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New help for heroes cafes serve Devon veterans and their families

Ex-Armed Forces personnel and their family members are invited to drop in for a brew at the new Help for Heroes cafés across Devon.

These cafés enable the local Armed Forces community to come together, meet new people and find out what support is available from Help for Heroes.

The charity is determined to get more people across Devon the help they need, whenever or wherever...

Chair and Vice-Chair for North Devon Council are elected

Following a council meeting held on Wednesday, 27 March, the members of North Devon Council have elected Councillor Helen Walker as the Chair, alongside Councillor David Worden as Vice-Chair.

Following her election, North Devon Council Chair, Cllr Walker says: “I am deeply honoured to have been elected as Chair of North Devon Council. My heartfelt thanks go out to all council members...

All (farm) hands on deck: Dartmoor Multi Academy Trust to open school farm

Dartmoor Multi Academy Trust (DMAT) has announced the development of a new farm project – FARM@DMAT – to promote and champion the benefits of land-based learning, support students to access the wellbeing benefits of the environment and celebrate the rural heritage of the local communities.

The farm will be located in the East Ockment Valley in Okehampton, on the 13 acres of land...

New programme aims to boost job prospects for care experienced young people

A pioneering new programme has been launched to improve career opportunities for care experienced young people in Devon.

Devon County Council and Exeter College have worked in partnership to develop the PACE (Positive About Care Experienced) programme with the aim of creating a ground-breaking business network dedicated to working with young people who are, or have been, in the care...

Dawlish’s new £13m care home announces recruitment event

Claremont Manor in Dawlish is hosting a recruitment open day to share the exciting range of roles on offer at the brand new £13m care home.

The 71-bed care home, the latest addition to the Maria Mallaband Care Group (MMCG) portfolio, is set to welcome individuals interested in joining the fledgling team to the open event at the home on Wednesday, April 3, from 12noon to 8 pm....

Pirate-themed play park opened in Beer

Beer children can now embark on pirate adventures, sailing the seven seas, thanks to a brand-new seafront play park.

Kompan finished works to completely replace the old park at Jubilee, which was no longer fit for purpose, after just five short weeks.

The design includes a large play ship with multiple activities, themed surfacing graphics of a beach, the sea and marine...

Womble Bond Dickinson renews partnership to support Theatre Royal Plymouth’s youth work

International law firm Womble Bond Dickinson, has extended its relationship with Theatre Royal Plymouth (TRP) for a further year, continuing its sponsorship of the Young Company’s flagship end of year show.

TRP runs 11 skills building groups every week across the city via the Young Company, which creates opportunities for young people to learn, grow and be inspired through theatre...

John Nettles opens South West Academy exhibition at Thelma Hulbert Gallery

THG welcomed over 100 artists and art lovers to two exhibition openings at the Honiton-based gallery.

John Nettles OBE, President of the South West Academy of Fine and Applied Arts and also of Bergerac and Midsomer Murders fame, opened the new South West Academy exhibition.

The South West Academy exhibition features key new works by members of the South West Academy of Fine...

Torbay bars and pubs come together to make nights out safer after 73% of women in Devon say they’ve been harassed

An additional seven licensed venues in Torbay receive their Shout-Up! certification this week as a recent poll says 73% of women and 36% of men have been sexually harassed on a night out in Devon. Shout-Up! the Torbay Council initiative to make bars, pubs, clubs and licensed venues sexual harassment-free certified another group of bars and pubs this week, taking the total venues involved in...

Housebuilder donates Easter Eggs to Housing Action charity in Tiverton

Last week regional housebuilder Allison Homes South West ran an Easter egg collection at their South West offices with the donations being gifted to CHAT ( Churches Housing Action Team ) in Tiverton.

CHAT is a charity that tackles homelessness and helps people avoid evictions in mid Devon, and it has been running since 1995.

Michele Jones, Head of Sales and Marketing at Allison...

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