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Community swimming pool kept afloat by donation from local housebuilder

Allison Homes South West has donated £500 to Bow Community Swimming Pool in Crediton. The donation follows the housebuilder’s call for applications from local charities and community groups.

The donation has been used to help a young person qualify for their National Pool Lifeguard Qualification (NPLQ), enabling them to work at the pool as a lifeguard for the next two years and keep...

The team helping with the delivery of soil improver at Westbank's Community Allotment in Exminster

Coastal Recycling donation helps Westbank ‘grow’ its Community Allotment

The Devonwide health and wellbeing charity Westbank Community Health and Care (Westbank) is continuing to improve its Community Allotment with a generous donation of soil improver from a local waste management and recycling company.

The green waste division of Exeter-based Coastal Recycling has delivered six tonnes of quality compost created from garden waste to improve the soil for...

People Litter Picking on Exeter Quay

Exeter Businesses Invited to City-Wide Litter Pick for Employee Ownership (EO) Day

Four employee-owned businesses in Exeter are inviting organisations across the city to join them for a litter pick to celebrate EO Day on Friday 19 June.

Absolute PR and Marketing , Coastal Recycling , Market Carpets and Stephens Scown are organising The Big EO Clean Up 2026, encouraging businesses of all sizes to step out of the workplace and help clean up Exeter’s streets and shared...

Meet the experts! Devon housebuilder offering free advice to locals

A Devon housebuilder is hosting a special event to help homebuyers in the region move up the property ladder with expert advice.

House hunters in Devon looking to move in 2026 are invited to Barratt’s Okement Park development, in Okehampton on Saturday 14 February from 11am-3pm, where they can talk to the experts for free financial advice

The popular development offers a range...

Plymouth Minibus Operator Launches ‘Miles That Matter’ Campaign to Support Local Charities

A Plymouth-based minibus operator has launched a new community initiative aimed at giving something back to local charities and the people they support.

DAn Travel, a small independent transport provider, has introduced Miles That Matter , a year-long campaign offering free day-trip transport to charities across Plymouth and the surrounding areas.

As part of the initiative,...

The toys and hampers were delivered to 50 local families

Westbank delivers 50 Christmas hampers to local families with the help of the business community

Businesses in and around Exeter have rallied to help the Exminster-based charity Westbank Community Health and Care to deliver 50 hampers to support local families this Christmas. A huge donation of children’s toys were a last minute addition to the food hampers - a special donation from Cars and Cuppas, which runs monthly events in Exeter.

Numerous organisations donated festive fare...

Westbank’s warm welcome for the community this winter

Westbank Community Health and Care has opened the doors of its warm, welcoming winter space for the communities of Exminster and Starcross, and is trialling a new shuttle service two days a week to help local people get there.

Warmwell at Westbank is within the charity’s recently revamped Community Hub and is open Monday - Friday from 10am for anyone seeking a welcoming, heated space...

Westbank sows the seeds of a new partnership with Jack’s Patch

Westbank Community Health and Care is embarking on the second stage of its redevelopment of the charity’s Community Allotment at Exminster with the support of Jack’s Patch, part of Otter Garden Centres.

Jack’s Patch, based in Bishopsteignton, has kindly offered to support Westbank in developing its Community Allotment, a strip of land behind the charity’s Healthy Living Centre on Farm...

Devon CPRE leads the fight against Bulworthy Solar Farm and Battery Energy Storage System

Residents living near Alverdiscott in northern Devon, close to the proposed site of the largest solar and BESS scheme in Devon to date - 279 acres that would straddle two planning districts - have formed an action group to fight the scheme, following a presentation by Devon CPRE at a recent community meeting last week. The Bulworthy Solar Action Group met for the first time last week to decide...

The wave project on a surf board

Pirate festival returns to Burgh

Burgh Island Hotel will once again open its doors to locals and visitors alike on Thursday 14 August 2025, for the annual Tom Crocker Day – a vibrant community event celebrating the legendary pirate said to haunt the island’s historic Pilchard Inn.

Tom Crocker, once the most feared smuggler in Devon, made the island’s caves his base and met his untimely end at The Pilchard Inn....

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