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Devon quartet aiming for a world record

Later this month, four Devon men will be heading for Dover from where they will attempt to break a world record.

All four have completed solo Channel swims.

Now they aim to work together in medley-order, each specialising in a different stroke.

To claim the world...

Connecting Devon and Somerset, broadband, Devon

New contractors to roll out fibre broadband across region

Three companies have been selected to roll-out full fibre broadband networks on behalf of the Connecting Devon and Somerset (CDS) programme, backed by Government funding. Airband, Truespeed and Wessex Internet will be installing full fibre broadband across Devon and Somerset to more than 56,000 rural homes and businesses over the next four years. The combined public and private sector...

Connecting Devon and Somerset, broadband, Devon

New contractors to roll out fibre broadband across region

Three companies have been selected to roll-out full fibre broadband networks on behalf of the Connecting Devon and Somerset (CDS) programme, backed by Government funding. Airband, Truespeed and Wessex Internet will be installing full fibre broadband across Devon and Somerset to more than 56,000 rural homes and businesses over the next four years. The combined public and private sector...

Plymouth Arts Centre

Plymouth Arts Cinema receives over £47k support from the DCMS Culture Recovery Fund in a vital boost for the city’s independent cinema

Plymouth Arts Cinema is one of more than 200 independent cinemas across England being supported this Christmas with £16 million in grants from the Government’s £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund, allocated by the BFI. It has been awarded £47,419, which will help the organization through to March 2021, after a very difficult year and months of closure due to Covid-19.

Anna Navas,...

Jonny Brownlee, William Hill

Jonny Brownlee’s top tips for training in winter

Whether you’re a cyclist, runner or triathlete, there are certain aspects you can control such as training and nutrition, but there are others that are completely out of your hands – like the weather.

As the nights are drawing in and the weather is becoming less inviting, there is no denying that even the more committed among us find these conditions more challenging. So, use this time...

Fundraiser Ryan Lucassi is sporting Santa beard for NICU

Plymouth Hospitals Charity fundraiser Ryan Lucassi has now raised £900 towards his £1,000 target for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Derriford Hospital.

Ryan and his wife Gemma had a difficult journey before the birth of their baby boy, and sadly Gemma experienced five miscarriages and an ectopic pregnancy. On April 6, the pair welcomed their new born baby Sebastian ten...

University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust laughs plans for a Greener Future

University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust has today launched its 'green plan', the strategy that determines its sustainability principles for the next five years as it works, alongside partner organisations such as Plymouth City Council to be net zero carbon by 2030.

“For a Greener Future” is our sustainable development green plan which will govern how the Trust improves its economic,...

NHS approves proposals to modernise health and care services in Teignmouth and Dawlish

Proposals to modernise health and care services in the Teignmouth and Dawlish area have been approved.

At its meeting on 17 December 2020, the Governing Body of NHS Devon Clinical Commissioning Group approved a series of recommendations, which will see some services moved from Teignmouth Community Hospital to a new Health and Wellbeing Centre in the town centre and some services to...

Curtain up on latest sites to begin giving lifesaving coronavirus vaccination across Devon

Curtain up on latest sites to begin giving lifesaving coronavirus vaccination across Devon

People in more areas of Devon will begin receiving the coronavirus vaccination in coming days as six more GP-run centres open across the county.

The latest centres to start appointments bring the total number to 14, with more due to open soon to ensure everyone who is eligible can...

Trading Standards, 24 Hour Emergency Services Limited

Drainage company admits 'unfair trading' and pays back £20k to victims

A drainage company has been fined £3,685 after pleading guilty to unfair trading and has paid back over £20,000 to victims across Devon, Somerset, Torbay, Dorset and Wiltshire following a Trading Standards investigation.

Dorset-based 24 Hour Emergency Services Limited, of Unit 1, 20 Wharfdale Service Road, Bournemouth, was investigated by Devon, Somerset and Torbay Trading Standards...

Mama Bears

Mama Bear’s tops the nursery charts in Plymouth

The Mama Bear’s Day Nursery and Pre-School in Fortview has been named the best day nursery in Plymouth by a leading national guide.

The nursery, which can be found on Crownhill Fort Road, has topped the list of Plymouth nurseries compiled by DayNurseries.co.uk , with a perfect score of 10 – the maximum score available.

DayNurseries.co.uk is the leading UK nursery review...

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