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Consultation launched on giving East Devon's lowest income families 100 per cent council tax discount

Share your views on proposed plans to give East Devon’s lowest income families a 100 per cent discount on their council tax, helping to protect them against the cost-of-living crisis.

Under the draft scheme, for working age households, those in Band 1 will receive 100 per cent reduction, Band 2 – 80 per cent, Band 3 – 55 per cent and Band 4 – 25 per cent.

A six-week...

Nursery owner in support of messy play

The owner of a leading South West day nursery and pre-school chain is speaking out in support of messy play for children as a vital way to boost their self-confidence and indulge their curiosity in the world around them.

Tony Driffield, who started the family-run Mama Bear’s Day Nurseries with wife Bev in 2004, said: “A child’s urge to experiment and discover new things reflects their...

Affinity Devon Outlet Shopping goes Christmas mad this weekend

Amid a challenging economic climate for everyone the much anticipated Christmas Market at Affinity Devon Outlet Shopping near Bideford will take place this Saturday and Sunday (12 and 13 November), thanks to Devon based events management business Miss Ivy Events.

With less than six weeks to go, Miss Ivy has pulled out all the stops to ensure visitors can soak up a joyous atmosphere...

Devon-based eco fleet-tech business takes top honours at Global Good Awards, and wins Highways UK Excellence Sustainability Award

Devon-based Lightfoot, the trail-blazing, in-cab coaching, rewards, and progressive telematics platform for fleets, has succeeded in not only scooping the top award for Best Product of the Year at the internationally renowned 2022 Global Good Awards, but also the Highways UK Excellence Sustainability award.

Rewarding businesses big or small for their responsible and sustainable...

Sign up for the Penguin Parade in Devon and help Marie Curie support more families this winter

Marie Curie is calling on primary schools, nurseries, and playgroups across Devon to sign up to its cutest fundraising event in the calendar, the Penguin Parade .

Local children can take part in a sponsored walk, with a special Penelope the Penguin plush toy, while raising money for families affected by terminal illness.

Launched in 2021, 140 different groups across the UK...

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The Venus Company announces plans to renovate their newest beach café at Broadsands

The Venus Company – www.lovingthebeach.co.uk has submitted images and drawings to Torbay Council together with a planning application to renovate their newest Venus Beach Cafe at Broadsands, Paignton. The company acquired the site a year ago and has big plans to expand the latest Venus acquisition which is open all year round. Dog friendly, the café is situated right on the seafront at the...

Brits can pay for their Christmas dinner by doing just one less load of laundry a week as the UK guilty of over-washing

Research released this week from fastest-growing laundry brand, smol, has revealed that Brits who are currently over-washing their clothes could save enough to pay for their family’s entire festive feast by reducing their laundry by just 1.4 loads a week between now and Christmas.

With the average family Christmas dinner coming in at £31.50 and each average wash and tumble dry at £2....

Window display marks importance of Remembrance Day

Co-operative colleagues across the south of England are marking Remembrance Day with special displays in their windows.

East Devon Crematorium is one of the locations where there is a special display with an important message of remembrance.

Remembrance Day 2022 sees the Royal British Legion remembering and commemorating military and civilian service, and the 40th...

North Devon grassland ‘savannah’ to become largest to be created in the UK 

The National Trust has announced its largest ever wildflower grassland project as part of its efforts to help save this threatened habitat and tackle the nature and climate crises.

In a project which will eventually create pockets of species rich grassland across 70 miles of the north Devon landscape, 86 hectares (213 acres) of land has been sown with 1.3 tonnes of specially selected...

Chasing the Light – Lympstone to Land’s End

A collaborative art exhibition, between en plein air artist Dawn Jordan and the Seaglass Gallery, in Lympstone, will be taking place from 4th until the 14th of November.

Devon and Cornwall’s stunning coastlines, from the hidden gems of East Devon to the rugged cliffs of West Cornwall, have been captured timelessly in oils.

The exhibition will give viewers the chance to walk...

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