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A range of activities are taking place in Plymouth to mark Dementia Action Week 2018.

Organisations such as Plymouth City Council, Drake Circus, Improving Lives Plymouth, Age UK Plymouth, Moments Café and Community Hub and Derriford Hospital are taking part in events throughout the week to raise awareness of dementia and to encourage individuals and organisations to take action that...

Can you spare a couple of hours a week to help someone re-join the community?

A British Red Cross service which tackles social isolation in Plymouth is urgently looking for new volunteers who can spare a bit of time to help local people feel less alone.

Last year, the charity launched its Connecting Communities initiative in partnership with the Co-op after finding the city is...

A successful community hub has been handed a £1,000 donation to help it expand and open up its services to even more people.

St Jude’s Community Hub, based in Beaumont Road, Plymouth has been awarded the donation from Persimmon Homes Cornwall’s Community Champions fund, which sees two regional worthy causes awarded up to £1,000 each month.

Ian Turner, who made the application...

Rural and coastal communities, such as towns and villages across South Devon, face a number of unique problems that are often misunderstood by the politicians in London who set national policy. The results of recent local elections demonstrated that the deep divisions highlighted by the European referendum continue to exist, with clear voting differences and political deadlock between urban...