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Brand New South West Sardine Festival Comes to the English Riviera

This summer, Brixham’s Fish Market will come alive with flavour and festivity as the South West Sardine Festival arrives on Sunday 03 August 2025, bringing a vibrant new celebration to the heart of one of Britain’s most historic fishing towns.

Free to attend and running from 12:00 to 21:30, the festival invites locals and visitors alike to experience a day inspired by coastal traditions, from the South West to the Mediterranean. At its heart is the British sardine - abundant, sustainable, and caught right here in the South West.

With appearances from some of the UK’s...

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World’s largest EV manufacturer arrives in Devon with BYD South West

A new era of electric mobility has arrived in Devon with the opening of the BYD South West retail dealership.

Build Your Dreams, or BYD, for short, have arrived in the UK, choosing Exeter as their location to represent the brand in the South West of England.

BYD are a brand you might not have heard of previously, but they are in fact the world’s largest electric vehicle manufacturer, selling over 1.8 million units in 2022. A staggering figure that puts them ahead of household names like Tesla.

Having established themselves as market leaders on a global scale,...

British Science Festival exhibition aims to ‘demystify’ environmental intelligence through art

Exeter academics will fuse science with art for a two-day exhibition during next month’s British Science Festival.

Entitled ‘Inhale, Exhale: Environmental Intelligence’, the exhibition will feature drawings, sculptures and interactive tools designed to help people get to grips with some of the technological solutions for a sustainable future.

Researchers from University of Exeter’s Joint Centre for Excellence in Environmental Intelligence will be giving artistic form to their research outputs in a bid to demystify and debunk some of the fears around AI and Big Data,...

Exe Estuary Trail section to be closed for repairs

A section of the Exe Estuary Trail near Lympstone will be closed for three months to undergo essential repairs.

The Courtlands Boardwalk, on the trail between Lympstone and Exmouth, needs to be replaced after a routine inspection of boardwalk found that timber elements of the structure are deteriorating.

All 74 wooden spans of the boardwalk need to be replaced and work is due to start on Monday 18 September.

This section of the trail will be closed while the scheme is carried out to replace the timber structural beams and deck planks with a more durable fibre-...

New e-cycling trails launched in breathtaking South Devon

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 08/29/2023 - 3:32pm

Cofton Holidays , a five-star holiday park nestled in the heart of South Devon, is thrilled to announce the launch of four new coastal cycling trails. Carefully designed to cater to families and adults of all ability levels, the new cycling trails start from Cofton Holidays and take in the best of South Devon’s stunning coastal beauty.

From Blue Flag sandy beaches and dramatic riverside and ocean views to historic towns and villages, picturesque harbours, quaysides, and the stunning Exe estuary - there’s plenty to discover by bike or e-bike in the region. Largely traffic-free,...

Bear Grylls announces Gone Wild Fesitival Dates 2024

Following the biggest and best Gone Wild festival to date Bear Grylls, co-founder of the UK’s fastest-growing family adventure festival, has announced that next year’s event at Powderham Castle will take place from 22-25 August to coincide with the August Bank Holiday weekend. Tickets, which include camping and an under-18s go free early-bird offer, are now on sale alongside a monthly payment plan option to help beat the cost-of-living crisis.

Based in Devon, the hugely popular family festival will feature headline bands and acts over four days and nights. This year’s line-up...

Celebrate National Cinema Day with £3 tickets at Vue Exeter

For one day only, tickets at Vue EXETER will be specially reduced to just £3

This Saturday (2 September) marks National Cinema Day and to celebrate the occasion, Vue is offering discount ticket prices on all films to just £3*.

It’s the perfect chance for film fans to catch Equalizer 3 , which sees Denzel Washington return to the role of Robert McCall as he struggles to reconcile the horrific things he's done in the past, finding a strange solace in serving justice on behalf of the oppressed.

Also arriving over the weekend is Cobweb, telling the story of eight-year-old...

East Devon homes thrown out for being 'too small'

By Alison Stephenson, local democracy reporter.

East Devon councillors have turned down a development scheme at Clyst Honiton because the homes are “too small” and it would encourage peope to drive.

Planners were not prepared to accept proposals 10 square metres below standards recommended in national planning guidelines despite approving houses of the same size earlier this year.

The plans for four commercial units and nine two-bed homes by Eagle One MMIII Ltd for land next to Old Tithebarn, Clyst Honiton were also rejected by East Devon District Council’s...

A Dip in the Sea from the OCT: A little bit of help, makes a big splash 

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Posted: Sun, 08/27/2023 - 9:45pm

Ocean Conservation Trust has launched it’s Dip in the Sea campaign to support local communities in need gain access to seaside essentials for enjoying time at the ocean.

The Ocean Conservation Trust has launched its Dip in the Sea from the OCT campaign which aims to support the local communities and families in need to access the essentials needed to get them back to the beach.

Donations can be made directly at the National Marine Aquarium where the teams will deliver and distribute seaside equipment such as swimwear across the city to those who need it. Wanting to give...

Exeter MD talks creative problem-solving, innovation and powerful leadership with Google’s global creative thinking boss

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Posted: Fri, 08/25/2023 - 10:40pm
Inspiring leaders and innovators to thrive, not just survive, in the most challenging of times

Kirk Vallis , Google’s Global Head of Creative Capability Development, is the latest thought leader and innovator to appear on The BounceBackability podcast – and it’s just gone live.

It’s co-hosted by Simon Ursell, Managing Director of Exeter B Corp four-day week environmental consultancy Tyler Grange , and Rusty Earnshaw – performance coach and consultant to the likes of the English Football Association, Great Britain Hockey, British Triathlon, the Rugby Football League, British...

Build It Live at Westpoint Arena in Exeter 9 and 10 September 2023

Build It Magazine Launches NEW South West Exhibition for 2023

Build It incorporating SelfBuild & Design have added a new show to their existing Build It Live exhibitions and tickets are now on sale for a new show taking place at Westpoint Arena in Exeter on 9 and 10 September 2023.

All the Build It Live shows are designed to help find everyday solutions to perfectly manage a home building or renovation project and the Exeter show will be no exception as it will also offer a weekend of inspiration with top tips and expert self build property advice all under one roof.

Chris Batesmith, Editor of Build It Magazine which organises the...

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