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Devon Air Ambulance urges you to shop ‘Second Hand’ this Christmas

As Black Friday approaches, retailers are enthusiastically enticing bargain-hunters to shop flash sales and pre-Christmas clearance deals.

Devon Air Ambulance is reminding those that love an online shop for good deals on Friday 27 November that it is not only Black Friday, it is also ‘Buy Nothing New Day’; an opportunity to support hundreds of charities that also have online shopping...

Mike and Lesley Morrison at Hyperspace Paignton, Parent and toddler group

Gov says yes but local council closes parent and toddler group at a time when support services are needed the most

Environmental Health has instructed a new parent and toddler group to close during lockdown2, three days after saying it could stay open. Hyperspace in Paignton, Devon, had two visits within three days from the Environmental Health Team. After the second visit, Hyperspace founders Mike and Lesley Morrison were told to shut because they had soft play at the premises and all soft play was banned...

Major boost to cancer services in East Devon

Cancer services in East Devon will receive a major boost this month.

Ottery St Mary Hospital will become a new cancer hub for patients and their families.

Specialists from the Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital’s oncology department and FORCE, the area’s leading cancer support charity, will be working together within a dedicated unit at the Keegan Road site.

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Cabinet approves submission of planning application for new Tavistock recycling centre

Devon County Council’s (DCC) cabinet has approved the submission of a planning application to build a new £4.9million recycling centre in Tavistock.

The decision was taken at DCC’s Cabinet Meeting on Wednesday November 11, and once built the new facility would replace Tavistock’s existing Crowndale Recycling Centre.

Crowndale was built over 30 years ago, but because of its...

Charity asks communities in the South West to break wall of silence over violence

In the midst of a pandemic, there has never been a greater need to protect communities in the South West and our National Health Service from harm. The charity Crimestoppers has this week launched a new campaign with a stark warning that silence won’t stop violence, urging people to speak up anonymously to help save lives.

Crimestoppers highlights a 93% rise in UK hospital admissions...

Cash boost for Woodbury Community Playing Fields

Woodbury Community Playing Fields (WCPF) is today celebrating a £40,739.00 funding boost from SUEZ Communities Trust for the Woodbury Community Playing Fields Drainage Project.

Woodbury Playing Fields plays an important role in the local community, providing outdoor space for sports and play equipment, as well as facilities for the local preschool, Scouts and Guides groups, which...

497 incidents in Devon last Christmas, as RSPCA braces for toughest year yet

Charity launches new Christmas campaign - Join the Christmas Rescue - as it reveals it took in more than 7000 animals last winter and received more than 2000 calls about cruelty and neglect a day

The RSPCA is bracing itself for the toughest Christmas yet as the charity fears the financial strain from the Coronavirus pandemic could mean a rise in pets being abandoned and neglected....

Kanner Project

Plymouth care workers flex artistic muscles to celebrate service values

Two support workers from the Kanner Project in Plymouth have channelled their inner Banksy by creating a colourful mural in the service’s entrance hall, displaying the organisation’s values.

Tom Bird and Lee Sutton, who have worked at the service for 8 and 5 years, have painted a number of artworks around the home, inspired by the people who live there.

The Kanner Project is...

Crowdfunder to bring ‘Christmas in a Box’ to thousands of local people

The Box has joined forces with Fosters Event Catering, the company that runs its Kitchen & Bar, for a special crowdfunding campaign aimed at helping local families during the festive season.

At a time when food poverty is high on the news agenda, ‘Christmas in a Box’ aims to raise enough money to provide 10,000 people with the ingredients to make a Christmas dinner.

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Devon food collection is vital this year as charities face a Covid-19 Christmas

Shoppers in Devon are being asked to donate to a food collection that supports the Trussell Trust and FareShare as they help people in crisis during the Covid-19 pandemic this Christmas.

The Tesco Food Collection takes place every year in Devon, but this year’s collection is more vital than ever. It comes as Trussell Trust food banks and community groups that get food from Fareshare...

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