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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...

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...

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...

Paramedics at South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) are reminding people to use the service wisely this bank holiday as demand for the ambulance service is expected to be high.

The Trust is expecting more than 10,600 incidents over the bank holiday weekend. Demand is already up 3.8% on last year’s figures, with 54,667 incidents recorded for August 2018 (1-22nd...