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Residents gather to discuss Tiverton pharmacy concerns

On Friday 9th January, Rachel Gilmour MP joined local stakeholders and residents in Tiverton Town Hall to discuss the future of pharmacy provision in the town.

The meeting, organised by Tiverton Town Council following a motion brought forward by councillor Beckett Fish,...

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Devon Named the ‘Internet Capital’ of the South West

Data compiled by IT support experts, ramsac , has revealed that Devon has the most internet users of any area in the South West.

Overall, the South West saw 4,238,000 people use the internet in a three month period, which is more than the recorded number of users in Scotland or Wales.

Coming out in the top spot of the South West was Devon, with a huge 598,000 users, followed...

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Safety improvements planned for Four Elms Hill in East Devon

Road safety improvements are due to be introduced at Four Elms Hill near Newton Poppleford later this month.

Devon County Council is due to start work on the evening of Monday 15 November to install continuous solid double white lines on this section of the A3052 in order to prevent overtaking manoeuvres.

The new lining is the latest in a series of measures for Four Elms...

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Work by prominent Devon artists selected for Winter exhibition

The work of three prominent Devon painters features in the Creative Coverage Winter Exhibition, which runs online until December 31 where there is a mix of paintings, ceramics, glass and sculpture from artists across the UK and internationally.

Paintings by Michael Hill, Lynda Kettle RBSA and James Lester SWAc all feature in this marvellous extravagnza of creative talent. Their work...

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Armed Forces charity honours Devon housebuilder for its support

A charity which supports Armed Forces veterans and wider disadvantaged communities has honoured a leading local housebuilder for its long-term support.

Royal British Legion Industries (RBLI), which provides support to injured veterans including employment opportunities through its social enterprise factory, has presented Barratt Homes’ Exeter Division with a coveted Tommy award....

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RGB Building Supplies opens in Plymouth

RGB Building Supplies is delighted to announce the opening of a Plymouth branch following the acquisition of Perrys Builders Merchants, based on Newham Industrial Estate, Plympton.

The Plymouth branch offers trade and retail customers a wide range of building materials, landscaping goods and decorating supplies.

RGB has operated in Devon, Cornwall and Somerset for over 170...

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Buckfast Abbey welcomes brother as new apprentice

This autumn Buckfast Abbey has welcomed a new recruit to their team who follows in his brother’s footsteps. Trainee electrician, Ryan Ware, will join the Abbey’s Works Department as a new apprentice electrician and work alongside the Abbey’s current plumbing apprentice, Ryan’s twin brother, Lewis Ware.

The recruitment of Ryan is the latest in a series of apprenticeship appointments...

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Community groups in Devon urged to apply for new £500,000 fuel poverty fund

Western Power Distribution, the UK’s largest electricity distributor, responsible for delivering power to homes through lines and cables in Devon, is launching a £500,000 fuel poverty fund to help families heat their homes this winter.

Building on the legacy of its successful ‘In This Together’ Covid response fund, WPD is calling on local charities, councils and community groups in...

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North Devon dance film selected for Los Angeles film festival

‘BURNOUT’, a dance film rehearsed by eighteen young North Devon dancers over Zoom during 2021’s lockdown, has been selected for the 2021 Los Angeles Dance Shorts film festival. Taking place in person in Los Angeles on 13th November and online 13th-19th November, the festival attracts entries from across the world. Last year’s festival featured films from countries including Korea, Ghana,...

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Rural householders aged 75+ urged to sign up to Cold Weather Priority Scheme

Trade body, the UK and Ireland Fuel Distributors Association (UKIFDA) is urging more oil heated households in Devon aged 75 and over to sign up to its Cold Weather Priority scheme this winter, in a bid to help prevent excess winter deaths.

Originally launched in 2017, the Cold Weather Priority scheme is industry-led and has the full support of the Department for Business, Energy and...

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Wildlife refuges designed to protect wild birds in the Exe Estuary are proving successful

The two wildlife refuges were set-up three years ago to ask all visitors to avoid these areas at certain times of the year: all year round off Dawlish Warren and between 15th September and 31st December at Exmouth Duckpond.

The results of a three-year monitoring programme have revealed that the wildlife refuges are working and show that people have mostly complied with requests to...

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