The Donkey Sanctuary invites you to join their Wildlife & Conservation Coordinator on evening strolls to find out about resident bats at the Sanctuary’s headquarters.

During the Bat Walk, you will be taken around the woods, fields and hedges at Slade House Farm and shown how to use a bat detector so that you can listen for different species of bat as they fly and hunt for insects.

The Sanctuary has been working with Devon Greater Horseshoe Bat Project to improve the habitat for bats on their UK farms. These Bat Walks provide the opportunity to learn more about bats,...

Work on preliminary designs for a new bridge further inland from Alma Bridge in Sidmouth is continuing, Devon County Council has confirmed.

Following the recent launch of East Devon District Council’s Beach Management Plan consultation on options to manage coastal and flood defences for Sidmouth seafront and East Beach, the County Council has repeated its commitment to getting the scheme for a new bridge shovel-ready.

Initial discussions have been held with Sidmouth Town Council, East Devon District Council, South West Water, and the Environment Agency on the proposals for...

Police and Crime Commissioner Alison Hernandez is launching a summer long consultation about a new police and Crime plan for Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

She discussed the details with her scrutiny body, the police and crime panel, at its meeting in Plymouth on Friday morning (1 July).

“During the election campaign I set out a clear set of priorities for the future. In particular I made 5 key pledges and these remain a core part of my thinking for the plan.” said Ms Hernandez The Five Pledges are: • To work with the Government to get the best funding deal for...

Exmouth Leisure Centre has been awarded £300,000 of National Lottery funding to help refurbish its swimming pool facilities.

Five projects in the South West are to benefit from Sport England funding. The National Lottery-funded Improvement Fund helps sports and leisure clubs upgrade their facilities.

The five projects join 15 projects across England to receive funding from Sport England’s £6.5 million Improvement Fund. The latest round of funding placed a special emphasis on helping club’s improve swimming facilities. Nine of the nineteen successful projects have received...

Devonshire Homes are, quite literally, giving support to a family sculpture trail highlighting the qualities of their home town of Tiverton.

Scale models of the historic Tivvy Bumper steam engine are being placed at 21 locations around the streets and parks of the town, each one standing on a concrete plinth provided by the house building company.

Devised by the Tiverton Museum of Mid Devon Life, the All Aboard! trail opened today (2 July). An informative walking route, it is designed to encourage residents and visitors to take a closer look at the town’s heritage, as well...

Dedicated Website Provides Quick and Easy Access to Services and Support for the Armed Forces Community

A dedicated website has launched that makes it quick and easy for members of the Armed Forces Community in Devon to access key services including health, financial and welfare.

The Devon Forces Family (DFF) website www.devonforcesfamily.org.uk is an online directory of services and support for military service leavers, veterans, reservists and their families living in Devon, Plymouth and Torbay.

By hosting dedicated information in a single place, www....

WAITROSE Okehampton has supported the 2016 Dartmoor Folk Festival with a £1,000 donation through its Music Matters award scheme.

Waitrose is part of the John Lewis Partnership, an employee-owned UK company which operates John Lewis department stores, Waitrose supermarkets, its banking and financial services and other retail-related activities.

The John Lewis Partnership's Music Matters programme supports groups which make an outstanding contribution to their local community through music.

The Partnership has a long tradition of support for music. This dates back to...

Trading standards officers and a major bank have prevented a vulnerable Mid Devon couple from being scammed out of their £1million life savings through a series of timeshare-related frauds.

The Devon and Somerset Trading Standards Service (DSTSS) and the RBS investment fraud team helped convince the couple, who are in their mid-80s, that they were being scammed.

The couple had a timeshare in a boat and because of their age they wanted to sell.

Timeshare resellers often pay fees and fraudsters obtained the couple’s details and sent them repeated requests for fees....

Plymouth Pavilions has announced that Bastille will return to play the venue in October.

“We’re so excited to have Bastille back, their 2014 gig was one of our absolute favourates,” said Bryony Carter, Marketing Executive at Plymouth Pavilions. “They’re incredible live performers and it’ll be a homecoming gig for Woody. It’ll be a sell out, so if you want to say you were there you’ll need to get on it when tickets go on sale next Friday.”

At first glance the striking artwork for Bastille’s hugely anticipated second album, ‘Wild World’, may prompt a number of questions. Who...

South West food entrepreneurs have a once in a lifetime opportunity to join the West Country’s latest culinary hub.

The Find a Foodie campaign, from the team behind Exeter’s new and exciting Queen Street dining quarter, has set out to discover the next big thing in the region’s thriving food and drink sector.

The successful enterprise will receive an impressive support package, including a 3-month free occupancy of the quarter’s new purpose built kiosk, and expert business, marketing and mentoring support.

The search has received a great response already, from...