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Inaugural Plymouth boating festival makes a splash

Glorious sunshine and a packed schedule of maritime fun helped make the inaugural Plymouth Boat Fest a huge success, as thousands of visitors gathered at Plymouth Yacht Haven; the city’s largest and busiest marina, to celebrate the region’s rich marine heritage and industry...

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Outstanding Ofsted for Mama Bear's in Torquay

Outstanding rating from Ofsted for Mama Bear's in Torquay

Staff at a Torquay day nursery are celebrating their promotion from a ‘Good’ to an ‘Outstanding’ Ofsted rating following their latest inspection by the governing body Ofsted.

Mama Bear’s Day Nursery & Pre-School at St. Margarets School in Barewell Road, Torquay, was rated outstanding in all areas including the quality of education provided, leadership and management, behaviour,...

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Teignmouth veteran to march in Cenotaph parade on Remembrance Sunday

A former Army nurse from Teignmouth will march alongside 10,000 others during the Cenotaph Service on Remembrance Sunday as part of the largest ever group of veterans supported by Help for Heroes to attend.

Julie Wadham, 46, whose 22-year military career included tours in Sierra Leone and Afghanistan will be honouring those who are living with physical and psychological injuries due...

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Plymouth enjoys half-term holiday business boost

Britain Ocean City’s leisure and tourism businesses enjoyed a half-term holiday boost and the city proved a popular destination for visitors.

The National Marine Aquarium, run by the Ocean Conservation Trust, saw visitor numbers jump by 6000 last month, compared with 2021 figures.

”We had a really good October with more visitors at the National Marine Aquarium over the...

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Redrow to host Christmas event in collaboration with John Lewis

This year’s Christmas celebrations are starting early here in Okehampton with house builder Redrow hosting a festive event at their local development, Romansfield, in collaboration with the John Lewis design team.

The event will take place on the 27th of November from 11-4pm and is guaranteed to bring a smile to all those that attend.

The community event promises to deliver...

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Do you have a view on Electric vehicles?

Devon’s residents are invited to give their views on Devon County Council’s (DCC) Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Strategy from today (Wednesday 9 November).

It’s a major part of a larger strategy to reduce carbon emissions from on-road transportation which accounts for 30 per cent of all the county’s carbon emissions.

From 2030 the sale of new petrol and diesel vehicles is...

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800 to keep Devon cancer patients above the breadline

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Pioneering training salon launches community project

Exeter-based hairdressing, barbering & beauty training salon, Hair At The Academy (HATA), is spearheading a new community pilot project to support and educate vulnerable young people and adults in the city and across Devon.

The aim of the project, called Cutting Through the Noise (CTN), is to promote the salon’s unique approach to delivering nationally recognised vocational...

New speech and language courses to help young children catch up after COVID-19

Research conducted in schools last year revealed that the coronavirus pandemic, with its lockdowns and restrictions, held back many young children's speech and language development.

So, Devon County Council has created new courses which are available to parents and carers, and staff who work with children and young people, to help children catch up and reach their potential....

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Surf Bay Leisure pledge support for Children’s Hospice South West

Winkleigh based Surf Bay Leisure, the largest distributor of new and used static caravans in the UK, has pledged its support for local children’s charity Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) by sponsoring its upcoming Moonlight Memory Walk.

Surf Bay Leisure buy and sell new and second hand static caravan holiday homes and lodges across Cornwall, Devon and Somerset; the same area that...

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Leading baby loss charity returning to Plymouth to honour lost babies

A service of remembrance for families, couples and individuals affected by the loss of a baby, whether that be during pregnancy, at birth or in infancy is to be held on Saturday the 19th November at 11.00am at St Andrew’s Minster, Plymouth. In addition, anyone grieving never having children, is also most welcome to attend.

The ‘Saying Goodbye’ services, which are open to people of...

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