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Beloved children’s classic The Gruffalo’s Child has taken over Saltram’s garden, as the National Trust launches its first ever winter trail inspired by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s much-loved story. Families can step into the “deep dark wood” and follow the tale through Saltram’s beautiful historic garden, meeting characters along the way.

The trail features interactive games...

Hendy Foundation, the independent charitable arm of Hendy Group, is making significant donations to six Devon-based charities after concluding its latest round of fundraising. This new allocation of funds is part of a broader programme in 2025 that has allocated more than £61,000 for 50 non-profit organisations across the South of England.

In this current grant-giving round, Hendy...

Cosmic is delighted to celebrate the award of a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) to its Chairman, Martin Davies , in recognition of his services to the employment of disabled people .

This prestigious honour acknowledges Martin’s long‑standing commitment to championing inclusion, accessibility and opportunity for disabled people, both through his professional life...

A hospital worker in the Plymouth area has gone far beyond the usual Christmas jumper seasonal attire and has been surprising staff and patients with a new larger-than-life Christmas costume every day at work in the run up to Christmas.

Patient booker Chloe, at Practice Plus Group Hospital, Plymouth has been pulling out all the stops in a series of full festive costumes, including a...