The NHS in Devon has received a funding boost from a national programme to support its work in tackling long waiting lists for eye and joint surgery caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Health and care partners in the county are receiving £11.3million from the new national Accelerator Systems Programme (ASP) to spend on three initiatives aimed at further reducing waiting times for...
Dogs Trust Ilfracombe is hoping that the luck of the Irish will help one of their homeless hounds find a forever home this St Patrick’s Day.
Eight-month-old Terrier puppy, Bono, was found wandering the streets as a stray before arriving at the Devon rehoming centre. But the staff are looking for an extra special home for him, as he comes as part of a double act after arriving with his...
David Wilson Homes has teamed up with one of its interior designers to show homeowners in Plymouth what the current top trends in interior design are this winter.
Interior Design Richard Ornelas from Claude Hooper has given his top trend tips for this season, to help you get the look for winter.
Now that winter has arrived, there are some fantastic new interior design trends...
This Carers Week (8-14 June) Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service as part of the Fire Kills campaign is reaching out to local carers and reminding them that help is available to keep them, and the people they care for safe from fire.
A recent survey showed that more than half of the people who had tested someone else’s smoke alarm had done so for an older family member. But...
Enjoy an afternoon of thrilling jumps racing at Newton Abbot Racecourse on Friday 12th June.
Racing for the afternoon starts at 13:50 and gates open at 11:50. The last race will be at 17:05.
Tickets can be bought online until 17:00 on Thursday 11th June. Tickets are priced at £12 for the Course Enclosure and £18 for the Paddock Enclosure. There will also be tickets available on the gate on the day.
You can also enjoy music from popular local band Station Road, who will perform after the last race of the afternoon.
Ed Davey has announced there will be a second phase of the Green Deal Home Improvement Fund (GDHIF) totalling £100m.
Applications for the new phase of the Green Deal Home Improvement Fund, designed to help people make energy saving improvements to their home, will open to applications before the end of November. The Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC) are looking to...
The closing night of this year’s festival features an exclusive south west gig for Polar Bear, led by the wondrously inventive drummer and producer Sebastian Rochford. This year sees them back on the road with an acclaimed new album In Each And Everyone with Rochford, a musician known for his numerous category-defying projects, leading the band in a new direction.
Rochford has worked with a mind-boggling array of musicians, including Yoko Ono, Andy Sheppard, Paul McCartney, Patti Smith and Damon Albarn’s Africa Express project. He appears along with a stellar line-up of musicians,...
Award winning guitar virtuoso Antonio Forcione joins dynamic Brazilian percussionist Adriano Adewale in a breathtaking duo which masterfully blends soul-jazz and Brazilian guitar with African and Latin rhythms. Passionately melodic, inventive and heartwarming, this is original world class music.
Hailed as the ‘Jimi Hendrix of the acoustic guitar’, Forcione is a charismatic and inventive performer, with admirers that include Paul McCartney and Paco de Lucia.
Creator of dynamic projects of all kinds – from visual arts to dance and theatre – Adriano Adewale has toured the...
