Devon

Grow, Share, Cook celebration event

A celebration event has taken place to mark one year of volunteer cookery sessions with residents.

The Grow, Share Cook sessions up at Plumer House, the headquarters for Plymouth Community Homes, led by Tami Skelton from Food is Fun, have now been taking place for a year as part of the Our Plymouth volunteer initiative.

The aim of Grow, Share, Cook, is to mobilise volunteers to...

Devon teacher needs your help to pitch to Sir Richard Branson

A primary school teacher and entrepreneur from Devon is aiming to impress Sir Richard Branson with her vision to provide free 'learn to read' education to the world through her app 'Fonics'.

Miss Cooper, who still teaches full time and works on developing her app Fonics in the evenings and at weekends is entering this years VOOM awards in an aim to win £50,000 in funding and a £250,000...

#WhatYouDontSee campaign goes viral

But you don’t look depressed…’

At Blurt, we know what it’s like to live with the stigma of depression. All too often, shame and fear force us to ‘mask’ our illness; and although public attitudes are improving, unhelpful associations still abound.

This Depression Awareness Week (18-23 April), The Blurt Foundation will be harnessing the power of social media to reveal what...

5,000 extra places added to Tennis For Kids initiative

The Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) has announced that an additional 5,000 places have been made available for their biggest ever grass roots initiative, Tennis for Kids in partnership with Highland Spring. The initiative was launched to establish a genuine tennis participation legacy, following Great Britain’s historic Davis Cup by BNP Paribas win.

The Tennis for Kids initiative which...

Fall in Devon JSA claimants is double national average

The number of Job Seeker's Allowance (JSA) claimants in Devon fell by 206 between February and March 2016, a fall of 5.5 per cent.

The drop is more than double the fall for the UK over the same period, which is 2.2 per cent.

3,718 people in Devon were claiming JSA at the end of March.

All of Devon's districts saw falls in claimants, the largest being in Teignbridge...

Devon goes wild for naturally healthy month

A month long celebration of Devon’s world renowned 'wild' outdoor spaces, landscapes and environments kicks off next month.

To mark Naturally Healthy month, the Devon Local Nature Partnership (Natural Devon) is asking people to swap the drama, adventure and education that they enjoy on television for the real, fresh experience out in the wild as part of May's Naturally Healthy Month...

Plymouth firm clocks up 100 years of local service

The five strong team at Salts Medilink, a medical dispensing branch based in Plympton, have between them clocked up 100 years of service.

The group received a visit from their owner and Company Director to acknowledge their long standing tenure, and attend a patient Open Day at the Holiday Inn in celebration of this.

Salts Medilink is a discreet, confidential and reliable stoma...

Special blessing at Civic Service to mark 75th anniversary of Plymouth Blitz

Poppy seeds will be blessed by the Bishop of Plymouth at a civic church service to honour those who lost their lives in the Plymouth Blitz.

The Right Reverend Nick McKinnel will bless the seeds during the service at the Minster Church of St Andrew on Sunday 24 April at 3pm to commemorate 75 years since the city’s darkest hour.

The seeds will then be planted the following day...

Call to remember Battle of the Somme

Legion’s Remembrance programme includes free community toolkit, a free-to-download app with Dan Snow, daily vigils at the Thiepval Memorial in France and a full programme of Legion activity at The National Memorial Arboretum, the UK’s year-round centre of Remembrance.

The Royal British Legion has launched an ambitious programme calling on communities across the UK to commemorate the...

Crime continues to fall across region

New figures announced today (Thursday, 21st April) show that recorded crime continues to fall across Devon and Cornwall.

Crime recorded between the 1st April 2015 and the 31st March 2016 shows a 3.8 per cent reduction on the same period the year prior. This equates to 3,021 fewer crimes compared to 2014/15.

Victim based reported crimes reduced 5.2 per cent with further...

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