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Is Panning for Gold in Devon Worthwhile?

The rich history of precious metal in Devon and the surrounding area has built fortunes and created legends. Yet, you might not realise that panning for gold is an activity that you can try here easily. How can you do this, and is it worth doing?

The Timeless Allure of Gold...

Amy Fenton

Amy Fenton

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Torquay cat rescue charity voted as a Surprise Supplies winner

Hector’s House, a Torquay-based cat rescue and rehoming charity, has been voted as a winner of RGB Building Supplies’ Surprise Supplies initiative and now has £1,000 to spend on materials at RGB’s Torquay branch.

RGB invited charities from across the region to get in touch and explain how a donation of materials would help to complete a project. Alongside Hector’s House, West Cornwall...

Plymouth Science Park Health Technology Innovation Hub equipment

Plymouth Science Park launches state-of-the-art Health Tech Innovation Hub

A regional centre of health technology excellence has been launched in Plymouth, following a successful bid submitted to the Heart of the South West LEP by Plymouth Science Park.

The new Health Technology Innovation Hub (HTIH) will incubate and support health technology businesses and accelerate new technologies in the sector. As the capabilities of the centre expand, it is set to...

Married emergency medicine doctors finish first out of mixed pairs in Atlantic rowing challenge

A husband-and wife emergency medicine doctor team have landed in the Carribean after rowing 3,000 miles across the Atlantic as the first ever married couple to participate in the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge (TWAC). Following more than seven weeks of rowing, they finished 1st in the mixed pairs ranking and have, so far, raised more than £20,000 for frontline medical charities....

Devon housebuilder leaves ‘snowbody’ behind with £10k winter sports fund

A local housebuilder has launched a scheme to support youngsters keen to try out snowsports at the Exeter & District Ski Club.

Redrow South West, the developer behind Saxon Brook, Romansfield, and St Michael’s Meadow, has celebrated its partnership with GB Snowsport by creating a £10,000 Winter Sports Fund to encourage local children, and youngsters’ groups and clubs, to take to...

Pilot scheme launched to help Devon farmers with future opportunities and new technology

A pilot project has been launched to help support the growth of Devon’s agricultural industry. The £500,000 Devon County Council scheme is being supported through the UK Community Renewal Fund which was recently secured by Team Devon.

The DATA (Devon Agri-Tech Accelerator) project is aiming to provide support and research for farmers, growers, landowners, and other agricultural and...

Plymouth Science Park tenant Knowthis celebrates business expansion

Creative design agency Knowthis , based at Plymouth Science Park , are expanding into larger offices at the Park to accommodate their business growth.

Since launching in 2020 design experts Knowthis, which specialise in business to business marketing, have been supporting their clients with specialist web design, branding, and user experience services.

Despite the challenges...

Councils urged to sign 'motion for the ocean'

UK councils are being urged to sign a "motion for the ocean" – pledging to engage with citizens to promote ocean recovery.

Plymouth City Council, Falmouth Town Council and South Tyneside Council have already passed ocean recovery motions.

The team behind the project have created a model motion for councils to adapt and adopt, in the hope of creating a movement similar to...

Tesco shoppers in Plymouth asked to continue supporting life-saving fundraising campaign

Generous shoppers in Plymouth are being encouraged to support a fundraising campaign for three leading health charities.

Last year Tesco's ‘Helping you to live healthier’ campaign raised more than £1million after customers rounded up their shop to the nearest £1 at self-service tills.

The money raised is helping Cancer Research UK, the British Heart Foundation and Diabetes...

SW charities are invited to apply for a share of £100,000 to help prevent violence against women and girls

Trevi, the leading women's charity in Devon, is pleased to invite grant applications from other third sector organisations working to prevent women with multiple disadvantages from being affected by domestic violence and abuse.

As part of the Southwest Women's Spark Project, Trevi is gifting grants of up to £5,000, £10,000 and £20,000 to other charities across Devon, Cornwall, and...

Highway Code changes to make roads safer for Dartmoor ponies

The British Horse Society (BHS) welcomes the new Highway Code changes, with tragic numbers of feral and semi-feral horses being killed on roads in Dartmoor every year.

There were 13 feral horse deaths reported to the equine charity in Dartmoor, with a total of 25 incidents including 12 feral horses injured. A further 36 feral horse deaths and 9 feral horse injuries were reported in...

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