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Seaton Wetlands Welcomes BBC Countryfile!

East Devon District Council’s Countryside Team recently hosted the BBC’s Countryfile team at Seaton Wetlands Nature Reserve for two days of filming.

Presenters Sammi Kinghorn and Matt Baker visited the council-owned and managed reserve to learn about its biodiversity and the important...

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Three new and exciting hobbies to try today

As we head out of the summer months and look towards the next season, you may be going through a period of reflection. Perhaps you are wondering what will come before Christmas and into the new year. If you’re thinking you should be injecting a bit more fun and a few more challenges into your life, then here are three ideas for new and exciting hobbies. Why not give one of them a try today?...

Urgent appeal for families to talk after patients die waiting for transplants in Devon

Families in Devon are being urged to talk during Organ Donation Week (September 3 to 9) as new figures show 30 people from the area have died waiting for a transplant in the last five years.

Tragically, despite the fact more and more people are supporting donating their loved one’s organs, there is still an urgent need for more people to support donation.

NHS Blood and...

Mo unites with 1,200 people for Plymouth Memory Walk

Mo White – diagnosed with dementia at the age of 50 - today (Saturday) joined a tide of more than 1,200 people to unite against dementia at Plymouth Memory Walk.

The former touch typist cut the ribbon to start Alzheimer’s Society’s event at Smeaton's Tower helping to raise funds for vital research and services.

Mo, who lives with her sister Vicky in Stoke, said: “I was nervous...

New survey reveals over 60s in Plymouth are unfamiliar with heart valve disease, putting them at risk

A new survey across the UK of over 60s indicates low that levels of awareness of heart valve disease may prevent elderly people from seeking diagnosis and treatment.

The results from the survey, published in Clinical Research in Cardiology, coincided with the first ever European Heart Valve Disease Awareness Day which took place in six countries on 8 September 2018. The campaign calls...

Lewis Pugh completes epic challenge The Long Swim

Lewis Pugh, the UN Patron of the Oceans and renowned endurance swimmer, has today completed his latest and most demanding swimming challenge, The Long Swim.

Lewis swam the entirety of The English Channel wearing just a pair of Speedo swimming trunks, a cap and goggles. On completion, Lewis became the first person to swim the length of The English Channel in accordance with Channel...

Have your say on Plymouth’s plan for trees

Plymouth residents are being asked to tell Plymouth City Council what they think about the city’s trees.

The Council is developing a Plan for Trees with a range of local partners, which aims to set out the city’s long term strategy for managing trees, and to ask local people to give feedback about future tree coverage and management.

Councillor Sue Dann, Cabinet Member for...

Help for Heroes – Creative Force

Two Devon veterans have been selected to have their work exhibited at a new Help for Heroes exhibition in London.

Veterans Nick Martin and Kevin Preston, from Plymouth, are exhibiting at the Creative Force exhibition at the Mall Galleries in London and online.

They are joining 80 other individuals, supported by the charity, who are showing how the support of the great British...

Next phase of resurfacing to get underway

Fifteen more Plymouth roads will get a new lease of life over the next two months as our next phase of resurfacing gets underway.

The works, which begin on Monday 10 September, will take place along stretches where the overall road surface is nearing the end of its life. They are being carried out by our road maintenance contractor South West Highways alongside its day-to-day road...

8 Ways to Find the Best Clothing Deals Online

Shopping for clothes online is a borderline addictive hobby that’s enjoyed by millions of people every hour of every day. Sadly, the vast majority of those shoppers aren’t getting the best deal in most transactions, and while that’s good news for e-Commerce stores that make their profit from markups, it’s not very good for the buyer’s card balance.

Although finding the lowest price isn...

Steve in the frame for a win

A PLYMOUTH man has been chosen from thousands of proud glasses wearers as a finalist for Specsavers’ Spectacle Wearer of the Year.

Steve Whiteway, aged 59 from Plymouth could follow in the footsteps of last year’s Award winner, Love Island hunk Alex Miller, winning £10,000 and the chance to mingle with the stars at the annual Spectacle Wearer of the Year Awards.

Glasses wearers...

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