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Between noon and 1pm on October 15th, shoppers in 100 large Tesco stores across the UK will be given the chance to take part in a lucky dip to find specially created gold versions of its iconic blue voting token worth £1million in grants to local good causes.

The finders will then be able to choose which of the three local good causes in Axminster, Redruth Tolgus and Plymouth New George Street store’s current vote will receive a £10,000 Golden Grant while at the same time receiving a Tesco voucher as a thank you for taking part.

There is one ‘digital’ golden token which...

The number of patients in Devon’s hospitals with Covid-19 has risen substantially over the last month. Around 250 people in hospital have tested positive for the virus, roughly five times the number in early September.

Higher covid rates add to the pressures that already exist in the local health and care system. People across Devon are being urged to support the NHS by helping to reduce the spread of the Covid-19 and flu viruses.

NHS Devon Chief Medical Officer Dr Nigel Acheson said: “Many people will be well aware of the pressures affecting the NHS and will want to do...

An Exeter-based homelessness charity launches a rolling online fashion show next week, in a bid to raise money for people without a home in the city, as the winter approaches and the cost of living crisis deepens.

In a campaign timed to launch on World Homeless Day (Monday 10 October), St Petrock’s, which provides food, clothes, survival equipment and other services for rough sleepers and those in temporary accommodation, is asking local people to #PoseforStPetrocks in its vintage clothing shop.

Petrock’s Place, based in Paris Street, sells items that are not practical...

As the academic year of 2022 begins, it’s said that only 35 per cent of UK science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) students in higher education are women. Solutions to this imbalance include encouraging girls to study STEM subjects in the first place. However, this ignores many of the other issues that women face later in their careers. Here Tracey Richards, production team leader at signal conditioning and wireless telemetry specialist Mantracourt, recounts the challenges she’s faced as a woman in electrical engineering and how she overcame them.

As a result of missing...