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...
Exeter Chiefs have signed Bath Rugby full-back / fly-half Sam Harris on a two-year deal from the 2026/27 season.
The 22-year-old has made 14 senior appearances for Bath having graduated from the University of Bath with a sport and exercise science degree.
Harris said: “I’m really excited to be joining Exeter Chiefs. It’s a club with a strong identity, an amazing fan base and a record of competing at the highest level.
“After speaking with the coaches, I felt this was the right environment for a fresh start. I enjoy the style of rugby Exeter plays, and I’m...
Mrs Julie Rickets, a retired resident from Sourton near Okehampton, is looking forward to a run of good fortune having been through the trauma of having her house flooded by a burst pipe, and receiving the shock news that her rural bungalow needed a new roof.
On top of having had trouble with her car, Julie needed a boost, which is exactly what she got last week when she discovered that she had become the latest winner of 500 litres of heating oil from Okehampton-based Moorland Fuels.
Unbeknown to her, as a Moorland Fuels Direct Debit customer, Julie had been automatically...
The school community at St James School in Exeter is very proud of student Olivia who has generously donated 15 inches of her hair to The Little Princess Trust, supporting children and young people facing hair loss due to illness.
To complement her donation, Olivia also held a cake sale, raising £117 from the school community. Combined with other fundraising efforts, she has raised a fantastic £232 for the charity.
The Little Princess Trust is one of the largest funders of childhood cancer research in the UK. The charity relies solely on the generosity of its wonderful...
A new partnership between Parkinson’s UK and the British Gymnastics Foundation is looking to train more instructors to deliver their innovative Love to Move programme.
What is Love to Move?
Love to Move is the UK’s largest seated exercise programme designed specifically for participants living with Parkinson’s, dementia or lower mobility levels and offers an opportunity to enjoy movement in a safe, relaxed and social way.
The British Gymnastics Foundation are aiming for 46,000 people to be supported by the programme and participating regularly by 2031.
