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Taylor Wimpey to bring new homes to Collaton St Mary this year

Housebuilder Taylor Wimpey is preparing for the launch of St Mary View, its latest development of high quality homes, in Collaton St Mary later this year.

St Mary View is due to launch in December and will comprise 73 three, four and five-bedroom homes off Kirkham Fold, Totnes Road. Taylor Wimpey underwent a detailed design process in order to come up with a proposal that reflected...

Devon Air Ambulance community landing site now operational in North Down Crescent, Keyham

Devon Air Ambulance (DAA) have opened their first ever Community Landing Site in Plymouth. The site is now operational in the Keyham area of the city.

This is a milestone for the charity’s Community Landing Site project, the first official city centre landing site and the first within Plymouth itself.

The charity’s 203rd pre-surveyed landing site will enable their aircraft...

Exciting new chapter for vital lifesaving service as New Chief Executive appointed

Chair of Devon Air Ambulance’s Board of Trustees, Will Matthewman, has announced the appointment of a new Chief Executive following the decision of current leader, Heléna Holt, to step down in the New Year following her 17 years of stewardship.

Following a two-day interview process, the board has appointed Greg Allen - who lives in Devon with his family, to lead the charity which...

Louise Lawrence joins development team at Vickery Holman

Leading commercial property consultants Vickery Holman are expanding their Development Consultancy team with the recruitment of Louise Lawrence.

Head of Development, Stephen Maycock, said ‘We are delighted to welcome Louise to the team who is going to provide much needed additional resource to look after our rapidly growing client base across the region.

Working across Devon,...

Upottery Primary School collecting daffodil bulbs

‘Good deed’ daffs for local schools

Otter Garden Centres has donated bulbs to dozens of primary schools across the region as part of its ‘60 Good Deeds’ campaign to celebrate the company’s sixtieth year in business.

The family-run business approached 32 schools to take part in the Little Daffodils promotion, offering a complete package to ensure each school will have a bright display in the Spring of 2025.

It...

Free Career Clinics to support more people into work

People in Plymouth, Ivybridge and the surrounding area are being encouraged to attend a day of confidence-boosting Career Clinics ahead of Christmas.

The aim of the Tesco clinics on 8 November is to support people with the valuable life skills and confidence to go forward into work, whether they’re looking for a job at Tesco or elsewhere.

The Career Clinics will be hosted...

Plymouth postmaster welcomes Post Office’s new Operational Excellence Incentive

Steven Boyd, a local postmaster who owns two Post Office branches in Plymouth and runs two Banking Hubs, has been recognised as one of the top-performing postmasters under the new Post Office Operational Excellence Incentive.

The Operational Excellence Incentive is an opportunity for postmasters to earn a top up of up to 5% of their variable remuneration every month by meeting...

Do one thing – get on the HMRC app

This Talk Money Week (4 – 8 November), taxpayers are being urged to “Do One Thing” and get on the HMRC app to save time and simplify managing their money and tax.

More than 1.7 million people are already using the HMRC app every month, which enables users to access services such as making a Child Benefit claim, finding your National Insurance number and a tax calculator to estimate...

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Exmouth Deputy Mayor and Town Crier launch Exmouth Town Football Club’s new sports pavilion

Exmouth Deputy Mayor Steve Gazzard and Exmouth Town Crier Roger Bourgein joined representatives of the Exmouth Town Football Club youth section and developer Blue Cedar Homes to officially launch the spectacular new sports pavilion and pitches created specifically for the town’s youth football teams.

The new purpose-built sports pavilion and three new football pitches have been...

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Warming Partnership Supporting Children’s Hospice South West

A heating and plumbing firm in the South West has announced a new partnership with Children's Hospice South West (CHSW), pledging support for children with life-limiting conditions and their families across the region.

Custom Heat South West, a leading provider of heating solutions across Cornwall, Devon, and Somerset, has committed to a comprehensive support programme for CHSW. This...

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