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Tavistock based coach and minibus operator C.J. Down has been thanked for its service to school transport after celebrating the 100th anniversary of Devon’s first school bus service. Having commemorated the centenary year of Devon’s first school transport route, which the Down family ran from Mary Tavy to Peter Tavy, Clifford Down has announced his retirement and that his company is ceasing...

The Snowdrop Suite at University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust (UHP) was officially opened today.

This specialist bereavement unit allows those who are experiencing the loss of a baby, to have labour care in an area separated from the main Labour Ward. It has been designed as a protected space to allow privacy for parents and their families.

Thanks to incredibly generous...

A pink planter has been unveiled outside Derriford Hospital to help raise awareness for the importance of breast screening. The planter, which was unveiled on Monday 9 October to coincide with Breast Cancer Awareness Month, was made possible thanks to help and support from The Primrose Foundation, Denholm Industrial Services and Nevada Construction.

Speaking about her vision for the...

Devon based chef Gideon Hitchin sold his popular restaurant the Giant Club in Axminster during the first covid lockdown in 2020 and has been finding unusual ways to connect with his loyal customers ever since.

In June 2021 he organised a series of pop-up restaurant events in a tractor shed on a wildflower farm outside of Honiton. All 500 tickets sold out within a week of going on...