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This year local charity Hospiscare has been chosen as Devon County Show ’s Charity of the Year (16-18 May). If you’re visiting the show, pop along to Avenue F to have a chat with the experts about the questions that really matter to you.

Hospiscare want to open up the conversation about death. You only die once, so how do you do that well? If you start having conversations early on about what matters to you, then the chances are you probably can.

Talking about death does not tempt fate. It won’t make it happen sooner. You may be comfortable with the subject or you might...

It is no secret that the South West holds some of the top destinations for those with a love of surfing, paddle boarding and wakeboarding. With such a wide choice of beaches, however, it can sometimes prove tricky to choose which one is best. Here is our pick of the top 10 beaches for watersports in Devon to help you choose exactly which waves to hit.

Watersport Spots In North Devon

North Devon beaches offer some of the best waves in England, remaining fairly consistent in terms of surfing conditions to offer more choice for those interested in extreme watersports....

On Sunday 9th June, farms across the country are opening their gates and inviting the public to come and find out more about farming and what farmers do. LEAF Open Farm Sunday has now been running for 14 years, offering a wonderful opportunity for visitors to get closer to farming and to the people that make it happen.

Each event is unique, each farm is different and every farmer too, but what they all share is a passion for farming, amazing expertise and a commitment to caring for the countryside. Some farms have been passed down through the generations, others are managed by...

The first phase of Exmouth’s Queen’s Drive development – a new road and car park - is nearing completion, paving the way for the building of the new water sports centre. To put the finishing touch to the current works, residents and visitors to Exmouth are being alerted to road closures along Queen’s Drive later this month (May) as contractors create a kerb line across the old road to link into the new road. People will be able to access the Queen’s Drive car park throughout the diversion period from either the Ocean building side (west) or the Maer approach (east) but the small stretch of...