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The 27th Grand Western Canal 10k Run and Walk in aid of CLIC Sargent takes place on Sunday, 19th July 2020, starting at the Tiverton Canal Basin and finishing at The Sampford Peverell Playing Fields, followed by a family friendly festival.

In 2019, the Grand Western Canal 10k run and festival raised £22,637 for CLIC Sargent. For this year's event, the committee has set themselves an even higher fundraising goal of £25,000.

Sponsored by local Mid Devon businesses, most notably Adopstar and The Globe Inn, the 10k run follows a picturesque route along the Grand Western Canal...

Mother’s Day is fast approaching, and if you really want to celebrate your mum and show her how much you appreciate all the very many things she has done for you, buying her a lovely gift that you have put plenty of thought into is a good way to do it. You don’t have to spend a fortune at all – in fact, your mum might prefer it if you didn’t – but you can spend a little time and effort in finding something that she will truly love. Here are a few ideas for inspiring, different gifts this Mother’s Day.

A Yoga Retreat

Mums work very hard, and that means they may well enjoy...

Businesses facing the prospect of making redundancies in Exeter can benefit from a new Government-backed programme, which provides end-to-end support to those employers wanting to assist staff in finding a new career in teaching.

Transitiontoteach.co.uk is funded by the Department for Education and designed to provide firms with the advice and resources needed to guide staff who may be at risk, to transition into a teaching role where their skills and experience will benefit the classroom.

With many highly publicised companies either making redundancies or falling into...

Young engineers from Newton Abbot’s pioneering secondary school, South Devon University Technical College (UTC), have started work on their entry for this year’s Royal Navy Engineering Challenge.

Hosted at HMS Sultan near Portsmouth on Tuesday 17th and Wednesday 18th March 2020, the challenge will see young engineers from across the country develop a prototype of a displacement boat. Replicating real life challenges that the Royal Navy have to face daily; the boat will simulate the transportation of cargo from ship to shore, teaching the young engineers how to deliver aid in a...