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Greendale appoints three new members to board of directors

The Greendale Group (FWS Carter & Sons), a diverse, family-owned local business, with interests in farming, fishing, retail, property and haulage, has announced the appointment of three new members to its Board of Directors: Martyn Youell, Tom Chanter and Richard Gibbons.

ffective immediately, these appointments will provide extra strength and stability to the board, helping to shape the business for years to come.

Youell brings over 15 years of experience in the fishing sector. As Commercial Director for Waterdance (the Group’s fishing enterprise), he has...

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Trust shortlisted for national patient safety award

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Wed, 07/06/2016 - 10:33am

Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust (NDHT) is in the running to win a national award for its work to improve patient safety in local care homes.

The Trust’s North Devon care homes team has been shortlisted for the Patient Safety Awards 2016, organised by leading publications the Health Service Journal and the Nursing Times.

The team supports care homes to improve the safety and quality of care for their residents. It works with staff at around 70 local care homes and focuses on the six Cs: compassion, commitment, competence, courage, communication and care.

The...

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Volunteers needed to work on historic tramway

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Wed, 07/06/2016 - 10:15am

Join Dartmoor National Park Ranger Simon Lee on Sunday 10 July as he leads a team of volunteers to continue working on the popular Templer Way walking route near Haytor. The day runs from 10:30 until 3:30 and starts at the National Park Visitor Centre, Haytor.

The Templer Way follows the route by which granite was taken from the quarries in the Haytor area during the 1800s on an 18 mile journey toTeignmouth on the south coast.

A granite tramway was used to transport the stone down to Stover Canal from where it was shipped down to the docks at Teignmouth. Large parts of the...

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A quarter of a million households and businesses now have superfast broadband

More than a quarter of a million households and businesses can now benefit from superfast broadband as a result of the multi-million-pound Connecting Devon and Somerset (CDS) programme.

The key milestone was achieved as engineering teams continued on schedule with the huge job of laying thousands of miles of optical fibre cable and installing hundreds of roadside fibre broadband cabinets.

So far, the CDS programme has made fibre broadband available to 308,000 Devon and Somerset premises, of which more than 250,000 can get superfast speeds of 24 Mbps and above – and the...

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Charity launches search for inspirational people

A leading provider of British Sign Language (BSL) and other deaf and deafblind qualifications in the UK has launched its search for the South West’s most inspirational people involved in the deaf and deafblind community.

Signature has announced the opening of nominations for its eighth Signature Annual Awards, which celebrates people across the UK who are involved in providing a positive impact on the lives of some of the 11 million deaf and hard of hearing people living in the country.

Signature executive director Lindsay Foster said: "We are overwhelmed every year by the...

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Today’s bingo player is younger and more outgoing than you might think

Authored by Newshound
Posted: Wed, 07/06/2016 - 4:17am

You can tell a lot about a person by the things they choose to do in their free time. There are the adventurous types who seek thrills through adrenaline-rush sports, such as bungee jumping and skydiving, and then you get the introverted bookworms who long for nothing more than to be left undisturbed with only a pile of paperbacks for company.

However, it seems that not every book can be judged by its cover (if you’ll pardon the pun!). A new and interactive infographic from Wink Bingo has revealed that - contrary to what you might have assumed - most online bingo players see...

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The hills of Dartmoor National Park come alive with the sound of celebration

Campaigning organisation 38 Degrees celebrates Campaign for National Parks 80th Anniversary at Dartmoor National Park

On Saturday 30th July campaigning organisation 38 Degrees and the charity Campaign for National Parks are celebrating our nation’s most beautiful landscapes. They're hosting free organised walks and natural art workshops at every national park in England, Scotland and Wales. We’re delighted to announce that Dartmoor National Park will be part of the celebrations!

80 years ago a group of people came together to launch a campaign get these magnificent places...

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Heritage Volunteer Fair in South Devon

Teignbridge District Council is organising a heritage volunteer fair.

The volunteer fair will take place on 14 July from 6-8pm at Old Forde House, Newton Abbot.

The council is encouraging anyone with an interest in local heritage and wildlife assets to get involved and drop in to learn more about the local groups and societies.

There will also be an opportunity to meet representatives and find out about getting involved in practical outdoor works such as wildlife monitoring and path works with countryside rangers. Attendees will also get the opportunity to look...

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Citizens Advice Exeter raises £800 for justice for all

A team of walkers from leading local advice charity, Citizens Advice Exeter, raised £846.25 when they took part in the Exeter Legal Walk on the 6th June.

The Exeter Legal Walk celebrates the continued work of the legal profession and advice sector in protecting people’s rights and promoting equal access to justice for all. The Legal Walk is one of over 30 similar events which run across England and Wales raising funds for free local legal advice charities.

The event was run by the South West Legal Support Trust, part of a network of Legal Support Trusts working with the...

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Hilary Paynter Age of Enlightenment exhibition opens at Exeter hospital

A striking exhibition of wood engravings by renowned engraver Hilary Paynter is the latest artwork to adorn the corridors at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital.

The ‘Age of Enlightenment’ exhibition, which opened to the public on the 2nd July, explores the subject of age and ageing. The body of work has been commissioned by the Baring Foundation, the Arts Council and Devon Guild of Craftsmen, and can be viewed by patients and visitors on level 2 of the hospital between template B and C.

The exhibition features a humorous series of ageing bikers to illustrate the positives...

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Exmouth Leisure Centre gets Sport England cash boost

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 07/05/2016 - 12:44pm

Exmouth Leisure Centre is set for a major transformation thanks to £300,000 of National Lottery funding from Sport England’s Improvement Fund.

The facility is one of 19 projects across England to share in £6.5 million of National Lottery investment from the latest round of funding, which is helping clubs refurbish their facilities.

The swimming changing facilities will be completely refurbished with all new fittings and finishes to meet the needs of current and new customers. The layout will include dedicated schools and small group changing areas, extended family change...

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