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Fore Street in Kingsbridge closed after hole discovered beneath road

A road closure is in place at Fore Street in Kingsbridge after a large scour hole was found beneath the road during flood investigation work yesterday (Tuesday 20 January).

An internal inspection of the watercourse culvert, carried out by Devon County Council, found a...

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Devon Air Ambulance adds third Critical Care Car to support growing number of 999 calls

As the number of 999 calls to emergency services across Devon continues to rise, South West Ambulance Service Foundation Trust (SWASFT) have approached Devon Air Ambulance (DAA) for help.

During the current surge of the COVID-19 pandemic, the southwest is experiencing unprecedented demand on its hospitals and Ambulance Service. As the number of 999 calls to emergency services across...

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tEiP chairman helping out

Hats off to Steve Moir, chairman of the Experts in Property South West network, who is helping out in his community with not one, but two extremely valuable causes.

This month has been a momentous one for Steve, having taken on two new volunteering roles – one with Cornwall Blood Bikes, and the other at his local NHS COVID-19 vaccination centre.

Steve has ridden motorcycles...

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What will you see in Devon during the RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch?

The UK’s biggest citizen science project has been recording the winners and losers in the garden bird world for over four decades with the help of half a million people, and now the RSPB is counting on Devon residents to join in too.

Set to enter it’s 42nd year this month, the largest wildlife survey in the world, the Big Garden Birdwatch, runs from the 29th to 31st of January and...

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Freemasons give the homeless a roof over their heads

Through the Freemasons’ COVID-19 Community Fund, the Masonic Charitable Foundation (MCF), the Freemasons’ charity, in partnership with the United Grand Lodge and Provincial Grand Lodge representatives, has awarded its first round of grants to charities that are supporting vulnerable and disadvantaged communities through the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

This first round focuses...

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Three pharmacies in Devon giving life-saving coronavirus vaccinations

Three pharmacies in Devon are now offering appointments for coronavirus vaccinations to people in priority groups who have received letters from a national booking system.

They are located at:

Plymouth Cricket Ground, Devonport, run by Devonport Pharmacy
Lewis Pharmacy, Exeter Road, Exmouth
Westward Ho! Baptist Church, run by Arnolds Pharmacy,

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Novavax COVID-19 vaccine trialled in South West 89.3% effective

The NIHR-supported Novavax COVID-19 vaccine – which was trialled in Exeter and Cornwall – has demonstrated that the vaccine is 89.3% effective at preventing COVID-19.This data was identified from interim analysis of the Phase III study and included effectiveness against the new variants.

The Novavax study is the largest ever double blind, placebo-controlled trial to be undertaken in...

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SWR achieves national standard in customer service

South Western Railway (SWR) has been recognised for achieving the national standard in customer service, underpinning the company’s determination to improve the passenger experience in readiness for more people travelling on the railway after lockdown.

Every aspect of SWR’s customer facing departments underwent 18 months of rigorous examination before being awarded the ‘Putting the...

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Birthday cele’bray’tions for tea-loving donkey

Staff and volunteers at The Donkey Sanctuary Ivybridge celebrated a very special birthday recently, as one of their most popular donkeys turned 30.

Boomer has been a resident at the centre since it opened in 2007, and has been winning hearts ever since.

He is a familiar face to the many people who have visited the Ivybridge sanctuary over the years, and is an important part...

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Return to Plymouth for radiographer

A radiographer who was raised and educated in Plymouth has returned to his home city to be a radiographer at one of the region’s most popular hospitals.

Jack Fordham-Smith has joined the busy radiology team at Practice Plus Group Hospital Plymouth (formerly Peninsula NHS Treatment Centre).

Raised in Plymouth, where he attended Torbridge High, Jack achieved a BTEC Level 3 in...

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CityFibre kick starts Plymouth’s Full Fibre future

Plymouth is celebrating a major milestone in its digital transformation today as work begins to extend its full fibre network to reach almost every home and business locally.

As part of a £52m private investment from CityFibre, Plymouth will benefit from a city-wide full fibre network roll-out that will build on the third national digital infrastructure platform’s earlier investment...

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