Returning to Powderham Castle on Friday 1st and Saturday 2nd May 2026 (10am–5pm), Toby’s Garden Festival promises two inspiring days of gardening, education, food, fun and hands-on activities. This year’s theme, Discovery, sets the tone for a festival brimming with new experiences, expert insights and interactive talks and workshops.

Leading the festival line-up and joining Toby are two of the UK’s most recognisable gardening voices, Arit Anderson, BBC Two Gardeners’ World presenter and lead presenter of BBC One’s Chelsea Flower Show coverage, and Chris Hull, star of BBC One’s...

The Devon health and wellbeing charity Westbank Community Health and Care has launched three Christmas campaigns to support those who are lonely or who may be struggling financially or emotionally this Christmas.

Throughout December, members of the public are encouraged to donate to the charity as an alternative way of giving and to make their season’s greetings go further by helping those who are less fortunate.

Volunteers have decorated a tree in Exeter city centre to raise awareness of the work of Westbank Community Health and Care as part of this year’s Princesshay...

The Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital has just had a huge £10 million energy infrastructure overhaul from the EX2 Group, securing vital resilience for the future.

Exeter electrical engineering and construction specialist EX2 Group has successfully completed a major, five‑year programme upgrading the electrical infrastructure for the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Wonford) – boosting resilience and supporting patient care.

The behind-the-scenes power overhaul, totalling around £10 million, involved the replacement of the hospital’s main high‑voltage (HV) and low‑voltage (LV...

This Christmas, the team at Crave Exeter are swapping their own festive lunches for aprons and community spirit, opening the restaurant’s doors on Christmas Day (10am–2pm) to welcome anyone looking for company, conversation or simply somewhere warm to celebrate.

In the true spirit of giving, Crave will be serving a free light buffet including barbecue breakfast baps, pizza slices, chicken wings, cakes and brownies. Guests will also receive a complimentary mulled wine on arrival, with any additional drinks available to purchase from the bar. While the food is free, Crave is...

County tennis players, Di West (Exmouth), Jenny Doig (Barnstaple), Co-captains Anne Tait, (Budleigh Salterton) and Linda Knight (Torquay) recently represented Devon in the Ladies Over 75's County Cup Final. The Devon team became the National Champions beating Lancashire 3-1 in Southampton this autumn.

The team had already played five matches, in the southern section of Division 1, against Middlesex, Surrey, Warwickshire, Kent and Suffolk during the summer. Undefeated, they ended up at the top of the division, which gave them a place in the final, against the winners of the...

Have you ever wondered as to where payday loan demand is highest across the UK? Great Western Credit Union has taken a look at this data to see what this tells us about financial resilience.

The data has been collected through using search data, median income data (from ONS), and population data to analyse and report on financial stress across the UK, comparing the demand for high cost credit to local financial health metrics. This can be useful information because it can tell us about financial resilience in the area, as well as help shape Money@Work , Great Western Credit Union’s...

Exeter College marked the start of the 2025 festive season with its annual Festival of Carols at the spectacular Exeter Cathedral on Thursday 4 December, bringing together students, parents, and the local community for an evening of celebration and reflection.

A packed Cathedral enjoyed outstanding performances from around 150 students representing a range of different faculties, showcasing the breadth of talent and diversity of courses the College has to offer.

The free-to-attend service was held in support of Exeter College’s official charity for 2025/26, Royal Devon...

Students at St Luke’s Church of England School have been doing their bit for the environment this term by planting 105 new trees on the school grounds.

The trees were supplied by the Woodland Trust, and the school chose the charity’s Wild Harvest selection, which includes a mix of native species such as hazel, blackthorn, crab apple, elder, dog rose and rowan. These varieties were chosen to provide food and habitats for a wide range of wildlife as they mature.

The planting project was largely student-led, building on the ongoing work of the school’s Ecology Club. Last...

The National Association of Building Contractors (NABC), founded by entrepreneur James Hopkins , continues to make significant strides in raising trust, transparency and professionalism across the UK construction sector.

Built on a mission to connect homeowners with vetted, trusted and reliable contractors , NABC has become a respected national body while supporting builders in scaling and improving their business visibility.

A Vision for Better Building Standards

James identified a gap in the market early — skilled tradespeople often lacked the business...

This Christmas, with increased demand for support, Dogs Trust is sending out gift parcels to homelessness services across the South West, bringing festive cheer to dog owners affected by homelessness.

Each year, through Together Through Homelessness , Dogs Trust aims to bring festive cheer to the dogs of people experiencing homelessness by delivering parcels filled with collars, leads, coats and treats to homelessness services across the UK, to share with owners and their four-legged companions.

This year, more than 2,400 parcels will be delivered to 305 homelessness...