Plymouth’s new students are being warned that an overactive social life can seriously damage their hearing.
With Freshers’ Week fast approaching, a new survey has revealed that students spend the equivalent of almost two whole weeks in noisy pubs and clubs during their first year of university.
Hearing loss can be caused by any sounds louder than 85 decibels (dB), and the...
Award-winning teaching assistant (TA), Kelly Terlikowski, from The Greater Horseshoe School , Newton Abbot, has received a coveted Pearson Teaching Assistant of the Year Certificate of Excellence 2024 , in recognition of her inspirational work supporting autistic pupils aged 8-18. The school, part of Acorn Education , caters for pupils with complex needs. The prestigious awards recognise TAs...
Beer, Devon – A Devon-based magazine; Railway Modeller is celebrating a remarkable milestone this week – 75 years of continuous publication. Since its first issue in October 1949, Railway Modeller has grown to become one of the most respected and enduring publications in the world of railway modelling.
When G.P. Keen, Chairman of The Model Railway Club, welcomed readers to that first...
Local councillors, Cllr Reilly and Cllr Haydon, have shown their support for the Trevi Warrior Women Walk, which takes place in October. This powerful event shines a light on women affected by trauma, addiction, and abuse.
In its third year, this inspiring event brings together survivors and supporters alike to walk together, raising funds and awareness for Trevi, a charity that has...
Pupils and staff were delighted to return to Harbertonford Primary School , part of the Link Academy Trust, this term to see that the playground mural, which was underway before the summer holidays, had been completed.
It includes a variety of scenery from patchwork fields to leaping porpoises, highlighting British wildlife and local plant life as well as demonstrating how trees...
The Courtenay Centre in Newton Abbot is thrilled to announce the opening of its community garden which has been created so local people can have more of a connection to nature alongside the Courtenay Centre facilities.
The popular Newton Abbot community centre hopes that the garden will provide an outdoor space for existing groups and activities, as well as a growing space for fruit...
Popular coffeehouse Costa Coffee has opened a new, larger coffee shop at Drake Circus this week.
Coffee-lovers can find the new café located opposite the former unit on Old Town Street, with the move letting customers enjoy their favourite drinks in fresh, improved surroundings.
The new Costa Coffee is one of the largest in the South West, with a 180 seat capacity and...
The Box’s Planet Ocean exhibition has had a major refresh this week – and had its closing date extended by two months!
The exhibition explores our enduring relationship with the sea; highlighting the ground breaking research and activism that’s taking place in and around the city, and signposting people to the many ways we can all make small changes to help safeguard its future....
A Devon housebuilder had supported a local acapella group with a donation of £500.
Redrow South West , currently building at Romansfield on Fort Road, has donated £500 to Okehampton Community Voices and Acapella Voices as part of its Community Fund initiative.
The fund, which was launched in 2023, provides organisations and charities with donations to help them thrive, with...
A native woodland charity in Devon has received a £1,000 funding boost as part of Benefact Group’s Movement for Good Awards to support its vital work.
Moor Trees is dedicated to restoring and enhancing native woodlands on Dartmoor through growing and planting local provenance broadleaf trees. The charity has established 162 new woodlands and planted 165,000 trees to date.
