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Teenager’s Thames paddleboarding challenge for ShelterBox

A teenager from Devon is embarking on a mega fundraising challenge during her schoolsummer holidays to raise money for a Westcountry-based disaster relief charity.

Emily Read, 15 will be paddleboarding 220km along the River Thames next month to raise money for ShelterBox, which specialises in emergency shelter.

The international charity is based in Cornwall and provides...

Opticians join forces with Exmouth Food Bank

AS THE cost-of-living crisis increases, conscientious colleagues at Specsavers Exmouth are collecting food for local people in need.

Staff from the store are donating items to the collection and are asking members of the public to support the community campaign.

All donations will go to the Exmouth Food Bank, which was set up 10 years ago by a group of local churches. Its...

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Zoo teams up with Guide Dogs to help visitors

Guide Dogs and Dartmoor Zoological Society are delighted to announce a new pilot project, aimed at improving the customer experience for visitors who have a vision impairment.

This July, 22 members of staff and volunteers from the Zoo have received expert training and advice from Guide Dogs’ My Sighted Guide service.

Guide Dogs is currently piloting this new partner model, in...

A teacher preparing for online classes

Online Education - A South Asia Perspective

Cambridge International is hugely popular in South Asian countries, namely India , Pakistan , and Bangladesh . As the November wing of the A Level and IGCSE examinations draw near, students in South Asia are starting to transition into the revision stage. While attending online classes, it's important to focus on utilising all the benefits this mode of learning provides to achieve the best...

Redrow Supports the Okehampton and District Guide Dogs Fundraising Group

Redrow has provided a generous donation to The Okehampton and District Guide Dogs Fundraising Group, who work in partnership with Guide Dogs South West.

Established in 1934, Guide Dogs is a longstanding association which provides mobility for the blind and partially sighted. Their primary research areas are in canine science and behavioural science, the charity taking equal care in...

Agatha Christie Festival is back on centenary of travel adventure that shaped best known stories

Popular authors including Lucy Worsley and Kate Mosse will be part of the International Agatha Christie Festival, 10 - 17 September 2022, celebrating the centenary of the world travels that inspired some of Agatha Christie’s greatest stories.

The Festival offers a week of suspense, surprise and sun on the beautiful English Riviera in and around Torquay with over 40 events including...

Got an urgent health need? NHS 111 can help

Residents and visitors to Devon are being reminded that if they have an urgent health issue this summer they can access medical advice online or by phone 24 hours a day at NHS111 .

Anyone contacting 111 who needs emergency medical care from a hospital Emergency Department (also known as A&E) will be given direct access to the department. Staff at NHS111 can also refer patients...

Bikers take on challenge to find brain tumour cure

A biker from Devon is preparing to ride more than 1,000 miles in three days in memory of his best friend’s wife who died of a brain tumour.

Stuart Morrissey from Plymouth will take to the roads on his 125cc motorcycle, stopping off at 14 of the country’s vehicle museums along the way. The challenge, which will see him cover 1,100 miles in just three days, is inspired by Christine...

Schools out for summer in Devon – Six FREE nature activities for children

As schools break for summer the RSPB invites families to enjoy their FREE summer Wild Challenge activities to help children connect to Devon's nature and have fun.

Rosalind Allen, RSPB Education and Families Development Officer, said: “As schools in Devon break up for the summer, many parents are worrying about the increased cost of living and how they will be able to afford to have...

Devon Mum walking the 117-mile Two Moors Way inspired by her son’s brain tumour diagnosis 

Hannah Adams from Tiverton is taking on the gruelling Two Moors Way walking 117 miles over 5 days. Starting in Wembury on the South coast of Dartmoor she will cross mid Devon and finish in Lynmouth on the North coast of Exmoor five days later.

Hannah is doing this to raise much needed funds for research into brain tumours. Her son, Barney, was diagnosed with an ependymoma brain...

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