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Storytelling events hosted at local schools with Drake Circus to inspire children to read

More than 200 school children across three schools in Plymouth have taken part in storytelling sessions organised by Drake Circus aimed at helping them fall in love with reading.

The events involved children hearing stories from a professional storyteller, John Hughes, and were part of the Young Readers Programme, an award-winning initiative sponsored by Drake Circus’ owner British...

Advantage South West adds Foot Anstey LLP to two of its legal panels

Advantage South West has appointed Foot Anstey LLP , to its 'Development New Build' and 'General Property' legal panels.

Advantage South West, which delivers better social housing through collaborative working in the South West, is owned by four housing associations and currently has multiple members from across the South West supporting its goal of achieving affordable social housing...

New EP from North Devon fiddle player Eve Parker

Seventeen-year-old fiddle player Eve Parker has just released an EP entitled Train Tracks which consists of 4 tunes written, recorded and released as part of her first year project at Exeter college where she is taking a BTEC in music performance.

Eve, who lives in Appledore, North Devon, travels by train every day from Barnstaple to Exeter and it was these daily journeys that...

Unique hairdressing training academy holds official ribbon cutting ceremony

Tom Chapman, founder of The Lions Barber Collective & BarberTalk, mental wellbeing and suicide prevention charity cut the ribbon to officially open the HAIR AT THE ACADEMY’s (HATA) new hairdressing and barbering salon located in the centre of Exeter.

Tom opened the ceremony with a few words: “I’m so proud and honoured to have been asked to officially open the new HAIR AT THE...

Communities urged take a stand against anti-social behaviour as UK marks ASB Awareness Week 2022

Government launches guidelines to protect victims of ASB and make communities safer

The government has launched new guidelines to encourage more people to take a stand against anti-social behaviour and help make communities safer.

The Home Office is using the launch of ASB Awareness Week to publish a new set of Anti-Social Behaviour Principles, aimed at encouraging more people to...

Join the Devon Air Amble Across Devon - from your doorstep!

Devon Air Ambulance is celebrating 30 years of service this year, and supporters are signing up to undertake a ‘virtual’ tour of beautiful Devon to uncover a little of the charity's history – and future - through storytelling milestones.

Between 1 August and 30 September 2022, supporters are undertaking the ‘Devon Air Amble’ simply by adding their normal daily steps to a route-...

Plans for new retirement apartments in Exmouth

Churchill Retirement Living is preparing a planning application for a new independent retirement living development in Exmouth, and is asking local people to share their feedback.

The new development would provide attractive, high quality retirement apartments specially designed for local over 60s who want to carry on living independently as they get older but with the safety,...

Seaton beach pilot scheme sees physically impaired enjoy seafront

A Seaton resident was able to enjoy the beach for the first time in a decade thanks to a new pilot scheme for the physically impaired.

A special 85-metre platform, made from Tuff Trac which is a combination of plastic and aluminium, has been placed along Seaton Beach and is being used by a variety of residents.

The new path allows wheelchair and mobility scooter users to...

EDDC moves forward with Sidmouth Beach Management Scheme despite rising costs

Sidmouth’s new and improved vital coastal defences are likely to cost £5million more than expected, with estimates increasing from £14million to £19million.

Despite this, East Devon District Council (EDDC) and the Sidmouth and East Beach Beach Management Plan Project Advisory Group is proposing to proceed to the next stage, with plans to secure the extra funding from Government or by...

Mama Bears at Springhill Green celebrates 10 years

Mama Bears at Springhill Green celebrates 10 years

The children who attend Mama Bear’s nursery and pre-school at Springhill Green in Plymouth have had a very exciting time preparing for and celebrating the 10th anniversary of the nursery being run as Mama Bear’s ahead of a well-attended summer garden party at the nursery on 6 July.

Manager Alex Davis and her team worked with the youngsters to prepare banners to decorate the nursery and...

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