Kirsty Woodgate

Honiton Illuminated Carnival returns on October 24 at 7.30pm, with glowing floats, bands and performers on the High Street, raising money for local groups.

Devon butcher Edenmoor launches a wholesale service supplying South West restaurants, pubs and hotels with bespoke, dry-aged British meat from Cullompton..

Discover East Devon half-term fun, from Halloween trails at Exmouth and Wildwood Devon to Seaton Tramway, Crealy, Killerton, Pecorama and Donkey Sanctuary..

Former Cotswold Farm Park chief executive Kate Lord joins Savills as a director, advising rural tourism, leisure and visitor attraction businesses across the UK.

Exmouth’s Gate to Plate returns on October 25, bringing 70+ local food producers, street food, makers and entertainment to The Strand. Free entry..

South West farm fires cost £18.2m in 2025, NFU Mutual figures show, as extreme heat and dry weather increase risks to crops, machinery and rural communities..

Discover East Devon walking events this October, from Branscombe’s free heritage tour and Seaton Wetlands’ wildlife hunt to a Social Stroll on Pebblebed Heaths.

South West machinery dealership Vincents celebrates 60 years at a Cornwall gala, raising £20,250 for the MND Association in memory of John Vincent..

Farmers and landowners from across the South West are being offered a share of £500,000 in funding to plant trees, improve existing woodland and make their land work harder for their businesses.

High Court backs Hereford Cattle Society: Traditional Herefords remain a sub-population after Defra judicial review challenge is refused in a landmark UK ruling..