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Seaton Wetlands Welcomes BBC Countryfile!

East Devon District Council’s Countryside Team recently hosted the BBC’s Countryfile team at Seaton Wetlands Nature Reserve for two days of filming.

Presenters Sammi Kinghorn and Matt Baker visited the council-owned and managed reserve to learn about its biodiversity and the important...

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Pick up a bargain: 'Recycled Cycles' on offer at recycling centres!

Fully serviced, reconditioned bikes are on sale at many of Devon’s recycling centres from this week.

This week is international Bike Week (5-11 June) and this initiative will reduce waste and offer more people access to cycling.

With some brands of bike as much as 20 per cent more expensive than a year ago, it offers those who want to saddle up a chance to do so at an...

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Local house builder Allison Homes gives back to the Winkleigh community

Devon housing developer Allison Homes South West has announced its latest community initiatives as part of its ongoing support for Winkleigh.

Allison Homes South West has recently provided sponsorship to Winkleigh School, allowing them to buy brand new kit for the year 3 and 4 football team.

The children will be showing off their kit as they compete against other schools in the...

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Modern Networks acquires Bluegrass Group extending its geographic reach into the Southwest

Hitchin, 08.06.2023 – Modern Networks Ltd , a leading provider of IT and telecoms to the UK’s commercial property market, has acquired the Bluegrass Group , an Exeter-based IT services provider that caters to small and medium-sized enterprises across the Southwest. Modern Networks and Bluegrass have shared a long-term relationship between the organisations culminating in this acquisition....

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Bed Bradshaw MP celebrates World Cider Day at Westminster

Devon MPs champion cider at Westminster

MPs gather to celebrate British cider on World Cider Day 10th anniversary

The success of British cider in the global market was celebrated this week by over 30 MPs in Westminster. To celebrate the 10th anniversary of World Cider Day, the National Association of Cider Makers (NACM) held the event where MPs were given an opportunity to sample the wide range of ciders made by Great...

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Medics4Ukraine convoy 17 will go ahead despite dam breach

Independent British initiative Medics4Ukraine (M4U) is going ahead with its next convoy despite the destruction of the dam and subsequent flooding in Kherson.

Co-founder Mark Hannaford said: “The blatant environmental terrorism that’s taken place has prompted questions about a potential impact on Medics4Ukraine’s long-standing support for Kherson City and the wider region.

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Bellway customers can save up to £15,000 when purchasing a new home at Fox Mill Gardens in Willand.

New Bellway scheme offers house-hunters up to £15,000 towards their new home in Devon

Bellway is launching a flexible new incentive called ‘Your Home, Your Way’ to offer new house-hunters in Devon up to £15,000 towards their new home.

The housebuilder, which is currently building 125 new homes at its Fox Mill Gardens development in Willand, is offering purchasers the huge saving either through a mortgage subsidy, or a deposit contribution, or towards extras or upgrades...

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Local Organisations Unite to Fly into the Future

Devon Air Ambulance (DAA) teams up with local business, View It 360 to offer virtual reality tours to the people of Devon.

View It 360 supported DAA in the production of a full 360 degree tour of one of the charities lifesaving helicopters, providing incredible insight and access to the cockpit and other areas which would normally be out of bounds to the public.

This new...

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Air Marketing launches online sales training academy

Exeter-based sales and marketing agency, Air Marketing , has announced further expansion with the launch of a virtual sales training academy to help businesses upskill their sales teams – The SDR Academy by Air Sales Academy.

The SDR Academy is designed to help businesses across the UK, train Sales Development Representatives (SDRs) in skills including cold calling, social selling,...

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Councillors Celebrate Blue Flag Status at East Devon Beaches

Four of the district’s beaches have been awarded prestigious Blue Flag status, setting them out as some of the best beaches in the country, an accolade welcomed by the EDDC’s new administration.

The beaches in Seaton, Beer, Exmouth and Sidmouth have all been awarded the Blue Flag accolade and are among 78 locations given the award recognising outstanding beaches in England.

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Girl Guides spend a 'Night with the Tigers’ at Dartmoor Zoo

Girlguiding South West England have teamed up with Dartmoor Zoological Society to provide its members with a once in a lifetime opportunity to have a sleepover at Dartmoor Zoo.

Across dates in May, July and October, over 500 girls, ranging from 7-year-old Brownies through to Guides, Rangers and Young Leaders have been given the opportunity to sleep over at the zoo. A further 270...

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