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The Sports Park on the University of Exeter campus has today played host to over 1,000 primary school children from across the county taking part in the Devon Winter School Games.

Young people from across Devon will today get the chance to compete in a range of sports including netball, rugby, volleyball and hockey as well as the opportunity for young people with pan-disabilities to take part in boccia & goalball events. The event is part of the national Sainsbury’s School Games programme and for the first time, the event will also give children from primary schools in Devon...

Officers investigating a robbery in Honiton have released CCTV footage of a man they are urgently trying to trace. This distressing footage shows the moment the man entered the antique shop at around 9am on Saturday 22 March and grabbed the female staff member from behind. Detective Inspector Charlie Craig, from the investigation team, said: “Although we have followed up a number of lines of enquiry, we still do not know who this man is. “He may not live in Devon and Cornwall so we are urging people to share this footage with friends across the country, using social media, so we can find...

Purity Boutique Spa owner Mariam has recently returned from an educational trip to The Gambia.

Mariam took her 8 year-old son, James to the African country to teach him about other cultures and the differences between life in Africa and the UK.

During their visit, Mariam and James visited local families in their compounds, where they made a donation enabling one particular family to install electricity in their home.

Mariam also spent time pampering some of the local women by giving them manicures. Purity has recently changed nail vanish brand and Mariam took all of...

Alzheimer’s Society is this week launching brand new resources aimed at helping even more businesses and organisations to become dementia friendly.

A video which charts a day in the life of someone living with dementia and the challenges they face doing everyday tasks, such as going to the bank or shops, and aims to help people in customer facing roles understand how they can best support someone with dementia when they meet them.

This new tool is launched in the same month that Alzheimer’s Society launches the first Dementia Friendly Awards, sponsored by Lloyds Banking...