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Anne Hawkins, headteacher of Willand School, and pupils with the Easter medals donated by Bellway.

Willand schoolchildren earn medals for Easter bunny ear designs thanks to housebuilder’s donation

Primary school children in Willand who took part in an Easter bunny competition received medals for their efforts thanks to a donation from local housebuilder Bellway.

Pupils at Willand School designed their own bunny ears and competed in a sponsored bunny hop challenge just before the Easter holidays.

Bellway, which is building new homes at the Fox Mill Gardens development in...

Dates announced for Taste East Devon food festival

For the third year running, the hugely popular Taste East Devon food festival is taking place from 9-24th September 2023.

The 16 day celebration sees award-winning venues, producers, chefs and restaurants across East Devon join forces again to celebrate the incredible food and drink on offer across the region. Founder members include River Cottage, THE PIG-at Combe, Darts Farm,...

Coldplay supports Devon environmental charity for a second year

Coldplay will support the Devon Environment Foundation for a second year to help meet the sustainability ambitions of the Music Of The Spheres World Tour.

The band have committed to make their world tour as environmentally beneficial as possible by following three key principles:

• Reduce (cut consumption and waste, while decreasing CO2 emissions by 50%). • Reinvent (support...

Hedge laying adds enrichment for Sanctuary donkeys

The Donkey Sanctuary’s ecology and conservation team, along with their band of trusty volunteers have been busy employing traditional country skills at the sanctuary in Sidmouth to create secure enclosures for the resident donkeys and provide added enrichment for the herds.

The group have used the method of hedge-laying across many areas of the sanctuary and have been working on...

Leading care agency to create 200 new healthcare jobs in the South West

Ocean Healthcare, one of the South West’s leading healthcare and nursing agencies, is set to support the region's healthcare sector with ambitious plans to employ 200 additional nurses and carers over the next 18 months. Having just entered its 10th year, Ocean Healthcare provides essential support to private nursing homes, hospices, hospitals, and residential homes across Devon, Cornwall,...

Bertram Fairbanks Property Promotion Party is a Huge Success

Leading Exeter-based niche commercial law firm, Bertram Fairbanks welcomed c.50 guests to the exciting new ‘Property Party Launch’ held at their spacious offices at Belvedere House at Pynes Hill.

The launch event was led by Julia Knight, Partner & Head of Commercial Property who joined the expanding Bertram Fairbanks team earlier this year. Qualifying in the South East in 2005,...

Over 3,000 workers in Devon and Cornwall to benefit from Mid-Life MOT

More than 3,000 workers in Devon and Cornwall are set to benefit from a new government-backed scheme helping over 50s approaching retirement.

Mid-Life MOTs were introduced in 2019 to encourage older workers to take stock of their work, wellbeing, and finances.

They act as a free review for workers in their 40s and 50s, enabling them to better prepare for their retirement by...

Two weeks left for voters to apply for free ID

There are just two weeks left to apply for a free Voter Authority Certificate, for voters that do not have another accepted form of photo ID they can use in polling stations this May. The Electoral Commission is calling on anyone that needs the free ID to apply now, before the deadline of 5pm on Tuesday 25 April.

Over 55,000 people have already applied for a Voter Authority...

Repairs planned on Drake's Trail near Tavistock

Essential repair work will be carried out on a section of Drake’s Trail between Tavistock and Horrabridge, starting next week.

Between Monday 17 April and Monday 22 May, part of the trail for the Gem Aerial Walkway will be closed from just south of the Grenofen Tunnel to the northern end of Gem Bridge.

The five-week closure is needed in order to replace existing timber...

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