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Heart of the South West LEP Board members secure extended terms for smooth transition

The Heart of the South West Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) has amended its Articles to ensure stability and continuity during the upcoming transition period.

In April 2023 Heart of the South West LEP members agreed to amend the LEP’s Articles, to retain the skills and knowledge of private sector Board members for up to a further three years. This move aims to provide essential...

Robert Williams celebrates a quarter century... and launches Force Cancer Charity support

Robert Williams Estate Agents, the Experts in Property office on Southernhay West in Exeter, this month celebrates its 25th Anniversary. To mark the occasion, the busy estate agency is holding a party for clients, colleagues and industry contacts and is raising funds for Force, the local cancer support charity.

It all started back in 1998… Having worked for independent estate agencies...

Otter supports the Otters!

Otter Garden Centres has become a proud sponsor of Ottery St Mary AFC , helping to give the men’s first team a smart updated look.

Financial Controller Robert Brown visited the pitch at Washbrook Meadows to meet with club Chairman Mark Isaacs and Joint Managers Rikki Pitter and Pat Curtis. Robert was delighted to hand over the very smart new strip in the team’s signature blue....

Gold award is fifth in a row for Donkey Sanctuary restaurant

The Donkey Sanctuary’s on-site restaurant ‘The Kitchen’ has been awarded a Taste of the West Gold Award for the fifth year in succession.

The venue at the sanctuary in Sidmouth picked up the Gold Award in the South West Café/Tearoom category, in the 2023 Taste of the West Awards.

The Kitchen prides itself on serving up fresh, local, seasonal produce daily, and is the perfect...

Appleby Westward donates over £30,000 to Marie Curie

South West SPAR wholesaler, Appleby Westward, has raised over £30,000 for end-of-life charity, Marie Curie.

Over the past year, the Cornwall-based company has held multiple fundraising events at its head office and has encouraged its company-owned and independently-owned SPAR stores to do the same.

Many of Appleby Westward’s South West stores have got involved in fundraising...

The Wheels of Luck Go Round and Round

A bus driver from Devon is honking his horn with delight after driving away with the top prize of £1million pounds on a National Lottery Bank The Cash scratchcard.

The wheels of fortune really delivered for Steve Goodwin, 51, from Holsworthy in South Devon. Steve, who went to the supermarket to simply buy some bread, ended up with £1M and a cold doner kebab to take home.

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Devon school embraces solar power as it becomes part owner of local solar park

Bridgerule Church of England Primary School becomes a solar pioneer by owning part of Ripple Energy’s Derril Water Solar Park – a UK first in renewable energy ownership

Ripple Energy and Bridgerule Church of England Primary School announce today that the school will become a part owner of GB’s first shared solar park: Derril Water in Devon The school’s decision to be powered by the...

Sandridge Barton’s free Vineyard Nature Trail that's fun for kids and great for adults too

Some of the greatest childhood memories are made when exploring outside, which is why Sandridge Barton’s free Vineyard Nature Trail looks sure to be top of parents’ bucket lists this year.

The trail starts from Sandridge Barton’s Visitor Centre at Lower Well Farm and is great fun for kids, and informative for adults too. It's set in the countryside on the edge of the River Dart close...

Drake Circus set to welcome first Rituals store to Plymouth

Luxury cosmetics retailer Rituals will be opening at Drake Circus this summer.

Rituals offers a wide range of high-quality, yet affordable bath, body and home products focused on holistic wellbeing.

Founded in 2000 in Amsterdam and now with over 1,000 stores spanning 36 countries, this will be the first Rituals branch in Plymouth.

Dedicated to sustainable wellbeing...

Stations battle it out to be pride of the South West and the region’s champion in the World Cup of Stations

Four train stations across the South West will battle it out for a place in the final to be crowned ‘The UK’s best loved station’ and winner of World Cup of Stations 2023, the competition hosted by the Rail Delivery Group in partnership with the Community Rail Network.

This year’s competition takes place during Community Rail Week (22-26 May) to showcase community rail and the...

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