Drake Circus is turning rainbow this August in partnership with Plymouth Pride as part of city-wide Pride celebrations.
Along with its vibrant lighting scheme, Drake Circus has brought back its multicoloured ribbon canopy and its 12 ft rainbow wall vinyl outside its Cornwall Street entrance – making the perfect photo opportunities for visitors celebrating Pride this month.
Drake Circus will be hosting a school uniform donation drive this week to collect pre-loved clothing that can be supplied to families needing support ahead of the new school year.
Run in partnership with the Uniform Store Plymouth, the donation point at the centre will allow customers to drop off much needed school uniform items such as polo shirts, blazers, jumpers, trousers, and...
A Devon-wide health and wellbeing charity, based near Exeter, is seeking support from businesses and volunteers in the ‘final push’ for a new venture that will offer free workshops to people of all ages to teach them how to prepare nutritious meals from scratch with simple, affordable ingredients - at a time when cooking healthily, cost-effectively and sustainably has never been more important...
Castle Books in Totnes, Devon, has launched a £135,000 crowd-funding campaign to acquire its premises at 4 Castle Street and secure the future of its community bookshop and outreach programmes.
With the building up for sale, and the shop’s lease coming to an end, the future of the historic and much-loved shop is in jeopardy. Now Castle Books’ dedicated team of volunteers are calling...
Appleby Westward, SPAR’s South West Regional Distribution Centre, which also owns and operates a number of SPAR stores, has announced its successful Community Cashback recipients for 2023.
Each organisation has been chosen to receive a slice of the £20,000 donation fund in recognition of its exceptional contribution to its community. The list includes a range of charities,...
To mark Dementia Action Week, Drake Circus and The Barcode has partnered with local dementia charity Memory Matters , encouraging people to take action in the fight against dementia.
Memory Matters works to improve the lives of those affected by dementia, and members of their team were at Drake Circus today (Thursday 18th May) to raise awareness about the importance of early diagnosis...
Police in Truro are encouraging the community to use the StreetSafe tool to help identify areas where they don’t feel safe, such as regular anti-social behaviour or harassment.
StreetSafe is a free online tool which was introduced by the Government in 2021 as part of its response to tackling violence against women and girls. However, it can be used by anyone, at any time, for any...
Amanda Gavin, Head of HR at Lifeworks said “Our renewal of the award is great acknowledgement of our ongoing work to promote equality, diversity, inclusion, and equity. We’re extremely proud to be recognised as a Disability Confident Leader for another three years. We will continue to work towards Lifeworks being a place where people feel proud to work , everyone has a sense of belonging and...
Improving the health and wellbeing of East Devon’s residents’ is a priority integral to every council service in the year ahead.
While people may be living longer lives, they are not necessarily in better health - this is something that East Devon District Council (EDDC) is seeking to improve. At a recent cabinet meeting, members agreed to an action plan for the year ahead.
