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Top Male Choir to visit Devon

The celebrated City of Bath Male Choir from the BBC ‘Last Choir Standing’ TV show will be performing at Crediton Congregational Church on Saturday July 15. The choir received world-wide acclaim when they reached the final stages of the BBC’s popular amateur choir.

Since that time they have toured Europe as well as visiting Japan and the USA on two occasions. Most recently they were...

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Highways and Transportation SW awards event is a major success

The Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation (CIHT (SW) held a glittering black-tie awards dinner hosted at Sandy Park, Exeter, which recognised South West industry projects for 2022/2023. The event was generously sponsored by Waterman Aspen who has built careers and provided technical expertise to clients for 35 years working right across the engineering spectrum, from major...

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Summer events at RHS Garden Rosemoor

A packed programme of events awaits visitors to RHS Garden Rosemoor in Devon this summer!

Rosemoor Live! in the Garden Room

Motown Soul & Disco Party, Thursday 29 June

Dance the night away with a whole evening of Motown with Richie Sampson breathing new life into classic Drifters hits followed by Angelo Starr and the Edwin Starr Band performing Motown legend...

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Devon family take on coastal hike for Parkinson's UK

A Devon family impacted by Parkinson’s are taking on a fundraising challenge and urging others to take part. Millie Hann, along with her family and friends, are hiking part of the South West Coast Path from Torcross to Start Point on Saturday 1 July to raise funds for Parkinson’s UK.

The team are behind Hike4Happiness, a series of challenges for Parkinson’s UK. Millie, 23, was...

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Hatherleigh Nursing Home unveils spectacular garden renovation

The team at Hatherleigh Nursing Home have been excitedly working with their green fingers to breathe new life into their garden. The newly renovated garden has been completed just in time for the spring sunshine to be enjoyed by the residents, who are fondly referred to as family members.

Plants have been carefully selected to introduce a variety of colours, textures and smells into...

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National recognition for Occupational Therapy Assistants

The Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) team on Haytor and Salus ward, on the Devon Partnership NHS Trust Torbay Hospital site, has received national recognition for their work using the Vona du Toit Model of Creative Ability (VdTMoCA). Wendy Sherwood, the principal of ICAN-UK, the VdTMoCA training provider, sponsors an annual award for an Occupational Therapy (OT) support worker who...

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East Devon’s Housing Service Commits to Further Service Improvements

East Devon District Council’s (EDDC) housing service looks to bounce back from COVID and deliver a programme of improvements.

As part of EDDC’s commitment to improvement, an independent survey has recently reported back on tenant satisfaction. Plans are now in place to make changes based on the messages received.

The survey, carried out in March 2023 and conducted by...

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Lympstone Manor's 'Celebration of Speed' returns

On 12 July 2023, luxury manor house hotel, Lympstone Manor , in Devon, welcomes back its revered annual Celebration of Speed. The one-day festival commemorates Michelin-starred chef Owner; Michael Caines’ love of motorsport with a line-up including panel discussions with former Formula One World Champion Damon Hill and former Head of Performance at Williams Formula One and race engineer for...

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Devonshire Freemasons donate £15,000 to Bideford based ‘Families in Grief’.

Devon’s Freemasons and the Masonic Charitable Foundation (MCF) are very pleased to award Bideford based ‘Families in Grief’ (FiG) a grant of £15,000, this is split over three years to provide a guaranteed income in support of the work they do.

They are a childhood bereavement charity helping families to rebuild their lives after the death of someone close to them. They believe that...

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New creative leadership team appointed at Theatre Royal Plymouth

After a significant period of independent industry consultation, and a rigorous recruitment process, Theatre Royal Plymouth are delighted to announce six creative appointments as part of their creative renewal journey. John Haidar, Malaika Kegode, Sara Rhodes and Tom Jackson Greaves will join TRP as Associate Directors, and Bee Jarvis and Natasha Pavey will join as Artists for Change....

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