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Tesco colleagues raise more than £63,000 for Mind

Plymouth Tesco colleagues helped to raise awareness and thousands of pounds for the mental health charity Mind.

The intrepid Tesco colleagues joined up with others from across the South of England to walk 12 miles of the Jurassic Coast, from Lulworth Cove to The Ship Inn in Weymouth.

The initial target of £25,000 was smashed as colleagues, customers, family and friends...

Adventurer set to break mental health barriers with unique Ironman challenge

In a groundbreaking and symbolic endeavour, purpose-driven adventurer and endurance athlete Isaac Kenyon, from Devon, is on the brink of a historic feat: becoming the first person to complete a full-distance Ironman whilst wearing an additional 15kg weighted vest.

This audacious challenge carries a profound message that resonates with the growing mental health issues faced by society...

BLOCK Plymouth announces Devon Mind as Charity of the Year 

BLOCK Plymouth is proud to announce that we have selected Devon Mind as our Charity of the Year for 2023.

Devon Mind is a local mental health charity that has been working tirelessly to support people living with mental health problems across Devon. They offer a range of services and support, including counselling, support groups and mental health training.

As a company, we...

Riley Jayne Home This Christmas

How you can help a local singer and mental health charity Devon Mind bring the community together this Christmas

Mental health charity Devon Mind is proud to have teamed up with a renowned local singer-songwriter to launch ‘Home This Christmas’ , a campaign which seeks to bring the community together and help people feel less isolated during this unique and challenging holiday season.

The lead-up to Christmas can be one of the hardest and loneliest times of the year for many people, including...

Supermarkets withdraw "staggeringly offensive" costumes after outcry over mental health insensitivity

UK retailers have withdrawn controversial costumes from sale following criticism on social media.

The costumes attracted a number of complaints for being insensitive to people with mental health problems.

Asda, owned by US company Walmart, received the bulk of the criticism - via the social media site Twitter - over its sale of a ‘mental patient costume’.

Among the...