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Training people for real life in Torbay: University Centre South Devon launches new foundation degree

Drive through Torbay on the wrong day and you’ll see it. A man sleeping rough in a doorway, a young woman waiting outside a food bank that won’t open for another hour and children who’ve grown up knowing which houses to avoid on their street.

These are some of the reasons why University...

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New Wheels for Little Harbour

Funds from an annual charity ball have enabled Little Harbour children’s hospice in St Austell to buy a new vehicle for use by its Sibling Team.

Dave and Paula Whitfield and their family were supported by the charity when their two-year-old grandson Ethan died in 2011 after suffering from the incurable disease Tay-Sachs. Sadly Ethan died just one month before Little Harbour opened...

Breaking down workplace barriers for people with learning disabilities

Two determined and enthusiastic workers from Plymouth are proving to be great advocates for employing people with learning disabilities.

With only six per cent of people with a learning disability being in paid employment, this week’s Learning Disability Work Week (#LDWW) celebrates the contribution people with learning disabilities can make to the workplace.

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Things You Should Know About Home on Wheels

Imagine yourself touring Edinburgh behind the wheel of a campervan and having the time of your life. Edinburgh has a variety of places to see and explore. There are several castles, nature parks, scenic mountain views, museums, and a historic old town.

Make your vacation more exciting and comfortable and get a rental camping vehicle to take you anywhere you want to go. You'll enjoy...

Dog food supplies drop to desperate level at Plymouth Sanctuary

An animal rescue charity has made an urgent appeal for tinned dog food to replenish empty shelves at its sanctuary in Plymouth.

Woodside Animal Welfare Trust at Elfordleigh relies on tinned food for some of its most vulnerable rescue dogs, who typically get through more than 300 tins a week.

But supplies have now dropped to such a desperate level that the charity is asking if...

Share memories and make new ones at ‘Plymouth After Dark’ show and tell

Plymouth people can share their music memorabilia and memories in a special ‘show and tell’ event organised by The Box on Saturday 30 November.

‘Exposed: Plymouth After Dark’ will take place at the Hanging Gardens on Vauxhall Street from 1pm to 6pm.

Everyone is invited along to the free event to find out more about the ‘Plymouth After Dark’ project and, most importantly,...

Motorists Over 55 Reluctant to Go Electric

The UK has seen a rapid rise in the popularity of plug-in vehicles as new registrations of electric cars reached more than 246,000 at the end of October 2019. This growing demand for greener vehicles saw Plymouth City Council pledge an increase of 100 electric charge points across the city. But while there’s no doubt that electric cars have rapidly gained popularity in the last few years, new...

Award winning vintage fair returns to Plymouth

Lou Lou’s Vintage Fair, voted the nation’s favourite on three occasions, will be returning to The Guildhall, Plymouth for one day only on Sunday 24 th November 2019.

The Guildhallwill again play host to 40 stalls from some of the UK’s best vintage traders in an autumn special edition. The fair offers quality and affordable vintage clothing, accessories, home ware, and collectables,...

Law firm joins will writing charity campaign for another year

A law firm from Plymouth is aiming to raise vital funds for nine of the UK’s best loved charities, after signing up for Will Aid, the annual charity will writing campaign.

McClure Solicitors has signed up to the scheme, which runs throughout November, for the tenth year in a row.

The firm has raised £55,783 for the nine charities involved since it joined the scheme.

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Schoolboy speedway star roars away with funding

A schoolboy speedway star from Devon has roared away with a share of funding from a leading housebuilder.

Persimmon Homes Cornwall has donated £1,000 from its Community Champions fund to support 13-year-old Ben Trigger as he competes in speedway events in Britain and abroad.

Ben, from Plympton, is the top rider in his category in the south west and one of the top in Britain,...

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Pantosaurus surprises shoppers at Matalan store as #TalkPANTS campaign tours city

Customers at Matalan in Plymouth were greeted in store by a giant yellow pants-wearing dinosaur as the city’s #TalkPANTS campaign continues to gather momentum.

Pantosaurus is the mascot for the flagship NSPCC campaign that was launched in Plymouth in September under the Together for Childhood partnership, which aims to prevent child sexual abuse in the city.

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