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Mother’s Day falls on Sunday 27th March this year, which means it’s almost time to show some love and appreciation to the mother figure in your life.

Whether you’re looking for things to do for Mother’s Day, or you’re on the hunt for the best Mother’s Day gift ideas, their special day starts here at Drake Circus and The Barcode.

Plan the perfect Mother’s Day at Drake Circus and...

On a recent visit to the old Crown Hotel Building in Stonehouse Plymouth, which now houses the “Oasis Project” Foodbank run by the Trussell Trust, Nick Ball Deputy Head of the Devonshire Freemasons accompanied by his wife and Bob Syme together with his wife met Maria Mills who has been Foodbank Manager there since 2007, to present her with a certificate denoting the £4000 grant made to them...

“Please don’t visit friends and family in our hospitals if you have Covid or other illnesses” – that’s the message from Devon’s NHS, as the number of people in hospital with Covid-19 remains high.

Many of the restrictions brought in to reduce the spread of Covid-19 in the community have come to an end, but people are still required to wear a mask in health settings and are being...

For the last two years, Hoburne Devon Bay holiday park in Paignton has been supporting Devon Air Ambulance as the park’s nominated charity.

Despite covid measures and restrictions on fundraising events, the popular family holiday park has raised more than £14,000 for the much-needed local charity, which responded to 1,900 incidents across the region last year.

Fundraising at...