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Last chance to vote for South West heroes in major awards

Time is running out for you to cast your vote to help a Devon and Cornwall-based project win the coveted ‘Project of the Year’ trophy at the National Lottery Awards 2022.

The annual National Lottery Awards celebrate the people and projects across the UK who do extraordinary things with the help of National Lottery funding.

The public voting stage for the Project of the Year...

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Refuge for Pets
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Smart Sound Connect Recognised by Industry for Innovation

Smart Sound Connect , the world’s first ocean-focussed 5G testbed, has been recognised by the mobile sector as a cutting edge innovation platform for the development of the next generation of marine technologies.

At the 20th Mobile Industry Awards, held at Lancaster House in London on the 22nd September, Smart Sound Connect was named as the 5G Innovation of the Year (Product/Service...

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Local partnership set to give smiles back to survivors of domestic abuse

Award-winning local women's charity, Trevi, is delighted to work with Plymouth-based Peninsula Dental Social Enterprise (PDSE) to deliver life-changing dental treatment to those women affected by domestic violence and abuse.

In the UK, 1 in 4 women will experience domestic abuse, while 1 in 20 women experience extensive and repeated abuse and rape as children and adults. In Devon...

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UK's large touring outdoor cinema will return next summer with an Elvis Open-Air Cinema Tour

Following its most successful summer yet, which saw its Mamma Mia tour sell-out, Adventure Cinema will bring more musical joy to the big screen with the new Elvis film starring Tom Hanks and Austin Butler.

A celebration of the notorious ‘King of Rock & Roll’, the tour will stop off at some of the UK’s most scenic spaces to screen Baz Lurhmann’s box office hit Elvis, with 38...

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tiverton
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Lions Club donation to help refurbishment of much-loved local shop

The Lions Club of Sidmouth has made a big donation to the Samaritans shop on the town’s High Street - just in time for a major refurbishment in the new year.

Quite appropriately, the big donation came in the form of a big cheque, which a pride of Lions handed over to Samaritans volunteers at a ceremony in Sidmouth.

The shop - a former bank - was opened as a fund-raising...

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Exeter
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Marianne Steele announced as new Chief Executive of The Donkey Sanctuary

The Donkey Sanctuary today announced the appointment of Marianne Steele as the charity’s new permanent Chief Executive following a thorough, rigorous and competitive global search.

Marianne joined the charity in 2010 as Director of Fundraising and Communications where she oversaw a period of rapid growth.

More recently she stepped into the role of acting CEO, successfully...

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Gates to be removed on National Cycle Network to improve disabled access

Many of the gates and barriers found on Devon’s shared cycle and walking routes will be removed to help ensure that those with disabilities and mobility problems can access them more easily.

Devon’s popular National Cycle Network is one of the most spectacular in the country – almost 150miles in length, the route takes you through picturesque communities, over moorlands, along...

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National Cycle Network
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October half term activities at the National Trust in and around Devon

During October half term in and around Devon, National Trust places are hosting an array of family friendly activities and terror-ific Halloween adventures. From spooky scarecrow trails to exploring autumnal colours and harvest displays to wood carving. There’s lots going on to keep your ghouls and monsters entertained.

What’s more, every time you experience a National Trust day out...

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Celebrations as semi-finalists are announced in the West Country Women Awards

Women from Devon, Cornwall, Somerset and Dorset are among those celebrating reaching the semi-finals in the inaugural year of the West Country Women Awards.

The annual awards recognise and celebrate the amazing women all across the region and were set up this summer by Alexis Bowater OBE and Tess Stuber.

More than 1,000 nominations were received across all 15 categories that...

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Foot Anstey and Weston College join forces to nurture future legacy lawyer talent

National law firm, Foot Anstey LLP has collaborated with Weston College to bolster its legacy team through the hiring of five Paralegals who will be trained to be specialists in the charity and legacy sector.

The collaborative approach to bolstering talent in the legacy sector is in response to Legacy Foresight's recent commentary, which estimated that the legacy sector needs another...

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