Devon woman transforms entire house into a work of art
BBC Emily Powell hand-painted every inch of her home with vibrant pictures of things that are important to her family A terraced family home has been turned into a lived-in work of art with paintings spanning from floor to ceiling…
New specialist ataxia nurse helping South West patients
BBC The new nurse provided by Ataxia UK covers much of the south-west of England, from Cornwall to Gloucestershire A specialist nurse to support patients with the neurological condition ataxia has started work in the South West. It is a…
Deaf community takes centre stage at Exeter’s Northcott Theatre
BBC Mark Stocks from the Deaf Academy teaches British Sign Language (BSL) to staff at the Northcott Theatre A Devon theatre has joined forces with Exmouth’s the Deaf Academy to make the venue and its productions more accessible to people…
New Hilary Mantel prize to help emerging writers
Emma RuminskiSouth West arts reporter BBC Dame Hilary Mantel was former honorary president of the Devon’s Budleigh Salterton Literary Festival A new literary prize in memory of author Dame Hilary Mantel has been set up to champion new writers. The…