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Exeter Philharmonic Choir to bring much-needed Christmas cheer this festive season

Exeter Philharmonic Choir will bring the joy of Christmas music to audiences at Exeter Cathedral again this year with two nights of carols on Tuesday 13 and Wednesday 14 December. In the run-up to what promises to be a challenging Christmas season for many, the uplifting sound of the Choir will be more welcome than ever.

This year’s special guest is the internationally renowned...

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Theatre Royal Plymouth installs four new flag poles in celebration of its 40th anniversary

Theatre Royal Plymouth welcomed special guests to raise four new flags on their building as part of TRP’s on-going 40th anniversary on Tuesday (29 November).

The four new flag poles each represent a decade of TRP’s history and celebrate the theatres future.

The flags raised represent the city and the theatres core values, with a special flag to celebrate TRP that was...

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Mobile boost scheme extended

Connecting Devon and Somerset’s scheme to improve indoor 4G mobile phone coverage in the region has been extended due to ongoing demand.

The Mobile Boost programme was due to close to new applications this month, but a £250,000 injection of additional funding through the Heart of the South West Local Enterprise Partnership’s (HotSWLEP) Growth Deal, means it will now continue until...

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Family Law Awards presentation

Winners! The Family Law Company scoops top award

Family law specialist The Family Law Company is celebrating success at the national Family Law Awards 2022.

The firm, which has offices in Exeter, Plymouth and Cornwall, brought home the Family Law Firm of the Year – South, beating off stiff competition from family firms across the south of England, from Brighton to Berkshire, Oxfordshire to Bristol.

This award acknowledges a...

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Trading Standards and police join forces to tackle illegal vape sales

Illegal vapes with a street value of approximately £7400 worth has been seized from a store in Plymouth following an operation by Trading Standards and Devon and Cornwall Police.

Heart of the South West Trading Standards and Devon and Cornwall Police have visited a number of knife retailers as part of the Police’s Operation Sceptre campaign. Trading Standards were ensuring that...

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Dogs Trust delivers Christmas Hope to people experiencing homelessness and their dogs in Devon

Dogs Trust , the UK’s largest dog welfare charity, is asking people to consider the canine companions of people experiencing homelessness when writing their letters to Santa this year.

Every Christmas, through its Hope Project, Dogs Trust brings festive cheer to the dogs of people experiencing homelessness by distributing canine hampers of collars, leads, coats, treats and toys to...

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Emergency Tree Fund ensuring thousands more trees are planted this winter

More than 16,500 trees are due to be planted in Devon this winter through the Emergency Tree Fund initiative. Devon County Council has made the announcement as part of National Tree Week (26 November - 4 December) which kicks off the winter tree-planting season. Devon has been offering free packs of trees to landowners and communities within Devon for a second year thanks to the Emergency...

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New Travel Health Clinic opens in Plymouth

Plymouth based business Aquamarine Medicals has recently expanded by opening its sister clinic Aquamarine Health Clinic. Aquamarine Medicals led by Dr Christine Penny, has been providing medicals to the Maritime and Offshore Industries in Plymouth for the last 4 years.

With the recent closure of the NHS led MASTA travel clinic in Plymouth, Dr Penny recognised there was a need for a...

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Convoy in Ukraine

Christmas wish list announced for next Medics4Ukraine convoy

Almost £1.4M of lifesaving supplies and medical training already delivered to Ukraine - but more is needed

Mark Hannaford, founder of World Extreme Medicine and co-founder of Medics4Ukraine says the next Ukraine-bound convoy has a wish list based on requests from medical personnel. He is looking for UK businesses to donate badly needed items in time for the next convoy’s departure in...

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Buckfast Abbey teams together to collect teddies for trauma

Staff from South Devon’s Buckfast Abbey have clubbed together to donate over 100 teddy bears to help comfort children experiencing distress caused by conflict, starvation or abuse worldwide.

Led by Buckfast Abbey’s Education Manager, Alison Gagg, the project has seen colleagues from across all the Abbey’s departments joining forces to collect soft, cuddly teddy bears over the summer...

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