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Past Presidents of Oddfellows Southern Group Gather For Sociable Weekend

Members of the Oddfellows who have served as Presidents of the Society’s Southern Group, those branches in the south of the country including South Wales, travelled from across the region to meet at the Barnstaple Hotel in North Devon to renew friendships over a weekend and to enjoy lunch together.

Accompanied by consorts and guests, the gathering has been an annual event down the...

East Devon District Council supports first Damp & Mould Action and Awareness Week

East Devon District Council is backing a national campaign to raise awareness of the health issues associated with damp and mould in residential properties.

Organised by home safety specialist Aico, Damp & Mould Action and Awareness Week takes place between Monday 28 October and Sunday 3 November 2024 and marks the first time such an initiative has run.

Damp and mould...

Exmouth Tiny Forest Wins Two Awards at RHS South West in Bloom ceremony

Exmouth’s Tiny Forest, a community-driven project that took root earlier this year, has picked up two prestigious awards from the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) South West in Bloom.

The tree-mendous project was awarded both the London and Manchester Trophy for outstanding contribution to the environment and the Campaign for the Protection of Rural England (CPRE) Environmental...

Letter from John Hart, Chair of Devon County Council

When we turn our televisions on today, we are seeing countries in conflict across the world and it reminds us of the sacrifice our families have made in trying to keep peace over past years. As a country we remember these events on the eleventh day of the eleventh month of every year.

This year the Royal British Legion will be holding numerous events across Devon to commemorate the...

Warm welcoming spaces and a host of services in libraries across Devon this winter

Free warm clothes, hygiene banks, community fridges stocked with free food, and hundreds of welcoming groups and events are amongst a wealth of offerings to be found in libraries across Devon and Torbay this winter.

Libraries Unlimited, the charity that runs 54 libraries in the county, is rolling out its Cold Days, Warm Libraries campaign for the third year running. The initiative is...

Business case bids to use part of a road safety funding award on AI cameras

Devon County Council (DCC) will propose to Government that a proportion of a recent road safety funding award for a North Devon Road be used to deploy the latest in AI camera technology to help save lives.

In March DCC learned it had been awarded £5,040,000 from the Department for Transport’s (DfT) Safer Roads Fund (SRF) to deliver safety improvements on the A361 in North Devon...

23 new shows going on sale at Theatre Royal Plymouth, as multibuy scheme is launched

Theatre Royal Plymouth (TRP) has announced that a staggering 23 new shows are on sale this month across 2025 and 2026, including a UK exclusive run of the Watermill’s The Lord of the Rings – A Musical Tale, that will only play at TRP before embarking on a European tour, and the return of Royal Shakespeare Company’s Matilda The Musical . Other shows in The Lyric auditorium include Matthew...

UHP’s Secret Garden receives two awards and are the overall winner at this year’s Patient Experience Network National Awards

University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust (UHP) has won two awards at the Patient Experience Network National Awards (PENNA), which is the first and only awards programme in the country to recognise best practice in patient experience across all facets of health and social care.

The Secret Garden won on two categories, ‘Environment of Care’ and ‘Support for Caregivers, Friends and...

Young Petrolheads Given The Chance to Test Drive Vintage Cars at Devon Venue

Re:Fuel, the Southwest's only dedicated cars and coffee venue, has partnered with the Devon Austin Sevens car club once again to host a one-of-a-kind event focused on introducing young people to the wonderful world of vintage cars. Including the rare opportunity to actually get behind the wheel of a beautiful vintage car without a drivers licence.

This action-packed day will be the...

Graham Devaney with his wife and carer Tracey.

Stroke survivor’s petition to save ‘vital’ Devon service backed by more than 1,500 people

More than 1,500 people have signed a Devon stroke survivor’s petition to save the service which supported him and thousands of others in the county after their strokes.

The Stroke Association’s Devon Stroke Recovery Service is being forced to close because NHS Devon and Plymouth City Council have said they will no longer fund it.

The charity’s service helps people to rebuild...

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