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Dartmouth Academy Pupil Takes Gold at Scottish Taekwondo Championship

A pupil from Dartmouth Academy, part of Education South West, is celebrating after winning several medals at the recent Scottish Taekwondo Championship.

Alex Slade, from Paignton, practises taekwondo and has done since 2018 with Taekwondo Torbay. He began competing in 2019 at the British Championships and took home a Bronze medal at that event for his Taekwondo patterns.

He...

North Devon Students Trek the Quantocks

Students from Atlantic Academy and Bideford College , both part of Athena Learning Trust, have taken part in a three day expedition on the Quantock Hills this month.

The trip was undertaken as part of the students Silver Duke of Edinburgh Award and the group spent three days walking and two nights camping. Despite some gloomy weather the students kept their spirits high and enjoyed...

Sight-saving donation for people suffering in war zone

STATE-OF-THE-ART technology has been donated by Honiton opticians to help save the sight of people living in a war-torn part of the Far East.

Staff at the Specsavers Honiton store were recently approached by Dr Phillip Ambler, who told them about the plight of thousands of people being driven from their homes by ongoing attacks from the army in Myanmar, formerly known as Burma....

Theatre Royal Plymouth’s flagship creative community programme marks 15 years

What started out as a gesture of welcoming homeless people into the theatre to help prevent drug usage, has now evolved into an industry-leading programme that has supported hundreds of vulnerable adults across the city.

Our Space was founded by Theatre Royal Plymouth (TRP) in September 2009 with the aim of providing vulnerable individuals with free, regular and meaningful activity...

New GP provider for homeless service in Exeter and Barnstaple

A new community interest company – Inclusion Health Devon (IncluDe) has been awarded the contract to provide primary medical care services to the homeless and vulnerably housed in Exeter and Barnstaple.

Inclusion Health Devon took over the running of the Clock Tower Surgery in Exeter and has now established a permanent service at the Freedom Centre in Barnstaple, following the...

East Devon District Council acquires land to extend Seaton Wetlands

More land at Seaton Marshes has been acquired by East Devon District Council (EDDC) in a move to expand its award-winning nature reserve complex of Seaton Wetlands.

An additional 18 acres, lying to the west of the estuary, will provide a pivotal focal point to the area. It will form a natural entry point to Seaton Wetlands, once habitat and infrastructure projects are complete....

Arlington Court welcomes autumn with community scarecrow trail and festivities 

Arlington Court is celebrating autumn with its annual Community Scarecrow Trail, running from 5 October to 3 November.

This family-friendly event invites visitors to explore the grounds and discover scarecrows created by local schools, groups, and volunteers with this year’s theme being children’s book characters.

Ellie McCarthy, Programming & Partnerships Officer, said...

Theatre Royal Plymouth says 'Hi Ho' to pantomime cast

Theatre Royal Plymouth (TRP) and Crossroads Pantomimes have announced that Briana Craig will star in this year’s charming family-friendly pantomime, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs , as the cast gathered at Boringdon Hall yesterday.

Briana is a familiar face in Plymouth having recently starred in The Artist at TRP in May. Briana was joined by fellow pantomime co-stars Birds of a...

Dartmouth Academy celebrate European Day of Languages

Staff and pupils at Dartmouth Academy, part of Education South West, have celebrated the European Day of Languages today (26th September.)

The idea of organising something to promote the importance of learning languages to the public was proposed at the 1997 conference on Language Learning for a new Europe.

The European Day of Languages was then launched back in 2001 after...

North Devon schools receive national Staff Workload Balance Awards

Bideford College and Atlantic Academy , both part of Athena Learning Trust, are celebrating after scoring among the highest in the country for their staff workload management. Both schools are actually one of the top ten performing schools in Edurio’s Staff Workload Balance Award’s.

This award celebrates exceptional efforts in balancing workloads, innovative practices, and...

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