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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...

Prestigious Food Drink Devon Awards now open for entries

Following on from the hugely successful awards’ celebration last autumn, entries are now open for the esteemed 2024 Food Drink Devon Awards. The gold standard industry accolades celebrate the very best Devon has to offer, recognising the county’s most respected, influential and passionate artisan food and drink producers and establishments. Entries close on Monday 15th April, with...

Theatre Royal Plymouth celebrates Pride in Plymouth with Pride Pop-Up and Cabaret

Theatre Royal Plymouth (TRP) is hosting an array of events next week (8-10 Feb) as part of Pride in Plymouth’s celebrations for LGBTQIA+ History Month. Events include a Pride Pop-Up archive showcasing artifacts and documents that observe LGBTQIA+ history across the region as well as a cabaret evening featuring spoken word performances and live music.

The Pride Pop-Up: Archives -...

Overwhelming support for new walking and cycling route proposals

Almost 90% of people who responded to a recent public consultation on plans for a multiuse path between Sidbury and Sidford have backed the idea.

The proposed walking and cycling route would extend from Sidford along the western side of the A375, crossing Ottery Lane with a new cycle/pedestrian crossing, and then connecting to Hillside, near Sidbury.

Feedback to Devon County...

Devon apprentice shares skills for life

Bobby Wilson, an apprentice based in Paignton with Barratt David Wilson Homes Exeter, is helping the homebuilder celebrate this year’s National Apprenticeship Week (5th– to 12th Feb) as one of the business’s six trade trainees.

Bobby’s apprenticeship blends on-site work at the Berry Acres development in Paignton with college education that focuses on Bricklaying Level 2 skills. Aged...

Exmouth residents invited to drop-in event about Beach Management Plan Update

Come along to the first drop-in event about the Exmouth Beach Management Plan (BMP) Update at Exmouth Town Hall’s Council Chamber between 9.30am and 12.30pm on Thursday, 15 February.

The BMP sets out how the risks of flooding and erosion from Orcombe Point to Exmouth Marina will be reduced, and how the beach and coastal defences will be maintained going forwards. Representatives from...

Watch Spring unfurl at RHS Rosemoor and enjoy Snowdrop walks and Half Term magic and stories

Spring has arrived at RHS Rosemoor, signalled by the appearance of large drifts of delicate snowdrops throughout the gorgeous gardens. In celebration, you can join an expert on a special walk every day at noon from 1–11 February. Booking is not required but places are limited and are offered on a first-come basis.

Before you know it the school holidays will be upon us – but have no...

£11.6m Heritage Fund grant for UK’s first National Marine Park in Plymouth

Britain’s Ocean City leads the way to become the UK’s first National Marine Park after announcing £11.6million funding from The National Lottery Heritage Fund.

This substantial investment will enable the delivery of a £22 million transformational five-year programme that will engage an entire city in its landscape and heritage.

The project will revolutionise the way Plymouth...

Is your gas hob safe?

Twelve UK gas hob manufacturers have been working with the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) to undertake a corrective action programme to make certain gas hobs safe.

An estimated 100,000 gas hobs sold in the UK may be fitted with a connector that is at risk of failing whether the hob is in use or not. Should this occur, it could lead to poisoning, burns, a gas leak or...

Copy of Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra will be accompanying Exeter Philharmonic Choir in March

Acclaimed choir and orchestra promise a night of high drama in Exeter

Concert-goers are in for a night of high drama at Exeter Cathedral on Saturday 16th March when Exeter Philharmonic Choir joins forces with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and four world-class soloists to perform Giuseppe Verdi’s Requiem .

Verdi’s choral ‘blockbuster’, also known as the Requiem Mass, is an opera in all but name and is one of the most dramatic large-scale choral works...

Honiton & Ilfracombe Police Enquiry Offices Open

Two more police station front desks will be available to the public from Monday 5 February with the opening of Honiton and Ilfracombe enquiry offices.

They are the latest to open in one of the biggest campaigns in the country to improve police contact and plans to open even more enquiry offices have also been announced.

From Monday 5 February, people in both Honiton and...

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