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All aboard - a new initiative to support Devon’s Young Carers

Devon Young Carers at Westbank has launched a new initiative to support young people who care for family members. Called the Young Carers Movement Group, it gives young carers a platform to share their views on the support service provided by Westbank Community Health and Care, as well as...

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British Gas Energy Trust awards £643k worth of grants to community organisations supporting vulnerable people in Devon

The British Gas Energy Trust has announced a series of grants to help organisations across Devon to support people in fuel poverty over the next two years.

Navigate Devon and Exeter Community Energy have been awarded grants worth more than £643,000 by the Trust to help people with free and confidential advice and support with debt and energy related issues.

Over two decades the...

Drake Circus confirms Easter Bank Holiday opening hours

Drake Circus has confirmed its opening hours for the Easter weekend and announced a range of activities and deals to keep the kids entertained during the school holidays.

From having a day out to play a round of mini golf or enjoy 10-pin bowling, to picking up a crafting kit or booking in a family Sunday lunch – there are plenty of ways to make the most of the long weekend and beyond...

World's oldest ferret discovered in Devon ahead of National Ferret Day

A ferret from Devon is in the running to become the oldest of its kind as it gears up to mark its 15th birthday this summer.

Suki, who is a female silver ferret, is preparing for her major milestone in the grounds of Bovey Castle, where she has lived for the past six years greeting families with her furry friends Henry aged two, and Lilly and Grace, both aged three.

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New mum’s brain tumour shock after breastfeeding misdiagnosis

A Plymouth woman who was diagnosed with a brain tumour after being told her symptoms were due to breastfeeding is sharing her story during Brain Tumour Awareness Month .

Fiona Donald, 41, from Plympton was diagnosed with a meningioma in November 2018, 14 months after giving birth to her son, Ralph. Doctors told the then 35-year-old the pain in her neck was due to her breastfeeding...

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New aids have helped to improve the lives of children with a visual impairment

Children with a visual impairment in Devon have helped us to design a new custom-made armband and lanyard to help others more easily recognise that they have a disability.

And both idesigns have been a big hit with young people who have told us that these aids have had an immediate impact and made a big difference to their day-to-day lives.

More than 600 children and young...

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Be the face of PGL Kids’ Adventure Holiday Camps

Attention all budding social media creators aged 10 - 15! PGL Adventures is on the hunt for an adventurous and enthusiastic young person to become its very first National Kids Camp Content Creator for 2024.

The exciting opportunity is a first for the company with the winning child becoming a PGL insider for 2024, bringing to life all the fun and adventure of a PGL Kids Holiday Camp....

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Extreme Sports Café Receives Boost from Ignition

South West asset finance provider, Ignition, has assisted a new café in Chivenor, Barnstaple, North Devon with the purchase of a commercial coffee machine and grinder.

Point Break has been designed as a hub for thrill-seekers, with an exciting, extreme sports theme. Its three owners, Rob J, Rob and Jodie, are parachuting, skiing, snowboarding, mountaineering, surfing and sky-diving...

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Titans of the Southwest Property World Race Again for the Title of Devon Grand Prix Karting Champion in aid of Rowcroft

The Property Development Forum, who hold regular property networking events sponsored by Ortus Group, are holding their Devon Grand Prix Championship next week for the second year running and hope to raise more cash for the Torquay based hospice.

The two-hour endurance race, for teams of 4 – 6 drivers, will be a fast, furious, and adrenaline-filled, evening with only one team taking...

South Devon Railway’s starring role in BBC’s blockbuster drama Beyond Paradise

South Devon Railway has a starring role in the opening episode of the hit BBC One crime drama Beyond Paradise which returns for a much-awaited second season this week.

Series one of The Death in Paradise spin-off, which is set in the fictional Devon seaside town of Shipton Abbott, was the UK’s most watched new drama of last year across all channels and streamers.

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Sidmouth cinema has a night to remember

Sidmouth Film Society is showing an anniversary screening of the Titanic docu-drama A Night to Remember , with a collection to benefit Sidmouth Lifeboat.

At 11.40pm on April 12th, 1912, the Titanic had its fateful collision with an iceberg in the North Atlantic. At 7pm on April 12th, 2024, a film concerning what transpired out there amid the freezing waves will be screened at the...

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