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Devon-based business launches 24 hour disco bike-a-thon fundraiser

The Positive Birth Company has announced an ambitious fundraising event for Tommy’s baby charity later this month which will see the team complete a 24 hour disco bike-a-thon relay at their HQ near Totnes.

Live streaming the entire event on their YouTube channel to more than 80,000 people, the company will be taking it in turns to complete shifts on a Peloton bike situated in their...

Tapas plates

Award winning field kitchen brings back the taste of tapas to East Devon

Double award-winning Ottery café Coldharbour Field Kitchen is reintroducing its popular tapas nights just after the Easter weekend.

The tasty tapas went down a storm last summer before evening dining was paused for the winter months. But from April 14 diners will once again be able to enjoy freshly made small plates on Fridays and Saturdays from 6.30 to 9.30pm.

Quality food is...

Plymouth man to run 250km across the Sahara Desert for Parkinson’s UK

A man from Plymouth is running the ‘toughest race on earth’ in April to raise funds for Parkinson’s UK.

Bill Martin, 55, is running the Marathon Des Sables, where he will run over 250km in seven days whilst carrying everything he needs, including food and sleeping gear, in his backpack.

Setting himself a £10,000 fundraising target, Bill decided to fundraise for Parkinson’s...

Primary School Pupils Visit Tungsten West Hemerdon Mine

Pupils from Sparkwell Primary School were given the unique opportunity to visit Tungsten West’s 100 per cent owned Hemerdon tungsten and tin mine in Plymouth (“Hemerdon”) as part of the Building Plymouth Open Sites week. A group of 30 Year 6 students from neighbouring Sparkwell Primary School were invited to visit Hemerdon, the second largest tungsten deposit in the world, and discover more...

Devon residents encouraged to nominate a charity to receive share of £1million

Residents in Devon can nominate a good cause to receive £1,000 as part of Benefact Group’s Movement for Good Awards.

Now in its fifth year, the Movement for Good Awards will once again see more than £1million gifted to charities up and down the UK and Ireland.

Since the awards began, people in Devon have submitted over 39,600 nominations and 53 Devon based charities have...

Wife running in memory of rugby dad-of-three who never came home  

A mum-of-three is running the 2023 TCS London Marathon in memory of her rugby player husband who died suddenly.

Jill Sims will be taking on the 26.2-mile challenge in memory of her husband, Dave, who died from a sudden heart attack in March last year just moments before he was due to meet up with his three sons.

Jill, aged 55 and from Bradninch, said: “Six months before he...

The garden is most popular renovation space for South West homeowners

Following a survey indicating that an increased number of people chose to carry out renovations in their homes in 2022, with outdoor areas being the most popular for spend in the South West, RGB Building Supplies is giving advice on budget-friendly improvements people can make in their gardens this spring.

The research, carried out by consumer spending experts at money.co.uk for its...

Lifeworks Learning Disability Confident Leader Award

Lifeworks delight at disability confident level 3 leader award

Amanda Gavin, Head of HR at Lifeworks said “Our renewal of the award is great acknowledgement of our ongoing work to promote equality, diversity, inclusion, and equity. We’re extremely proud to be recognised as a Disability Confident Leader for another three years. We will continue to work towards Lifeworks being a place where people feel proud to work , everyone has a sense of belonging and...

Mobile research units support HARMONIE study

Over 80 babies have been enrolled into the HARMONIE study thanks to the use of the south west first’s mobile research units.

The HARMONIE study looks at the effectiveness of a single antibody dose at protecting babies from serious illness caused by the RSV infection. RSV is a common infection that tends to occur seasonally. While most babies will have a mild case, for some it can...

Powerful and poetic new drama exploring race, health and the environment, coming to Theatre Royal Plymouth in May

Family Tree , a powerful and poetic new drama exploring race, health and the environment will tour to Theatre Royal Plymouth in May, as part of a UK tour.

Inspired by the story of one of the most influential women of modern times, Henrietta Lacks, the show premiered at the Belgrade Theatre in Coventry earlier this month.

The cast consists of Aminita Francis ( Red Riding Hood...

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