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Emergency services unite to tackle #unacceptable abuse on staff

Emergency services from across the South West are working together to highlight the unacceptable rise of violence and abuse towards their 999 Emergency Control hub staff, with the continuation of the #Unacceptable campaign.

With Easter being one of the busiest times of the year for emergency staff, the services are expecting a sharp increase in incident calls over the holiday period...

Flybe takes to the skies with 2018-19 winter schedule from Exeter Airport

Flybe, Europe’s largest regional airline, started operating its 2018-19 Winter schedule from Exeter this past weekend (Sunday 28th October 2018) featuring a total of 18 routes with a choice of up to 93 flights a week available throughout the UK and mainland Europe for travel through to 30th March 2019.

The winter schedule features increased frequency on a number of attractive...

19 more radio stations for Devon listeners

Digital radio listeners in Cornwall and Devon are being urged to retune their DAB digital radios to receive 19 further radio stations on DAB digital radio for the time, following the launch of five new transmitters serving the two counties.

The transmitters have expanded the coverage in Cornwall and Devon of Sound Digital, the national DAB commercial network, which broadcasts some of...

Flybe launches FlyShe programme following gender diversity findings

“I firmly believe that young women cannot be what they cannot see”…

…Christine Ourmières-Widener, the CEO of Flybe, Europe’s largest regional airline, has today (18 September 2018) launched FlyShe, a programme aimed at inspiring the next generation of young women to consider a wider variety of high trust career options when they grow up, such as becoming a pilot, engineer or a member...

Mike retires from the Ambulance Service after almost half a century

AFTER more than 44-years with South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) a Plymouth man is stepping down from saving lives to enjoy his retirement.

On February 22 1974 Mike Berridge joined what was then known as the Plymouth Corporation Ambulance Service. He had a two week induction before heading out on the road to help the people of Plymouth and the wider south...

Over £1,000 prize money available for Sustainable Design Awards

On September 22nd September, Exeter based ethical retailer Sancho’s and InExeter will be shining a spotlight on sustainable design by hosting Exeter’s first ever Slow Fashion Show at Exeter Cathedral.

Slow fashion is the antidote to fast fashion that, as an industry, is having a highly negative impact on the world and the people in it.

Sancho’s owner and Creative Director,...

Map the sounds of summer with the Festival Sound Trip

Festival-goers can now generate the perfect playlists for their car journey based on the length of their trip with a new interactive tool launched this week.

Car insurance brand Veygo, owned by Admiral Insurance, created the Festival Sound Trip to help music lovers travelling to festivals automatically create personalised Spotify playlists based on their festival destination and...

Devon and Cornwall NHS staff to join 85,000 others in special parkrun to celebrate NHS's 70th birthday

More than 85,000 people are expected to take part in a special parkrun UK event on Saturday 9 June 2018 to celebrate the NHS's 70th birthday.

Backed by double Olympic gold medallist Dame Kelly Holmes, parkrun for the NHS is the first event of its type.

Staff from all parts of the NHS, from doctors to domestics and paramedics to porters, will join runners, walkers and volunteers...

Rebellious Sounds Archive joins Plymouth History Festival

Between Thursday 26th May – Thursday 3rd June , the nationally praised Rebellious Sounds Archive (RSA) touring Listening Booth will be exhibiting at House of Fraser in Plymouth as part of Plymouth History Festival.

Housing the first oral archive of activism stories from women across the South West, the Rebellious Sounds Archive listening booth brings women’s voices to the forefront....

WIN family tickets and meet the stars in our Cirque Berserk! competition

*** COMPETITION CLOSED ***

After sell-out runs and tours in 2016 and 2017, Cirque Berserk! the UK’s biggest theatre-circus spectacular is coming West for the very first time.

Performances at the Theatre Royal in Plymouth run from Tuesday 8th May to Saturday 12th May and you could win a family ticket to see the show for free at the performance of your choice (subject to...

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