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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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City College Plymouth and Princess Yachts Forge Landmark Training Partnership

The city’s anchor institution for skills, City College Plymouth, has signed a major agreement with Princess Yachts to boost skills development and employment opportunities in the marine industry.

Formalising the partnership that City College and Princess Yachts has maintained over the years, the College delivers tailored Apprenticeships and adult training programmes, designed to...

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Nuffield Health Plymouth Hospital Staff Raise Over £5,900 to Support Dartmoor Search and Rescue’s Life-Saving Work

Staff at Nuffield Health Plymouth Hospital have raised an impressive £5,929.49 for Dartmoor Search and Rescue, providing vital support to the local charity’s life-saving operations.

This generous contribution will go towards purchasing essential new equipment, helping the charity’s team of volunteers to carry out rescue missions in the challenging Dartmoor terrain.

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Management team now complete for Deer Park Nursing Home

With the staff recruitment drive for Holsworthy’s Deer Park Nursing Home now in full swing ahead of the home’s opening later this year, operators Camelot Care have confirmed its management team is now complete with the appointment of both manager and deputy.

Amanda Williams has been selected as the home’s new deputy manager, joining manager Suzanne Evans whose appointment was announced...

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Take sanctuary with the donkeys this half term

This February half term is the ideal time to wrap up warm, get out in the fresh air and meet some of the four-legged residents of The Donkey Sanctuary in Sidmouth.

Set in the East Devon countryside, the sanctuary is free to visit and park, and dog friendly too. For the younger visitors there’s a natural play area and a maze, as well as scenic walks, engaging exhibits and talks and a...

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EDDC Countryside Team forms Partnership with able2achieve

A group of adults, with additional needs, took part in important conservation work at an Axminster nature reserve as part of a special skill-building project.

East Devon District Council’s (EDDC) Countryside Team partnered up with able2achieve and organised for five adult learners to spend some time outdoors while developing new skills, at Trinity Hill Local Nature Reserve.

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Aldi opens applications for apprenticeship roles in Devon

Aldi is looking to recruit over 500 new apprentices across the UK in 2025, including in Devon.

The UK’s fourth-largest supermarket is welcoming applications for its apprenticeship scheme, with opportunities now live across stores and warehouse roles.

At Aldi, Store Apprentices can earn £8.61 per hour, rising to £12.07. Inside the M25, Store Apprentices can earn £8.84 per...

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Paradise found… A new Head Gardener joins the team at Overbeck’s Garden

Terraced into the clifftop coastline above the Devon seaside town of Salcombe is Overbeck’s, a hidden subtropical  garden where coloured blooms and exotic shapes delight visitors. New Head Gardener Ian Trought brings a wealth of experience to the team and joins a line of dedicated Head Gardeners that have developed Overbeck’s Garden since its inception in 1895.

Ian relocates to the...

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Work due to start next week on road repairs near Ottery St Mary

Repairs to a collapsed retaining wall and edge of a road on the outskirts of Ottery St Mary in East Devon are expected to get underway shortly.

An emergency closure was put in place on Chineway Road in mid-January for the safety of the public after a full investigation of the site revealed the extent of the retaining wall collapse and 5ft-deep scour hole near a culvert at the foot of...

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South West M&S stores launch YoungMinds design competition

M&S stores across the South West launch design competition in partnership with mental health charity, YoungMinds.

To mark the second year of the partnership between M&S and YoungMinds, they are now looking for the next generation’s Monet to design this year’s M&S and YoungMinds Hello Yellow kidswear collection.

More young people than ever are struggling with...

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People across Devon have ‘unique opportunity’ to shape Animal Futures

People across Devon are being invited to have their say on the future of animal welfare in the county - as part of the RSPCA's Big Conversation.

But animal lovers in the area have just three weeks to have their say, with the first phase of Animal Futures: The Big Conversation closing on 28 February.

The charity wants this to be the "biggest ever conversation about animals...

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