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Mel Stride MP Talks Skills Agenda With Bradfords

Training and employee development were high on the agenda when Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Mel Stride MP visited Bradfords Building Supplies’ Moretonhampstead branch on Friday.

The MP for Central Devon learned how the builder’s merchant continues to invest in and develop its people, having first started operating as an employer in the South West more than 250 years ago....

Devon dementia care provider finalist in national Alzheimer's Society awards

The Filo Project finalists in national Dementia Hero Awards

The Filo Project, a local social enterprise offering dementia day care, are finalists in national Alzheimer’s Society awards recognising high quality care and support for families affected by dementia.

The Alzheimer’s Society Dementia Hero Awards, taking place on 28th April 2023, honour organisations and individuals across...

Professor Judith Noble

Judith Noble appointed as Professor of Film and the Occult

Arts University Plymouth celebrates conferment of professorship

Arts University Plymouth has appointed Head of Academic Research Judith Noble as Professor of Film and the Occult, recognising her significant contribution to academic scholarship, teaching and research, particularly her outstanding and sustained international contribution to the scholarship of surrealism, film and the occult....

Forever Hounds Trust receives share of food donation worth over £8,000

A greyhound and lurcher rescue centre in Devon is celebrating after receiving a share in a total food donation worth over £8,000.00 from pet food manufacturer, Burgess Pet Care.

During its Greyhound & Lurcher Two-week Takeover campaign, Burgess asked its customers and followers to nominate independent greyhound and lurcher rescue centres they would like to receive a share of the...

Exeter to Exmouth Bus service, Route 57 is doubled in frequency

Local bus operator Stagecoach South west has announced that the popular route 57 bus service has been doubled in frequency with buses now operating up to every 15 minutes, Monday to Saturday. Route 57 offers frequent and convenient connections between the city of Exeter with Topsham, Lympstone and the popular seaside town of Exmouth.

The new timetable introduced sees the number of...

Ceramics are to be celebrated!

Seaglass Gallery, an independent art gallery in Lympstone, will be hosting ‘A Celebration of Ceramics’ from Friday 28th April until Sunday 7th May.

The exhibition will be open daily from 10.30am-4pm ( closed Tuesday 2nd May) and will exhibit the work of contemporary ceramicists coming together to celebrate the natural forms and colours of nature.

Beautiful pots, vessels,...

Food Drink Devon’s Sustainability Pioneer Award and Training School Award Are Now Open for Entries

Entries are open to all Devon-based food and drink businesses for Food Drink Devon’s Sustainability Pioneer Award and Training School Award. Recognising strong and effective sustainable activities being practised by food and drink businesses across the county, the Sustainability Pioneer Award is open to both members and non-members of the organisation. Producers, retailers and hospitality...

woman digging in dartmoor archaeological dig

Archaeology aims to uncover more about Dartmoor’s hunter-gatherer past

An ambitious programme of archaeological test pit excavations aimed at understanding more about Dartmoor’s hunter-gatherer past has already unearthed exciting discoveries. Worked pieces of stone, or lithics , associated with the Mesolithic period have been found as part of a five-week programme of digs at various places on Dartmoor. The artefacts could help tell us more about the hunter-...

cherry blossom, blooming

Tamar Valley celebrates its first ever Festival of Blossom

The National Trust has partnered with other charities, community groups, artists, and landowners in the Tamar Valley to coordinate the region’s very first Festival of Blossom.

The team at Cotehele near Saltash have joined forces with the Orchard Network, Devon and Cornwall Rail Partnership, All Ways Apples, University of Plymouth and Tamar Grow Local to celebrate the beauty of...

Churches urged to review security following theft of metal incidents

Churches across the UK are being urged to take steps to prevent metal theft following a spate of incidents.

The warning comes from specialist insurer Ecclesiastical following theft of lead from the roof of churches in Bath, including All Saints Church in Weston which was targeted multiple times in one month.

High demand for copper and lead, driven by an increase in metal...

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