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Dartmouth Food Festival returns for 2026!

Dartmouth Food Festival (23rd – 25th October 2026) is well-known as one of the most prestigious food festivals in the country and is always credited with an unrivalled line up of chef talent and a feast of entertainment.

Continuing to build on more than two decades of culinary...

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NSPCC colleagues take on mammoth month-long walk to help fund work in the city protecting children from sexual abuse

Co-workers at the NSPCC in Plymouth are embarking on a huge fundraising challenge this month to help secure funds for their service centre and its work preventing child sexual abuse across the city.

The team will be walking, jogging and running almost 2,000 kilometers between them to cover the distance it would take them to visit their sister sites across the UK, including Glasgow....

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Boux Avenue reopens all stores following lockdown

Boux Avenue , the UK's go-to lingerie, swimwear and nightwear destination, has confirmed opening dates for the remainder of its 31 stores.

The shop in Drake Circus, Plymouth will open on Saturday 11th July with safety measures in place.

Due to the nature of Boux Avenue's product and Government social distancing guidelines, the boutique-style fitting rooms and expert bra...

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Ancient surgical technique could have a new role in modern knee replacement

In good news for the 100,000 patients who undergo the procedure in the UK each year, traction - a technique known to the military surgeons of Ancient Greece - could become an integral part of modern knee replacement surgery, according to a study published in the International Journal of Orthopaedics.

The study was carried out at the Peninsula NHS Treatment Centre, Plymouth, UK, by...

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Devon in 'good position' if local outbreak occurs

Devon is ‘in a good position’ if a local outbreak occurs, following sustained low numbers of positive COVID-19 cases and steady flow of quality data, says Devon’s Director of Public Health.

Dr Virginia Pearson was answering questions at Devon County Council’s Cabinet meeting on Wednesday (July 8) on the Local Outbreak Management Plan.

The plan is a blueprint which details...

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Thousands to benefit from new fibre broadband connections

Connecting Devon and Somerset (CDS) has launched its Fibre Extension Programme which will provide more than 8,000 homes and businesses with fibre broadband connections direct to the premises by the end of 2021.

CDS is funding fibre broadband connections to over 6,000 homes and businesses which will be delivered by Airband, and thanks to the high level of take-up of broadband services...

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Best Walking Tours Around Coastal Devon

With summer in full swing and lockdown measures easing across the UK, you might be thinking about taking your family on holiday to Devon. If temperatures remain high as they were in May and June, then taking the kids for a walking tour around the many beaches, cliffs and coastal terrain of the Southwest of England is a refreshing way to relax and unwind this summer.

Whether you’re...

Major new South West Food Hub initiative to help ensure local sourcing

A major high-tech procurement platform being developed by the Government’s Crown Commercial Service is to be trialled in the South West and could help ensure that ingredients in many thousands of meals a day served in places like school kitchens across the region are sourced from local small businesses.

A Community Interest Company (CIC) called the South West Food Hub has been formed...

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Effervescent moving out of Radiant Gallery

At the end of July Effervescent - the local charity that collaborates with vulnerable children and young people to co-produce creative campaigns - will be moving out of Radiant Gallery in Plymouth.

Since Effervescent took over the space in 2014 and converted it from an abandoned bank into an art gallery, studio space, creative offices and RumpusCosy café they have welcomed thousands of...

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Call out to Exmouth residents to rejuvenate seafront

Thelma Hulbert Gallery (THG) is leading a call out to the Exmouth community to join a new project to rejuvenate a section of the Exmouth seafront, known as the Abode of Love .

The community including local artists and creatives is being asked to share how they see Exmouth and want to shape its creative journey.

A panel including local artist Anna Fitzgerald, designer Gary...

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Councillors back Full Business Case for North Devon Link Road

The Full Business Case for the North Devon Link Road improvements will be submitted to the Department for Transport next month after gaining approval from Devon County Council’s Cabinet today (Wednesday 8 July).

Councillors backed the submission for the £93 million scheme, as well as approving the design of a new pedestrian and cycle bridge at Landkey and the start of site clearance...

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