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Santa and the pirates

This December, families are invited on a swashbuckling adventure like no other as Santa and the Pirates (that don’t want Christmas!) docks for a special festive performance on Sunday 14th December 2025 at 3:00 PM.

In this lively seasonal tale, Father Christmas faces his biggest...

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Easter opening times at Drake Cirucs and The Barcode

For those looking to enjoy a day out with family and friends or pick up some last-minute Easter gifts and decorations, Drake Circus has confirmed its opening times for the Easter weekend.

From Friday 7th – Monday 10th April, the centre’s shopping hours will be: 

Good Friday – 7th April: 9am – 6pm
Easter Saturday – 8th April: 9am – 6pm
Easter Sunday –

Plymouth man to run 250km across the Sahara Desert for Parkinson’s UK

A man from Plymouth is running the ‘toughest race on earth’ in April to raise funds for Parkinson’s UK.

Bill Martin, 55, is running the Marathon Des Sables, where he will run over 250km in seven days whilst carrying everything he needs, including food and sleeping gear, in his backpack.

Setting himself a £10,000 fundraising target, Bill decided to fundraise for Parkinson’s...

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Charity partnership to help women dress to impress at interview

Plymouth charity Gifted Women is hosting a pop-up wardrobe backed by local businesses to help women on its employability programme find clothes and confidence ready for work, on Tuesday 4 April.

Six women from the Gifted Women’s empowering group work programme are invited to the special charity pop-up event at the New Continental Hotel, where volunteer stylists from the 1st...

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Devon residents encouraged to nominate a charity to receive share of £1million

Residents in Devon can nominate a good cause to receive £1,000 as part of Benefact Group’s Movement for Good Awards.

Now in its fifth year, the Movement for Good Awards will once again see more than £1million gifted to charities up and down the UK and Ireland.

Since the awards began, people in Devon have submitted over 39,600 nominations and 53 Devon based charities have...

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East Devon MP welcomes major investment to upgrade East Devon’s sewage system

Multi-million-pound plans to upgrade East Devon’s sewage system has been announced by the Water Minister, Rebecca Pow MP.

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has asked water companies to accelerate investments between now and 2025 to tackle storm overflow discharges, reduce nutrient pollution from treatment works, and address water resilience challenges.

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Funding boost to YMCA South Devon

The south Devon branch of the renowned charity YMCA, the largest and oldest youth charity in the world, has received a £1,500 boost from a local housebuilder.

YMCA South Devon runs various projects for young people, this can include providing temporary safe community accommodation for them if they find themselves homeless (Nightstop), Social & Emotional support for young people...

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Plymouth builders merchant helping students ‘build’ for the future

The Plymouth branch of RGB Building Supplies recently sponsored the Skills Group Learner of the Month programme and rewarded young people who are starting out on their construction careers.

Property maintenance student Maisie Walton, bricklaying learner Callum Patrick, carpentry student Aiden Taylor, and plastering learner Cerys Matthews all won Study Programme Learner of the Month...

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Going for growth, Foot Anstey expands IP offering with team acquisition

Foot Anstey LLP has taken the next step in its growth journey by acquiring part of Clarke Wilmott's Intellectual Property team. This includes Partner Roy Crozier and his team of four Intellectual Property experts.

Foot Anstey's growing Intellectual Property team is headed up by Partner, Paul Cox, who have gone from strength-to-strength over the last five years. They act for many...

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Using sculpture to ‘make an entrance

Stonebalancing artist Adrian Gray shares some clever ideas to make the first glimpse of your home incredible

There is often thought, time, expense and effort spent on the appearance and style of our main garden spaces, but sometimes the first perception of a property, its entrance, can be neglected. Adrian Gray , the international pioneer of stonebalancing art, is often commissioned...

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Rogue builder jailed for fraud

A rogue builder from North Devon has been jailed for two years eight months for defrauding his customers out of approximately £38,000.

At Exeter Crown Court on Thursday, March 30, Samuel Harvey 32, of Greenbank Road, Barnstaple, was sentenced following a prosecution by Heart of the South West Trading Standards Service.

Previously, on January 31 at Barnstaple Magistrates...

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