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Independent lager brewery, Utopian Brewing, is raising funds for Ukraine by making donations from the sales of its two best-selling lagers.

The young, Devon-based brewery – which recently scooped two regional gold awards at the SIBA BeerX Independent Beer Awards– created its ‘Stand with Ukraine’ fundraiser after the Russia-Ukraine conflict began.

The brewery, which uses 100%...

Brett Bates and Susan Juggins from Bampton own and run the multi award winning beach hut Holi Moli at Dunster Beach on the Exmoor coast. They were recognised last Thursday at a champagne reception hosted by the Chair of the British Tourism Association Dame Judith Macgregor at the sumptuous Luton Hoo Hotel in Bedfordshire for their service excellence, by being awarded The ROSE Award (...

A special nature challenge aimed at celebrating Dartmoor’s 70th anniversary of its National Park status has named its first winner. Wildlife enthusiast Thomas Ford, aged 11, from Bath, successfully completed the National Park’s Time for Nature Challenge . Thomas is the first young person to complete the challenge and was invited to Haytor to receive his framed gold certificate before he and...

The Greggs Foundation has announced the opening of a new Breakfast Club at Lady Modiford’s Church of England Primary School, Yelverton.

The new club will offer 50 children who need it a free, nutritional breakfast before school to help pupils to be prepared for the day ahead. Breakfast options include toast, low sugar cereal, fruit, yoghurt, juice, and milk. As well as providing a...