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Public urged to remain calm but alert following London terror attack

Communities across Devon are being urged to remain calm but alert following terror attacks in London on Saturday night (June 3).

Devon & Cornwall Police Assistant Chief Constable Sharon Taylor said: “As details emerge from this Metropolitan-led investigation, our thoughts are with all those affected from these incidents and to all our colleagues in the emergency services who...

Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story

Buddy - The Buddy Holly Story tells the enduring tale of the musical icon’s meteoric rise to fame and his final legendary performance at the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, Iowa, before his tragic and untimely death at the age of 22. In 18 short months the Texas-born boy revolutionized the face of contemporary music influencing everyone from The Beatles to Bruce Springsteen.

The...

Go Wild in Plymouth’s Parks with the RSPB

With the amount of time children and families are spending outside in nature in decline, Europe’s largest conservation charity and discount supermarket ALDI, are challenging families to get out and go wild in their local city park this summer with the RSPB.

The RSPB Connecting with Nature report revealed that children in the UK were missing out on a wealth of mental and physical...

Gala Bingo Plymouth to help raise £250,000 for Variety

Gala Bingo, the UK’s largest bingo operator, today announces the launch of its new charity game to raise £250,000 in six months for Variety – The Children’s Charity. The game launched on Monday 29th June with Bobby Davro calling the game. The money will be in addition to the £500,000 already raised by the Bingo Association, of which Gala Bingo is part of.

These fundraising efforts will...

Fantastic Mr Fox comes to Plymouth

Roald Dahl’s classic Fantastic Mr Fox, a co-production with Curve, in association with Lyric Hammersmith, comes to Theatre Royal Plymouth Tuesday 13 – Saturday 17 June. Mr Fox is smart, clever and rather fantastic, but he doesn’t realise how determined the farmers are to get revenge. Can he hatch a plan to save his family and friends? Can they outrun the diggers and outsmart the farmers, and...

Campaign to protect wildlife comes to the South West as Vinny the Fox brings his election message to town!

A fox cub touring the South West calling for hunting to stay illegal may seem ill-advised, but a serious message lies behind a light-hearted campaign heading to Devon, Cornwall and Somerset this weekend.

The Votes for Vinny tour, backed by the League Against Cruel Sports, will involve a mobile billboard featuring the face of seven-week old fox cub Vinny. The billboard will carry the...

Bond Dickinson raises £10,000 for local charity

The Plymouth office of national law firm Bond Dickinson has raised around £10,000 in support of local charity Jeremiah's Journey.

Jeremiah's Journey provides bereavement support to children in the Plymouth area who have experienced or are anticipating the loss of a close relative. Bond Dickinson has raised the money through a range of fundraising activities since it started supporting...

£2.7bn invested in deals between SW SMEs and corporates

208 deals took place between South West SMEs and large organisations over the last four years, known to have exceeded £2.7bn, according to economic data from national law firm, Bond Dickinson.

Despite this billion pound figure, only 4% of all the UK’s collaborations between SMEs and corporates involved the South West. Taking into account the number of SMEs in each region last year*,...

£2.7bn invested in deals between SW SMEs and corporates

208 deals took place between South West SMEs and large organisations over the last four years, known to have exceeded £2.7bn, according to economic data from national law firm, Bond Dickinson.

Despite this billion pound figure, only 4% of all the UK’s collaborations between SMEs and corporates involved the South West. Taking into account the number of SMEs in each region last year*,...

The Chartered Institution for Further Education welcomes new members

The Chartered Institution for Further Education is pleased to welcome two new Members.

The two new Members are Steadfast Training Ltd and Skills Group, a Plymouth-based training provider.

Lord Lingfield, Chairman of the Chartered Institution for Further Education said: “I am delighted to welcome into Membership of the Institution, Skills Group and Steadfast Training Ltd. These...

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