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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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Nativity the Musical seeks children to star in the UK and London tour

The producers of the smash-hit Nativity! The Musical are delighted to announce children’s auditions across the UK to find the cast of Oakmoor School.

Following two successful years in 2017 and 2018 Nativity! The Musical will head out on tour for a third year, opening at the Wolverhampton Grand on 29 October 2019. The production will then visit, Aylesbury, Canterbury, Cardiff, Plymouth...

How to Have a Girls Day Trip in Plymouth

Thinking of going on a girly day out with your gang? If this sounds like you, there are plenty of stops you and your group of friends or your mum can make in Plymouth! To find out the top things to do on a girls day out in Plymouth, read on to discover how to have a great day with the most important people in your life.

1. Retail Therapy

Start your day with some relaxing...

Sir Francis Drake portrait comes home to Devon

This year the portrait of Sir Francis Drake, which belongs to the National Portrait Gallery, will be coming to Buckland Abbey. A rare opportunity to see this wonderful Elizabethan portrait exhibited outside of London and in the sea farer’s former home in Devon.

The painting will travel to Buckland Abbey as part of the National Portrait Gallery’s COMING HOME project, which will see the...

Risky Brits don't check if gas engineers are working legally in their homes

A third (33%) of UK adults admit they’ve not checked if the engineer working on their home’s gas appliances is doing so legally by being on the Gas Safe Register, according to the latest research findings by the Government’s official gas registration body.

The findings come as the Gas Safe Register nears completing 2,000 illegal gas work investigations in three years, more than two...

Devon families join national campaign to support breastfeeding mums

On Wednesday 1st May thousands of mums will take part in The Big Breastfeeding Café and mums in Devon will be joining the fun.

Now in its 4th year, the nationwide initiativeled by breastfeeding brand Medela,will connect thousands of Mums via a network of mini events taking place on the same day across the UK, with 10 cafes in the region including, Plymouth, Exeter, Torquay, Paignton,...

Matthew Bourne’s Romeo and Juliet comes to Theatre Royal Plymouth

Matthew Bourne’s Romeo and Juliet, featuring six local dancers, comes to Theatre Royal Plymouth Tuesday 4 – Saturday 8 June.

Matthew Bourne’s Romeo and Juliet is a passionate and contemporary re-imagining of Shakespeare’s classic love story. Bursting with youth, vitality and Matthew Bourne’s trademark storytelling, Britain’s brightest young dance talent join the New Adventures company...

More than half of allergy sufferers put at risk by restaurants and takeaways

As research finds more than half (58%) of allergy sufferers have had their lives put at risk by restaurant or takeaway staff, law firm Slater and Gordon is calling on businesses to have better allergen control. Last year, the high-profile tragic deaths of Megan Lee and Natasha Ednan-Laperouse (both 15), highlighted the need for tighter food sanitation restrictions within outlets that prepare...

Five ways to recycle your old family belongings

Families consume a great deal of material – whether that’s food and drink, clothes for growing little ones, or larger household items that suffer wear and tear over the months and years. As such, you’ll find yourself as a mother constantly running up a list of replacements and repairs that you need to organize in order for your home to be in tip-top working order at all times. But what should...

The 5 Kitchen Essentials You Need to Buy Before You Reach 30

As you approach the 30 mark, you should be fully immersed into adult life. With adulthood in full swing, there are various kitchen essentials that you can purchase to help you feel more grown up. With that in mind, here are five of the top products that you need to buy before you hit 30.

Pots and Pans

Arguably one of the most important kitchen essentials, you can’t get very...