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Award-winning Devon dementia champion and advocate turns years of experience into second book

An award-winning dementia champion, advocate and author is drawing on more than a decade of experience to publish her second book, When Time Aligns: Stories of Care from a Dementia Companion , this October.

Gina Awad has spent more than a decade championing better...

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Half term fun in Plymouth

Plymouth has a lot going on to entertain the kids this half term and some are even Halloween themed.

What’s in your woods? 10 October to 1 November Explore your local woodland this Autumn with a range of activities and have some crafty, arty, edible family fun with Stepping Stones to Nature. Please click here for more details.

Outpost 2015 Pop-Up Theatre 12 October to 31...

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TEDxExeter set to double audience in 2016

TEDxExeter will offer twice as many tickets for its 2016 conference as it did last year. Exeter’s leading festival of ideas, which is now in its fifth year, is responding to the unprecedented level of demand last year, when tickets sold out in two hours, and all concessionary tickets were gone in under 20 minutes.

The 2016 conference will still be held at Exeter Northcott Theatre,...

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Police appeal after attack on teenager

Police are appealing for witnesses following an unprovoked attack that left the 14-year-old boy with a broken nose.

The incident took place on Lydford Park Road, Peverell, Plymouth at around 8pm on Friday 23rd October. The victim was initially approached by a group of five teenage boys and a girl.

One of the group then carried out the attack, he is described as white, 6ft tall...

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History Centre sets out its stall at market

Representatives from Plymouth City Council and its partners in the History Centre, will be at the Plymouth City Market until Friday 30 October.

They will be consulting with the public, on the design of the exciting new Plymouth History Centre, which will be the Jewel in the Crown of the Plymouth Cultural Quarter. The site of the existing Plymouth Museum and Art Gallery, Library, and St...

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Rusty the Whale unveiled in Plymouth

On Wednesday 21 October River Cottage Canteen Plymouth joined forces with charity Surfers Against Sewage in order to raise awareness of marine waste and to launch their fantastic new kid’s menu which doubles up as a marine waste themed educational activity sheet and a pirates hat!

A huge whale made by Plymouth Graduate artist Paul Wright out of recycled plastic bottles has been...

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New hurdle in dying mum's fight to live

Battling Devon mum Jo Smith is to face yet another hurdle in her bid for treatment.

She now faces a 10-day trip to America for special tests after her doctor told her she wasn't fit enough to fly.

Mum of one Jo, from Exeter, will have to travel by ship and over land instead.

Jo is the only person in the world with two rare terminal conditions where treating one would...

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Be Safe, Be Seen on Plymouth’s roads

Plymouth City Council is teaming up with Radio Plymouth again for this year’s Be Safe, Be Seen road safety campaign.

The annual campaign reminds pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists – especially children and young people on their school journeys – to make sure they can be seen during the winter months

With the clocks going back, the days getting shorter and winter weather...

It's raining fashion at the Met Office

WESC Foundation, a school and college for children, young people and adults with sight loss, is a specialist centre for Visual Impairment. The Exeter-based charity held a sell-out fashion show fundraiser hosted at the Met Office sponsored by ITEC Connect. More than 150 guests descended on the Met Office before being whisked off in chauffer driven limousines courtesy of Mercedes-Benz Exeter to...

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Game assesses emotional development of children with autism or Asperger's Syndrome

An interactive game which could enhance emotional awareness and regulation among young people has been developed by scientists from Plymouth University.

Emodiscovery is designed for children aged 8-12, and aims to assess their skills to regulate others’ emotions in a variety of situations

It is being targeted at all children, but scientists hope it will enable them to compare...

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Health care assistants come together

On Tuesday 20th October, an awards ceremony was held at Derriford Health and Leisure Centre for the Health Care Assistants (HCAs) who have completed either a Level 2 (L2) or Level 3 (L3) Diploma in Progression Award.

Nicky Mitchell and Lyndsey Box, HCA L2 course tutors, were delighted to host the event to applaud all of the HCAs for their fantastic achievements and reflect upon the...

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