FOLK music charity Traditional Arts Support in the Community (TASC) has received £24,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) to carry out research into the traditional step dancing of Dartmoor.
The charity has been devising and delivering projects since 1994 but this is its first partnership outside Wales.
Director Philip Freeman, who also founded the Welsh Folk Music Development organisation TRAC-CYMRU, said, “We’re very excited about this project and see it as a huge privilege to make it happen.”
TASC will be working closely with Dartmoor Folk Festival, which...
Sight loss charity RNIB are inviting you to join us for this year’s Tea for RNIB on Thursday 23rd March by hosting your own Tea party or cake sale and help support thousands of people living with sight loss in Devon and Cornwall.
All you need to do is ask everyone you know either at work, school, college or even at home to bake something yummy, set a time and place for your tea party and ask everyone who attends to make a small donation to RNIB.
Emily was just one and a half when she was diagnosed with a sight loss condition. RNIB have been a huge part of her life since she...
Police were called at around 9.40pm on Thursday 23rd of February with reports of an altercation between Oxford Road and York Road, near Sidwell Street in Exeter.
It is believed that the victim, a local man in his 30’s was attacked by three black men who later fled the scene in a vehicle. The victim sustained a knife injury to the buttocks and remains in hospital in a stable condition.
It is believed that all four men knew each other and Police enquiries are underway.
Anyone who witnessed the altercation or who has any information that can help police with their...
Devon County Council has joined forces with local and regional authorities across six other European countries on a new four year research project, aimed at reducing the amount of food waste in the supply chain.
The project, called ECOWASTE4FOOD, is funded by the Interreg Europe programme and includes authorities from France, Spain, Italy, Greece, Finland and Poland.
The first two years of the project will involve research to discover and share best practice and innovations for reducing food waste in each of the partner countries.
A Mid Devon primary has improved so much that every aspect of school life is now rated good or better.
And a new report by independent education inspectors from the school standards agency, Ofsted, says Two Moors Primary in Tiverton is well placed to get even better.
Two years ago Ofsted told Two Moors that it required improvements.
Now, following a two-day inspection, Ofsted says that the school is good across the board.
Inspectors rated its overall effectiveness as good along with the effectiveness of the leadership and management, the quality of teaching...
Rural affairs specialists Bruton Knowles are supporting the Country Landowners Association’s latest Planning, Development and Housing seminar next month.
With rural development issues constantly in the news, the discussion is timed to address land values, planning obstacles and development opportunities.
Philip Cowen, the firm's Head of Rural Estate Management, said the event was particularly relevant for landowners in the South West.
“The recent Government White Paper on Housing requirements has stopped short of calling for wholesale changes to the Green Belt, with...
James Short try-scoring hot streak shows no sign of abaiting as he added two more to his tally as Exeter Chiefs powered to victory over Newcastle Falcons at Sandy Park.
The winger scored a try in each half as Rob Baxter’s side moved up to second in the Aviva Premiership standings thanks to another maximum haul of points.
A penalty try, together with further scores for Harry Williams and Sam Skinner, were the other key highlights for Devpn’s finest, whose other points came courtesy of fly-half Joe Simmonds on his first top flight start.
Rob Baxter may be wary of the threat Newcastle Falcons pose to his Exeter side, but insists its challenges such as tomorrow that his Chiefs outfit need to overcome to achieve their seasonal objectives. With just six rounds of the scheduled Aviva Premiership season remaining, the jostling for key positions at both ends of the table is start to intensify and Baxter knows this is the time where teams need to start delivering. Having not lost in the top flight since Bath won at Sandy Park in late October, Devon’s finest have positioned themselves nicely into the play-off places and have their...
Police have released images of a number of antiques stolen during a burglary at a property in Colyton.
The incident took place at an unoccupied property in Gullyshoot, Colyton, East Devon, between 1st and 3rd February.
The following distinctive antique pieces stolen.
Silver Items:
A William IV Castle Top Snuff box (2 7/8" long); the hinged cover chased with a view of Windsor Castle and having a cast foliage decorated thumb piece; the base with engine turned decoration and having a rectangular cartouche with an engraved monogram; gilt lined interior....
The launch event for the Big Devon March went off with a blast as 28 staff from across Devon came together to pledge their support to get their workplaces walking more during March.
The Big Devon March is a Devon-wide walking campaign being run by Active Devon on behalf of Devon County Council. It is specifically designed to help employers to take their first steps to getting everyone in their office more active in simple, achievable and free ways.
“There are so many simple ways to walk more every day” said Scott Kendall from Active Devon, who ran one of the workshops at...
