Sidmouth’s Manor Pavilion Theatre has topped the bill with its own audiences after being awarded a Certificate of Excellence Award from TripAdvisor.
Staff at the venue, owned and managed by East Devon District Council, are thrilled with the surprise accolade and believe they are one of the few theatres in the South West to have received such an award.
The 277 seat theatre continues to go from strength to strength and has attracted more than 32,000 visitors in the last year with over 265 performances. Investment and improvements made to the venue by the council over the...
It’s less than seven days to go to the biggest mass participation event the National Trust in the South West has ever organised. The Big Beach Picnic, taking place from 12 noon this Saturday (4 July), is happening at fifteen different locations across the South West. From Polzeath and Towan beach in Cornwall to Woolacombe and Branscombe beach in Devon to Studland and Weymouth beach in Dorset to Bossington and Brean Down beach in Somerset. A highlight of the 2015 South West Coastal Festival programme, the Big Beach Picnics are a free ‘mass participation’ way of celebrating 50 years of...
Police are appealing for witnesses to a collision in which a motorcyclist died near Okehampton on Tuesday 30 June.
The collision, involving a John Deere tractor with slurry tanker and a blue Suzuki GSXR motorcycle, happened on the A3079 outside Yelland Cottage, Fowley Cross, at 3.10pm.
Officers and an air ambulance attended. The first police officer arriving at the scene carried out emergency treatment on the 45-year-old male motorcyclist, from St Austell, with assistance from members of the public.
Despite their efforts the motorcyclist died at the scene. The man’s...
Saltrock ambassador and mountain bike trial athlete Andrei Burton is to take part in a live Blue Peter show this Thursday 2nd July, showcasing just how much science there is in the skill of trial riding.
Burton - who earlier this year teamed up with active lifestyle clothing brand Saltrock to roll out a series of educational and other initiatives over the course of the year – will lead a team on the live Blue Peter show where, alongside Science Presenter Greg Foot who has presented a number of science items for Blue Peter before, he’ll demonstrate the skills of trial riding and...
The internationally acclaimed organ virtuoso Thomas Heywood enjoys an outstanding reputation as one of the world's finest concert organists. As the only professional concert organist in Australian history, Heywood is celebrated as "an acknowledged master" for his unique ability to make the greatest music of all time come alive on the King of Instruments, with an ever-growing repertoire of over 5,000 works. Heywood has also become one of the world's most prolific organ recording artists, with over twenty popular sellout recordings receiving extraordinary critical acclaim...
Join us as we celebrate the Eucharist. The Boy Choristers, Girl Choristers, Lay Vicars and Choral Scholars of the Cathedral Choir will be joined by the Cathedral Chamber Orchestra (conducted by Andrew Millington) to give a liturgical performance of Schubert’s Mass in G.
Nearly a third of people in the UK say they don’t like to burden others with their problems, according to research for the charity Samaritans.
The figures, published today to launch Samaritans’ awareness raising #TalkToUs campaign, also reveal that more than 1 in 5 (21.4%) people sometimes feel overwhelmed by their troubles, but 1 in 9 (11.4%) feel they don’t have anyone to share them with.
Other barriers to opening up about what’s bothering us include:
• Feeling embarrassed (1 in 7 or 14.4%) • Feeling weak (1 in 10 or 10.2%) • Feeling judged (1 in 12 or 8.3%) •...
With sunny weather predicted for this week many people will be encouraged to be outside, whether this is a causal stroll in the countryside or hiking across Dartmoor.
Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service remind walkers and campers to be mindful of the impact and damage that a gorse fire has on the environment. They also tie up valuable fire resources for some time.
The Fire Service are advising people to be vigilant in rural areas and follow this simple advice:
extinguish cigarettes and other smoking materials properly
Rugby 7s: Rugby 7s is a version of rugby union played with 7 players on each team, with games lasting 14 minutes.
The European Grand Prix 7s at Sandy Park is the final leg of the European 7s Series, with rounds already being played in Moscow and Lyon.
Teams who failed to qualify for the Rio de Janeiro through the World Series have the chance of qualification through the European Series.
England and Wales will be representing British rugby 7s and will be competing against France, Russia, Spain, Belgium, Georgia, Portugal, Germany, Italy, Romania and Lithuania....
