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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

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Plympton Academy joins successful Thinking Schools Academy Trust

Staff and pupils at Plympton Academy are looking forward to the year ahead after formally joining the high-performing Thinking Schools Academy Trust.

The Academy, located on Moorland Road in Plymouth, is the eighteenth academy to join the Trust which leads successful primary and secondary schools across Medway, Kent, Plymouth and Portsmouth.

Comprising nearly 1,100 pupils,...

Jurassic Fibre Hospiscare employees holding their Xmas trees

Jurassic Fibre proves money can ‘grow on trees’ for Hospiscare

Exeter-based broadband company, Jurassic Fibre, has helped raise money for Devon charity Hospiscare by helping them swap Christmas trees for cash.

The award-winning telecoms company, which is currently delivering gigabit connectivity to overlooked communities across the South West, supported Hospiscare by volunteering staff members and vans to assist in the charity’s Christmas Tree...

Devon Air Ambulance tasked to 1,900 incidents in 2021

Mission statistics for 2021 reveal just how vital the response of the Devon Air Ambulance medical emergency service is to the people of Devon, as they experience their busiest year ever.

Throughout another challenging year for many public services and charities, the crew at Devon Air Ambulance has been tasked to attend over 1900 incidents across Devon and were also called to assist...

What will you see in Devon during the Big Garden Birdwatch?

The world’s largest garden wildlife survey returns, with hundreds of thousands of people watching and counting the UK’s garden birds over the last weekend in January for the RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch.

Over a million people took part in 2021, counting 17 million birds – making it the biggest Birdwatch ever! In Devon, nearly 29,000 people joined in.

Over the past year, we’ve...

Cofton scoops Environment and Sustainability title at the Western Morning News Business Awards

Multi award-winning South West holiday park Cofton Holidays has scooped the Environment and Sustainability award at the Western Morning News Business Awards 2021, recognising its sustained conservation efforts during the pandemic.

The family-run business, based near Dawlish Warren, was presented with the award at a black-tie event at Plymouth’s Crowne Plaza. After facing fierce...

South West recycling firm acquires assets of national electrical recycling company as part of strategic UK expansion

The South West’s leading independent commercial waste management firm DCW has acquired the assets of electrical recycling company South West Computer Recycling.

After Somerset-based South West Computer Recycling, trading as WEEE Disposal, went into liquidation, DCW acquired its assets, allowing it to extend the reach of its Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) recycling...

Westward Ho! Post Office opened at new location

Westward Ho! Post Office has opened at a new location - SPAR, 2 Golf Links Road, Westward Ho! Bideford, EX39 1LH, S61 2RP.

The opening hours are Monday - Sunday: 7am – 10pm.

This offers 105 hours of Post Office service a week, making it very convenient for customers to visit.

A Post Office counter is alongside the retail counter of the convenience store.

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More support for military partners

RFEA – The Forces Employment Charity will now be able to offer even more employment support to Military spouses and partners (including separated, divorced, widowed and overseas) looking to take the next step in their career, thanks to a new expansion of its services.

The programme has already enrolled almost 700 partners and spouses through its existing careers support provision....

Food Charity appeals for retired volunteers

FoodCycle , the charity that aims to make food poverty, loneliness and food waste a thing of the past for every community, is in urgent need of volunteers. This month, FoodCycle will invest in a national recruitment campaign to try to entice more people to join them.

While volunteer roles are open to anyone who has some time to spare, the current drive will particularly target...

Tribute Band

Festival to bring 24 tribute bands together in the South West for the first time this June

The ‘Big Fake Festival South West’ will take place at Escot Estate near Ottery St Mary on three consecutive days from June 3 to 5.

The event has capacity for up to 3,700 revellers and includes onsite camping, catering and family entertainment.

It’s being organised by the Fake Festivals team, which runs festivals all around the country – most of these are 1-day events, but the ‘...

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