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The legacy of Peter Jones, a branding consultant and former Plymouth Argyle director who has died at the age of 67, survives him in lasting ways in the South West. Even when he was at the pinnacle of his career at London advertising agencies, Peter doggedly returned to Home Park for matches whether Argyle was playing well or badly. And later on he split his time between London and Devon in order to be better able to help contribute to the sense of civic pride. First his company came up with the strapline Britain’s Ocean City for Plymouth in 2013. It was part of a fresh new strategic plan adopted by the council emphasising the positives about the city –Continue Reading

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Two long time friends are set to climb Mount Kilimanjaro this month to raise important funds for Exmouth RNLI. Adventurers Darren Strode and Andy Beake, both from Exmouth, will be donning their climbing boots and flying off to Tanzania on 14 January to ascend Mount Kilimanjaro in order to raise much needed funds for the local RNLI, the charity that saves lives at sea. Their expedition, scheduled to start on 17 January, is expected to take the pair seven hard and difficult days of climbing to conquer the 5895 metre (19,341 feet) summit of the highest free standing mountain in the world.   Darren, a Sales Manager, said “Andy and I live in Exmouth and both ourselves, family and friendsContinue Reading

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I would like to wish everyone in our community a very a Happy New Year and extend a thank you across the county for all who those have kindly supported St Margaret’s Hospice throughout 2021. It’s been a challenging year for the hospice with the impact of Covid-19 continuing to be felt across the country, but we have been overwhelmed by the generosity and support we’ve received. Our hospice teams have worked tirelessly on the frontline to support patients and their families through difficult times this year, so it has been business as usual at St Margaret’s whilst coping with the pandemic on top! Our clinical teams both on our In-patient Unit and in the community have continued to workContinue Reading

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The McCarthy Stone Foundation has provided a welcome boost ahead of the Christmas period for local Cullompton organisation, the Community Life Hub Group, to help support those in the area who are feeling isolated or lonely. In a bid to make Christmas a little brighter this year, the McCarthy Stone Foundation has given the Community Life Hub Group a £250 donation, which will help aid the charity’s cause of enhancing the health and wellbeing of people living in the Cullompton area. The organisation focuses on activities that build confidence, reduce isolation, and develop new skills, as well as also aiming to make people feel more involved in the local community. Ann McClements, Treasurer at the Community Life Hub Group, said:Continue Reading

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Photo of Abby Davies, 10 (left) and Chloe Jones, 9 (right) with vouchers to accompany. Residents of an East Devon parish received an early Christmas gift when shopping vouchers worth £20 were given to every household by the village’s community-run shop. After a bumper two years’ trade, Otterton Community shop was in a position to give back to the village and this week its volunteers took to the streets to deliver vouchers to each of the parish’s 330 households. The vouchers may be redeemed in the shop or donated to the village charity, Otterton Relief in Need, that gives financial support to those less fortunate. Community shop chairman Jeremy Wakeling said the support local people had given to the enterpriseContinue Reading

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Totnes has a new national champion to be proud of.  Guy Davies became the British Open over 75 squash champion at Colets, Thames Ditton.  The championship took place over four days culminating in the final on Sunday.   This is the third most prestigious squash masters competition in the world behind only the world and European masters.   Entries from all over the world attended the competition and the standard was correspondingly very high.  Guy who plays and coaches at Dartington still plays regularly for the second team.  In his first game he beat No.4 seed John Culverhouse to 9 points, winning 3-0 with consummate ease.  Ken Reid, the Scottish No.2 was Guys opponent in the next round.  Guys 3-0 win wasContinue Reading

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It has been a challenging year for the Veterans Breakfast Club – Covid restrictions preventing any meet-ups, then a gradual relaxation of the rules followed by further curtailment. However, in September of this year we were finally able to start meeting again in a fairly normal manner. Despite all the restrictions of 2020 and 2021, the word had been getting around about the Veterans Breakfast Club and there had been a number of enquiries from Veterans from all the Services thinking about attending. It was great to receive so many enquiries and see those turn in to regular attendees at our monthly breakfast meetings. A chance comment at our November meeting led to the rapid planning of a Christmas Lunch.Continue Reading

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THE CHARLATANS are currently on their (Covid) delayed 30th Anniversary tour and recently released a 6 vinyl LP Box Set to celebrate the anniversary. ‘A Head Full Of Ideas’ is a five album, and exclusive 7”, career-spanning box set that sums up their remarkable progress from 1990 Manchester scene hopefuls to one of the UK’s most enduring and best-loved bands. The limited box set was released in October 2021 and is followed now by an extensive UK & Ireland tour with an extra date added due to demand at Exeter’s Great Hall on Tuesday 14 December 2021. The band have notched up 13 Top 40 studio albums – three of them number ones – alongside 22 hit singles, four of them top 10. The rollercoasterContinue Reading

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The first ever Pantaenius sponsored West Country Classics Series, for classic and heritage sailing boats took place in 2021. Results for two or more of three Classic sailing events which included Dartmouth, Falmouth and Fowey Classics were combined to identify four winners. The prizegiving was hosted by Saltash Sailing Club during Storm Alwen. Skippers and crews from the ten boats that completed two or more of the events, gathered with partners and supporter to witness the presentations. All boats received a flag as a memento of participating in the first West Country Classic Series. Eight of the ten boats were either gaff or lug rigged. The oldest being the Looe Lugger Our Boys which was launched in 1904. Sue Treneer,Continue Reading

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Ex marine Donald (Dougie) Murray Ligertwood (85) who is the last man standing of his regiment.  Dougie attended the Remembrance Sunday Parade and marked the day enjoying 1940’s music by The Hummingbirds at Jolly Jacks, Mayflower Marina Plymouth. Continue Reading