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Free NHS flu vaccination clinics available across Devon

It’s not too late to have your free NHS flu vaccination to protect yourself and your loved ones this winter.

Due to the current increase in the rates of flu and other respiratory infections, extra drop-in clinics are running for those eligible to get their free NHS...

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Smashing the Creative Jam!

Space Youth Services digital marketing apprentice Maddie Aylward from Exeter was thrilled to be in the winning team at this year’s International Creative Jam in Nantes.

Her team designed the top-rated prototype project addressing issues faced by young people in the Atlantic European area.

The three-day Jam was organised by the Atlantic Youth Creative Hub (AYCH), an initiative...

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MP Mel Stride welcomes Osprey Charging’s Salmon’s Leap hub, the largest EV charging site of its kind in the South West

Mel Stride, the central Devon MP and Secretary of State for Work and Pensions today visited Osprey Charging’s public EV charging hub at Salmon’s Leap in Buckfastleigh, praising it for improving local air quality, reducing noise pollution, and supporting Devon’s decarbonisation efforts, whilst also bolstering the UK’s national charging infrastructure.

Osprey Charging , one of the UK’s...

East Devon Charities and Businesses Encouraged to Apply for Decarbonisation and Accessibility Grants

East Devon District Council is welcoming grant applications to its Culture, Leisure and Tourism Fund (CLTF), which opened yesterday (12 June).

The CLTF provides grants to community organisations in East Devon to help decarbonise the culture, leisure, and tourism sectors. Grants will also be available for a limited number of tourism businesses to help them decarbonise or to improve...

‘Green van man’ holds key to cutting carbon on the roads

Eco drivers given chance to win thousands of pounds, thanks to Devon-techEco drivers given chance to win thousands of pounds, thanks to Devon-tech

A new eco-driver engagement initiative, which has been set up to transform the way business vans are driven in the UK, will give away thousands of pounds this year in rewards to encourage a new breed of ‘green van man’ in the...

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Plymouth apprentice reaches Grand Final of national competition

A painting and decorating apprentice from Plymouth has tested their skills against top scorers across the UK at the first ever Grand Final of the Painting and Decorating Association (PDA) Apprentice of the Year competition.

Ysabella Payn, aged 22, is a student at City College Plymouth and an apprentice at Bell Group.

She achieved the top score in the Junior category in a...

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Let’s do ‘Pink Hair’, Don’t Care’ in support of ending violence against women and girls in Plymouth

Local women’s charity Trevi are inviting their supporters to step out with pink hair again this June to raise vital funds to support women affected by domestic violence and abuse and help end violence against women and girls.

Supporters can be individuals, groups of friends, sports teams or even work colleagues. You can choose to wear a wig, use a hair colour app filter, or go one...

Plymouth construction skills programme creates local jobs

A housebuilder at North Prospect is celebrating the success of its innovative Mayflower Leat Skills Academy, as the final cohort of students graduate and the programme comes to an end.

As part of its Mayflower Leat housing development, which is part of the North Prospect regeneration, Countryside Partnerships delivered the Academy in partnership with training provider Train 4 All....

The Agatha Christie FestivalL 2023: A coastal crime wave is coming...

Tickets are now on sale for the Agatha Christie Festival, a week-long celebration of the Torquay-born Queen of Crime across the English Riviera 8th through 17th September. Supported with public funding from the National Lottery through Arts Council England, this year's festival opens with an exciting six-day fringe festival followed by a four-day literary festival and includes high profile...

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Unveiling the Heartbreak of a Dementia Diagnosis with David Shepherd

Alzheimer's is a heart-wrenching disease that inflicts relentless pain and sorrow on both you and your loved one. Witnessing the gradual decline of someone close to you can leave you feeling helpless and devastated. With each passing day, it feels as though you are not only losing a part of them but also a part of you.

One of the most agonising parts is the beginning before their...

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Simon Jupp MP calls for urgent relocation of Tipton St John Primary School following recent flooding

Senior government officials will visit Tipton St John to help speed up plans for a site to be found for a new school, following recent flash flooding which led to the evacuation of Tipton St John Primary School.

After Simon Jupp MP held an urgent meeting with Education Minister Baroness Barran in the days after the flooding, Department for Education officials will be visiting...

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