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Plymouth RNLI thankful for Valero donation

A donation of £4,000 has been welcomed by Plymouth’s RNLI Lifeboat Station, following a gift by a local fuel supply terminal.

Valero Energy Ltd operate the marine terminal in Cattedown, Plymouth, which is a critical part of the fuel supply network in the South West. Valero Terminal Manager Steve Phillips recently visited the RNLI Lifeboat Station to present the volunteers with a...

Heart of the South West LEP award £2m in funding for digital skills and business support

The Heart of the South West LEP have today announced that they have awarded funding for two new programmes providing digital skills and digital business support in the Heart of the South West region.

The Digital Skills Programme will be delivered through Devon County Council , and the Digital Skills Utilisation Programme will be delivered through Devon County Council and the Heart of...

Egon Schiele Landscape Paintings

Egon Schiele was a famous Austrian painter who was born in 1890. He became an artist from a very young age but was not supported by his father. Egon truly embraced his artistic talents at 14 after his father’s demise.

While some infamous paintings of Egon Schiele depict raw desirability and disturbed intensities, his more famous paintings represent landscapes (mostly of his native...

Plymouth opticians invest in lifesaving defibrillators

LIFESAVING defibrillators have been bought by Specsavers in Plymouth to provide rapid support to people in cardiac arrest.

Automatic external defibrillators can be the difference between life and death, and the staff learned about the machines’ importance when they attended a first-aid course.

The course inspired them to buy the defibrillators and install them in the stores...

5 easy hacks to keep your garden healthy during a hosepipe ban

People living in Devon and Cornwall are facing the first hosepipe ban in 26 years after months of scorching temperatures, with South West Water the latest water supplier to announce a hosepipe ban, starting next week.

The ban could prove tricky for some gardeners since gardens will likely need some TLC after the extreme heat. But turning to your hose could leave you facing a hefty £1,...

Accessories you need for an indoor fireplace

A working fireplace is something of a work of art in itself, and the majority of people in 2022 who are having a home makeover are looking to have these historic and striking items fitted or restored in their homes.

However, having a working fireplace in your home does require a bit of knowledge on how to maintain it and will also require you to purchase a few accessories. This will...

Housebuilder to deliver 2,000 homes in the South West over the next five years

Allison Homes South West, which operates from a regional head office on the outskirts of Tiverton, Devon, is aiming to deliver around 500 properties per year, and has plans to build at nearly 15 new sites across the region in the next two years.

So far, just under 300 homes have already been delivered by the developer across seven developments in Devon and Somerset.

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Devon businesses invited to Spotlight on Devon Hospitality and Leisure events

The Heart of the South West Growth Hub is partnering with the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) to host two free events to support hospitality, retail and leisure businesses in Devon.

Recent feedback from FSB has indicated that hospitality, retail and leisure businesses are facing challenges around the recruitment and retention of staff, accessing finance, and procurement.

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Simple Ways to Make Your Home Feel Fresh and New

If you have lived in the same home for many years, you might start to feel as if it could use a touch of freshness. This could be in the form of a thorough cleaning, a redecoration project, or even some architectural changes. There are plenty of different ways that you could tackle the problem of your home feeling too familiar and a bit dull, but some of these ways can be extremely costly and...

Devon animal charities receive boost from Barratt Homes

Local housebuilder, Barratt Homes Exeter, has donated £1,000 each to two Devon-based animals’ charities, North Devon Animal Ambulance and Animal in Distress, as part of its Community Fund initiative.

Rowana Rowan, Communications Co-ordinator and Fundraiser for Animals in Distress, said: “The Animals in Distress Rescue Centre in Ipplepen is absolutely delighted to have received this...

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