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Seaton Wetlands Welcomes BBC Countryfile!

East Devon District Council’s Countryside Team recently hosted the BBC’s Countryfile team at Seaton Wetlands Nature Reserve for two days of filming.

Presenters Sammi Kinghorn and Matt Baker visited the council-owned and managed reserve to learn about its biodiversity and the important...

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Christmas Good Food Market at the Royal William Yard

There will be a festive feel to the Good Food Market this December at the Royal William Yard, Plymouth.

The ever-popular Good Food Market, which is held on the first Sunday of each month throughout the year, will be gearing up for Christmas on Sunday 1 December 2013.

Stall holders will be bringing their finest Christmas goodies, selling cakes, chutneys, whole truckles of...

Leading musician to perform music of ‘Amazing West Africa’ at Museum

Under-fives and their grown-ups will be treated to yet another unique ‘Adventures in Music’ event at the City Museum and Art Gallery on Friday 29 November, when Seckou Keita leads an interactive session featuring the kora (African harp) and the djembe (African drum).

Seckou Keita is one of the leaders of the newest generation of African traditional musicians, fusing the traditional...

Winter health event offers advice on on staying warm and healthy this winter

Drop in at Southway Library on Friday 29 November for advice on how to stay healthy this winter, avoid debt and save money on your fuel bills.

The Winter Health event will run from 11am to 2pm.

Experts will be on hand with information on finding the best energy deal and you’ll be able to sign up to a free scheme that will search out the best tariff for you, regardless of how...

Devon’s Health Visiting Service gains accreditation from the Baby-friendly Initiative

Devon Integrated Children's Services’ Health Visiting Team, which is led by Virgin Care, has been accredited with ‘Baby Friendly’ status having passed the stage three assessment of the Baby Friendly Initiative – a worldwide programme of UNICEF (the United Nations Children’s Fund) and the World Health Organisation.

The initiative recognises that most of the barriers that prevent women...

Father Christmas will be visiting the Centipede Trust's Christmas Fayre

The Centipede Trust is holding their annual Christmas Fayre on Tuesday 3 December 2013 between 5.45pm to 8pm at the Jan Cutting Healthy Living Centre, Scott Business Park, Plymouth.

Commander Patrick Mowatt from HMS Scott will be visiting.

With a range of stalls and children’s Christmas activities, there’s something for everyone. Father Christmas will be making a special visit...

mee healthcare opens at Sainsbury's Plymouth Road store

mee healthcare, the healthcare and wellbeing provider, announces that its tenth store will open today (Saturday 23 November).

The new 1022 sq.ft.‘see mee’ and ‘hear mee’ (vision and hearing) centre is located within Sainsbury’s Plymouth Road, Crabtree, Plymouth.

Dental Care, ‘dental mee’ and wellbeing care, ‘wellbeing mee’ will be launched at the centre in the coming months....

Plymouth Youth Council members take over Children’s Commissioner's office for the day

Children all over the country are taking over top jobs today as part of National Takeover Day 2013.

Two members of Plymouth’s Youth Cabinet have travelled to London to work in the Office of the Children’s Commissioner, Dr Maggie Atkinson, for the day.

Lucy Fowell, 15, from Notre Dame and Sally-Anne Yeomans, 15, from Sir John Hunt have taken over the role of a member of staff...

St Luke's Hospice launches men-only charity event

St Luke’s Hospice Plymouth are calling on local men to sign up for their brand new event, Men’s Day Out on Saturday 1 February 2014 at Plymouth Albion RFU.

The event promises to be a fantastic day out raising money for the local charity on an eight mile sponsored walk across Plymouth City Centre and the South West Coastal Path. Afterwards fundraisers will be treated as VIPs at Plymouth...

Magical moments at Mount Edgcumbe

It’s not just tinsel, baubles and fairy lights that will be shining brightly at Mount Edgcumbe this Christmas.

Visitors to the Christmas Fayre on Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 December will be able to step back in time to a bygone era and enjoy a Victorian Magic Lantern Show.

This captivating and mysteriously beautiful form of entertainment was a treat enjoyed by our ancestors over...

Partnerships join together to raise awareness for HIV Testing Week

Sexual health specialists across Devon are encouraging more people to take an HIV test.

Devon Public Health, Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust and The Eddystone Trust are joining forces to raise awareness of HIV testing, ahead of National HIV Testing Week, which runs from Friday 22 November to Friday 29 November.

The week is aimed mainly at high-risk groups such as men who...

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