Latest articles from Sharon Goble

Maggie Irving: class clown

Maggie Irving from Exmouth isn’t your stereotypical circus clown with a red nose and comedy footwear and she’s certainly nobody’s fool. With a PhD in the subject, she’s positively serious about teaching the art of clowning to the uninitiated, as Sharon Goble discovered.

Seaweed made simple with Ebb Tides

Coastal people have eaten seaweed since ancient times. Now the maritime ‘superfood’ is being hand-harvested on the shores of East Devon and scooping food awards. As Sharon Goble found out, it’s surprisingly simple to cook with

Tour of Britain; Devon district

Sharon Goble caught up with the organiser of the Devon leg of the Tour of Britain, which this year finishes high on a Dartmoor tor

250 million years in the making: East Devon’s Jurassic Coast

The extraordinary coastline of East Devon brings to life the ‘deep past’ like no other place on earth. An exciting new visitor centre - Seaton Jurassic - will open this spring. Harry Barton of Devon Wildlife Trust tells Sharon Goble about its history.

Meet Lady Arran the new president of Devon County Show

Her mother did it, so did her grandfather and great-grandfather, now the Countess of Arran is taking up the Presidency of the Devon County Show. And, as she tells Sharon Goble, she’s also handing over the running of her family estate in North Devon to her daughter. It’s all change at Castle Hill…