News and reports about events and community in and around Totnes in Devon
People have been telling each other stories since the beginning of history. Humans have used stories to teach, communicate and entertain. In recent years the craft of storytelling has been undergoing a resurgence, and now enjoys a vibrant cultural scene across the UK – and particularly in Devon! South Devon Storytellers are a local collective…
Devon-based Proud2Be is set to host their tenth Pride event in the historic market town of Totnes on Saturday 3rd September 2022. The grassroots user-led social enterprise is laying on a whole host of free activities, which will bring the LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, questioning, queer, intersex, asexual, pansexual, non-binary + more) community…
The second public meeting of the rapidly assembled campaign group Why This Field took place in the Civic Hall last Wednesday 6th July. The group have assembled to convince Kevicc School and the landowners, Dart Valley Learning Trust, to sell space to the Totnes Town Council Bid of £2.5 million for the benefit of the…
Following several years of closure due the pandemic and pressures on availabiliy of NHS Staff, Totnes Minor Injuies Unit will be re-opening on Monday the 11th July. In the intervening time, small accidents & problems by minor but still potentially life-threatening injuries needed to be treated in Torquay or Newton Abbot as the nearest locations…
Members of the Dartington community have stepped up to support one local resident who has initiated legal action to oppose development plans for the Broom Park field in Dartington. Papers have been served in early June to both South Hams District Council (SHDC) and Baker Estates as part of an application for a Judicial Review…
The W.T.F. Campaign, which has been set up to save the Elmhirst Building and Kevicc lower field from developers are hosting a second public meeting on Wednesday evening (6th July) in the Civic Hall from 6:30pm The Kevicc School are needing to raise funds to carry out repairs and build new classrooms and facilities. This…
Bob the Bus is fully operational post-pandemic, offering its scheduled services in and around Totnes, plus the ever-popular Travel Club and private hire. New chair of trustees Steve Grove says: “We have a full-time coordinator and a great team of nearly 40 volunteer drivers, but we need more help to maintain and grow the range…
21st June 2022 The Public Meeting arranged by the “Why This Field” campaign group was held in the Civic Hall on a stiflingly hot summer evening last Friday the 17th June. Attended by Alan Salt, headmaster of Kevicc, Jim Lodge, governor of Kevicc, Lisa Smallridge and Alice Widger of the WTF campaign and chaired by…
A public meeting to discuss the future of the Lower Field at the King Edward VI Community College (KEVICC) has been arranged for 17 June at Totnes Civic Hall at 6.30pm. The meeting has been called following KEVICC’s plans to sell 14 acres of school playing fields, green space, woods and publicly important buildings for…
28th May 2022 Last year, Devon Air Ambulance crews attended 333 patients who were suffering a cardiac arrest and this year they have so far attended 118 more patients whose heart had stopped beating. Cardiac arrest is the most common reason for the emergency medical team to be called to help. As…