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Gender reveal at Butterfly Lodge

Residents cheer for Chloe's baby gender reveal

A mum-to-be has honoured the elderly people she helps care for in Plymouth by involving them in the gender reveal for the baby she is expecting in December.

Chloe Bryant, 26, works as a kitchen assistant at Butterfly Lodge Nursing Home in St Budeaux, an award-winning nursing home for...

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More than 1,800 trees planted through free tree offer

More than 1,800 trees were planted across Devon during March through two initiatives offered by Devon County Council. The County Council, in association with the UK’s leading woodland conservation charity The Woodland Trust , offered a limited number of packs of sapling trees via the Devon Ash Dieback Resilience Forum website . Landowners from 40 sites across the county took up the offer to...

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Arlington’s kitchen garden becomes a family veggie patch

Although Arlington Court is closed, the National Trust is still caring for the property and its impressive estate, with a little help from local families.

With most of the Trust’s staff furloughed, a small team remains to carry out essential tasks. Normally three gardeners and 20 volunteers tend to Arlington’s beautiful Victorian gardens. But with the gardening team down to just one...

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The Burton at Bideford is recruiting for Trustees

The Burton at Bideford has been a registered charity since 2016 and is currently looking to recruit new Trustees to the Board. As well as a registered charity, the Burton also became an Arts Council Funded National Portfolio Organisation in 2018 and pride ourselves on offering an exciting programme of exhibitions as well as a wide range of other activities including developing educational...

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Stagecoach South West marks Bus and Coach Worker Support Day

Stagecoach South West has paid tribute to the country’s bus and coach workers, as it joins the industry today to mark Bus and Coach Worker Support Day in recognising the thousands of people involved in keeping key bus services running during the Covd-19 pandemic.

Stagecoach South West has joined forces with the Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT) and government to publicly...

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Lots of great content planned for this year’s Plymouth History Festival

Plymouth’s popular annual History Festival is going online this year. It will run from Friday 8 to Sunday 31 May with new content published daily on its website and social media channels to highlight the city’s brilliant heritage sector and history.

The festival will provide 24 consecutive days of information and insights.

Highlights will include online exhibitions and tours...

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Devon woman pushes through the pain to fund vital research into brain tumours

For Dawn Michelin, the fight against brain tumours is personal, and no ordinary fundraising challenge would do.

Dawn, from Devon, has set herself an epic walking target, after losing her father and her best friend to the illness.

Dawn, landlord of the Horse and Groom in Bittaford, has tasked herself with walking an incredible 3.5 million steps in 2020 – further than the...

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Celebrate VE Day 75 at home in Plymouth

Join people across Plymouth to celebrate VE Day 75 from the safety of your own home.

VE Day 75 takes place on Friday 8 May – which is the first May Bank Holiday this year - and marks 75 years since the end of World War II in Europe.

With large commemoration events across the country cancelled due to coronavirus, Plymouth City Council is encouraging you to join in by hosting...

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Using an online currency exchange is a smart move

Online currency exchanges are growing in popularity in lots of economies around the world. There are lots of positives to using this mode of currency exchange over more traditional methods. Whether it’s the increased ease of use on offer or simply the lower fees that many currency exchanges offer, there are lots of reasons to use them. This blog post will delve into the positives of online...

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Plymouth's Street Factory very grateful to receive lifeline Arts Council England Emergency Response Fund COVID Grant

Plymouth-based Hip Hop Social Collective and Community Interest Company (CIC), Street Factory has today received the news that its application to the Arts Council England Emergency Response Fund has been successful. The £34,910 grant, funded using National Lottery resources, means that the organisation now has a COVID-19 ‘lifeline’ ensuring ongoing ‘pivoting’ of the Street Factory offerings,...

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6 Things That You Need to Check When Renting a Car

If you are thinking of renting a car during your trip, there are a few essential factors that you need to consider and check. They are required to ensure the safety and fun of your trip. Read the article for more details:

#1: Determine the Type of Car You Want

First and foremost, when you are thinking of renting a car, you need to decide on the type of car you prefer to drive. Think...

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