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The caring face of politics?

The Leader of the Liberal Democrats, Sir Ed Davey MP, and the party’s by-election candidate for Tiverton & Honiton, Richard Foord, have met with unpaid carers in the constituency at an event organised by Devon Carers to mark Carers Week. Devon Carers is a service provided by the charity Westbank Community Health and Care, based at Exminster, near Exeter.

Sir Ed Davey, who’s been a...

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Buckfast Abbey’s wellbeing festival delivers vital support to hundreds of Devon children

Nearly 300 primary school age children from across the county attended a special event to boost their mental health and wellbeing at Buckfast Abbey.

The Take5 Festival on the 26th May, created by the Abbey’s Education Department, saw hundreds of key stage 2 pupils visit the beautiful Abbey and benefit from a series of fun, practical and engaging workshops focusing on emotional,...

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Teignbridge Trojans scores sponsorship from local housebuilder

Teignbridge Trojans RLFC has secured sponsorship from a local housebuilder and is now hoping to push on and raise awareness of Rugby League in the South West ahead of the new season this summer.

Formed in 2016, the club competes in the South West Men’s League along with others from across Dorset, Devon and Cornwall, and has provided a gateway for players from various Rugby Union...

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Firefighters run entire Jurassic Coast dressed as dinosaurs, in aid of The Fire Fighters Charity

Three firefighters from Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service are preparing to run 96 miles across the Jurassic Coast to raise funds for The Fire Fighters Charity – a cause particularly close to their hearts.

And they’ll be completing the challenge – which they’ve called the Dorset Dino Dash - in blow-up dinosaur costumes.

Ross Burton, Scott Butler and Tom Houseman (aka,...

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Alzheimer’s Society Trek26: South Devon Coast

Alzheimer’s Society is urging fundraisers in Devon to take on a new challenge in 2022 and join hundreds of people walking to stop dementia in its tracks at Trek26 South Devon Coast. By signing up to a 13 or 26-mile trek across the breath-taking countryside on 10 September avid hikers and beginners alike can experience the coastline like they’ve never seen it before.

Both the 13-mile...

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Month-long event will celebrate East Devon volunteers

A special month-long event will celebrate East Devon’s volunteers who go above and beyond to make a difference to the environment.

This is the first time an event of this sort has been held by East Devon District Council (EDDC) to recognise all the amazing projects happening on our doorsteps right now – from the litter pickers who are out in all weathers to the dedicated volunteers...

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Team GB and double Olympic medallist Bryony Page officially launches brand new activities at Devon Cliffs Holiday Park

Leading UK holiday company Haven celebrates the launch of new high adrenaline activities at Devon Cliffs Holiday Park, with Team GB and double Olympic medallist Bryony Page.

Following a huge £1 million investment over the winter across a range of indoor and outdoor facilities, Devon Cliffs introduces the much-anticipated activity The Jump and brand-new addition Tank Off Roaders ahead...

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New solo exhibition by Turner Prize nominee explores secret histories of Devon

Thelma Hulbert Gallery (THG) and talking on corners present Ingrid Pollard: Three Drops of Blood , a new solo exhibition by 2022 Turner Prize nominee Ingrid Pollard.

Commissioned by talking on corners , THG's new exhibition illustrates the intimacy, care, nuance and technical skill of Pollard’s extensive practice as one of Britain’s leading contemporary artists. This is a very rare...

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New clean room facility in Plymouth to support health tech innovation, photonics and applied research

Plymouth Science Park ’s new modular clean room offers space for vital research and testing in the South West.

The new facility is part of the Health Tech Innovation Hub , which opened at the Park this year. This regional hub for the incubation and development of health technology businesses, funded through the Heart of the South West LEP , provides access to integrated health...

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The Voneus team is hard at work on the final stages of its FTTP rollout in Talaton, bringing gigabit

Quest for fibre broadband close to an end as Devon villages celebrate rollout

A collection of communities in East Devon are seeing light at the end of the tunnel for their campaigns to bring fibre broadband to the area, as a rural broadband specialist finalises its rollout of Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) connections.

Voneus Broadband is hosting drop-in sessions in Whimple, Talaton, and Clyst Hydon from 13 to 16 June as part of its programme to install gigabit-...

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