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Help Betty find the purr-fect forever home

Beautiful Betty has been searching for a new home through Blue Cross for over 200 days. This Christmas, the charity is appealing to the public to help find this friendly cat a new purr-fect home.

Betty was admitted to Blue Cross Devon in May and has been patiently waiting for a loving...

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Bays Brewery Launches ‘Tracker Ale’ Charity Beer  For Dartmoor Search & Rescue (Ashburton)

Family-run Bays Brewery in Paignton is helping raise much-needed funds for Dartmoor Search & Rescue (Ashburton) with the launch of its brand-new charity brew ‘Tracker Ale’.

Available in bottles, cask and beer boxes from 26 February 2024, the smooth pale ale is made using a blend of UK and American hops, with tropical aromas as mysterious as the moorland landscape.

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Theatre Royal Plymouth among Arts Council England organisations to ‘significantly exceed’ eco aims

Theatre Royal Plymouth (TRP) has been named among Arts Council England (ACE) recipients to ‘significantly exceed’ aims of reducing their energy-related greenhouse gas and carbon emissions since 2018.

TRP was grouped together under an ACE Spotlight initiative, which included institutions with potential to improve. Other establishments included Northern Stage, the Young Vic Company and...

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Flapjackery sponsors Tavistock's first ever eat:Tavistock food and drink festival

Flapjackery, the Tavistock-based confectionery company specialising in gluten-free flapjacks, is thrilled to announce its sponsorship of Tavistock's inaugural eat:Tavistock food and drink festival. Scheduled to take place on Sunday, April 21st, 2024, this exciting event promises to be a celebration of the finest local fare, crafts, and entertainment that West Devon has to offer.

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David Norris thanks football fans for their support

Former Plymouth Argyle and Ipswich Town midfielder, David Norris, showed his appreciation to the football community, helping hand out 1,330 Cornish Pasties to fans from both clubs at Home Park Stadium on Saturday in a gesture of thanks for their generosity in crowdfunding £6,000 for him.

Norris, who played over 200 games for Plymouth Argyle, recently fell into unexpected financial...

Plymouth neonatal unit receives premature baby clothing donation from Tesco

Parents receiving essential support at Derriford Hospital are benefiting from packs of premature baby clothes this winter.

At what can be a difficult and worrying time for some parents, Tesco has donated packs of F&F Premature Baby Essentials to the hospital’s neonatal unit. Each pack contains sleepsuits, bodysuits, hats and scratch mitts. The Salvation Army is partnering with...

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Former teacher secures £180k compensation care package from Devon County Council following cancer diagnosis

A retired chemistry teacher who has been diagnosed with mesothelioma, a cancer of the pleural lining almost exclusively linked to exposure to asbestos, has spoken of his ordeal in a bid to help others after securing a £180k compensation care package from Devon County Council.

Alan Turner, now 83, devoted his life to teaching children, having originally started as a lab technician in...

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Drink and drug driving arrests caught on camera

Between 1 January 2023 and 1 January 2024, Devon & Cornwall Police arrested more than 3,000 people on suspicion of drink or drug driving, including 355 arrests made as part of Op Limit during December.

The operation was supported by a month-long campaign which encouraged party-goers were to plan their journeys home; reminded them of the potential consequences if they were caught...

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New £13m care home’s successful launch

An open day at Dawlish’s newest care home gave members of the community a preview of the impressive facilities at the £13m development, and a chance to meet the team.

Claremont Manor, a 71-bed care home with five-star facilities in Dawlish, hosted an open event Saturday February 24th, when the home’s new team welcomed visitors with entertainment, home tours, goody bags as well as...

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Counting butterflies reduces anxiety – new study proves

Leading wildlife charity, Butterfly Conservation, has today revealed that counting butterflies reduces anxiety by almost 10%, in new scientific research published in collaboration with the University of Derby.

The pioneering study involved surveying people taking part in Butterfly Conservation’s Big Butterfly Count in 2022. The results demonstrate that briefly tuning into nature to...

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Torbay Pharmaceuticals launches recruitment drive to support company growth

Paignton, Devon. 1 March 2024: South West-based Torbay Pharmaceuticals (TP) has launched a recruitment campaign to support its ambitious growth plans.

The Devon pharma manufacturing company is aiming to strengthen its workforce with over 10 new positions in its production department after being acquired by NorthEdge from Torbay and Devon NHS Foundation Trust in 2023.

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