Visit South Devon is bringing back its successful Days Out on Your Doorstep campaign for a second year, inviting local residents to rediscover the attractions, restaurants, and hidden gems right on their doorstep. Running from mid-September 2025 through to the end of February 2026 , the campaign aims to boost off-peak tourism, strengthen community spirit, and give the local economy a welcome lift.
What’s in Store
Exclusive Local Offers: More than 40 attractions, eateries, and venues are offering special discounts exclusively for Devon residents. From 30% discount
Plymouth Community Homes (PCH) will be delivering its first homes in Exeter after securing 48 homes at Vistry’s Matford Brook development near Alphington.
PCH is the largest social housing landlord in Plymouth, managing 16,000 homes in the city, as well as across the surrounding drive to work area including Salcombe, Bodmin and Liskeard.
The 48 new homes, consisting of two-, three- and four- bedrooms are being purchased across a number of developments within Vistry’s wider Matford Brook site, to the South West of Exeter, which they are currently building and extending to...
Global superstar Lewis Capaldi will headline a massive outdoor show in the Devon countryside in 2026 – marking the star’s biggest ever solo show in the South West.
After unprecedented demand that saw the biggest ever rush for tickets across both pre-sale and general sale, Lewis Capaldi is currently blazing through a triumphant 200,000-ticket sold out 17-date UK arena tour - and he shows no sign of slowing down as he today announces his biggest ever UK & Irish headline shows for next summer including a date at TK Maxx presents Live at Powderham on Sunday June 28.
South West financial experts Old Mill have announced the appointment of Kathryn Mansell as Head of Corporate Finance.
Kathryn’s promotion reflects Old Mill’s ongoing investment in leadership and highlights the firm’s commitment to strengthening its corporate finance expertise, helping clients navigate succession planning, acquisitions, management buyouts, and fundraising with confidence.
Kathryn, who is 32, joined Old Mill a decade ago, starting her career in the Exeter Commercial team with a focus on audit. Early in her journey, she had the opportunity to work alongside...
Eighty-nine per cent of female rugby players who took part in a new study experience pain or discomfort from the boots they’re wearing.
With the Women’s Rugby World Cup currently taking place in England – including games at Sandy Park in Exeter - new research from the University of Exeter, in partnership with IDA Sports and backed by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), found many female athletes still face inequality in footwear, which can lead to injuries.
The findings have been used to develop the first ever soft ground boot specifically for female players. The boot is...
Join British Naturism's Keith Bowman for their first event at The Royal Albert Memorial Museum and Art Gallery on Saturday 13 September - a naked visit to this wonderful place and immerse yourself in the history of Devon and surrounding areas over millions of years of evolution.
This amazing museum is a little gem hidden away in the narrow streets of Exeter. Learn about traditions and practices of other ancient and modern cultures around the world over the ages as you stroll through the world cultures gallery with like-minded other guests.
A new exhibition opening this autumn at Killerton in Devon uncovers the extraordinary connection between two influential 19th-century figures: Bishop Samuel Ajayi Crowther, the first Black Anglican Bishop, and Sir Thomas Dyke Acland, 10th Baronet of Killerton.
“A Global Mission of Faith and Freedom” runs from 12 September to 2 November 2025 and is housed in Killerton’s Grade I listed Chapel. It explores how Crowther, a former enslaved child who became a pioneering Bishop and linguist, and Acland, a Devon landowner and politician, were united by shared values of education, faith,...
A unique skills academy at Matford Brook in Exeter has already helped to prepare 25 local young people for a career in construction.
The onsite training programme has been delivered by local organisation New Roots, who provide alternative learning opportunities to young people who thrive outside traditional classroom settings, with funding from Vistry Group, the UK’s leading provider of mixed-tenure homes.
The academy is designed to encourage more people to enter construction while combating the skills shortage affecting the sector. It provides practical training,...
Trowers & Hamlins has expanded its Exeter team with the rehiring of Brian Hitchcock as Partner in the Projects and Construction team.
Brian brings 18 years of experience as a transactional infrastructure and project delivery lawyer, advising across a full spectrum of infrastructure, energy and real estate development projects in the UK. Brian has particular expertise in advising on contracting strategy and dispute avoidance.
He is ranked and recognised by the Chambers & Partners UK legal guide as "a go-to practitioner for large-scale construction project advice...
