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A leading housebuilder which has donated more than £300,000 to groups supporting people over 70 during the pandemic is re-opening its charity fund to all groups.

Persimmon Homes South West launched Community Champions in 2015 with a view to helping a wide range of community causes such as village halls, sports clubs, friendship groups and foodbanks across the region with two donations of up to £1,000 made locally every month.

However, as the nation began to feel the effect of the Covid-19 outbreak, the housebuilder refocused its efforts and supported elderly communities in...

South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) is urging people to “think twice” before calling 999 for an ambulance this Bank Holiday weekend.

The Trust experienced its busiest summer week of activity in three years between 10 and 16 August when it responded to almost 20,000 incidents.

It has dealt with around 75,500 incidents during the past four calendar weeks, an increase of 6.4% compared to the same period last year.

SWASFT is reminding people to call 999 only in a medical emergency when someone is seriously injured or ill and their life is...

Thanks to the rapid advancement of technology, a lot of businesses have gone through complete transformations and the casino industry is among the ones with the highest impact. Who would have known that thanks to the internet and technology, a whole new way of gambling would be born and one that simply can’t stop growing in popularity? This is the online casino gambling industry.

The idea is very attractive to users and there is certainly a lot more freedom, many more options, features, benefits, and excitement with this way of gambling. So, given that things are constantly...

In the strongest signal of partnership and friendship, Tsinghua University, one of the world’s most prestigious universities has donated through its links with the University of Exeter a remarkably generous gift of 5 ventilators, 5,250 face masks and 500 isolation gowns for the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust (RD&E) to help with the continuing fight against the coronavirus (Covid-19).

The University of Exeter has strong links with universities in China – and indeed around the world – and has been working around the clock to ensure Devon and Cornwall have access to...