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  • Diarykeepers Project

    By katef1 at 17:38 on 23/05/12
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    Anne-Marie Culhane, artist in residence with the Tamar Valley AONB Cordiale Project, has recently announced the launch of a Diarykeepers project which will be running locally for the month of June. Diarykeepers is a participatory project, and they're hoping to get as many people from the Tamar Valley as possible to join in. Between 1914 and 1938 Tamar Valley local resident Joe Snell kept a daily handwritten diary of his life in the...

  • 1084 miles in 70 days - Local man lejogs for charity

    By katef1 at 14:24 on 15/05/12
    John Wilmut fundraising in Tesco Callington
    A retired educational consultant from Stoke Climsland is attempting to raise £10,000 to help educate some of the world's poorest children – by 'lejogging' over 1000 miles. John Wilmut has now reached the Devon border on his charity walk – or 'lejog' as he calls it – from Lands End to John O'Groats.The aim is to raise funds for Christian Aid, who is campaigning to build and equip new schools in Sierra Leone and...

  • Local band to serenade the Olympic Torch over the Tamar Bridge

    By katef1 at 13:44 on 10/05/12
    The Rubber Band
    Local music group The Rubber Band will be performing as part of the Saltash Olympic Torch celebrations on Saturday 19 May. The band will serenade the flame across the bridge with a fanfare followed by Footloose - a tune written in 1997 to commemorate the 500th anniversary of An Gof's march from Cornwall to London. Rubber Band member and MD Rosie Fierek said: "It's fitting that the Rubber Band will play as the torch crosses the...

  • How will you celebrate the Queen's big day?

    By katef1 at 11:59 on 02/05/12
    How will Tavistock celebrate the Diamond Jubilee?
    With a month to go before the Queen's Diamond Jubilee, celebrating her 60 years on the throne, localpeople.co.uk want to hear how YOU plan to celebrate this truly historic occasion on 2nd-5th June 2012. Share your preferred choice of 'Jubilee jaunt' by completing the poll at: http://www.tavistockpeople.co.uk/polls/spending-Diamond-Jubilee-weekend/poll-15911268-detail/poll.html. Will you be toasting the Queen's big day with a...

  • Gary Parker Hearing Systems Ltd Plymouth

    By local_lou79 at 09:47 on 18/04/12
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    Gary Parker Hearing Systems Ltdis a family business that provides a highly professional yet personal approach to improving the hearing of our patients. Gary was a fully qualified Audiologist within the NHS prior to entering private practice. He is a registered Hearing Aid Dispenser and a Fellow of the Society of Hearing Aid Audiologists. The practice has been very successful and Gary moved home to Mannamead, an area of Plymouth where...

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  • CHRISTMAS PHOTO COMPETITION

    By katef1 at 18:14 on 09/12/11
    Tavistock People Christmas photo competition
    So then Tavistock People, who's in the mood for a Christmas photo competition? Simply post your festive pictures to the Tavistock People Facebook page for a chance to win a stunning personalised photo book from Photobox. Show off your best snaps in a 26 page A4 photo book worth £32.99 :-) The theme is Christmas so bring out the baubles, crack open the mulled wine, and start snapping! The competition will run for one week,...

  • Talk Talk in Tavistock

    By katef1 at 12:50 on 26/11/11
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    The following comment has been posted on the Tavistock People Facebook page: "Watch out Tavistock people. If you're with Talk Talk (TV broadband and calls) they misrepresented and we ended up with no telly service, and cannot be reinstated. The only option, depending on what telly you want maybe Sky, not that is a problem, but the fact is WE WERE TOLD A PACK OF LIES AND CUT OFF, apparently they're still around, and we're waiting...

  • Halloween Photo Competition

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    By katef1 at 18:33 on 28/10/11
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    We promised you a Halloween photo competition ... and here it is :-D Email your spooky, goulish, and creepy pics to tavistock@thelocalpeople.co.uk and they'll be added to our Halloween 2011 gallery. The winning entry will receive two tickets to the 'Laughing Stock at the Salmon' comedy and curry night on 24th November. We'll give you until midnight on Tuesday to send your snaps in, so make sure you capture all of your weekend...

  • DIY shopping in Tavistock

    By katef1 at 14:05 on 02/09/11
    Novex Fixings in the Tavistock Pannier Market
    Are people taking the trip into Plymouth for their hardware essentials now that the Tavistock Focus has closed? .... or are there still ample DIY supplies in Tavistock? The Tavistock Focus closed in July after the chain went into administration in May, and 23 local jobs were lost as result. Rumours have been rife as to who will be taking over the large plot, and there has been talk that supermarket giants Waitrose, Tesco and...

  • Police complaint - just brilliant!

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    I love it! That's fantastic!

              
     
    By foxinthebox10 at 13:20 on 14/06/11
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        This is a genuine complaint to Devon & Cornwall Police Force from an angry member of the public. A true email sent to the force, lengthy but brilliantly written......   -------------- Dear Sir/Madam/Automated telephone answering service, Having spent the past twenty minutes waiting for someone at Bodmin police station to pick up a telephone I have decided to abandon the idea and try e-mailing you instead.  ...

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