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  • Our ability to be composed is crucial in our ability to effectively communicate our message to a wider audience. Image: Matej Kastelic / Shutterstock.

    Public speaking: Finding your composure

    Media expert gives top presentational tips for anyone in business One of the biggest fears anyone can face is speaking in public. It’s consistently ranked...10 min

  • Mike Turner (with Albus) outside News Café at Plymouth's Royal William Yard.

    Good food: good mood

    Breaktime News chats with consultant Mike Turner about News Café. A very cute, albeit mischievous, dog is currently looking up at me from the front...5 min

  • Fundraiser Steven Webb has been appointed as an Ambassador for Cornwall Air Ambulance. Image provided by CAA.

    ‘The charity means everything to me’

    Airlifted patient becomes charity Ambassador Former patient and passionate fundraiser, Steven Webb, has been appointed as an Ambassador for Cornwall Air Ambulance. Steven, who is...2 min

  • Report focuses on an analysis of investment trends, opportunities and challenges. Image: Fahroni / Shutterstock.

    SW Business: challenging start to 2025

    Report finds region reflects national trend The rise of angel investors and the strength of the region’s deep tech companies are key focal points for...2 min

  • Seabirds nesting on the cliff faces of Northumberland's Farne Islands earlier this summer. Photography: Rachel Bigsby / National Trust Images.

    ‘Safe haven’ count underway

    Experts monitoring bird numbers on Farne Islands This year’s puffin count is underway on the Farne Islands, an internationally important sanctuary for the 200,000 seabirds...8 min

  • Buddleia can provide nectar throughout the butterfly season. Image: Keith Warmington (provided by The Butterfly Trust).

    Create a habitat in your garden

    Top tips from experts to help butterflies – and nature With lighter evenings and trees in full blossom, it’s clear that summer is well on...4 min

  • Exminster based Westbank Community Health and Care marks 80th anniversary of VE Day. Image: IF Media.

    VE Day: 80th anniversary

    Devon charity joins national and international commemorations A themed celebration was held at the Exminster based Westbank Community Health and Care to mark the 80th...2 min

  • Good for the soul: a morning woodland walk. Image: Simon Bratt / Shutterstock.

    Woodland wellbeing

    Tree scenery is best: come rain or shine A new study finds that the sights, sounds and smells of life in a British woodland boost...3 min

  • Gillian Phillips at the National Gallery on Friday (9 May 2025). Image: © The National Gallery, London.

    Waking up to a world of art

    National Gallery hosts first ever sleepover for lucky winner A Sheffield based artist and writer is the first person to spend a night tucked up...3 min

  • The National Gallery’s new main entrance reopens this weekend. Image: © The National Gallery London. Photography: Edmund Sumner.

    The National Gallery’s Sainsbury Wing reopens

    National Gallery’s Sainsbury Wing reopens following two years of work The National Gallery’s new main entrance reopens this weekend following the completion of two years...2 min

  • Last year's 'planning workshop' which helped local councillors to make informed decisions. Image: Sharon Goble, IF Media.

    ‘Sharing wisdom’ for planning

    Guiding counsellors through complexities of decision making With building and development national buzzwords, a Devon charity is hosting a planning workshop designed to help local...2 min

  • Students from South Devon College taking part in a scheme which aims to deliver a free ‘hands-on tour guide training programme.’ Image provided by DM Exeter.

    Education in action

    Students gain onsite training at Kents Cavern Tour guides of the future are gaining all the know-how on how to deliver pitch perfect spiels to...2 min

  • The festival is being hosted by The Exeter Northcott at their city-centre Barnfield Theatre. Image: © Ralph Whitehead (provided by The Northcott Theatre).

    Celebrating women in The Arts

    Reclaim festival in Exeter to host workshops and performances A week-long celebration of women in the arts will feature a wide range of workshops and...2 min

  • The RAC recently released data which shows a substantial increase in patrols attending vehicles damaged by potholes. Image: David Michael Bellis / Shutterstock.

    ‘Pothole plague is as prevalent as ever’

    RAC data: 9000+ pothole related breakdowns in first three months of 2025 A motoring organisation says its’ patrols attended more than 9000 pothole related breakdowns...2 min

  • Previous sponsorship by Timewade saw the club’s newly established women’s team kitted out in branded team shirts.

    Boosting sport at a grassroots’ level

    Live streaming: ‘A great tool for coaching players at all levels’ Recent sponsorship by Timewade, an Exeter based IT company, is allowing Wimple Cricket Club...2 min

  • A boat descending at Foxton Locks. Image provided by the Canal & Rivers' Trust.

    Celebrating Leicestershire’s waterways

    Foxton Locks canal festival: 7 and 8 June Leicestershire’s pivotal role in the renaissance of the nation’s canal network is the central theme for this...2 min

  • The Joan Lucas Fund was founded in 2018 to enable local children, often from areas of multiple deprivation, to experience the magic of theatre for the very first time. Image provided by TRP.

    A theatrical present to 1000+ children

    Plymouth nonagenarian helps fund bursary places for workshops Around 1,150 Devon children are benefitting from the generosity of one of the Theatre Royal Plymouth’s most...3 min

  • The Agatha Christie statue in Soho, London. Image: Electric Egg / Shutterstock.

    What’s On Sussex: Agatha Christie exhibition

    Exploring the life and legacy of the world’s Number One crime writer The events surrounding the ‘disappearance’ of Agatha Christie could be the opening to...2 min

  • The new tribute to Agatha Christie on Torquay's harbourside with the inner harbour and Pavilion building in the background. Image: Torbay Council.

    Statue to Number One crime writer unveiled

    Agatha Christie statue in Torquay  Fans will always see her as being the Number One undisputed crime writer. Her book sales are still colossal –...2 min

  • The RNLI is asking people to be aware of the tides - and the dangers of being cut off. Image: Eric Laudonien / Shutterstock.com

    Easter beach goers urged to be tide aware

    RNLI’s Easter message for beach goers With the Easter holidays nearly upon us, the RNLI is asking people to be aware of the tides –...4 min

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