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Free Cider and Summer Tunes Come to Devon with a Music Series from Thatchers Cider

Free pints, live music and summer vibes

Thatchers is set to delight music and cider fans heading into venues and pubs across the summer with a national 40+ gig series that will visit Devon throughout August.

A mix of Juicy Sounds DJ nights and Summer Sessions acoustic evenings will be...

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Star in your own ‘Should’ve gone to Specsavers’ advert

PEOPLE in Plymouth are being offered the chance to turn their personal mishaps into a nationwide advert.

Marking 20 years since the launch of its famous ‘Should’ve gone to…’ campaign, Specsavers is asking audiences to share their own sight-related and hearing anecdotes.

The best submission will be turned in to a 30-second social media ad, with the winner starring in the lead...

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Vandalised Seaton toilets reopen, with leader pledging to protect facilities' future

Toilets which were closed after being targeted by vandals in Seaton have been reopened, under reduced hours, to discourage the facility from being targeted again.

The Thury Harcourt Place Toilets were reopened on Friday, June 17, after some of the worst graffiti East Devon District Council (EDDC) has ever seen.

Given the extensive issues over a long period of time, and the...

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Warning issued in Devon over scam caller pretending to be police officer

Police investigating reports of a phone scam which has led to two people in their 80s handing over substantial sums of money are appealing for information.

Officers are also warning residents in Devon to be vigilant of the scam, in which the caller is pretending to be a police officer.

Detectives say they have had an increased number of calls about this scam over the past...

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Armed Forces hopefuls support Falklands veterans with 40km walk

A group of City College Plymouth students and staff walked in excess of 40km to raise money for a charity that supports veterans.

With a highly successful public services department that is staffed largely by former service personnel, the College was keen to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Falklands conflict whilst raising money for a good cause. Organised by public services...

Two weeks of fun-filled activities for young people at Wild East Devon’s summer holiday club

Give your child an outdoor experience to remember at our popular holiday club this summer. Taking place at Seaton Wetlands, it runs from from 10am to 4pm daily from Monday 1st August until Friday 5th August, and again on Monday 15thAugust until Friday 19th August.

Led by our experienced Education Ranger Penny, your child will explore the wetlands and learn about it’s wildlife, make...

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NHS welcomes people arriving from Ukraine and marks Refugee Week

Staff at a GP practice in Torquay are among hundreds of people in Devon, Plymouth and Torbay who have been moved by the war in Ukraine to offer accommodation to people who are escaping the conflict.

The team at Brunel Medical Practice have made a flat, which is owned by partners, available to a mother and daughter Liudmyla and Nataliia, who have moved to Devon from Kiev with their...

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Boston Tea Party have saved over 800,000 single use cups from going to landfill

In June 2018 Boston Tea Party banned single use coffee cups from its cafes – the first café chain to do so in the UK. They’ve reached a new milestone and saved over 800,000 cups from landfill. This is a big achievement for Boston Tea Party, but a drop in the ocean when you consider the scale of single use coffee cups in the UK, around 500,000 are littered every day.

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Force launches campaign to recruit new police constables

Devon & Cornwall Police is launching a campaign to recruitment new police constables.

Applications open on Thursday 16 June and will close on Thursday 14 July 2022 and it is hoped that the campaign will attract individuals from a range of backgrounds, age and experience.

Assistant Chief Officer Alexis Poole, Director of People, said: “A career within policing is like no...

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30 years of Access Creative College at Walk This Way Plymouth

This weekend sees Barbican Theatre’s 80s, 90s and 00s themed Walk This Way event come to Plymouth Piazza and three DJ students at Access Creative College Plymouth have been chosen to perform.

The event this Saturday (18th June) is the result of a partnership between ACC, Barbican Theatre, Plymouth City Council, Vital Sparks and The Box, aiming to bring together schools, community...

Heather’s wild swim to find brain tumour cure

A brain tumour patient who used cold water swimming as therapy after her diagnosis is taking on a wild swim to fundraise for Brain Tumour Research .

Heather Turner, 50 of Brixham in Devon will be swapping her swimming cap for a hat adorned in flowers as part of the charity’s Wear A Hat Day with Flowers event on 17 June, where the day will begin with a hat decorating workshop at the...

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