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A local digital marketing agency will be hosting a World’s Biggest Coffee Morning at their office on the Devon / Cornwall border on Friday 29th September in aid of leading cancer charity Macmillan.

Invites are being extended to anyone who would like to join them for some homemade cake and tea or coffee. They hope to raise as much money as possible in order to help them beat last year’s total of £29.5 million.

Mark Worden, Director, said ‘planning is well under way for this event and we hope it will be a great success. We have support from the keen bakers amongst us,...

An Exmouth man who overcame autism and dyslexia to pass three maths exams which helped turn his life around, has been recognised by Learn Devon, Devon County Council’s Adult Education Service.

Matthew Harrington, 35, was presented with an embossed glass bowl and a certificate of achievement in a presentation at Learn Devon’s Kennaway Centre in Exmouth last week. A few years ago Matthew suffered from a chronic lack of confidence. He lived at home, couldn’t work, couldn’t read and struggled with things many of us take for granted, including visiting the local shop. He decided to turn...

A new £17m Government initiative tackling violence against women and girls will see Devon County Council receive £357,000.

The fund will go towards a project aimed at ensuring people in positions of care are helped to identify early signs of domestic violence and give them the knowledge of how to intervene.

As well as this, the project also aims to identify and work with perpetrators of domestic violence who may have difficulties with substance misuse and mental health.

The project will be delivered in partnership with a variety of groups, including Torbay Council,...

A collection of weapons amassed during a lifetime is to be sold by Chilcotts Auctioneers in Honiton on September 9.

The impressive, eclectic collection includes military and non-military weaponry from a range of historical periods, from muskets, shotguns and flintlocks to tribal items, military swords and daggers; it will appeal to any buyer interested in weapons through the ages.

The collection includes several blunderbusses. This type of gun features heavily in the Pirates of the Caribbean series and similar productions, and was designed to scare aggressors rather than...