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Redrow sales consultant Louise Azimi with the Okehampton & District Guide Dogs Fundraising group (Ri

Redrow Supports the Okehampton and District Guide Dogs Fundraising Group

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Redrow has provided a generous donation to The Okehampton and District Guide Dogs Fundraising Group, who work in partnership with Guide Dogs South West.

Established in 1934, Guide Dogs is a longstanding association which provides mobility for the blind and partially sighted. Their primary research areas are in canine science and behavioural science, the charity taking equal care in...

New handball club launched in Plymouth as sports lovers from across SW urged to sign up

A new handball club has been launched in the South West – with organisers inviting people from across the region to take up one of the UK’s fastest, most exciting sports.

Plymouth Handball Club has been set up and is looking for new members, with try-out sessions throughout the summer in a bid to recruit everyone from handball veterans to keen sportspeople.

The team behind the...

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The sale of an American alligator that is “older than America itself”!

Most people driving from Honiton towards Sidmouth on the A3072 will have spotted the brown sign for historic house Sand – some may have even visited on one of the house’s open days.

The house, which has been in the Huyshe family since 1560 and has a wealth of history dating back to the Elizabethan era, is now being sold.

Chilcotts Auctioneers is selling a variety of fascinating...

National housebuilder attends Armed Forces Day in Plymouth with former military employees

Vistry Group saluted the UK’s military services by sending a seven-strong team to Plymouth’s Armed Forces Day. The group, from the housebuilder’s Vistry Partnerships arm, included ex-servicemen build manager Sean Fitzgerald and site manager Matt O’Connor.

The team, which was based at the veterans’ village on Saturday, offered advice on career opportunities in the construction...

Cygnet Theatre Celebrates Forty Years with Open-Air Performance in Farringdon

Multi-award winning Cygnet Theatre is celebrating a phenomenal forty years of its acting training and drama school. To mark the occasion, they are staging the Cygnet Dream Festival, launched with the help of a celebratory cake baked in the shape of a swan.

Founder of the Farringdon Society of Arts and managing director of LittlePod vanilla, Janet Sawyer, is playing host to the Cygnet...

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South West’s Finest Food and Drink Celebrated at Food Reader Awards 2022

The Oscars of the South West food and drink world, the Food Reader Awards 2022, took place last night (Monday June 27) at Winslade Manor near Exeter. It was hosted by Food Magazine, and the result of a record 100,000 nominations and votes cast across 13 award categories.

This year’s prestigious Best Chef accolade, sponsored by Sharp’s Brewery , was awarded to Great British Menu chef...

Devon-based Lightfoot appoints Software as a Service leader, Bob Mann, as new Chairman

Lightfoot, the trail-blazing, in-cab, driver fleet coaching technology and rewards platform, has announced that Software as a Service (SaaS) businesses leader, Bob Mann, has been appointed as Chairman of the Devon-based green-tech company.

Currently Chair of Openbravo, one.network, Social Value Portal, ethiXbase, and a board member of Zift, Bob Mann is widely recognised as a...

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World-famous French organist to play July concert at Buckfast Abbey

On Saturday 16th July, Buckfast Abbey in South Devon will host the world-famous, titular organist of Poitiers Cathedral in France, Olivier Houette, for a splendid evening recital.

Renowned for his ability to master the most diverse repertories, Olivier Houette has delighted and enthralled audiences the world over performing at some of the most prestigious music venues, including the...

New Hospital Passport app set to improve hospital experience for patients with learning disabilities

This month saw the launch of the new Hospital Passport (HP) app at University Hospitals Plymouth. The app has been created to support people with a learning disability to be able to tell hospital staff what their needs are, what they like and do not like and details that might affect their care. The Hospital Passport has traditionally been a paper document that patients needed to carry around...

A deep dive into the Secrets of the National Marine Aquarium 

New six-part BBC Two and iPlayer series takes viewers under water at UK’s biggest aquarium

The UK’s largest aquarium, the National Marine Aquarium, will feature in a new TV series for BBC Two and iPlayer, taking viewers behind the scenes of its stunning, world-class exhibits. Part of three new factual commissions announced by the BBC at Wales Screen Summit, Secrets of the Aquarium , goes...

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