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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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Green is theme as Devon park celebrates new holiday year

Songs, dance and music helped Ladram Bay Holiday Park raise the curtains this March on its 77th year of providing quality family holidays by the sea.

Employees at the Budleigh Salterton park were given a sneak preview of the floor show lined up for this year by its in-house entertainment team.

The occasion was the park's annual conference which traditionally takes place in...

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Bus upgrade on service from Seaton to Taunton

Bus operator Dartline is upgrading some of its fleet in order to reduce emissions on one of the county’s longer-distance bus services.

The company is introducing two new “Optare Solo” buses on the 20 service from Seaton to Taunton, which travels via Honiton. The 37-seater vehicles have Euro6 engines, which have the lowest possible emissions for a diesel engine.

The 20...

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How to invest your inheritance wisely

Receiving a large inheritance can prove life changing, but it’s also easy to invest it in the wrong places. Whether you’re planning a major shopping spree or you’re thinking of investing it into the stock market, there’s a lot of factors to consider before spending any of the money.

Here, you’ll discover how to invest your inheritance wisely to ensure you don’t lose it.

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Military Wives Choir gave a tuneful introduction at Vue Plymouth

The Plymouth Military Wives Choir sung side by side as they performed at Vue Plymouth to celebrate the release of the new film Military Wives .

As the inspirational story hit screens on Friday 6th March, the choir were there to entertain customers and give a preview of what they had in store.

Now with over 2,000 members, the Military Wives Choirs Charity has become a global...

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Patient-led assessment praises standards of cleanliness at Derriford Hospital

Standards of cleanliness at University Hospitals Plymouth (UHP) have been rated as 99%, according to a recent report published by the NHS Commissioning Board.

The Patient-Led Assessment of the Care Environment (PLACE) is part of a national system that aims to help NHS organisations to understand how well they are meeting the needs of their patients and to identify where improvements...

17 projects secure final Mayflower 400 Community Sparks bursaries

17 Plymouth-based projects have been successful in the final funding round of Mayflower 400 Community Sparks.

More than £40,000 has been awarded to parades, processions, festivals, fancy dress events and more. They bring the total number of projects that have benefitted from this scheme that supports grass-roots community, arts and cultural activity to 60!

£4,000 has been...

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A perfect union of education as original Lenkiewicz paintings are exhibited at Torbay Art Show

*** EVENT CANCELLED DUE TO THE ONGOING COVID-19 situation ***

Visitors to the second Torbay Art Show over the weekend of 21st and 22ndMarch 2020 , are in for a unique opportunity. A large selection of original paintings, observations, drawings and limited edition prints from Robert Lenkiewicz’s “Observations on Local Education” will be on display for all to enjoy.

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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...

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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...

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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...

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