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Bryan Adams returns to Devon with open air tour

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 12/10/2020 - 12:34pm

Multi-million selling recording artist Bryan Adams is coming to the UK next summer with a spectacular open-air tour set in the grounds of some of the UK’s most beautiful venues.

Kicking off in Bristol on 26 June, Bryan Adams’ 2021 outdoor tour will visit Powderham Castle on Tuesday 6 July.

Enjoy a live performance from one of the world’s best selling artists in summer 2021, taking in an open-air show set against stunning, picturesque backdrops. The tour also visits Cardiff, Scarborough, Widnes, Telford, Canterbury and Leeds, plus The Eden Project in Cornwall and the...

Devon Needs YOU

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 12/09/2020 - 3:56pm

Residents have the chance to shape the county’s roadmap to net-zero by taking part in the Interim Devon Carbon Plan Consultation.

The consultation, which opens on Monday December 7 and runs for 10 weeks, gives the public an opportunity to influence Devon’s collective response to the global climate emergency and create a healthier, fairer and stronger Devon.

The consultation follows a series of hearings and more than 893 submissions of ideas and evidence from the public.

It’s the next crucial step towards producing the Final Devon Carbon Plan, which once...

Malt Accountancy

Virtual third birthday toasted by Mayor

Newton Abbot Accountancy Firm have celebrated their third birthday by announcing a new business name that pays tribute to their local roots.

Malt Accountancy - as it will now be known - was set up in October 2017 as TH & Co, led by husband a wife team Tami and Paul Harrison alongside Tami’s sister Cherry. With rapid growth in recent years seeing the team growing to seven, now including Shannon, Cat, Hussein and Kim. They have also recently relocated from their offices in Union Street to Devon Square, the heart of the town’s professional services community.

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Win VIP tickets to see Zippo’s Christmas Circus in Plymouth

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 12/08/2020 - 12:41pm
** COMPETITION CLOSED ***

The brilliant Zippo’s Circus - several times voted “Britain’s Best Circus” – is bringing a special Christmas Circus to Plymouth . Zippo’s is Covid-safe, sanitised, and well-ventilated.

Enter our competition to win one of five VIP ringside family tickets (2 adults and 2 children).

Winners get free popcorn and candy floss for each member of the party!

The new colourful Christmas themed production will delight family audiences whilst providing breath-taking magical moments throughout and will be performed in Zippos’ super-heated Big Top...

Pick up a bargain: 5 recycling centres now selling electrical goods

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Mon, 12/07/2020 - 10:58pm

Devon residents can now buy a range of low cost, safety-checked, TVs and other electrical products from a number of the county’s Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs)

The scheme is being run by SUEZ Recycling and Recovery UK Ltd, who operate the HWRCs for Devon County Council. A range of electrical products is now on offer, including vacuum cleaners, lamps and Flat screen TVs.

The goods are being sold within the re-sale shops of five Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs).

They are Pinbrook Recycling Centre in Exeter, Ivybridge Recycling Centre, Brunel...

New £3.45m programme to boost skills of care and health workers

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Sat, 12/05/2020 - 11:07pm

Proud to Care Devon has successfully secured £3.45million of European funding to help Devon’s health and care workers develop new skills and to encourage others to join the profession. The money was awarded by the European Social Fund, and follows a successful bid by Devon County Council in a partnership with Torbay Council, Plymouth City Council, Devon’s NHS trusts and education and training providers.

The funding will be used to develop an ‘accelerator’ programme, which will assist care and health workers with their training and development and to remove some of the barriers...

Teachers giving a phonics lesson to Early Years Children

Live virtual open events for parents choosing a primary school demonstrate breadth of educational opportunities despite restrictions

The first of three virtual open events was streamed live by Devon’s Cornerstone Academy Trust on 1st December. Parents choosing a school for their children to attend from next September were able to see activity and hear from teachers at all the primary schools in the Trust, and two further events will take place on 10th and 16th December. These are happening despite the current restrictions, thanks to the use of the digital media for which the Trust has an international reputation, and all are being recorded so that those unable to attend live will be able to watch them later. The...

‘Make the right call’ this winter

South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) is urging people to ‘Make the right call’ this winter by only calling 999 for life-threatening emergencies.

The Trust is expecting a significant increase in 999 calls over the Christmas period and beyond, due to the ongoing coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic alongside normal winter pressures.

It expects to deal with almost 3,000 incidents a day during the next month, an increase of around 20 per cent compared to normal, with demand expected to be highest at weekends and on bank holidays.

SWASFT is...

A place for charities, volunteers and people seeking support to come together in Devon

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 12/03/2020 - 4:28pm

Have you ever looked for a restaurant or hotel on Google Maps? It’s usually a quick and easy search.

However, when it comes to searching for help and support, finding the right service can be a very stressful, complicated process for those in seeking it, with too man clicks to get to information and often discovering information is out of date.

Award-winning, Devon based, social enterprise If Everyone Cares CIC is working on changing that. Back in August, with the support of Recovery Devon, they launched 7 Devon area-based community maps to help build a local, easily...

RSPCA received more than 60 abandonment reports in Devon last winter

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 12/03/2020 - 4:15pm

The charity saw more than 50 animals a day reported abandoned last Christmas and is braced for more this winter after pet ownership surged this year

The RSPCA received more than 4,600 reports of abandoned animals across England and Wales last winter* and is worried a surge in pet ownership could result in more unwanted animals this year.

Last winter, the charity received 4,650 reports of abandoned animals including 68 in Devon.

Already this November, there have been 985 reports of dumped and unwanted animals to the RSPCA’s cruelty line including 22 in Devon. The...

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