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Charity Invites Families Back For More Springtime Fun at Ugbrooke House

Cancer Lifeline South West (CLSW) is preparing for a day of laughter, entertainment, and community spirit as it hosts its second annual Family Fun Day on Sunday 26th April, in the name of community and fundraising.

The event will take place once again in the beautiful...

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Coffee, cake and volunteering opportunities on offer at new Charity Café

The Fire Fighters Charity is excited to announce the launch of The Stables Café at Harcombe House, its 300-acre Devon centre offering mental health and wellbeing support to fire service personnel.

Opening on 31 October, the Café will offer a variety of hot and cold food, barista coffee and snacks and will generate vital funds for the Charity, allowing it to help more members of the...

NHS and CARE in Plymouth: Recruitment Drop-in

Prospective NHS and CARE workers are encouraged to visit a recruitment drop-in this Friday, as Plymouth’s largest providers will be coming together for a career showcase.

When: Friday 14 October (10:00-19:00)
Where: Future Inn Plymouth (PL6 5ZD)

The drop-in event aims to bring talented people into a wide range of clinical and non-clinical roles across...

Council holds consultation on Public Spaces Protection Orders

Have your say on council powers to tackle anti-social behaviour, dogs on beaches during the summer and seagull feeding across East Devon.

East Devon District Council (EDDC) is proposing to extend and make minor changes to its three existing Public Spaces Protection Orders (PSPO).

A public consultation asking for residents' views began on Monday, 10 October and will last...

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Plymouth Tourism Conference to Focus on Digital Trends

Just over 10 years on from the creation of Destination Plymouth, its annual Tourism Conference will focus on digital trends and how data can drive a tourism change.

This year’s forum, sponsored by City College Plymouth and PL1 Events, takes place on Wednesday, November 16 at the city’s Duke of Cornwall Hotel and will examine the current challenges affecting the sector and how digital...

RHS Britain in Bloom champions crowned in the greenest-ever UK Finals

The RHS Britain in Bloom UK Finals have returned after a two year absence, with an increased focus on the environment.

The 45 finalists from across the UK, who were nominated to the Finals after impressing the judges in their regional and national competitions, rose to the challenge of limiting their environmental impact, with more water butts, recycled materials and drought-tolerant...

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Hide and Treat at The Donkey Sanctuary this October

Visitors to The Donkey Sanctuary in Sidmouth are in for a spooktacular treat this October with the Hide and Treat Halloween Hunt.

Hidden around the sanctuary are specially created Halloween crocheted character ‘Neddies’, which people can discover following the clues on their trail sheet.

This fangtastic activity combines family fun, exercise and brainpower. Trail sheets cost...

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Ready for Halloween? These are Devon and Cornwall’s Most Instragrammable Pumpkin Patches

Halloween is just around the corner. And while extravagant celebrations might be off the cards for many families amid the cost-of-living crisis, there’s nothing like a bit of pumpkin carving to get you in the mood for the spooky season.

Ahead of the October half-term, My Favourite Cottages investigated which of Devon and Cornwall’s family-friendly destinations with pumpkin patches...

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Waste reduction project is reducing carbon and building strong communities

Volunteer waste reduction groups across Mid Devon and Teignbridge are ‘thriving’ thanks to the Community Action Groups Devon (CAG Devon) project which has helped them more than double the amount of carbon that they have prevented from going into the atmosphere.

Together their actions have increased carbon dioxide emissions saved from 60.6 tonnes to 139 tonnes, equivalent to the...

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Clues to Dartmoor's past revealed in community dig

Archaeologists and volunteers have unearthed exciting finds which point to prehistoric activity in one of Dartmoor's prettiest valleys. More than 80 flints, possibly dating to the late Mesolithic and early Neolithic period - around 6,000 to 3,000BC - were recovered during excavations on a farm near Lustleigh. The exciting finds adds to Dartmoor's international reputation for being one of the...

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Autumn Water Watch: Planet Patrol calls for volunteers to help tackle UK water quality crisis

With not one UK river in an overall state of ‘good’ health it’s never been more important to monitor the UK’s waterways. Planet Patrol, the environmental non-profit dedicated to tackling the pressing threats of pollution, has launched the UK’s first-ever Autumn Water Watch – a citizen science survey to help assess the health and quality of our freshwater environments and determine what needs...

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