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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...

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Funds raised for children’s sensory room

Visitors to last year’s Christmas Grotto in the Drake Circus shopping centre have helped to raise nearly £3,000 for the children’s ward at Derriford Hospital.

The money was raised from a percentage of the ticket sales for the Grotto and a Christmas jumper day supported by many of the stores in the shopping centre and will be used by the Children’s Happy Hospital Fund towards a sensory...

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Care company directors don onesies for autism awareness day

Dressing down was the order of the day when the directors of a Devon care provider showed their support for Onesie Wednesday.

Modus Care’s Managing Director Steve Lawson and Deborah Stevenson, Director of Human Resources answered the National Autistic Society’s call for people to say ‘it’s alright to be different’ on World Autism Day by wearing onesies to work and raising funds for NAS...

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Bubb secures place in UK's Fittest Dog final

A Hungarian Vlzsla, from Plymouth, is through to the grand final of a competition to find the Fittest Dog in the UK.

Bubb, the six-year-old working dog, has been crowned one of the Butcher’s Lean & Tasty Fittest Dogs in the region in the competition run by Butcher’s Pet Care, and has secured his place in the national final.

Bubb will now go nose-to-nose with nine other...

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Plymouth pioneers highway havens for bees

Some of Plymouth’s roadside verges will be changing this month to prepare for some ‘V.I.Bee’ guests in a pioneering project.

The Council is thought to be the first local authority to create bee verges – which are specifically designed to appeal to pollinators such as bees, butterflies and hoverflies.

The highway havens will have low-growing wildflower meadow plants such as red...

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Easter fun to celebrate new garden

Families in St Budeaux and the surrounding areas are being invited to celebrate a new garden in an extremely popular children's centre with Easter fun and games.

Tamar FOLK children's centre is holding an Easter event on Wednesday 16 April from 10am until 2pm to take advantage of its gorgeous new garden for 0 to five year olds and their parents.

The day is free and will include...

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Burglar challenged by elderly man

Police are seeking a burglar who was seen off by the elderly resident as he tried to get inside a Callington home.

The 85-year-old was in his living room when he saw the offender climbing in through the window.

He challenged the intruder who then fled through the front door without taking anything.

Police are appealing for information about the incident which...

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Round two of PCC’s small grants scheme targets alcohol

Projects which target reductions in alcohol related crime and harmful drinking will be the focus in round two of Police and Crime Commissioner Tony Hogg’s small grants scheme.

Last week Mr Hogg welcomed many of the 25 groups which received a total of £90,000 from round one of the scheme to hear how their projects were developing and to allow each to explore the possibility of joint...

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Police urge tourists to stay safe

Police are urging tourists to follow some simple safety measures when enjoying the Easter holiday period.

Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly are amongst the safest places to visit in the country, but to help make holidaymakers’ stay more enjoyable police recommend the following advice on how to keep themselves and their property safe.

Top three safety tips while on your...

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Plymouth projects get that Vital Sparks funding

A children’s outdoor theatre adventure, craft for carers and a project which puts the experience of being homeless in the frame are some of the projects that have been given a boost from Plymouth Culture Board’s Vital Sparks project.

Current and former residents of BCHA’s George House, Plymouth’s homeless hostel, are being offered a chance to explore their lives through photography...

Nurses host event for French nursing students

Derriford Hospital welcomed a group of more than 30 student nurses from the ISF Quimper-Corouaille Nursing School, Brittany.

The second and third year nursing students who are on a European Work Exchange programme in Devon were keen to visit an acute Trust in the area so were invited to Derriford Hospital on Thursday 3 April 2014.

As part of their visit, the students met with...

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