Charities

This time of year, many people are thinking about the joy of spending quality time with friends and family. For the homeless pets at Blue Cross Devon, a loving family is something they have been waiting a long time to find. This Christmas, the charity is appealing to the public to help give these animals the forever homes they deserve.

Pebbles, an 8-year-old domestic shorthair cat,...

Charities across the county are being urged to review their fraud prevention measures following latest data showing that 53 charity fraud incidents were recorded across the South West in the past 13 months, 15 of which were reported to Devon and Cornwall police.

Data from Action Fraud’s Fraud and Cyber Crime Statistics Dashboard shows that these 53 incidents resulted in total losses of...

The newly-located retail outlet at 5 Parade replaces the shop in Chapel Street, Exmouth, and its larger floor space offers a greater range of quality secondhand clothes, accessories, toys and books, bric-a-brac, and Devon Air Ambulance-branded merchandise.

The new shop, which boasts the new branding and interior design, officially opens at 10am on Saturday 6 December . Cutting the...

Kind-hearted colleagues in Devon helped to raise more than £9,000 for babies, children and young people living with life-limiting conditions.

Tesco colleagues in areas such as Honiton, Seaton, Cullompton and Axminster raised the funds by completing a mammoth 15-mile sponsored walk from Bath Spa Railway Station to Millenium Square in Bristol.

Katie Palmer, store manager at...