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Tommy Hilfiger opens its doors at Drake Circus

Tommy Hilfiger has opened its doors at its latest store at Drake Circus.

Located on the Upper Mall at the centre, shoppers will find a range of men’s and women’s clothing, footwear and accessories from the brand’s Fall 2021 collection.

Greg Lumley, centre director at Drake Circus, said: “ It’s always a pleasure to welcome new retailers to the centre, especially those as well...

Masters Summer Show Open 2021 – Innovation and disruption from research-led makers

At the Masters Summer Show Open 2021, postgraduate students from Plymouth College of Art will showcase a variety of exciting and dynamic research projects undertaken within the College’s specialist postgraduate community of practice, working across specialisms that include painting, drawing, sculptural installation, moving image, design and ceramics.

This year Plymouth College of Art’s...

Plymouth OLIO volunteers share more than 8,000 meals in partnership with Tesco

Food Waste Heroes in Plymouth have prevented 8,302 meals from going to waste in the past year, thanks to a ground-breaking partnership between Tesco and food-sharing app OLIO.

In August last year Tesco became the first supermarket to partner with OLIO, which provides unsold surplus food fit for consumption to people in the community.

In the first full year of the partnership...

Families to be given advice on protecting children from household cleaning products

Devon’s health visiting teams will be handing out free magnetic notepads carrying safety advice this September to help families ensure that young children and toddlers are kept safe in the home.

The notepads feature key safety advice and will serve as a helpful reminder to thousands of busy families.

The notepads are part of the ‘Take Action Today, Put Them Away’ campaign to...

Devon designated an 'enhanced response area'

The Government has this afternoon designated Devon, Cornwall, Plymouth, Torbay and the Isles of Scilly, an ‘enhanced response area’, in response to high case rates of coronavirus. It means additional support will be available from the Government, to those areas.

Public Health Devon has welcomed the county’s escalation to becoming an 'enhanced response area'. Its Director of Public...

Recovery Arts Communities Unite for International Overdose Awareness Day

Theatre Royal Plymouth’s Ourspace and Project X groups joined up on a national project in July with nine regional recovery arts organisations in seven UK cities to create a short film which will be broadcast via social media on 31st August, Overdose Awareness Day. Over 50 individuals in recovery from addiction to drugs and alcohol came together to create the film which remembers those that...

Help us to help you: Devon’s health and care system under extreme pressure

The Devon health and social care system is under extreme pressure due to high demand for services and the number of staff and patients affected by Covid-19.

As a result, people are facing longer waits in emergency departments and planned procedures are being postponed.

The NHS is asking the public to help by using services wisely and doing their bit to reduce the spread of...

Youth Rangers look after Haytor's Granite Tramway

A group of enthusiastic young people carried out conservation work to keep Dartmoor's popular Granite Tramway looking good. Fifteen volunteers endured foggy and wet conditions to roll up their sleeves, remove turf, repair eroded sections and keep the area looking spick and span so people can enjoy it. The event was led by Dartmoor National Park Ranger Pete Rich and Youth Engagement Ranger...

Devon Grandfather walking on air after winning top-of-the-range Mercedes plus £20,000 from 90p competition ticket

A grandfather-of-five is walking on air after winning a £32,000 Mercedes with £20,000 stashed in its boot - which he will now use to take his wife on her first-ever trip to Germany - thanks to online competitions company BOTB. Bill Sutton was a keen runner, but after breaking his back 20 years ago his passion is now long-distance walking; both abroad and in the UK. After discovering his...

Roundswell Services Changes Hands

Roundswell Services Limited, a busy family-owned service station on the outskirts of Barnstaple, has been sold to TG Convenience Stores Limited, a consolidator of similar businesses in the forecourt market. The deal, a 100% share capital sale from the Malek family, was advised by Azets.

As long standing Azets’ customers, the Malek family were supported by the Corporate Finance team...

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