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Moorland Fuels Sales Manager achieves top industry honour at national UKIFDA Awards 2026

Andrea Williams, Sales Manager at Okehampton-based Moorland Fuels, has been recognised for her outstanding customer service at the national UK and Ireland Fuel Distributors Association (UKIFDA) Awards 2026.

Facing stiff competition from the very best customer service teams in the fuel...

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World Extreme Medicine founder thanks locals for support in establishing Ukraine convoys

The residents of Beer have received a special thank you for the part they played in raising funds for a series of convoys that continues to deliver crucial supplies and training to frontline medics in Ukraine.

As part of Beer’s Regatta Week, resident Mark Hannaford - the founder of World Extreme Medicine - delivered a well-attended talk at the Congregational Church.

Mark, who...

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Barton Cricket Club and Torquay Academy help establish a night landing site for Devon Air Ambulance

At a recent gathering at Barton Cricket Club in Torquay, a group of young cricketers and their coaches learnt about the new night landing site for Devon Air Ambulance at their ground and how it can be used to help local people.

The surveyed floodlit night landing site at Cricketfield Road playing field enables Devon Air Ambulance to land in Torquay during the ‘hours of darkness’...

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Foot Anstey acts for QIB-UK on property refinancing deal

Foot Anstey LLP has advised QIB-UK , the Shariah-compliant London-based private bank, on a senior Murabaha facility to refinance a commercial property asset.

The transaction helped enable the refinance of a commercial property asset occupied by Travelodge Hotels Limited, which operates as the 84-bedroom Travelodge London Clapham Junction hotel.

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Plymouth RNLI thankful for Valero donation

A donation of £4,000 has been welcomed by Plymouth’s RNLI Lifeboat Station, following a gift by a local fuel supply terminal.

Valero Energy Ltd operate the marine terminal in Cattedown, Plymouth, which is a critical part of the fuel supply network in the South West. Valero Terminal Manager Steve Phillips recently visited the RNLI Lifeboat Station to present the volunteers with a...

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Heart of the South West LEP award £2m in funding for digital skills and business support

The Heart of the South West LEP have today announced that they have awarded funding for two new programmes providing digital skills and digital business support in the Heart of the South West region.

The Digital Skills Programme will be delivered through Devon County Council , and the Digital Skills Utilisation Programme will be delivered through Devon County Council and the Heart of...

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CDS and Airband honoured to take on the challenge of connecting Hartland Quay

Hartland Quay in Northern Devon is as remote as it is picturesque.

That’s part of its unique charm, but the fact that it is so secluded has made connectivity difficult – until now.

Connecting Devon and Somerset (CDS) and Airband are committed to delivering full fibre broadband to hard-to-reach locations in the region and it doesn’t come much more challenging than the...

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Littleham group success after £5k council grant

A Littleham group, which is leading the way forward, celebrating its community by bringing residents together, has gone from strength to strength.

After seeing the success of the Littleham Squilometre, which received a £5,000 cash injection from East Devon District Council (EDDC), the authority is keen to invest in the start-up of similar projects that can celebrate the district’s...

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Plymouth opticians invest in lifesaving defibrillators

LIFESAVING defibrillators have been bought by Specsavers in Plymouth to provide rapid support to people in cardiac arrest.

Automatic external defibrillators can be the difference between life and death, and the staff learned about the machines’ importance when they attended a first-aid course.

The course inspired them to buy the defibrillators and install them in the stores...

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Road improvements planned in Sidmouth

Resurfacing and drainage improvements will be carried out on part of the A375 Sidford Road in Sidmouth, starting next month.

The four-week scheme is due to take place from Monday 19 September until Monday 17 October.

As well as resurfacing a 0.5km stretch of the road between the junctions with Drake’s Avenue and Malden Lane, parts of the drainage system will be replaced....

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UHP shortlisted for HSJ Covid Vaccination Programme Award

University Hospital Plymouth's Mass Vaccination Team has been shortlisted for the HSJ Covid Vaccination Programme Award.

Their extraordinary approach has seen them build true vaccine confidence whilst working collaboratively to safely provide reassurance in rolling out the programme and contributing to the greatest mass vaccination programme in history.

This award recognises...

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