Richard Harding

Plymouth

Reporter at South Hams Newspapers

Articles

Dartmouth Visitor Centre needs you!

3 weeks ago | southhams-today.co.uk | Richard Harding

Mary Lewis (Richard Harding)Dartmouth Visitor Centre is looking for new volunteers. Full training will be given and there will be plenty of opportunities to shadow the other volunteers. The Centre is open from Monday to Saturday between 10am and 4pm and they are only open on a Sunday in the school holidays.
Dartmouth's arts hub gets new senior manager

3 weeks ago | kingsbridge-today.co.uk | Richard Harding

Michael Sells and Ian Downing (Richard Harding)The Flavel Centre in Dartmouth has a new Head of Programming and Operations. Michael Sells has managed a number of national arts charities, one of which was a music charity in Brighton called Audio Active which is funded by the Arts Council. He explains his philosophy: “I want art to be useful and meaningful in people’s lives and inspire creativity. “I came down to Devon in 2022 to take up a post at Dartington Hall.
Could you play cupid and help reunite couple that met in Dartmouth?

3 weeks ago | kingsbridge-today.co.uk | Richard Harding

A writer and YouTube producer with 25 million page views had got in touch with us to help track down a lady from Dartmouth. Also in the newsPhil Shankland is from the Derbyshire Dales and met a lady called Claire who is originally from Hull and moved to Dartmouth early in May. The two met outside the Yacht Club in the sunshine on Dart Music Festival Saturday and chatted a while but unfortunately did not exchange contact details.
Cllr Andrea Cates takes office as Dartmouth Mayor

3 weeks ago | southhams-today.co.uk | Richard Harding

Mayor Cllr Andrea Cates in the council chamber (Richard Harding)Cllr Andrea Cates has just been appointed as the new Mayor of Dartmouth. She described her background which was in education: "I was a secondary school teacher for a very long time, both as a head of department and as a pastoral head. "I had about 20 years as a pastoral head and my husband and I retired down here nine years ago. She continued: "We were living in Hampshire.
Stella and Malcolm Exley: RHS Chelsea Gold Journey

3 weeks ago | southhams-today.co.uk | Richard Harding

Malcolm and Stella Exley with their Cocker Spaniel Martha (Tom Ladds)Stella and Malcolm Exley are Directors of Hare Spring Cottage Plants, a hardy perennial nursery in Ford near Kingsbridge and live on site in a three hundred year old property with their working Cocker Spaniels Martha and Mary. They have had a highly succesful May having been selected to be RHS Master Growers at Malvern Spring and then exhibited in the pavilion of the RHS Chelsea Flower Show and won a gold medal there.
RAF's spectacular display at airshow

3 weeks ago | southhams-today.co.uk | Richard Harding

Riviera Air Show. Exeter Airport was used as a staging airfield for many of the aircraft taking part. Low pass by the Jet Provost (StevePope)Air enthusiasts from the South Hams flocked to Paignton for the English Riviera Airshow. The event has been running since 2016 and highlights this year included the powerful soaring Eurofighter Typhoon, the daring Aerosuperbatics Wingwalkers, the Navy Harvard and the magnificent historic Lancaster bomber and Spitfire.
Devon and Cornwall Police look for information on Ivybridge burglary

1 month ago | southhams-today.co.uk | Richard Harding

(Devon and Cornwall Police)Devon and Cornwall Police are looking for information following a burglary that took place in Ivybridge. It happened on May 27 at Woodfield Crescent between 9.30am and 2.30pm. Entry was gained through a patio door when homeowner was out. The property was ransacked and items including cash, jewellery and medals were taken. Also in the newsA small red car was seen nearby, possibly a Mini with black roof.
Tamer Nafar brings intimate show to Totnes

1 month ago | kingsbridge-today.co.uk | Richard Harding

Tamer Nafar (Tamer Nafar)Tamer Nafar is the first Palestinian rapper known as the Godfather of Palestinian Hip hop' and will be celebrating his 46th birthday the day after his appearance in Totnes at 8pm on Thursday June 5 at The Barrel House Ballroom. There will be far more that rap on the evening titled 'In the name of the father, the imam and John Lennon'Tamar ius also an actor, screenwriter and social activist who lives in Lod near Ben Gurion Airport and. has Israeli citizenship.
New DAB radio choices may be on the way for South Hams

1 month ago | kingsbridge-today.co.uk | Richard Harding

The South Hams is set to get more radio choice as the regulator Ofcom will be advertising a Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) multiplex for the area probably later this year. A DAB multiplex, also known as an ensemble, is a collection of radio services bundled together and broadcast using a single frequency. This allows broadcasters to efficiently transmit multiple stations using less spectrum, providing listeners with a wider variety of radio options on their DAB digital radios.
Support Dartmouth family's 100-mile charity walk

1 month ago | southhams-today.co.uk | Richard Harding

The children pause to enjoy the view (Lauren Todd-Dilger)Following his fundraising last year for Action for Children Ioan Todd-Dilger has now completed another challenge with his sister Isla, his mum Lauren and their little brother Theo who have completed 100 miles over May to raise money for Young Lives vs Cancer. You may have seen them wandering around Dartmouth getting the miles in wearing their charity T-shirts.