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Cranbrook to Host First eat:Festival Food and Drink Event

eat:Festivals will be hosting a food and drink festival in Cranbrook on Sunday 13 September 2026.

The festival will be happening in the heart of the town, on and surrounding the Tillhouse Road. eat:Festivals are a small social enterprise who have been delivering one day food and drink...

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Plympton Academy earns national recognition as a Thinking School

Plympton Academy has achieved national recognition for its innovative approach to education, earning Thinking School accreditation from the University of Exeter.

Located on Moorland Road, the academy has been commended for embedding critical thinking and metacognition into its teaching practices, ensuring students develop lifelong learning skills. Plympton Academy is now one of 18...

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Wiltshire Farm Foods North Devon Spreads Festive Cheer with Elves

Wiltshire Farm Foods North Devon has been delighting its customers this festive season by sending them cuddly elves along with their ready meals.

Delivery driver Vicki has been delivering to Ashreigney-based Mr Wilson for the past 3 years and says the elf could not have gone to a more deserving customer:

“Mr Wilson is one of my favourite customers. He always offers me a cup...

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Stay safe behind the wheel this festive season

As we enter the holiday season Devon and Cornwall Police is reminding drivers to stay safe on our roads and not to consume drink or drugs if you are driving.

Many of you will be travelling on our roads to visit loved ones or attend festive events this week, the message from Devon and Cornwall Police is clear – if you are driving, do not drink any alcohol or consume any drugs....

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Thelma Hulbert Gallery (THG) unveils plans for refurbishment

The gallery will take a three-month break for much-needed improvements to the gallery spaces.

Thelma Hulbert Gallery (THG) announced that the gallery will temporarily close from 25 December 2024 until 22 March 2025 for a long overdue refurbishment of their gallery spaces.

The Honiton-based gallery will undertake essential repairs to the gallery, improvements to the gallery...

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RGB serves up curry and care in support of Movember

RGB Building Supplies recently hosted special curry evenings at local restaurants, treating customers and their friends to dinner as part of its “The Best Mate Curry Date” initiative.

The winners joined RGB staff for evenings of food and conversation, all in support of Movember and its mission to raise awareness about men’s health, with a particular focus on the mental health...

A fond farewell to chaplain Joanna

Residents and staff at a dementia care home in Plymouth bid a fond farewell this week to the chaplain who has been supporting them for the past 14 years.

Joanna Bound has been visiting Butterfly Lodge under the Care Home Chaplaincy scheme run by Churches Together in Plymouth, leading acts of worship and contributing guidance and support at regular relatives’ meetings since 2010....

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£1 million granted for nature restoration in Devon

Devon Environment Foundation is celebrating granting over £1 million to improve Devon's environment for all.

The grant-giving charity that was launched in 2020 by Ben Goldsmith, Simon Nicholls and Mitch Tonks has a vision: at least 30% of Devon ‘for nature’ by 2030.

In 4.5 years DEF has channelled more than £1 million to a diverse range of projects that protect and restore...

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Bag it and bin it to win!

Dog walkers are being urged to clean up after their pets to help safeguard the health of people, animals, and the environment.

To promote responsible dog ownership, Devon Loves Dogs is launching a competition offering a monthly prize of one ‘Dicky Bag’ until March 2025. To enter the competition, scan the QR codes on banners around the Pebblebed Heaths and Dawlish Warren National...

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UTC Support the Local Community through Food Bank Donations

Students, staff and families at the South Devon University Technical College ( SDUTC) in Newton Abbot, part of Education South West , have been donating items for the local food bank this term.

Science teacher, Rob Barnard has been organising donations since October and the school has collected an impressive amount to support Teignbridge Homeless Action Today (THAT).

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Devon housebuilder swaps Secret Santa for good cause

Devon housebuilder Allison Homes has swapped out the traditional work Secret Santa to take part in Kids Out’s The Giving Tree initiative.

Kids Out is a charity dedicated to supporting some of the UK’s most disadvantaged and vulnerable children, by giving them positive and happy experiences. Each year they help bring joy to over 20,000 children, by providing day trips, fun experiences...

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