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New mum’s brain tumour shock after breastfeeding misdiagnosis

A Plymouth woman who was diagnosed with a brain tumour after being told her symptoms were due to breastfeeding is sharing her story during Brain Tumour Awareness Month .

Fiona Donald, 41, from Plympton was diagnosed with a meningioma in November 2018, 14 months after giving birth to her son, Ralph. Doctors told the then 35-year-old the pain in her neck was due to her breastfeeding...

Extreme Sports Café Receives Boost from Ignition

South West asset finance provider, Ignition, has assisted a new café in Chivenor, Barnstaple, North Devon with the purchase of a commercial coffee machine and grinder.

Point Break has been designed as a hub for thrill-seekers, with an exciting, extreme sports theme. Its three owners, Rob J, Rob and Jodie, are parachuting, skiing, snowboarding, mountaineering, surfing and sky-diving...

Titans of the Southwest Property World Race Again for the Title of Devon Grand Prix Karting Champion in aid of Rowcroft

The Property Development Forum, who hold regular property networking events sponsored by Ortus Group, are holding their Devon Grand Prix Championship next week for the second year running and hope to raise more cash for the Torquay based hospice.

The two-hour endurance race, for teams of 4 – 6 drivers, will be a fast, furious, and adrenaline-filled, evening with only one team taking...

South Devon Railway’s starring role in BBC’s blockbuster drama Beyond Paradise

South Devon Railway has a starring role in the opening episode of the hit BBC One crime drama Beyond Paradise which returns for a much-awaited second season this week.

Series one of The Death in Paradise spin-off, which is set in the fictional Devon seaside town of Shipton Abbott, was the UK’s most watched new drama of last year across all channels and streamers.

The...

Sidmouth cinema has a night to remember

Sidmouth Film Society is showing an anniversary screening of the Titanic docu-drama A Night to Remember , with a collection to benefit Sidmouth Lifeboat.

At 11.40pm on April 12th, 1912, the Titanic had its fateful collision with an iceberg in the North Atlantic. At 7pm on April 12th, 2024, a film concerning what transpired out there amid the freezing waves will be screened at the...

Bovey Castle takes crown for Large Hotel of the Year at South West Tourism Excellence Awards

A five-star hotel in Devon has been crowned the South West’s best after coming out on top at a major regional awards ceremony.

Bovey Castle has won the gold award for Large Hotel of the Year in South West Tourism Excellence Awards, with over 300 delegates attending the event in the Great Hall at the University of Exeter.

The hotel, which is part of the Eden Hotel Collection...

Devon awarded £5.3 million for zero emission buses

A fleet of 41 electric buses are set to take to Devon’s roads in Exeter, North Devon and Torridge. A successful joint bid by Devon County Council and Stagecoach has secured £5.3 million from the second round of the Department for Transport’s Zero Emission Bus Regional Areas (ZEBRA) scheme. Stagecoach will be investing a further £15 million into the project to roll out new EV buses in Exeter...

64th wedding anniversary celebrations at Butterfly Lodge

Forever Spanish Eyes for Ray and his wife of 64 years

“I had not fallen in love until I met Sheila Dora Colman” recalls pensioner Ray Rowe looking back on meeting his future wife in late 50s Devon.

Sixty-four years of marriage later – their love undimmed – the couple have been reliving some of their happiest moments thanks to staff at Butterfly Lodge care home in Plymouth.

Sheila, who has dementia, has been a resident at the care...

B Corp status achieved for Exeter-based employee-owned PR and marketing agency

Exeter-based, employee-owned communications agency, Absolute PR & Marketing is delighted to announce its recent certification as a B Corp business, joining a global movement of companies committed to using business as a force for good.

B Corps are businesses that balance purpose and profit. To achieve B Corp certification, companies undergo a rigorous assessment of their social and...

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Poltimore Music & Arts Festival Announces First Wave of Live Bands Line-Up & Tickets On Sale

The Music in Devon Initiative (MIDI) are announcing the first wave of live bands across two stages for the 2024 Poltimore Music & Arts Festival on Friday 22nd March and that tickets are now on sale; https://www.fatsoma.com/e/yay1hd0p/poltimore-festival-2024 Held in the grounds and the inside of Poltimore House over 2 days on May bank holiday Saturday 25th & Sunday 26th May, the live...

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