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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...

Urgent call for 500 Plymouth volunteers to take part in a new Covid-19 vaccine study

Six thousand UK volunteers will from today (Monday 16 November) be called upon to join another leading phase three Covid-19 vaccine study, as researchers around the world continue to work to secure a range of vaccines to help tackle coronavirus.

The latest study, co-funded by the UK government’s Vaccine Taskforce, will test the safety and effectiveness of a new two-dose regimen for a...

Devon awarded £1.3 million Active Travel Funding

Devon County Council has been awarded almost £1.3 million in the latest round of Emergency Active Travel Funding.

The Department for Transport has confirmed that Devon will receive £1,283,450 from the second tranche of the scheme to create safe space for walking and cycling.

Devon introduced a series of “pop-up” measures across the county earlier this year, including in...

West Devon Borough Council joins national fight against "zombie batteries"

West Devon residents are being urged to “join the fight against Zombie batteries” in a bid to tackle waste collection fires caused by carelessly discarded dead batteries. The Council’s waste and recycling partner FCC Environment supports the new national Take Charge campaign. It urges consumers to never throw batteries away alongside general rubbish, and to only recycle dead batteries using...

Michael Caines

Michael Caines to open beach bar and restaurant in Exmouth

Michael Caines has unveiled plans to open Mickeys Beach Bar and Restaurant alongside Sylvain Peltier and Michael’s Café Patisserie Glacerie as part of the Exmouth seafront regeneration project. With sweeping views across the coastline, the launch will be a landmark opening for the Michael Caines Collection as they open a casual bar complete with resident weekend DJs, first floor destination...

Devon Air Ambulance

New Devon Air Ambulance helicopter ready for take off

On Wednesday 11 November the new H145 helicopter was introduced into serviceand ready to bring emergency medical care to patients across Devon.

As the hangar doors were rolled back, the Devon Air Ambulance crew readied the H145 for the first day of its lifesaving service. Although just like the start of a typicalday shift at the Exeter airbase, this morning’s routine nonetheless...

Jurassic Fibre

Jurassic Fibre extends network to 4 new locations

South West full fibre broadband company, Jurassic Fibre, today announced the extension of their network to Barnstaple, Wellington, West Hill and Marsh Green.

The roll-out to Barnstaple, Wellington, West Hill and Marsh Green is the latest development in the company’s ambitious plans to deploy ultrafast fibre-to-the-premises broadband to 350,000 households and businesses, across the...

Medal collection

Reach for the sky! Medal serves as reminder of female WW2 pilot’s daring career

A Civil MBE medal belonging to one of an elite group of female pilots who flew in WW2 is to be sold by Chilcotts Auctioneers in Honiton.

The medal was awarded to Flight Lieutenant Joan Lily Amelia Hughes in 1946 in recognition of her extraordinary contribution to the war effort flying new planes to RAF bases around the country.

Joan asked her parents if she could learn to fly...

Food Drink Devon

Devon's finest honoured at Food Drink Devon’s Virtual Awards

Devon’s world-class food and drink scene was celebrated at Food Drink Devon’s Virtual Awards on Thursday 12th November. The county’s finest food and drink producers, hospitality businesses and speciality retailers were recognised at Food Drink Devon’s first ever virtual awards which were announced online by Devon food and drink champion Kerry White and board member Tom Chartres-Moore of...

Vision Express in Plymouth will stay open during lockdown 2.0

Vision Express is encouraging locals to not let their eyesight become another casualty of the pandemic after 17% were found to have missed their regular eye appointment due to Covid-19

Nearly 2 in 10 (17%) locals in Plymouth have not been for regular eye check due to Covid-19.

Despite the new restrictions in place, Vision Express will still be open in Plymouth, offering eye...

Pantomime, Plymouth, Robinson Crusoe

Theatre Royal Plymouth pantomime to stage an all-new, socially distanced production of Robinson Crusoe

Theatre Royal Plymouth and pantomime producers Qdos Entertainment have today announced a swashbuckling cast for this year’s socially-distanced pantomime, Robinson Crusoe . Thanks to support from The National Lottery this year’s unmissable Plymouth panto will star Les Dennis, Connor McIntyre, Simon Webbe, Andy Ford and Jennie Dale, running for three weeks only from Saturday 12 December....

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