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Stagecoach South West is pledging their support for Pride in Plymouth on August 10 by sponsoring Pride’s Elmer, which will appear along the Pride in Plymouth parade route.

This sculpture has been painted by Birmingham Artist, Amrit Singh: it is a colourful celebration of diversity, which fits with the ethos of Pride, and will be unveiled to the public on July 8 2019, when the Elmer’s Big Parade Plymouth trail officially opens.

Stagecoach South West have been announced as the Presenting Partner for Elmer’s Big Parade Plymouth, which will take place in the city centre and the...

Andrew Brownsword Hotels has announced that the site of The Royal Clarence Hotel is to be put up for sale.

Following extensive damage to the property caused by the fire of 28 October 2016, which started in a neighbouring building but spread throughout The Royal Clarence, significant works have been completed to protect and restore the site’s historic fabric, and as enabling works are concluded it will now be offered for sale.

Andrew Brownsword, owner, said, “We are deeply saddened to announce the intended sale of the site of The Royal Clarence Hotel, but after many months...

For its next Well Built Community Fund, RGB Building Supplies is giving a charity, school or local project the chance to win £1,000 to spend on decorating supplies at one of its 20 branches, and is inviting groups in the Exeter area to get in contact.

Whether the inside of a school needs decorating, the outside of a community centre needs a refresh, fencing needs painting, or a group would like materials for a large art project, RGB would like to hear about it.

From all the nominations received, three will be chosen to go through to a vote where the public will be asked to...

Scaffolding which has enclosed the National Trust’s Castle Drogo for nearly six years has started to come down, as the project to make the castle watertight progresses, however there’s still work to be done both inside and out.

Whilst the project continues, some scaffolding will remain on a smaller scale for final works to complete around the bottom sections of the castle walls. Visitors over the summer will be able to see the exterior slowly being unwrapped as the first phase of the scaffold ‘strike’ to remove the main bulk progresses. It’s expected to take about six weeks to...