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Bastille Day with Carole Mann at Edenmore Nursing Home

While everyone was caught up in the excitement of the football final on Sunday 14th July, Carole Placet Mann had her mind on a more special occasion: Bastille Day, the French celebration of independence and freedom. Bastille Day, on 14th July, marks the storming of the Bastille prison in 1789, a big event in the French Revolution. The day is celebrated with parades, fireworks, parties, and...

Build It Live Exeter on 7 and 8 September 2024

Build It Live Exhibition returns to the South West

The UK’s most practical self build and renovation show returns to Westpoint Arena in Exeter on 7 and 8 September 2024.

Over the course of two days, visitors to Build It Live can meet hundreds of suppliers, sit down for one-to-one consultations with industry experts, browse thousands of products and materials, and attend informative live talks about everything from finding land to...

Green partnership helps to grow food for local communities in need

East Devon District Council (EDDC), Suez and Coastal Recycling have cultivated a partnership to support Devon Dig and Donate, a community growing project with a mission to grow and provide fresh, healthy, nutritious produce for people experiencing food poverty in East Devon and Exeter.

One tonne of cardboard collected from East Devon residents was donated by EDDC, which SUEZ...

South Devon College is contender in respected national sustainability awards

A Devon college has been selected as a finalist for the prestigious Green Gown Awards UK & Ireland.

South Devon College is up against three other education establishments for the Sustainability Institution of the Year category.

Now in its 20th year the Green Gown Awards recognise the exceptional sustainability initiatives being taken by universities and colleges across the...

Long serving Exmouth Police Community Support Officers hang up their hats

Two long serving Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) who work in Exmouth are leaving Devon & Cornwall Police after a combined career total of more than 50 years.

Karen Capey and Colin Balch are familiar figures in Exmouth town centre, as well as Budleigh Salterton and surrounding villages. They have worked for a long time for the Force in various roles and have attended...

‘Wish-cyclers’ asked to check before recycling

Baking trays, frying pans, saucepans, and electrical items, are amongst the items mistakenly placed in recycling sacks in East Devon.

‘Wish-cyclers’, who hope, rather than check, that an item will be recycled from the kerbside, are well-intentioned, however they risk contaminating other items that are put out for recycling. Flammable items, also discovered by East Devon District...

Devon schoolboy helps cricket charity mark 7 million milestone

A schoolboy from Devon has helped l independent cricket charity Chance to Shine celebrate a major milestone, as it approaches its 20th anniversary year.

Eight-year-old Theo Smith becomes the seven millionth child to benefit from the charity’s support, following sessions put on at Mayflower Community Academy in Plymouth last week (Thursday 19th July). The whole school attended a...

Allison Homes offers first-time buyers the ultimate gift with launch of deposit match scheme

Allison Homes is giving first-time buyers in Devon the ultimate gift, by launching a brand-new scheme which will see the housebuilder double homebuyers’ deposits*.

The scheme, called Friends and Family Deposit Match, will allow first-time buyers to increase their deposit after choosing their selected Allison home. If a family member or friend gifts up to five per cent of the property...

Plymouth Enjoys Financial Boost as Cruise Bookings Double

Plymouth ’s growing cruise business has seen bookings double, bringing in an extra £1.5million spend to the city this year.

That’s the figure gathered from the thousands of passengers and crew from the flotilla of ships visiting Britain’s Ocean City.

Industry data claims that on average Each cruise visitor spends around £90, however, Plymouth and the surrounding economy also...

Police target shoplifters in Torquay in a successful operation

Police officers in Torquay are on a drive to target shoplifters in the town in a bid to increase reporting, improve safety for retail workers and deter criminals.

On Thursday 18 July, neighbourhood police officers carried out a targeted high visibility patrol across the town centre and surrounding areas. Officers called into shops on route, engaging with retailers so that officers...

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