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Winkleigh's much-loved fair returns

Winkleigh's much-loved annual Fair is now underway, with a packed programme of community events and celebrations continuing throughout the week following a successful opening ceremony held on Sunday in the Town Square.

The Winkleigh Fair is one of Devon's oldest surviving community...

10 year plan for redevelopment of Plymouth Rail Station

Work to create an exciting 10-year masterplan for the redevelopment of Plymouth Rail Station and the surrounding area is now under way.

The 10-year plan, which is one of Plymouth City Council’s 100 pledges, will be developed in partnership with station owner Network Rail, station operator First Great Western and Plymouth University.

As well as improving capacity at the station...

Teams wanted for dragon boat race

St Luke’s Hospice Plymouth are looking for local companies and organisations to pull together teams to compete in their first Dragon Boat Race on Sunday 15 June 2014.

Teams of 10-16 people will race replica Chinese war canoes over a short course at the Mount Batten Activity Centre, Plymouth to raise money for the local charity.

Dragon Boat racing is Britain’s fastest growing...

People in Plymouth bound by routine, but crave spontaneity

Research released today by CrossCountry has found that over half (53%) of people living in Plymouth feel they follow too much routine in their lives, with 54% agreeing they would like to be more spontaneous.

According to the leading train company, despite the desire to be more open-minded, a remarkable 49% admit that they have never made a spontaneous life changing decision. Over a...

Prince's Trust inspires Plymouth young people in St George's Day celebrations

The Prince’s Trust has teamed up with event organiser Councillor Chaz Singh to reach out to the community, to show the support it can offer the 6,700 unemployed young people in Plymouth to get them back into work, education or training, on Saturday 19 April.

A group of 10 young people and Elder Tree members, a local over 50s befriending service, who took part in a Truth About Youth...

Public Urged to Change Passwords as Major Security Bug Revealed

Major tech firms are urging people to change all their passwords after the discovery of a major security flaw affecting around 66% all internet sites.

The flaw dubbed the ‘Heartbleed Bug’ by major web security firms Google Security and Codnomicon, affects a widely used piece of data safeguarding software called OpenSSL.

The software is reportedly used on around 66% of all...

Dive Bunny! Have a scuba Easter at Living Coasts

A scuba diving Easter Bunny will be the star of the show at Living Coasts this Easter.

On Saturday 12th April the Easter Bunny will swim with the penguins at Torquay’s coastal zoo.

Visitors could win prizes in a unique game of pebble bingo. Meanwhile, the penguins will receive their own Easter treats in the form of fish.

Living Coasts’ Clare Rugg explained: “We wanted...

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Work starts on new play area for Kinterbury Creek

Families have been leaving permanent footprints to follow as part of some lovely improvements being made to Kinterbury Creek.

Parents and toddlers from TamarFolk Children’s Centre have had their footsteps cast in concrete as unique markers to the site of the new look playground for the creek at Barne Barton.

New equipment is to be installed at the play area including swings,...

Rural Broadband Still Not Good Enough

Nearly 50 per cent of people experience problems with their Internet at least once a day, new research has revealed.

The figure paints a worrying picture of the UK’s rural broadband provision. In total, the Government has already invested £530million in to fibre broadband and former Culture Secretary Maria Miller has been reported as wanting the UK’s Internet to be among the best in...

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Award winning project seeks interns

A multi awarding winning project that supports young adults with Learning Disabilities to find and keep paid employment is looking to recruit further people to benefit from its services, starting in September.

Project SEARCH is a partnership that provides real work experience based in Derriford Hospital Plymouth, where interns learn the skills that all employers need together with...

Police Record Significant Rise in Domestic Violence Reports

Police in Devon have seen a significant rise in the reporting of Domestic violence offences in new figures announced today.

The rise in domestic violence reports, of 22.8% or 886 more reports on the previous year, follows from an effort by officers to encourage victims of domestic violence to report abuse.

While potentially a sign that this effort has been successful police...

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