devon County Council scheme is...

A Tiverton man has raised £5,000 for local charity Hospiscare after completing an epic 8,000-mile tour of the British coast in memory of his sister.

Jim Bray took 58 days to drive around the British Isles and some of its larger islands, including Skye, Mull, Orkney and Anglesey.

Hospiscare cared for his sister, Emma Ansley, before she died aged 48 following a four-year...

A CELEBRATORY ribbon-cutting ceremony has marked the opening of a brand new supported living service in Devon.

Guests gathered for the event, held to mark the official opening of Monterey View, a new service in Torbay which will support up to 11 people with learning disabilities, autism and mental health needs.

VIP guest and Torbay Council Civic Mayor, Hannah Stevens,...

City College Plymouth has proudly launched its cutting-edge Cyber Security Suite, further cementing its reputation as a leader in digital education. This milestone comes as the College celebrates being awarded the prestigious 2024/25 AoC Beacon Award for Digital Innovation - a national recognition of excellence in further education.

The new Cyber Security Suite has been designed to...

A woman from Devon who lost her beloved Paignton mum to a brain tumour has dedicated two days of research in her memory during March, Brain Tumour Awareness Month, after raising almost £6,500 to help find a cure for the devastating disease.

Kirsty Clarke, also from Paignton, was inspired to support the charity Brain Tumour Research after losing her mum Samantha Savage, aged 58, in...

A lecturer in dog grooming from South Devon College came away with a rosette from Crufts this weekend.

Jo Elson, who has been teaching level 2 and level 3 dog grooming in the 'Creations' working salon for 10 years won the accolade with her 19-month-old standard poodle Nora.

The pair came fourth in the postgraduate bitch class at the world-famous dog show.

“This is...

Exmouth Community College (ECC) has formally joined the Ted Wragg Trust (TWT) family of schools this week, marking a significant moment in the Colleges’ journey. ECC will be joining schools in Exeter, East Devon, Crediton and Plymouth as part of the Trust that now serves over 15,500 students within Devon.

With a vision to enable their students to flourish through the core values of...