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Lifeworks Saturday enrichment groups for young people with learning disabilities

All smiles at Lifeworks Learning Disability Saturday groups relaunch.

Lifeworks Saturday enrichment groups flourish

Our Lifeworks Saturday enrichment groups restarted this year with plenty of activities, both indoors and out. It was lovely to see new faces joining the groups and great to have so many smiling faces back with us. This first Saturday was jam-packed, with different events. Including a hardy circuit training workout where the group went through...

Channel 4 challenges students to create a new television show

Channel 4 is challenging secondary school students across the UK to conjure up ideas for a new TV show as part of a nationwide competition.

Students are being invited to create a new show which explores how we are Altogether Different . The only other stipulation is that the show can be set at any point in time, except in 2023.

They will need to come up with the idea for the...

Tavistock Enterprise Hub plays crucial role for growing business

REDS Group is a relatively young south west based company that has experienced exceptional growth in its first five years – but it has remained true to its roots.

Those roots stem partly from the Tavistock Enterprise Hub , which was one of two hot desk locations used by the business when it was founded in 2017 with just four engineers.

Today, REDS Group has expanded to a...

Alzheimer’s Society’s Forget Me Not Appeal in Devon

This May, Alzheimer’s Society invites everyone in Devon to come together and support its Forget Me Not Appeal to remember and honour people they know who are living with dementia or who had dementia.

By wearing your Forget Me Not badge and supporting the appeal, you can show people living with dementia in Devon they have not been forgotten, and you understand and stand with them. The...

Supporting local initiatives! Foot Anstey Foundation delivers grants to three South West-based charities

National law firm, Foot Anstey LLP, has announced the three charities receiving its latest Foot Anstey Foundation grants.

The funds, raised by employees, are donated to community organisations that have local impact.

The three South West-based charities receiving £1,000 each are Jeremiah's Journey , Uncle Paul's Chilli Farm and Somerset Child Contact Centres .

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Road improvement works near Exeter Airport will boost East Devon’s economy

The £4.5m road enhancement scheme has been under construction for the past two years and was completed on 23rd February 2023.

The new access will help to boost East Devon’s economy, through provision of new jobs and opportunities for clean and inclusive growth. The enhancements to Long Lane unlock development of the new 19 acre Power Park site part of the Exeter and East Devon...

CSOs in North & West Devon Thanked For Their Service

Serving Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) from North and West Devon have been thanked at a special event in Torrington to recognise 20 years since the role was implemented in the area.

PCSOs attended the event at Torrington Town Hall on Wednesday 22 February and were personally thanked by Superintendent Toby Davies – police commander for the North and West Devon Local...

Family pay tribute to son who died in Plymouth crash

Police have named a boy who died following a collision in Plymstock on Sunday 19 February.

Seven-year-old Alfie Tollett, from Plymouth, sustained serious injuries and was taken to hospital where he died later.

The family of Alfie have paid tribute to him.

They said: “‘This has to be one of the hardest things we have had to do as a family. On Sunday, our precious...

Fresh new creative talent takes centre stage at The Burton at Bideford as the Annual Schools Exhibition opens its doors

Bursting with vibrancy, colour and creativity, the Burton at Bideford Annual Schools Exhibition opens its doors on Saturday 25 February for another year celebrating the talents of our next generation of artists.

Featuring work by young people aged 5 to 18 years who attend local primary and secondary schools, the exhibition is a firm favourite that never fails to delight and impress....

Ranger Ralph Club gets crafty for Dartmoor's birds  

Dartmoor’s fascinating range of birds was the subject of a fun activity day for young members of our Ranger Ralph Club. Thirty-three enthusiastic youngsters got crafty and made eco-friendly nesting stations and feeders before going off to explore the Haytor area on a treasure hunt with a focus on one of the moor's most loved feathered visitor. The event on February 14 was one of many which...

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