Andrew Bell, the Exeter Green Party parliamentary candidate, pledges to push next government to create a fairer, greener and healthier city
2:22 A Ghost Story | A thrilling ride with lasting heebie jeebies
2:22 A Ghost Story will have you on the edge of your seat, and even keep those heebie jeebies past the curtain. Catherine Moore was thrilled
“The South West is brimming with extraordinary people and stories to tell”
Steph Marshall, BBC Head of Content and production for the South West, highlights the strengths of the regional output
Dominie Hooper | debut Exeter Phoenix gig for rising alt-folk artist
Dominie Hooper is at the Exeter Phoenix for the first time, for the musician who grew up in Chagford that’s amazing and so is her music
Alternative perspectives and reducing fear | James Paddock
An art exhibition by James Paddock at the Exeter Phoenix aims to open eyes and ears to reduce fears around mental health
Torbay’s health service set to crumble under the Autumn Statement
Torbay’s health service is not being given the support need to stop it crumbling, say Torbay Lib Dems after the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement
Matthew Bourne’s Edward Scissorhands | stylish, emotive, breathtaking
Matthew Bourne’s Edward Scissorhands has fantstic storytelling, passionate performances and breathtaking dance. Sam Tucker explains
River Teign Sea Scouts help HITS Foodbank
River Teign Sea Scouts have produced 73 Christmas hampers, giving HITS local foodbank a head start in it’s busiest time of the year.
Dead In The Morning Light | Josh DC mixes bright and dark
Dead In The Morning Light by Josh DC has light indie catchability and poppiness which belie the darkness of the time it describes
Five Children and It: making Christmas magic with Quirk Theatre
Get a glimpse of Christmas magic in the making, James Banyard goes Behind the Scenes at Five Children and It with Quirk Theatre
Plymouth Art Vending Machine | unique, tangible, affordable artworks
The Plymouth Art Vending Machine has been offering unique plays and poems to the people of Plymouth. Alex Robins explains its success
A ray of hope in saving Teignmouth Hospital
Teignmouth Hospital has a ray of hope to save its closure, as the issue is refered to the Secretary of State for Health
Embodied Labour Reworked | Epically accessible industry from Adam Garratt
Embodied Labour Reworked by Adam Garratt presents industry in a new mysteriously moreish environment at Tuckers Maltings gallery
Black Water County | tight and punky with neat twists
Black Water County are promoting their new album with a much-welcomed tour. James Banyard sees them at intimacy of The Junction, Plymouth
Tant le Desiree Richard III | narrative additions to The Legendary Ten Seconds’ digital album
The Legendary Ten Seconds have added narratives to the digital offering of their Tant le Desiree Richard III album
Signs it’s Time to Sell Up and Move Home
Moving house isn’t something to do on a whim. But here are some signs that the time might be right for moving on
Hot pipes all year round push up communal charges in Dartmouth
Properties in Dartmouth saw massive rise in their charges, some of which was for heat they couldn’t control
South West Water slammed as execs rake in over £1m in pay & perks
With so much sewage in the sea, South West Water you’d think would be shamed. Instead execs get bonuses. Lib Dem Caroline Voaden is appalled
English Touring Opera – Cinderella | Serious, silly, fresh and accessible
James Banyard saw the English Touring Opera’s Cinderella and was delighted by a serious, silly, fun and brilliant first experience of opera
X1 to Netanya | wordplay, lyricism and uncomfortable questions from Jonny Steele
Jonny Steele, lyricist from The Scribes, has a new thought-poking and ear twizzling single X1 to Netanya, that takes on tough issues
Community volunteers clean up seafront after Ciaran
Volunteers rallied to clear up Teignmouth seafront after it was ravaged by storm Ciaran. Here’s what they did and why
Daniel Comer Lib Dem winning in Teignmouth Central by election
Daniel Comer bagged the Teignmouth Central by-election for the Lib Dems. He’s someone who will get things done, say colleagues
Philip Reeve | ambition, imagination and intricate worlds
Philip Reeve talked through his career in books at a special fundraising event at Torquay Museum, hosted by the English Riviera Film Festival
Jesus Christ Superstar | zizzed up super hit
Jesus Christ Superstar is a 70s musical super-hit. At Theatre Royal Plymouth, James Banyard found it zizzed up, friendly and familiar
Thrill and fun | An Audience with a Ghost Hunter
An Audience with a Ghost Hunter is an immersive theatrical experience. For Caitlyn Gregory it is a perfect balance of thrilling and enjoyable
Five Guys | new pistachio milkshake star of the show
Five Guys have a limited-edition pistachio milkshake. Catherine Moore went to the Exeter branch, and it went down a storm
Hostage | Idle Tongues single smothers you in heavy goodness
Hostage the new single from Idle Tongues is heavy and alluring – everything you want from a tune to bathe in its dark goodness
Ainadamar | a 21st century experience from the Welsh National Opera
Vital and contemporary, Ainadamar from the Welsh National Opera is a modern heavyweight. James Banyard experience it at Theatre Royal Plymouth
Drawing Lines | debut album from Katie Whitehouse is graced with rainbows
Drawing Lines is the new album from Katie Whitehouse, and the lyrical poetry is festooned with rainbows, says Andy Hill
Theatre Royal Plymouth to host eco-awareness events ahead of COP28
Theatre Royal Plymouth is “creatively championing active hope around the climate crisis in the South West” for COP28
Bubbles in the water | The fight to make the water at Shaldon a bit safer
There is an ogoing campaign to make the water at Shaldon safer, and people aware of the dangers. Bubbles pointed to more issues
With The Ghosts | Rosie Reynolds lures the darker half of your soul
With The Ghosts, the spooky, beguiling new song from Rosie Reynolds will speak to the darker half of your soul
Exeter Quakers invite all to join a vigil for peace in Gaza, Ukraine and Sudan
Exeter Quakers strictly silent vigil in Southernhay at the Exeter Peace Tree and invite all to join them as they think of all in conflict
King Arthur | brilliant, charming silliness and style
Le Navet Bete never fail to delight, and with King Arthur they raise the bar again. Catherine Moore is left wowed by the creative hilarity
Dartmoor women organise vigil in solidarity for Israel and Palestine
Two Dartmoor residents are hoping people will support them in an Israel and Palestine peace vigil in Ashburton
Love Idea | New single from Rosie Reynolds is a soothing pinch
Love Idea, the new single from Rosie Reynolds, soothes you and then shakes you with a delicate new talent from Exeter
Eternal Sunshine | new single from Taylor Latham will leave you glowing
Eternal Sunshine, the new single from Taylor Latham, is ideally balanced as a victory for nature and optimism, and it will leave you glowing
After the Flood | India Electric Co new single paints rainbows
After the Flood, the new single from India Electric Co will have you seeing rainbows everywhere after you hear it
