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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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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...

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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...

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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,...

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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...

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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.

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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...

Doh! Homer’s keepers are seeing double…

Keepers at Living Coasts, Torquay’s coastal zoo, had to do a double-take recently when they discovered that European common lobster Homer had moulted for the first time in two years.

Aquarist Sam Worthington was particularly pleased, as it was the first time he’d moulted in her time at the charity zoo: “This exoskeleton is almost perfect - right down to the antennae and the eyes....

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Exeter school voted as Community Fund winner

Exeter’s Ladysmith Junior School has been voted as the latest winner of RGB Building Supplies’ Well Built Community Fund and now has £1,000 to spend on tools and building materials at RGB Exeter.

The school received the most votes following a public poll where it was up against Sidmouth Amateur Radio Society and the UK Wild Otter Trust in Umberleigh.

Ladysmith Junior School has...

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Spring opening still expected for new footbridge

Devon County Council says it’s still expecting the construction of a new footbridge in Sidmouth to be completed in the Spring, despite recent storms.

Work is progressing well on the scheme to develop the structure to replace Alma Bridge, with the cliff re-profiling and stabilisation work having been completed. The piled foundations for the bridge abutment, columns and river training...

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