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Devon woman’s sight saved following routine eye test

A woman whose sight was saved by specialist Specsavers staff is now urging people to get their eyes tested.

Liz Knight visited the Paignton store for a routine eye test and, using the latest hospital-quality OCT (optical coherence tomography) machine, staff found that she had early signs of developing glaucoma.

With this week being World Glaucoma Week (8-14 March), opticians...

Devon County Council to continue funding local community projects

Devon County Council has contributed over £274,707 to local community projects across the county so far this financial year, and will continue to support local projects in 2020-21.

Three schemes, Doing What Matters, Crowdfund Devon Pilot and the Making the Connection fund, all support local projects and encourage community resilience and cohesion.

They aim to make...

14 monumental ships figureheads to be unveiled by The Box museum

In what is the most ambitious sculpture conservation project currently taking place in the UK, 14 monumental 19th century naval figureheads weighing over 20 tonnes have been saved from decay for the nation.

On Tuesday 10th March these icons of Britain’s maritime history will be unveiled at The Box museum in Plymouth ahead of the museum opening to the public on Saturday 16th May. The...

East Devon full fibre ultrafast broadband rollout confirmed

Jurassic Fibre, a local full fibre ultrafast broadband provider, has announced its commercial launch following a successful test phase near Exeter, with speeds of up to 1Gbps being offered.

Jurassic Fibre is now rolling out its services across East Devon.

In the coming weeks, communities to receive the full fibre ultrafast broadband offering include Aylesbeare, Bishop’s...

Military charity launches mental wellbeing training in Plymouth

Families of serving RAF personnel and veterans in Plymouth who are finding life tough will be offered unique training to help them identify, and deal with, the symptoms of poor mental wellbeing.

The Royal Air Forces Association, the charity that supports the welfare of the RAF family, is offering mental wellbeing awareness training at venues across the UK, one of which will be in...

A mammoth moment for The Box

It was another ‘huge’ moment for The Box today as its fully assembled woolly mammoth was revealed for the first time.

The life-sized, as yet un-named female was inspired by a mammoth tooth in The Box’s collections, discovered at Yealm Bridge Cavern on the nearby Kitley Estate. Fossils show that woolly mammoths were roaming Plymouth 35,000 years ago, alongside bears, cave lions,...

The Big Breastfeeding Café Returns for 2020! 

Fast becoming the largest annual breastfeeding celebration in the country, The Big Breastfeeding Café is back for 2020. The iconic event is set to connect thousands of families on the 6th May.

Now in its 5th year, the national campaign is set to be the biggest yet. Led by the world’s leading breastfeeding brand, Medela, the initiative will see a network of mini events taking place on...

East Devon District Council makes new investment in Exmouth seafront

East Devon District Council has purchased the Ocean Blue building on The Esplanade in Exmouth - LED Leisure Management Ltd will continue to occupy and pay a rent to the building’s new owners

East Devon District Council has completed the acquisition of the Ocean Blue leisure complex on Exmouth seafront for £2,700,000 using the council’s Commercial Investment Fund.

This is the...

Calling all apprentices and students in Devon: Do you have what it takes to be named the best in the UK?

WorldSkills UK, the education and skills charity, is looking for talented people from across Devon to prove they are the UK’s best.

The WorldSkills UK Competitions are run in over 70 different skills across Engineering, Construction, Digital, Health and Hospitality. Putting apprentices’ and students’ practical skills, knowledge and employability attributes to the test in a...

Do You Have a Scrap Car Lying Around? The Top Reasons Why You Should Get Rid of It Today

There are more than a hundred million cars in the UK alone, and all these vehicles will eventually break down and wear out, and they will have to be disposed of as well. The good news is that scrap vehicles can have about 80% of their parts or components reused or recycled, and approximately 25 million tonnes of materials can be recycled every year, so you can well imagine that a lot of money...

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