A road sweeper which burst into flames in Exmouth, during the early hours of Sunday morning, has been completely destroyed.
The driver thankfully escaped the vehicle unharmed, although a little shaken, after the incident which took place at around 6.15am yesterday, December 19.
The East Devon District Council (EDDC) worker had been going about his regular Strand sweeping...
Following the Government’s call to accelerate the Covid-19 booster vaccination programme, Devon’s GP practices have, at very short notice, reallocated much of their workforce to delivering Covid-19 vaccines over the next two weeks.
This means that GP practices will focus on urgent clinical need and vaccines, and some non-urgent appointments may be postponed until the New Year....
An innovative pilot scheme aims to ease the shortage of Occupational Therapists (OT) in Devon by giving clinical students hands-on experience in new social care settings where placements have not previously been available.
Supported by Devon County Council and funded by Health Education England, Devon’s Clinical Placement Expansion Programme (CPEP) is trialling employing a retired OT...
Heart Research UK has granted over £9,000 to Plymouth-based Exim Dance Company for their new programme, which promotes healthy lifestyles and builds confidence through the use of dance. This project targets marginalised young people aged 5-18 (up to 25 years with disabilities) and women aged over 18. Exim Dance want to provide high-quality dance and wellbeing opportunities in deprived areas...
Plymouth McDonald’s franchisee David Wynne and his Saltash restaurant have partnered with Saltash United Juniors F.C. to help fund kits for the club’s U15s team for the upcoming season.
David and his restaurants have been supporting grassroots football in our community as part of McDonald’s ongoing partnership with the FA. McDonald’s has worked with the Home Nations Football...
Staff and volunteers at the Home Park vaccination centre are pulling out all the stops to make sure no-one misses out on their booster vaccination.
The Home Park team recorded their best-ever day for vaccinations on Monday 13 December, giving 3,108 jabs at the Argyle stadium and a further 359 at Mutley Baptist Church. The previous highest number of vaccinations in any given day was 2...
Back in October, Woods Bryce Baker, the Experts in Property on Torquay Road in Preston, launched a hedgehog-themed colouring competition for pupils of Oldway Primary School, to help raise awareness of the hedgehog’s plight for survival in the UK.
The competition attracted around 50 entries, the pictures all beautifully coloured by the children, aged between four and 10.
School children, volunteers and councillors have been busy helping the Canal Rangers plant 50 trees along the Grand Western Canal to celebrate its 50 years as a Country Park.
In 1971, Devon County Council took ownership of the in-water section of the Grand Western Canal in mid Devon and declared it a Country Park. This followed a successful campaign by local communities to save the...
A new way of considering 20mph speed limit requests has been approved by Cabinet, and it will help ensure that the communities that would most benefit from lower vehicle speeds are considered first.
Devon County Council’s (DCC) Cabinet (Wednesday December 8) also identified a budget of £100,000 to process the requests for the upcoming financial year.
Devon’s residents are being urged to “Get Boosted Now” as part of an urgent national appeal to give themselves better protection from the Omicron Covid-19 variant; which is much more transmissible than previous variants.
The NHS in Devon is working to increase the number of vaccine clinics and extend opening hours following the Prime Minister’s announcement last night (12 December)...
