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Devon charities announced as partners for huge weekend of live music

Four Devon-based charities have been selected to be official partners for the county’s biggest music event this summer.

TK Maxx presents Live At Powderham runs for four nights from Thursday June 25 to Sunday June 28, featuring headline shows from vocal powerhouse Teddy Swims, seven-...

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Salcombe Brewery Co. donates over £2300 to The Seahorse Trust

Salcombe Brewery Co. is proud to announce its latest donation of over £2300 to The Seahorse Trust, which has been raised through the brewery’s ongoing initiative of donating 5p from every bottle of its award-winning Seahorse beer sold.

The Seahorse Trust was founded in 1999 by Neil Garrick-Maidment to preserve and conserve the natural world, especially the marine environment, with...

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Young Devon poets perform their work

Children from five Devon primary schools have enjoyed the chance to write and deliver live performances of their poetry.

The youngsters have been working with prize-winning children’s poet James Carter in a week-long project rolled out by the Somerset Literacy Network (SLN).

James worked with the children from Axminster Primary School, Ilfracombe First School, Feniton...

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Buckland Abbey hosts mini winter markets on weekends in November

On weekends in November, the National Trust’s Buckland Abbey will be holding a series of weekend Mini Winter Markets selling wares from local businesses and artists.

Each weekend, 15 stalls will fill Buckland Abbey’s small barn and visitor welcome area. The vendors will change each weekend providing a wide variety of seasonal treats and gift ideas. The Great Barn will remain closed...

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Celebrations at Dawlish’s newest care home

Claremont Manor Care Home celebrated its first six months with a celebratory open event – a big thank you to all those living in the home, friends, and families and the wider community.

The Mayor of Dawlish, Cllr Lin Goodman-Bradbury and MP for Newton Abbot Martin Wrigley were in attendance at the event on Thursday October 17th, doing the honours for the official opening ceremony...

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Richard Foord MP Hears from Sidmouth Students about Hunting, Potholes and Education Funding

Sidmouth College , part of the Ted Wragg Trust family of schools, welcomed Richard Foord, MP for the Honiton and Sidmouth constituency, for a visit this month.

Mr Foord attended one of the meetings of the Sidmouth College Student Leadership Team. The students asked him an array of interesting and probing questions, the topics included proposed changes to Inheritance Tax, trail...

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Devon farmers launch campaign – Shear them to Save them

A group of Devon farmers have launched a campaign to raise money to buy shearing equipment to help Balkan farmers, who are struggling to shear their sheep, leading to animal welfare concerns.

Lack of skills, money and shearers in Western Balkan countries means that some of the region’s six million sheep don’t get their wool removed each year, which can cause them to overheat and die...

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Aldi Derriford celebrates grand opening with help from paralypian

A brand-new Aldi store on Bravo Way in Derriford, Plymouth, opened its doors to customers this morning at 8am, with ParalympicsGB swimming hero Reece Dunn cutting the all-important red ribbon alongside pupils from St Matthew's C of E Primary School.

The Bravo Way store is the newest Aldi to open in Plymouth and will be run by Store Manager Ian Ramirez, along with a team of 37...

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NHS reminds people to get ‘winter strong’ following increase in local covid cases

The rollout of COVID and flu vaccines for older adults, care home residents and those with long term health conditions kicked off this month as the NHS drive to protect against a ‘tripledemic’ of viruses this winter continues.

The NHS in Devon is preparing for the winter period and encouraging local people to make best use of health services and protect themselves with winter...

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Devon charities supporting young people invited to apply for £75,000 funding

Ansvar Insurance is delighted to launch its search for three outstanding charities to support, offering a generous donation of £75,000 to each over the next three years.

They will be looking to support charities that focus on helping children and young people to make positive lifestyle choices. This could include promoting safety, sports and exercise, mental wellbeing, or healthy...