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New Funding and Finance Resource for every Business in Devon and Somerset

Businesses in Devon and Somerset are set to receive improved access to funding opportunities, guidance, best practice and finance support thanks to a new project launched by the Heart of the South West LEP .

Access to Finance SW is a free community platform for growing businesses in the Heart of the South West region.

From regular business meetups to ‘ask the expert’ sessions...

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DEVON’S WET SUMMER IS BOOST FOR CIDER BUSINESS

Devon's wet summer is boost for cider business

The school summer holidays have been a washout in Devon with bad weather contributing to a reported 20% downturn in tourist numbers but, for one Devon business, all this rain has resulted in a bumper apple harvest.

Barny Butterfield, Chief Cidermaker at award-winning Sandford Orchards comments: “A late cool spring followed by a flaming June was the perfect start to the apple growing...

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New mum advises women struggling to have a baby how to save themselves heartache

Michelle Hutchings’ baby Ava Rose, born on 11 April 2023, is the result of a double donation – donor egg and donor sperm – a possibility she is convinced not enough people are aware of.

45-year-old Michelle, from Devon, said: “I wish I’d been better informed about my choices years ago. I remember being told by a consultant in 2015 that if I wanted to have a baby using a donor egg I...

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Axminster's first Gate to Plate festival planned for October

Axminster Gate to Plate is being designed to celebrate all the fantastic food and craft on our doorstep here in East Devon will take place on Silver Street, Church Street and around the Minster. It is being funded by East Devon District Council.

Delivered by eat:Festivals who aim to highlight the best of the district's outstanding food and drink producers, as well as traditional...

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Owner of Aquarius Bar with some of the eco friendly products used

Ahead of the game when it comes to single-use plastics

A wellness centre in mid Devon will be unaffected by new laws coming in around plastics use - as it has been using only compostable products since opening.

From October 1 businesses will no longer be able to supply, sell or offer certain single-use plastic items in England. These include plates, bowls and trays, and polystyrene food and drink containers, although there are some...

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Brendan Cole, Dame Kelly Holmes and Alexandra Mardell to star in Goldilocks and the Three Bears at Theatre Royal Plymouth this Christmas

Former Strictly Come Dancing professional dancer and Dancing on Ice finalist Brendan Cole, Double Olympic Champion and loved TV commentator Dame Kelly Holmes and Coronation Street star Alexandra Mardell have been announced as the all-star leading line up for Goldilocks and the Three Bears at Theatre Royal Plymouth this Christmas (Friday 15 December 2023 – Saturday 13 January 2024).

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Children and young people across the South and South West to benefit from law firm charitable grants

Foot Anstey LLP, has announced the four community organisations receiving £1,000 grants from its charitable foundation.

The Foot Anstey Foundation funds, raised by employees, are donated to local charities that have local impact.

The four charities receiving the grants are Breakout Youth in Southampton , HomeStart Exeter , Plymouth Football Boot Bank and...

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Success for Great South West geothermal and solar but UK offshore wind farms miss out

UK Clean Energy Powerhouse Great South West receives geothermal & solar boost as Cornwall geothermal projects secure first ever UK Contracts for Difference from Government; APPG Celtic Sea to meet this week to discuss offshore progress

Geothermal projects in Cornwall have secured contracts awarded by the Government to provide clean energy for the next 15 years, as part of a 320 MW...

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Tall Ship with Local Youngsters to Arrive in Plymouth for the Weekend

Plymouth will welcome the tall ship Pelican of London in the morning of the 22nd September with youngsters from the Plymouth, Teignmouth and the local Devon area aboard. The tall ship will have been sailing on a STEM at Sea, Ocean Science based voyage since 12th September.

Tall ship Pelican of London will be open to the public for deck visits throughout the day on Saturday the 23rd of...

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Devon CPRE backs Marsh Green residents as they fight solar farm developer at a public inquiry

The small rural community of Marsh Green in East Devon will be taking on the might of a solar farm developer, with the backing of the Devon branch of the countryside charity CPRE, at a public inquiry scheduled to start on Tuesday 12 September.

East Devon’s planning committee refused permission last December for a 30MW solar farm of 60,000 solar panels on 218 acres of land across 27...

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