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A wine tasting evening hosted by Wine World in Honiton in the runup to Christmas has left a very pleasant ‘after taste’ for the Exminster-based health and wellbeing charity Westbank Community Health and Care and its Devon Young Carers service.

The event held at Markaness Hall in Honiton was incredibly well attended and raised a magnificent £1,263.50.

Julian Packer, owner of...

Rowcroft Hospice is excited to announce an eco-friendly way of supporting local patients with life-limiting illnesses this Christmas time. Rowcroft’s Christmas Tree Collection Service invites South Devon residents in specific postcodes to recycle their Christmas trees by having them collected from their homes in return for a small donation to the hospice.

Funds raised will be used to...

Congratulations to local hospital car park attendant, Tracey Teague, who’s been recognised for 20 years dedication in all weathers to her role at Practice Plus Group Hospital, Plymouth!

Tracey, has worked for Security Management, South West, for two decades as a parking attendant and is very popular with patients, visitors and staff at the hospital. As a thank you for her work and...

Throwleigh pensioner Dawn Hatton is looking forward to a warm and cosy Christmas with her daughter and friends this year, free from the worry of heating oil bills, thanks to an early Christmas present from Okehampton-based Moorland Fuels .

In a surprise announcement, the company contacted retiree Mrs Hatton to tell her that she had become the inaugural winner of the Moorland Fuels Cosy...