The impact of a service delivered by Westbank Community Health and Care (Westbank), which currently supports more than 34,000 unpaid carers across Devon, reaches well beyond the county boundary into neighbouring Cornwall, according to new figures released by the charity.
The data for the 2025-2026 financial year shows that Devon Carers at Westbank supports 152 people whose caring responsibilities straddle the two counties.
Devon Carers at Westbank is a service that’s commissioned jointly by Devon County Council and the NHS. Westbank has been delivering the current...
A primary school teacher who suffered for years with a condition doctors dismissed as normal says she’s finally ‘back on her feet’ after a 45 minute procedure in Exeter.
Jemima Robinson, 24, was 16 when she began experiencing achy, throbbing and ‘stabbing pains’ in her left leg.
The year 4 teacher even considered giving up her career as it meant spending long days on her feet.
But Jemima says her life has completely transformed after endovenous laser ablation of a varicose vein at VeinCentre, the UK’s largest vein treatment provider.
Exeter College has launched Devon’s first Women’s Cricket Academy based at a non‑fee‑paying college, offering an exceptional new opportunity for young female cricketers to develop their cricketing potential alongside their academic studies.
Ahead of a busy summer season the side is actively recruiting new players. This will begin with trials on Thursday 30 April at Buzz About Cricket’s indoor facility in Cullompton, and aspiring players joining the College this September are now being encouraged to register their interest.
Devon’s new High Sheriff, entrepreneur Mark Ansell, has pledged to put Restorative Justice centre stage during his year in office, championing a system proven to support victims of crime and rehabilitate offenders.
Mark is the latest of three generations of his family to serve as High Sheriff of Devon, proudly following in the footsteps of both his father and grandfather. While the tradition runs deep, his vision is firmly fixed on the future, bringing fresh energy and modern purpose to one of the county’s oldest civic roles.
Colleagues at Selco Builders Warehouse are trading in forklifts for footwork, as they compete in “Race Across Selco”, an ambitious new fundraising initiative, sponsored by Bond It to raise money for its charity partner, Cancer Research UK, and Selco Community Heroes.
In this fast-paced challenge, members of Selco’s senior leadership will make up four teams to take on a three-day race from the company’s northernmost store in York, to its southernmost store in Exeter, with the aim to raise £100,000 for charity.
Taking place from 27th to 29th April, the routes will span...
Next week two Toolstation stores in Devon will play host to a selection of market leading trade brands as part of the retailer’s 2026 spring and summer supplier roadshow.
The roadshow aims to help tradespeople across the UK learn more about new and upcoming products within the market, receive live demonstrations, trial the products themselves, and obtain top tips and advice from supplier experts who will be on hand to answer any questions attendees may have.
Between April and September, Toolstation will be hosting suppliers at 60 different stores across the UK, including...
Five new electronics and tech donation points are launching in libraries across Devon. People will be able to bring tech items they no longer use to be refurbished. Once refurbished, items are donated to those experiencing digital poverty.
Libraries Unlimited, in partnership with Fixy, Resource Futures, and Donate IT, is bringing the donation programme into libraries. Part of Libraries Unlimited’s National Lottery-funded, Together For Tomorrow climate action project, the initiative aims to reduce electronic waste and tackle the lack of access to technology in local communities...
Pensioners are being warned to be on high alert for scams as the recovery of Winter Fuel Payments begins this month.
Almost two million people are expected to repay their winter 2025 payment due to their annual income being more than £35,000 – for most, an automatic process.
HMRC saw more than 25,000 Winter Fuel Payment scam referrals over the last 12 months and is warning that scammers may now use the recovery process as a hook to use texts, emails and phone calls to target this group.
For most, the payment will be recovered through a change to their PAYE tax...
Exeter Chiefs fly-half Harvey Skinner has committed his future to wearing the number 10 as he signs a new two-year contract with the club.
The Chiefs centurion has been enjoying a stellar campaign since establishing a new half-back partnership with Italian international scrum-half Stephen Varney. The pair have helped to shepherd Chiefs to an EPCR Challenge Cup quarter-final this weekend.
Skinner said: “I’m really happy to sign a new deal with the club, as I truly love playing here. I’m enjoying the connection we have among the group and the style of rugby we’re playing....
A history and heritage expert will reveal new secrets about Stonehenge at a special lecture in Topsham.
Dr Susan Greaney, an Exeter University lecturer and archaeologist, will lift the lid on the latest discoveries about the monument and the surrounding landscape.
Her talk - entitled New sites, new discoveries, new ideas: the last 10 years of research in the Stonehenge landscape - is the first in Topsham Museum’s summer lecture series.
She says: “We’ll look at new findings relating to the origin of the stones, discoveries of settlements and monuments in the area...
