Topsham retirees invited to Sparkling Opening of new Retirement Living Plus development

Event Date: 
16/09/2022 - 11:00am to 4:00pm
Venue: 
Pym Court, Bewick Avenue, Topsham EX3 0LX

Local retirees are invited to celebrate the Sparkling Opening of McCarthy Stone’s new Retirement Living Plus development, Pym Court in Topsham on Friday 16th September.

The Sparkling Opening, which will take place at the development on Bewick Avenue from 11am until 4pm, will present an opportunity for local people to take a closer look at the professionally styled show suites, the show apartments available and the communal lounge on offer for an exclusive VIP preview.

Guests will be able to enjoy a glass of fizz and find out more about how a high quality, low maintenance...

Mental Health Matters and Devon Partnership NHS Trust expand The Moorings mental health support service

Authored by Carmel Smith
Posted: Mon, 09/05/2022 - 12:21pm

The Moorings, run by Mental Health Matters, is being expanded to offer additional hours of support.

The service provides free mental health support to anyone aged 18 and over from three locations in Barnstaple, Exeter, and Torquay. Staffed by a team of highly skilled Support Workers, the service offers one-to-one emotional support to individuals in mental health crisis, as well as a space for people to access advice, guidance, and information.

The expansion will see the Exeter and Torquay sites offering daytime support (10am-6pm, Monday-Friday) in addition to the out-of-...

Help to support Devon's Air Ambulance as part of AAUK week

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 09/05/2022 - 9:10am

Air Ambulance Week 2022 is taking off from the 5th to the 11th of September to raise awareness of the lifesaving work of air ambulance charities across the UK, and here in Devon, our local air ambulance charity will be sharing the stories of previous patients who have benefitted from their time-critical care.

During this national awareness week, organised by Air Ambulances UK, and named ‘Critical Moment – Lifesaving difference’, Devon Air Ambulance will also be joining other air ambulance charities around the United Kingdom in sharing information about their work with local...

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Authored by David Banks
Posted: Sat, 09/03/2022 - 6:48am

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Military Wives Choirs celebrates its 10th anniversary with an exciting show at Exeter Cathedral

Authored by Val Watson
Posted: Sat, 09/03/2022 - 2:02am

The Military Wives Choirs marks a decade of bringing women in the military community together to sing, share and support with a spectacular series of UK-wide concerts.

The Military Wives Choirs will celebrate 10 years since the formation of the charity with a series of five concerts taking place across the UK, each celebrating the uplifting network that the Military Wives Choirs has created through the power of singing.

The series will comprise concerts at St Albans Cathedral (Saturday 18 June 2022), Winchester Cathedral (Friday 22 July 2022), Lincoln Cathedral (Friday 2...

Devon and Cornwall police chief preferred candidate revealed

The preferred candidate to become chief constable of Devon and Cornwall Police has been named as Will Kerr OBE, a deputy chief constable in Scotland.

In selecting DCC Kerr, police and crime commissioner Alison Hernandez described him as “an exceptional strategic leader” and said his “passion for the job and the high standards he holds himself and others to shone through” in the recruitment process.

The post of chief constable became vacant following the retirement of Shaun Sawyer last month.

Mr Sawyer had been in the role for more than a decade.

DCC...

Temporary reduced timetable for West of England Line from Monday

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 09/02/2022 - 10:24pm

From Monday 5 September, South Western Railway (SWR) will be introducing a temporary reduced timetable on the West of England line.

This revised timetable will enable SWR to operate a resilient service for customers after an Emergency Speed Restriction was put in place between Gillingham in Dorset and Tisbury in Wiltshire by Network Rail engineers.

The extremely hot and dry weather experienced recently has caused the clay embankments to dry out and shrink - leaving the track on top uneven and trains unable to travel at full speed.

Train services have had to be...

Black History set for greater celebration, thanks to Sovereign

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 09/02/2022 - 9:05pm

Sovereign Housing Association has joined the Black History Month 365 Fund which provides grants of up to £500 for events, activities and projects which celebrate Black History.

The aim of the fund is to help bring communities together to mark and celebrate our shared history, promote the awareness and knowledge of Black history, and celebrate the achievements and contributions from individuals of African and Caribbean heritage.

The fund is primarily to support local voluntary and community organisations to deliver small projects within our neighbourhoods, not just for...

Exe Estuary hosts its most impressive natural event of the year

Three thousand miles away in the northern arctic tundra, the iconic Brent Geese are on their way to Devon in search of food and milder climates. Their arrival heralds a spectacular time of year for wildlife on the internationally important Exe Estuary.

Brent geese are social animals. Feeding flocks can be several hundred strong and family groups stay together from one breeding season to the next. As they migrate each winter, the adult pair may have this and last year’s young birds with them. Watching them as they arrive in the autumn on the Exe Estuary and at Exmouth Duck Pond is...

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Carlton Power plans to build Devon and Cornwall's first low carbon green hydrogen hub

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 09/02/2022 - 2:44pm

Carlton Power, one of the UK’s most experienced energy infrastructure development companies and the company who originated and developed the Langage gas-fired power station and the Langage solar farm (located eight miles east of Plymouth, Devon) has chosen to build its third green hydrogen hub in the UK on land within the Langage Energy Park.

The 10MW hydrogen hub project, the first of its kind in Devon and Cornwall, will provide local companies - for example energy intensive industries or those with transport fleets – with easy access to hydrogen fuel. Hydrogen is expected to...

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