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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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Elderly urged to sign up to Cold Weather Priority

As we start 2019, weather forecasters have said the UK could see another Beast From The East and, liquid fuels trade association The Federation of Petroleum Suppliers (FPS) is urging elderly people age 75+, using heating oil, to sign up to the Cold Weather Priority initiative, as it responds to the latest figures from the Office of National Statistics which show an estimated 50,100 excess...

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Why Should You Choose an Island Getaway in 2019?

When it’s cold and wintery outside, there’s nothing quite like planning a sunny holiday to cheer you up! Thankfully, if you live in the UK, your next island holiday is just a short hop away on a plane. It’s time to forget the winter blues, and start thinking about the beach instead. Here are some top reasons why you should opt to visit a stunning, tranquil island for your next escape from...

Steps You Can Take to Start a Charity

Starting a charity can be a very rewarding experience. You are working towards something that is for the greater good, and financial gain is the least of your priorities, in this case.

In order to start your very own charity, you will still need to consider some of the steps that you would take to create any business. For starters, where do your interests lie? Is it environmental?...

The itch to switch revealed: 2 in 3 people in Plymouth would pick a different career if they could choose again

As the nation returns to work this New Year, January continues to prove a popular time for considering career resolutions, as new research released today shows that over a third (37%) of people in Plymouth would be looking to achieve something that makes them happier if they were to change their current career.

The study shows that nearly two-thirds (62%) of people in Plymouth would...

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Snow White and the Happy Ever After Beauty Salon

Theatre Royal Plymouth’s award-winning resident company The Wrong Crowd, in association with Ovalhouse, present Snow White and the Happy Ever After Beauty Salon from Tuesday 22 – Saturday 26 January. Written by Mike Akers and directed by Hannah Mulder with design and puppets by Rachael Canning, the cast includes Koran Dohil (Snow White), Sophie Byrne, Matthew Cavendish, Edward Hole, Anne Odeke...

Pavilions Introduces to showcase South West's finest talent

In a huge move for the South West’s local music scene, Plymouth Pavilions launched a brand new concept; Pavilions Introduces. The hand curated program of events showcases the South West’s finest talent in Plymouth Pavilions’ most intimate setting to date.

Designed by music lovers for music lovers, our inaugural Pavilions Introduces, featuring local scene heroes, Land of the Giants,...

Things to Consider Before Buying A Mattress for Your Baby Bedding

Your baby is the most precious for you in this world. Providing comfort to kids is essential. The most important thing for their peaceful sleep is comfy bedding. New parents search the items that are full of softness. Only softness is not the feature for a baby bedding. It needs to choose the object that is safe and secure. There is a huge variety of mattresses, Motion Frames, Memory Foam,...

Charity launch CookABILITY cooking videos to tackle learning disability obesity

People with learning disabilities are tackling obesity by making YouTube cooking videos as part of a pioneering new project from the disability charity United Response.

CookABILITY, which launched in Paignton, Devon, aims to encourage people with learning disabilities, Down’s syndrome and autism to cook for themselves and eat healthy food.

Research* shows disabled people are...

Housebuilder lifts a lid on storage habits as Plymouth homeowners prepare to take down Christmas decorations

The last of the turkey has been devoured and the mulled wine has been polished off – Christmas is officially over.

But with the twelfth night – the day we’re meant to take our trees down – approaching, where are people in the south west storing their Christmas decorations?

Local housebuilder Barratt Homes, which is bringing new homes to bringing new homes to Plymouth through...

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Housebuilder lifts a lid on storage habits as Plymouth homeowners prepare to take down Christmas decorations