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Bag it and bin it to win!

Dog walkers are being urged to clean up after their pets to help safeguard the health of people, animals, and the environment.

To promote responsible dog ownership, Devon Loves Dogs is launching a competition offering a monthly prize of one ‘Dicky Bag’ until March 2025. To enter the competition, scan the QR codes on banners around the Pebblebed Heaths and Dawlish Warren National...

UTC Support the Local Community through Food Bank Donations

Students, staff and families at the South Devon University Technical College ( SDUTC) in Newton Abbot, part of Education South West , have been donating items for the local food bank this term.

Science teacher, Rob Barnard has been organising donations since October and the school has collected an impressive amount to support Teignbridge Homeless Action Today (THAT).

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Devon housebuilder swaps Secret Santa for good cause

Devon housebuilder Allison Homes has swapped out the traditional work Secret Santa to take part in Kids Out’s The Giving Tree initiative.

Kids Out is a charity dedicated to supporting some of the UK’s most disadvantaged and vulnerable children, by giving them positive and happy experiences. Each year they help bring joy to over 20,000 children, by providing day trips, fun experiences...

Green light for Clyst Meadows!

Planning approval has been granted for Clyst Meadows Country Park, a new public greenspace at Broadclyst Station.

Spanning 10 hectares, this beautiful country park will serve as a natural retreat, offering residents and visitors a safe and scenic environment to connect with nature. The park will feature a variety of walking paths, providing accessible routes for people to explore the...

Aster Group and Transition Homes CLT finalise land contract for 39 new energy-efficient affordable homes in Dartington, near Totnes

Award-winning housing association Aster Group, in partnership with Transition Homes Community Land Trust (CLT), has successfully finalised the land contract for the site at Clay Park, Dartington, near Totnes. This milestone paves the way for the development of 39 new energy-efficient and affordable homes, all for social rent.

Transition Homes CLT will own the land and properties and...

Christmas party at Otter Garden Centres

Garden centre provides traditional Christmas cheer with all the trimmings

Christmas came early for a group of Ottery residents who enjoyed a free Christmas party at Otter Garden Centr es .

The garden centre opened up its festively decorated conservatory to older local people who are going to be on their own on Christmas day. 51 came along for a delicious Christmas meal including a traditional roast with vegetarian option and a choice of puddings, followed by...

Taylor Wimpey’s £2,400 donation transforms Cullompton pupils’ outdoor play

Children at a Cullompton primary school have been enjoying a wide range of improvements to their outside classroom after a £2,400 donation from Taylor Wimpey.

The housebuilder, which is selling new homes at the Culm Valley Park development, decided to support the Friends of Willowbank Primary School as part of its programme of community work. The donation was used to buy play...

Stagecoach SW introduces new routes

This January local bus operator Stagecoach South West are introducing some new routes to their network. The new routes, previously provided by another operator, will be operated under contract on behalf of Devon County Council from 5 January 2025.

On Monday 6th January some minor changes will be introduced to the timetables of Service 309/310 in North Devon.

Full details of...

Drake Circus confirms festive opening hours

Drake Circus has confirmed its festive opening times for last minute shopping trips and anyone planning a day out with family and friends over the Christmas period.

Some stores at the shopping centre will also be extending their opening hours in the days leading up to Christmas to give visitors more time to get what they need.

This Thursday (19th December)...

PureGym celebrates 15 years of high-quality, low-cost fitness with the opening of its 400th UK gym

PureGym , the UK’s largest gym operator, announces the opening of its 400th gym in the UK, demonstrating its commitment to invest in improving the health of the nation by providing millions of people with access to high-quality, affordable and flexible fitness.

PureGym opened its first gym in Leeds in 2009, pioneering the value gym sector by providing 24/7 access to high-quality gyms...

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