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Hub Box throws open its doors to new flagship Plymouth restaurant, packed with history and local links

From an old victualling hub to a vibrant new home for Hub Box, the much-loved South West purveyors of mighty fine burgers has officially opened its 11th eatery, a new Plymouth flagship restaurant at Royal William Yard – and the result is a sight to behold.

The historic space has been transformed to create a bar and 180-seat restaurant, with seating indoors and outside overlooking the...

Benefact Group launches the Movement for Good Awards 2022

For the fourth year running, Benefact Group is giving away over £1million to charities with the return of its Movement for Good Awards.

People in Devon can nominate a cause close to their hearts for a potential £1,000 award to help make a difference. 500 charities around the UK will each receive £1,000 during the campaign.

Since the initiative began in 2019, more than 9,000...

House hunters invited to a Royal Celebration with Redrow

Home builder Redrow will be ‘throne’ its doors open to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee with complimentary royal afternoon tea on offer in Okehampton over the bank holiday weekend.

Visitors to Romansfield will be greeted with a celebratory atmosphere crowned off with patriotic red, white and blue decorations. Light refreshments will be served in the majestically styled sales...

Children from Curledge St Primary Academy get hands on at SkillBuild

Blossoming builders get hands on at Devon college

Construction professionals of the future took part in the largest multi-trade skills competition at South Devon College last week.

SkillBuild, delivered by the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB), is a series of competitions where the very best construction apprentices and trainees compete in their chosen trade, including bricklaying, roofing and carpentry.

As well as the...

Your Holiday Checklist at Drake Circus

Your Holiday Checklist at Drake Circus

Whether you’re camping in Cornwall or lazing on a beach in Corfu, this summer is all about some much-needed downtime with family and friends basking in some sunshine.

To make your life easier, we’ve put together a list of summer 2022 must-buys alongside holiday prep and useful essentials for city breaks, road trips, beach holidays,...

Devon business helps fleets slash speeding by over 80%

Lightfoot, the Exeter-based cutting-edge driver coaching and rewards platform, has launched a new driver-focused feature that has the ability to cut speeding incidents experienced by fleets by over 80%. Unveiled at The CV Show, Live Overspeed Alerts is the latest addition to Lightfoot’s suite of pioneering fleet management technology, which delivers safer, more efficient driving styles through...

South West organisations failing to cut £1,200 from water bills

South West businesses with flushing urinals are costing their organisations over £1,200 in unnecessary bills, and are also failing to cut avoidable CO2, warns Exeter-based Smarti Environmental. The business, which provides eco-friendly waterless urinal technology to the NHS, tourism businesses, hospitality businesses and other organisations, has released its findings to coincide with Water...

Handing over the box of seeds

Seeds to help Heathfield Farm grow

This year there’s going to be a glut of delicious vegetables at a vocational learning centre in Broadclyst, thanks to Otter Garden Centres.

The garden centre in Ottery St Mary donated a box chock full of packets of seeds after MD Jacqui Taylor received a request from Heathfield Farm Project Manager, Karen Adamson.

Karen explained: “We were getting ready to plant the seeds we...

Green Space Stories launches 

People from across Dartmoor are invited to share their stories about their relationship with nature and the landscape as part of Green Space Stories . Bringing together thousands of stories in a searchable online archive, Green Space Stories will create a snapshot of our connection with nature in 2022, and a source of knowledge for researchers, policy makers, artists and educators. This...

Chinese community targeted in Devon burglaries

Police investigating six burglaries in Plymouth and South Devon believe the crimes could be linked.

Officers are appealing for any witnesses to come forward after entry was forced into individual properties in Kingsteignton, Tavistock, Chudleigh and Paignton, as well as into two properties in Plymouth, between Friday 29 April and Wednesday 11 May.

A substantial amount of...

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