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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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A Feast for the Senses: Powderham Food Festival Returns

The much-anticipated Powderham Food Festival is back, promising a mouthwatering celebration of the finest food and drink the South West has to offer. Taking place over two days, 5th - 6th October from 10am to 5pm, this year’s event is set to showcase over 100 of the finest food and drink producers from Devon and beyond.

Nestled in the stunning grounds of Powderham Castle, the festival will showcase a huge array of local producers, offering everything from quality meat (Pipers Farm) artisanal cheeses (Quickes Cheese) and handcrafted breads to award-winning ciders, locally...

Food Drink Devon Announces This Year’s Exceptional Finalists

As anticipation starts to build for this year's annual Food Drink Devon Awards in October, Food Drink Devon has unveiled the shortlist of finalists for its prestigious awards. Since entries closed in April, a distinguished panel of judges and industry experts has evaluated an extraordinary number of entries sampling over 340 products, visiting 107 hospitality venues, exploring 17 retail outlets and experiencing nine training schools to identify the best that Devon has to offer.

Winners will be announced during the organisation’s glittering black tie award ceremony on Monday 7th...

Devon County Council and ScottishPower charge up one million miles

Devon County Council’s network of public electric vehicle chargers have electrified over one million miles of road travel in under two years since installation.

The chargers, installed in partnership with ScottishPower, aim to help tackle the challenges caused by Devon’s rural and disperse landscape. Currently, 30% of the region’s carbon emissions stem from on-road transportation, which the Council hopes to lower through this partnership that has seen 130 charge points installed across 53 sites.

Carried out on behalf of the Devon Climate Emergency (DEC) initiative, the...

Rick Stein and Russell Watson among the celebrities appearing at East Devon festivals

South West residents get ready for a spectacular trio of festivals

As the busy school holiday season winds down, East Devon is gearing up to offer visitors and locals alike an indulgent escape with a trio of exceptional festivals this September.

The Budleigh Salterton Literary Festival, Taste East Devon Festival, and Sidmouth & East Devon Walking Festival are organised, and supported, by a diverse range of dedicated local partners and sponsors, whose collaboration has been essential in bringing these events to life.

Festival goers can look forward to a feast...

Lord Mayor of Exeter to attend local summer family fun day

The summer holidays are slowly coming to an end, however there are still plenty of fun-filled events and activities for the whole family to enjoy.

Radis Community Care’s Exeter-based extra care housing service, Edward’s Court, is welcoming the local community to its August summer fete and will take place on Saturday 31st August between 1pm-4pm, with the Lord Mayor of Exeter also in attendance.

Providing a day of fun and entertainment for the local community whilst raising money for Edward’s Court’s resident’s activity fund, the summer fete promises to be the ultimate...

Non-swimmer becomes lifeguard and swim teacher in two years

An Exeter Leisure worker who could barely swim less than two years ago has gone on to become a fully qualified lifeguard and swim teacher.

Twenty-five-year-old Paige has shown resilience and determination in her short career so far and demonstrated that she not just content with treading water when it comes to job satisfaction.

Paige started working for the City Council in 2020 as a receptionist for Pyramids Leisure Centre. When the facility closed down to make way for the state-of-the-art St Sidwell’s Leisure Centre, Paige transferred across to work in the creche....

Former market manager completes first leg of UK charity tour

A Tiverton man has completed the first leg of his charity tour of the UK coast.

Jim Bray is taking on the mammoth road trip – entitled Exploring Britain’s Coast and Seaside Pubs – to raise money for Hospiscare.

The cash-strapped local charity cared for his sister, Emma Ansley, before she died of cancer aged 48.

Jim started from Tenby in South West Wales at the end of July and, travelling anti-clockwise, has reached the Exe estuary.

It’s the closest he will be to home and Hospiscare’s base in Exeter.

Following a brief spell at home to do some...

Proposals for the City Council to move offices set to be discussed

Councillors are being asked to approve the next stage of plans for a potential office move for the City Council.

The Council is exploring a move from its existing premises at the Civic Centre in Paris Street to a number of sites it already owns, including the Guildhall Shopping Centre.

The Civic Centre has been identified as a site for future residential housing, and an office move would free up the site to be marketed for the creation of new homes.

A report detailing the proposals will be presented to the Council’s Executive for consideration next week....

City’s new MP becomes Exeter homelessness charity’s patron

Exeter’s new MP, Steve Race, has become a formal supporter of Exeter’s main homelessness charity, by becoming its patron.

St Petrock’s delivers breakfasts and lunches to rough sleepers and people who are vulnerably housed, five days a week, as well as providing a range of services, including survival gear, clothing and footwear, showers, laundry, benefits advice and clinical psychology and emotional support for people who are often understandably very distressed at their extremely difficult circumstances. The charity also provides supported accommodation for people who are...

Gone Wild Festival announces fifth anniversary event, following hugely successful festival at Powderham

Following a hugely successful Gone Wild Devon Festival in 2024, TV adventurer Bear Grylls has announced that the UK’s leading family adventure festival will return for its fifth anniversary at Powderham in 2025, running from Thursday 21st to Sunday 24th August, coinciding with the Bank Holiday weekend.

Tickets, which include an under-18s go free early-bird offer, are now on sale with a monthly payment plan option available to help spread the cost across the year.

The festival, which is setting new benchmarks for family adventure experiences, crams four days of action-packed...

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Brand New South West Sardine Festival Comes to the English Riviera

A Feast for the Senses: Powderham Food Festival Returns

Food Drink Devon Announces This Year’s Exceptional Finalists

Devon County Council and ScottishPower charge up one million miles

Rick Stein and Russell Watson among the celebrities appearing at East Devon festivals

Lord Mayor of Exeter to attend local summer family fun day

Non-swimmer becomes lifeguard and swim teacher in two years

Former market manager completes first leg of UK charity tour

Proposals for the City Council to move offices set to be discussed

City’s new MP becomes Exeter homelessness charity’s patron

Gone Wild Festival announces fifth anniversary event, following hugely successful festival at Powderham

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