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Devon charity upskills its staff with funded management training

Employers in the region are using Train4Tomorrow’s funded Skills Bootcamps to ensure the skills needs of their organisations are met.

Skills Bootcamps allow you to create a bespoke training programme to develop your staff within just 16 weeks.

Health and wellbeing charity, Improving Lives Plymouth (ILP) is among the latest organisation to take advantage of the accredited...

Plymouth Active launches free therapeutic swimming taster sessions for local Parkinson’s communities

Plymouth Active has launched a new series of free taster sessions to help local people living with Parkinson’s to get into therapeutic swimming.

Starting this month, the Good Boost programme will be delivered by specially trained swimming instructors and is meant as a fun and inclusive way for people living with Parkinson’s to get active.

The next free taster session is on...

Seth Lakeman - image by Dom Moore

Dartmoor star headlines new festival for Ashburton

Devon folk legend Seth Lakeman will be the headline act at a new festival set up by a couple from Ashburton, which will take place later this spring. Sophie Pierce, a writer and former BBC journalist, and artist Alex Murdin, hope the Dartmoor Tors Festival, on the late May bank holiday weekend, will become a regular fixture in future years. The aim is to celebrate Dartmoor and explore what...

Building Connections: Dartmouth Academy Brings Together Parents and Professionals

Dartmouth Academy, part of Education South West, is committed to creating a thriving community where pupils, families, and staff work together to ensure every child’s success. As part of this mission, the school is now running School Support & Snacks events, providing parents and carers with valuable support and resources to help their children flourish at school.

Held at the...

New exhibition by Ashish Ghadiali marks the reopening of Thelma Hulbert Gallery (THG).

THG will reopen with a debut solo exhibition by filmmaker and environmental artist, Ashish Ghadiali.

After a three month-refurbishment programme, THG will relaunch their 2025 exhibition programme with Sensing the Planet , a new exhibition featuring key works by Ashish Ghadiali.

Curated by Gemma Girvan from THG, Sensing the Planet brings together a series of three recent film...

EDDC Countryside Team Supports Young People Through Exeter Chiefs Engage Programme

The East Devon District Council Countryside Team recently welcomed a group of young people to Clyst Meadows Local Nature Reserve for a day of hands-on volunteering.

The Exeter Chiefs Engage Provision uses the values of rugby to inspire, support and educate young people aged 11-16 years old who are disengaged from mainstream education and in need of additional support, to regain...

Innocent drinks and Hubbub team up to get people eating more fruit and veg in Devon

Hubbub, an award-winning UK charity, inspires positive environmental action through creative campaigns and community initiatives. Their community fridge network across the UK brings people together to share food, learn new skills, strengthen community ties and reduce food waste.

innocent is kicking off this partnership by teaming up with LOVE Food CIC, a community organisation, that...

Young people urged to catch up on missed HPV vaccines

YOUNG people in Devon are being urged to take up their HPV vaccine to guard against the virus that can lead to certain types of cancer.

HPV (human papillomavirus) is the name of a common group of viruses that are easy to catch through skin contact (usually when having sex).

All children aged 12 to 13 (school Year 8) are offered the HPV vaccine. However, if they missed...

Festival-themed event to raise breast health awareness in Plymouth

Organised by University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust Primrose Centre Breast Screening Nurse Kayleigh Davenport, Breast Fest 2025 aims to raise awareness about breast health and the importance of regular breast screening, while supporting the vital work of The Primrose Foundation.

Highlights of the festival-themed day include live entertainment with a variety of performances from...

Honiton Minor Injuries Unit and X-Ray services temporarily relocate to Ottery St Mary

The Minor Injuries Unit at Honiton Hospital will be temporarily closed from Friday 21 February to allow for the installation of new radiology equipment at Honiton. The service is moving temporarily to Ottery St Mary Hospital, where it will be available 7 days a week from 8am to 8pm. The X-ray service is also moving from Monday 24 February.

The MIU and X-ray service will return to...

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