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Country hotel to host auction fundraiser for local children’s therapy centre and FASD awareness

A Devon hotel has announced it is hosting a special charity dinner and auction next month to raise awareness and much-needed funds for the National Organisation for FASD and local therapy centre, Apple Tree Farm.

On Monday 7 March, Kentisbury Grange Estate in Barnstaple will be hosting a special dining experience and auction, with all profits from the night going to both Apple Tree...

Third and final round of investment for foreign-owned businesses in the region

The Heart of the South West Local Enterprise Partnership (HotSW LEP) is inviting

foreign-owned companies to apply for the remaining funds in a £900,000 grant scheme to boost business growth and local job opportunities.

This funding is part of the European Structural and Investment Funds Growth Programme 2014-2020, and invites foreign-owned companies to invest in the area to...

Dudley with resident Lucy Moore

Dudley the pup goes down a storm with residents

Residents of a dementia care home in Plymouth are thrilled to be hunkering down away from the stormy weather in the company of Dudley, a six-month old puppy who belongs to the home’s administrator.

Owner Su Fuller, who has worked at Butterfly Lodge for 19 years, says she was ‘more than confident’ that the residents - who are all living with dementia - would fall for the pup she adopted...

Sitting around a campfire

National Award for Devon Outdoor Innovator

The Outdoors Group was named overall winner in the Rural Business Awards National Finals

The ground-breaking organisation which provides outdoors-based educational and recreational activities at sites across Devon picked up the gong for the Best Rural Recreational or Outdoor Pursuits category.

Director Shevek Pring said: “We were over the moon to be named category winners in...

Three Plymouth High School for Girls students shortlisted for Youth Parliament

Three exceptional students at Plymouth High School for Girls have been shortlisted to represent young people across Plymouth in this year's Youth Parliament, alongside nine other finalists.

Plymouth High School for Girls is part of the high-performing Thinking Schools Academy Trust, which leads 18 successful primary and secondary schools in Medway, Kent, Plymouth and Portsmouth....

Community grants available for Plymouth’s armed forces charities

Charities and organisations serving the garrison city of Plymouth have the chance to share in more than £45,000 of funding this April, May and June.

Groups supporting serving personnel, veterans and their families across the city are being invited to take part in a dedicated round of Tesco’s community grant scheme.

The initiative, partnership with community charity...

Zero-carbon homes builder set for most successful year yet

The UK’s leading sustainable housebuilder, Verto, will this year expand further into Devon and Somerset after successfully delivering its Zero Carbon Smart Homes ™across the South West for over a decade. Its next steps include creating a new community of Exeter’s first carbon-negative homes.

Founded by Tom Carr and Richard Pearce eleven years ago, Truro based Verto is the first UK...

Charity book club aims to help veterans turn a new page

A Help for Heroes virtual book club, which was launched in North Wales, has now gone nationwide, as the Charity looks to engage further – and in different ways – with veterans across the country.

And organisers are particularly keen to recruit new members from the Devon area.

The club was the brainchild of the Armed Forces charity’s Project Case Manager, Sarah Hattle, whose...

Applications now open for talented pup-stars

Do you know a dog that can bark along to Britney, howl to Hughie or whine along to Whitney? Now is the time to showcase that pup’s amazing (or hilarious) talent!

Canine Cottages have launched a brand new competition to find the most musical dogs across the UK, with one pup (or pack of pups) being named the UK’s Pup Star .

Whilst record deals for dogs are few and far between,...

Love Moor Life: Protect wildlife and animals

With March marking the start of spring, dog owners are being urged to protect new-born livestock and breeding birds by keeping their dogs on leads while out walking. With miles of footpaths, bridleways and open access land, Dartmoor is the perfect place for people to enjoy with their canine pets. But livestock worrying is a major concern; already there has been an unusually high number of dog...

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