Devon

Anticipating KLM’s new service from Exeter: Top 10 visiting countries and destinations

With just under two months to go until the launch of KLM’s new daily service from Exeter Airport to Amsterdam Schiphol on 30th March, the global airline says forward bookings are proving hugely encouraging.

The eagerly anticipated route is set to enhance connectivity for the South West, offering travel to Amsterdam and beyond. Not only is the service proving popular with local...

The Upper Hand, Winners of Best New Artist Photo credits Capture Photography, Charles Derry

Devon Battle of the Bands Winner’s Debut Single Stacks Up The Streams!

Music from the Devon Battle of the Bands winners’ is starting to be released and to stack up the streams, helped by the organisers MIDI, Devon Music Education Hub and R&K Systems.

The 2025 contest is being held this month, with four heats on 4th, 6th, 11th and 13th of February at Petroc College Barnstaple, KEVICC Totnes, Uffculme School Cullompton and Plympton Academy. The final...

Fancy a film? Head to your local library!

A new season of ‘Films at the Library’ is being launched by Libraries Unlimited across Devon and Torbay in February.

The charity, which runs the 54 libraries across the county, has hand-picked a variety of big box office hits and less well-known movies for the latest season of screenings.

The new season kicks off on Friday 7th February and the films on offer include The King...

Second Tiny Forest Planted in Exmouth’s Brixington Park

A second tiny forest has been planted in Exmouth following the success of a multi-award-winning sister site in the town.

Last year, more than 600 trees were planted in a space roughly the size of a tennis court at King George’s playing field.

East Devon now not only boasts one site but two, while also being one of the only districts in the country to trial this...

Breast Screening service to open additional location in Plymouth

The West Devon and East Cornwall Breast Screening service has announced the opening date of its new additional site at Merchant House, Notte Street, Plymouth, PL1 2AH.

On a direct bus route and easily accessible for all, the new location will be operating from 17 February 2025.

The state-of-the-art modern location will have staff available Monday to Friday to carry out...

Imperial Hearing Offering Free Hearing Consultations in Totnes

Imperial Hearing, leading South West independent experts in audiology, are hosting a free hearing screening event at Newsome Opticians, Leatside Surgery, Babbage Road, Totnes, TQ9 5JA between 10am and 4pm on Tuesday 4th February 2025.

The Hearing Show regularly runs throughout the South West, the Midlands and Wales to introduce the latest technological advances in hearing solutions...

MKM Creates 18 Jobs as First New Builders’ Merchant in Plymouth in Over Two Decades

Plymouth, Devon – MKM Building Supplies (MKM) , the UK’s proper independent builder’s merchant, will open its 131st branch in Plymouth on Monday 3rd February 2025, creating 18 new jobs. The branch, which represents the first new builders’ merchant in the city for over two decades, its located in a purpose-built facility designed to offer an unparalleled customer experience for both trade...

James Rowland’s Songs of the Heart Trilogy

Celebrated theatremaker James Rowland is embarking on a massive 50+ date UK tour of his critically acclaimed Songs of the Heart Trilogy, performing in Devon at Exeter Phoenix and at the Theatre Royal Plymouth Drum.

Straight off the back of another sold out run at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, which included his 100th show in Summerhall’s Anatomy Lecture Theatre, James Rowland is...

Step Inside Devon Property History: 185-year-old Cofford Farmhouse Opens Its Doors For Luxury Farmstay Experience

Cofton Holidays, the family-run luxury holiday park in Starcross, Devon, is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year with the grand opening of a brand new holiday accommodation. Cofford Farmhouse is a hidden historical gem that has been part of the landscape since the 19th Century and has been lovingly restored by the Cofton team. Guests staying in the eco-friendly luxury retreat are in for...

More Aldi stores in Devon to get Inpost lockers

Aldi is installing InPost lockers outside more of its UK stores in Devon.

Thanks to the supermarket’s ongoing partnership with parcel locker provider InPost, more customers can now easily collect and return online orders at the Exhibition Way, Exeter store.

Britain’s fourth-largest supermarket first trialled the lockers at 22 stores across the country in December 2023....

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