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The team helping with the delivery of soil improver at Westbank's Community Allotment in Exminster

Coastal Recycling donation helps Westbank ‘grow’ its Community Allotment

The Devonwide health and wellbeing charity Westbank Community Health and Care (Westbank) is continuing to improve its Community Allotment with a generous donation of soil improver from a local waste management and recycling company.

The green waste division of Exeter-based Coastal...

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Soap domestic abuse storylines 'all too real' says family lawyer

With the return of soaps, two storylines in particular have highlighted the plight of those subjected to domestic abuse, says Exeter lawyer Amy Langford.

Last week the Eastenders domestic abuse plot came to a dramatic and tragic end as Chantelle tried to leave abuser Gray, resulting in her death after he walked away from her injury rather than call an ambulance. The plotline may seem...

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9 Reasons Why You Should Organise a Family Game Night

Think back to last Saturday evening.

Try to remember specifically what you were doing, what your partner was doing and what your kids were doing.

Did it involve:

The TV

A mobile device

A tablet

A game console

All of the above

If yes, you are far from alone. The average family spends the majority of their spare...

Blue Islands launch extended summer schedule

Channel Islands based airline Blue Islands has now extended its on-sale schedule for next summer to cover the whole of the summer school holiday period for 2021.

Passengers can also plan and book with confidence, especially if when choosing the airline’s reasonably priced Blue Plus fare which includes flexibility, seat choice and a two-suitcase allowance as standard.

Blue...

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Life admin to take care of during the pandemic

The pandemic has completely changed life for everyone this year and made many people hit pause on their regular life which has inevitably led to people to reflect. Even with experience slowly returning to normal, people are still spending a lot more time at home and not doing the things that they usually do which means that now is the perfect time for life admin that will put you in good...

Top preparation tips for Cisco 200-301 CCNA certification exam: Use only updated practice tests

The Cisco CCNA certification is an associate-level credential that measures one’s specific skills in networking technologies. This certificate is one of the most popular and respected in the IT field. Getting this badgeenhances your career potential and acts as a springboard to more rewarding job positions in the industry.To help the candidates achieve success in the associated exam, we’ve...

Bill and Ted’s Epic Adventure Continues at Vue Plymouth

One of the most legendary on-screen duos are reuniting after nearly 30 years for the third Bill and Ted film – Bill and Ted Face the Music, now showing at Vue Plymouth.

It’s finally happening – Alex Winter and Keanu Reeves are returning to their iconic roles of William "Bill" S. Preston Esq. and Theodore "Ted" Logan, as their time-travelling exploits continue. Two would-be rockers...

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Help for Heroes announces restructure to protect future of the charity

Help for Heroes has today announced a major restructure in order to protect its life-changing recovery services from the devastating financial impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Over recent months the military charity, which relies on public donations for 97% of income, has suffered hugely from a loss of income with all planned face-to-face fundraising events and activities since April...

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Devon

A good time to gas about carbon monoxide safety

Sovereign Housing Association is supporting Gas Safety Week this week by reminding residents of having an annual gas supply check by a Gas Safe Registered engineer.

Nationally, one in six homes has an unsafe gas appliance.

A danger of not having your gas appliances checked regularly is that they can leak carbon monoxide (CO). Sometimes known as the ‘silent killer’, you can’t...

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SW has an above average number of smokers per capita in the UK, according to latest ONS figures

The South West has an above average number of smokers per capita in the UK, at 14.2% − above the average in England.

The best performing area in the South West is Stroud, with 9.6% of the population smoking. The three regions of Dorset Gloucestershire with 10.1% of the population smoking is the next lowest. East Devon is the third best performer, with 10.3% of people being smokers...

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These are the most Googled ‘embarrassing’ health questions in Plymouth

We’re all guilty of symptom-searching on Google, especially when the concern is too “embarrassing” to speak to a GP. Covid-19 has also meant we’re now more likely than ever to skip the doctors, with GP appointments down 30 percent.

The problem is Dr. Google doesn’t always get it right. In fact, research shows Google is wrong a third of the time . Relying on a search engine for your...

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Plymouth